diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cee0680a..ab1813f8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ futures-util = { version = "0.3.7", default-features = false, features = ["std"]
 rand = "0.8"
 rcgen = "0.8"
 rustls-pemfile = "0.2"
+static_assertions = "1"
 tls-openssl = { package = "openssl", version = "0.10.9" }
 tls-rustls = { package = "rustls", version = "0.20.0" }
 zstd = "0.9"
diff --git a/actix-http/src/body/message_body.rs b/actix-http/src/body/message_body.rs
index 053b6f28..83484ae4 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/body/message_body.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/body/message_body.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use super::BodySize;
 pub trait MessageBody {
     // TODO: consider this bound to only fmt::Display since the error type is not really used
     // and there is an impl for Into<Box<StdError>> on String
-    type Error: Into<Box<dyn StdError>>;
+    type Error: Into<Box<dyn StdError>> + 'static;
 
     /// Body size hint.
     fn size(&self) -> BodySize;
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ impl<B, F, E> MessageBody for MessageBodyMapErr<B, F>
 where
     B: MessageBody,
     F: FnOnce(B::Error) -> E,
-    E: Into<Box<dyn StdError>>,
+    E: Into<Box<dyn StdError>> + 'static,
 {
     type Error = E;
 
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     use super::*;
 
+    // static_assertions::assert_obj_safe!(MessageBody<()>);
+
     macro_rules! assert_poll_next {
         ($pin:expr, $exp:expr) => {
             assert_eq!(
diff --git a/actix-http/src/body/mod.rs b/actix-http/src/body/mod.rs
index af7c4626..23167aef 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/body/mod.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/body/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Traits and structures to aid consuming and writing HTTP payloads.
 
+// mod any;
 mod body_stream;
 mod boxed;
 mod either;
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ mod size;
 mod sized_stream;
 mod utils;
 
+// pub use self::any::AnyBody;
 pub use self::body_stream::BodyStream;
 pub use self::boxed::BoxBody;
 pub use self::either::EitherBody;
diff --git a/actix-http/src/encoding/encoder.rs b/actix-http/src/encoding/encoder.rs
index 0886221c..2e9af546 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/encoding/encoder.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/encoding/encoder.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ impl<B: MessageBody> Encoder<B> {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn not_acceptable(body: Bytes) -> Self {
+        Encoder {
+            body: EncoderBody::Bytes { body },
+            encoder: None,
+            fut: None,
+            eof: false,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn response(encoding: ContentEncoding, head: &mut ResponseHead, body: B) -> Self {
         let can_encode = !(head.headers().contains_key(&CONTENT_ENCODING)
             || head.status == StatusCode::SWITCHING_PROTOCOLS
@@ -99,6 +108,7 @@ pin_project! {
     #[project = EncoderBodyProj]
     enum EncoderBody<B> {
         None,
+        Bytes { body: Bytes },
         Stream { #[pin] body: B },
     }
 }
@@ -112,6 +122,7 @@ where
     fn size(&self) -> BodySize {
         match self {
             EncoderBody::None => BodySize::None,
+            EncoderBody::Bytes { body } => body.size(),
             EncoderBody::Stream { body } => body.size(),
         }
     }
@@ -122,7 +133,9 @@ where
     ) -> Poll<Option<Result<Bytes, Self::Error>>> {
         match self.project() {
             EncoderBodyProj::None => Poll::Ready(None),
-
+            EncoderBodyProj::Bytes { body } => {
+                Pin::new(body).poll_next(cx).map_err(|err| match err {})
+            }
             EncoderBodyProj::Stream { body } => body
                 .poll_next(cx)
                 .map_err(|err| EncoderError::Body(err.into())),
diff --git a/actix-http/src/encoding/mod.rs b/actix-http/src/encoding/mod.rs
index d51dd66c..261abc9f 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/encoding/mod.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/encoding/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mod decoder;
 mod encoder;
 
 pub use self::decoder::Decoder;
-pub use self::encoder::Encoder;
+pub use self::encoder::{Encoder, EncoderError};
 
 /// Special-purpose writer for streaming (de-)compression.
 ///
diff --git a/actix-http/src/error.rs b/actix-http/src/error.rs
index a04867ae..f15a85e4 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/error.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/error.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ use crate::{body::BoxBody, ws, Response};
 
 pub use http::Error as HttpError;
 
+pub use crate::encoding::EncoderError;
+
 pub struct Error {
     inner: Box<ErrorInner>,
 }
diff --git a/actix-http/src/response.rs b/actix-http/src/response.rs
index 861cab2c..0dbc08b9 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/response.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/response.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use std::{
     cell::{Ref, RefMut},
-    fmt, str,
+    fmt, mem, str,
 };
 
 use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ impl<B> Response<B> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<B: Default> Response<B> {
+    pub fn take_body(&mut self) -> B {
+        mem::take(&mut self.body)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<B> fmt::Debug for Response<B>
 where
     B: MessageBody,
diff --git a/actix-test/src/lib.rs b/actix-test/src/lib.rs
index 934b8f3a..637ab906 100644
--- a/actix-test/src/lib.rs
+++ b/actix-test/src/lib.rs
@@ -163,9 +163,11 @@ where
                             local_addr,
                         );
 
-                        let fac = factory()
-                            .into_factory()
-                            .map_err(|err| err.into().error_response());
+                        let fac = factory().into_factory().map_err(|err| {
+                            let res: actix_http::Response<_> =
+                                err.into().error_response().into();
+                            res.map_into_boxed_body()
+                        });
 
                         HttpService::build()
                             .client_timeout(timeout)
@@ -179,9 +181,11 @@ where
                             local_addr,
                         );
 
-                        let fac = factory()
-                            .into_factory()
-                            .map_err(|err| err.into().error_response());
+                        let fac = factory().into_factory().map_err(|err| {
+                            let res: actix_http::Response<_> =
+                                err.into().error_response().into();
+                            res.map_into_boxed_body()
+                        });
 
                         HttpService::build()
                             .client_timeout(timeout)
@@ -195,9 +199,11 @@ where
                             local_addr,
                         );
 
-                        let fac = factory()
-                            .into_factory()
-                            .map_err(|err| err.into().error_response());
+                        let fac = factory().into_factory().map_err(|err| {
+                            let res: actix_http::Response<_> =
+                                err.into().error_response().into();
+                            res.map_into_boxed_body()
+                        });
 
                         HttpService::build()
                             .client_timeout(timeout)
@@ -214,9 +220,11 @@ where
                             local_addr,
                         );
 
-                        let fac = factory()
-                            .into_factory()
-                            .map_err(|err| err.into().error_response());
+                        let fac = factory().into_factory().map_err(|err| {
+                            let res: actix_http::Response<_> =
+                                err.into().error_response().into();
+                            res.map_into_boxed_body()
+                        });
 
                         HttpService::build()
                             .client_timeout(timeout)
@@ -230,9 +238,11 @@ where
                             local_addr,
                         );
 
-                        let fac = factory()
-                            .into_factory()
-                            .map_err(|err| err.into().error_response());
+                        let fac = factory().into_factory().map_err(|err| {
+                            let res: actix_http::Response<_> =
+                                err.into().error_response().into();
+                            res.map_into_boxed_body()
+                        });
 
                         HttpService::build()
                             .client_timeout(timeout)
@@ -246,9 +256,11 @@ where
                             local_addr,
                         );
 
-                        let fac = factory()
-                            .into_factory()
-                            .map_err(|err| err.into().error_response());
+                        let fac = factory().into_factory().map_err(|err| {
+                            let res: actix_http::Response<_> =
+                                err.into().error_response().into();
+                            res.map_into_boxed_body()
+                        });
 
                         HttpService::build()
                             .client_timeout(timeout)
@@ -265,9 +277,11 @@ where
                             local_addr,
                         );
 
-                        let fac = factory()
-                            .into_factory()
-                            .map_err(|err| err.into().error_response());
+                        let fac = factory().into_factory().map_err(|err| {
+                            let res: actix_http::Response<_> =
+                                err.into().error_response().into();
+                            res.map_into_boxed_body()
+                        });
 
                         HttpService::build()
                             .client_timeout(timeout)
@@ -281,9 +295,11 @@ where
                             local_addr,
                         );
 
-                        let fac = factory()
-                            .into_factory()
-                            .map_err(|err| err.into().error_response());
+                        let fac = factory().into_factory().map_err(|err| {
+                            let res: actix_http::Response<_> =
+                                err.into().error_response().into();
+                            res.map_into_boxed_body()
+                        });
 
                         HttpService::build()
                             .client_timeout(timeout)
@@ -297,9 +313,11 @@ where
                             local_addr,
                         );
 
-                        let fac = factory()
-                            .into_factory()
-                            .map_err(|err| err.into().error_response());
+                        let fac = factory().into_factory().map_err(|err| {
+                            let res: actix_http::Response<_> =
+                                err.into().error_response().into();
+                            res.map_into_boxed_body()
+                        });
 
                         HttpService::build()
                             .client_timeout(timeout)
diff --git a/src/any_body.rs b/src/any_body.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75a8dd29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/any_body.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+use std::{
+    error::Error as StdError,
+    mem,
+    pin::Pin,
+    task::{Context, Poll},
+};
+
+use actix_http::body::{BodySize, BoxBody, MessageBody};
+use bytes::Bytes;
+use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
+
+use crate::Error;
+
+pin_project! {
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    #[project = AnyBodyProj]
+    pub enum AnyBody<B = BoxBody> {
+        None,
+        Full { body: Bytes },
+        Stream { #[pin] body: B },
+        Boxed { body: BoxBody },
+    }
+}
+
+impl<B: MessageBody + 'static> AnyBody<B> {
+    pub fn into_body<B1>(self) -> AnyBody<B1> {
+        match self {
+            AnyBody::None => AnyBody::None,
+            AnyBody::Full { body } => AnyBody::Full { body },
+            AnyBody::Stream { body } => AnyBody::Boxed {
+                body: BoxBody::new(body),
+            },
+            AnyBody::Boxed { body } => AnyBody::Boxed { body },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<B> Default for AnyBody<B> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::Full { body: Bytes::new() }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<B> MessageBody for AnyBody<B>
+where
+    B: MessageBody,
+    B::Error: 'static,
+{
+    type Error = Box<dyn StdError>;
+
+    fn size(&self) -> BodySize {
+        match self {
+            Self::None => BodySize::None,
+            Self::Full { body } => body.size(),
+            Self::Stream { body } => body.size(),
+            Self::Boxed { body } => body.size(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll_next(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<Option<Result<Bytes, Self::Error>>> {
+        match self.project() {
+            AnyBodyProj::None => Poll::Ready(None),
+            AnyBodyProj::Full { body } => {
+                let bytes = mem::take(body);
+                Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(bytes)))
+            }
+            AnyBodyProj::Stream { body } => body.poll_next(cx).map_err(|err| err.into()),
+            AnyBodyProj::Boxed { body } => body.as_pin_mut().poll_next(cx),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pin_project! {
+    #[project = EitherAnyBodyProj]
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    pub enum EitherAnyBody<L, R = BoxBody> {
+        /// A body of type `L`.
+        Left { #[pin] body: AnyBody<L> },
+
+        /// A body of type `R`.
+        Right { #[pin] body: AnyBody<R> },
+    }
+}
+
+// impl<L> EitherAnyBody<L, BoxBody> {
+//     /// Creates new `EitherBody` using left variant and boxed right variant.
+//     pub fn new(body: L) -> Self {
+//         Self::Left {
+//             body: AnyBody::Stream { body },
+//         }
+//     }
+// }
+
+// impl<L, R> EitherAnyBody<L, R> {
+//     /// Creates new `EitherBody` using left variant.
+//     pub fn left(body: L) -> Self {
+//         Self::Left {
+//             body: AnyBody::Stream { body },
+//         }
+//     }
+
+//     /// Creates new `EitherBody` using right variant.
+//     pub fn right(body: R) -> Self {
+//         Self::Right {
+//             body: AnyBody::Stream { body },
+//         }
+//     }
+// }
+
+impl<L, R> MessageBody for EitherAnyBody<L, R>
+where
+    L: MessageBody + 'static,
+    R: MessageBody + 'static,
+{
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn size(&self) -> BodySize {
+        match self {
+            Self::Left { body } => body.size(),
+            Self::Right { body } => body.size(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll_next(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<Option<Result<Bytes, Self::Error>>> {
+        match self.project() {
+            EitherAnyBodyProj::Left { body } => body.poll_next(cx).map_err(Error::from),
+            EitherAnyBodyProj::Right { body } => body.poll_next(cx).map_err(Error::from),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use static_assertions::assert_eq_size;
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    assert_eq_size!(AnyBody<()>, [u8; 40]);
+    assert_eq_size!(AnyBody<u64>, [u8; 40]); // how is this the same size as ()
+}
diff --git a/src/dev.rs b/src/dev.rs
index d4a64985..23a40f29 100644
--- a/src/dev.rs
+++ b/src/dev.rs
@@ -102,41 +102,3 @@ impl<B> BodyEncoding for crate::HttpResponse<B> {
         self
     }
 }
-
-// TODO: remove this if it doesn't appear to be needed
-
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub(crate) enum AnyBody {
-    None,
-    Full { body: crate::web::Bytes },
-    Boxed { body: actix_http::body::BoxBody },
-}
-
-impl crate::body::MessageBody for AnyBody {
-    type Error = crate::BoxError;
-
-    /// Body size hint.
-    fn size(&self) -> crate::body::BodySize {
-        match self {
-            AnyBody::None => crate::body::BodySize::None,
-            AnyBody::Full { body } => body.size(),
-            AnyBody::Boxed { body } => body.size(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Attempt to pull out the next chunk of body bytes.
-    fn poll_next(
-        self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>,
-        cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
-    ) -> std::task::Poll<Option<Result<crate::web::Bytes, Self::Error>>> {
-        match self.get_mut() {
-            AnyBody::None => std::task::Poll::Ready(None),
-            AnyBody::Full { body } => {
-                let bytes = std::mem::take(body);
-                std::task::Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(bytes)))
-            }
-            AnyBody::Boxed { body } => body.as_pin_mut().poll_next(cx),
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/error/error.rs b/src/error/error.rs
index be17c196..e1a233b4 100644
--- a/src/error/error.rs
+++ b/src/error/error.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::{error::Error as StdError, fmt};
 
 use actix_http::{body::BoxBody, Response};
 
-use crate::{HttpResponse, ResponseError};
+use crate::{any_body::AnyBody, HttpResponse, ResponseError};
 
 /// General purpose actix web error.
 ///
@@ -69,8 +69,15 @@ impl<T: ResponseError + 'static> From<T> for Error {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<Error> for Response<BoxBody> {
-    fn from(err: Error) -> Response<BoxBody> {
+impl From<Error> for Response<AnyBody<BoxBody>> {
+    fn from(err: Error) -> Self {
         err.error_response().into()
     }
 }
+
+impl From<Error> for actix_http::Response<BoxBody> {
+    fn from(err: Error) -> Self {
+        let res: actix_http::Response<_> = err.error_response().into();
+        res.map_into_boxed_body()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/error/internal.rs b/src/error/internal.rs
index b8e16901..cda16f92 100644
--- a/src/error/internal.rs
+++ b/src/error/internal.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use actix_http::{
 };
 use bytes::{BufMut as _, BytesMut};
 
-use crate::{Error, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Responder, ResponseError};
+use crate::{any_body::AnyBody, Error, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Responder, ResponseError};
 
 /// Wraps errors to alter the generated response status code.
 ///
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ where
                 let mime = mime::TEXT_PLAIN_UTF_8.try_into_value().unwrap();
                 res.headers_mut().insert(header::CONTENT_TYPE, mime);
 
-                res.set_body(BoxBody::new(buf.into_inner()))
+                res.set_body(AnyBody::Full {
+                    body: buf.into_inner().freeze(),
+                })
             }
 
             InternalErrorType::Response(ref resp) => {
diff --git a/src/error/response_error.rs b/src/error/response_error.rs
index 7260efa1..103e20f9 100644
--- a/src/error/response_error.rs
+++ b/src/error/response_error.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use actix_http::{
 use bytes::BytesMut;
 
 use crate::{
+    any_body::AnyBody,
     error::{downcast_dyn, downcast_get_type_id},
     helpers, HttpResponse,
 };
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ pub trait ResponseError: fmt::Debug + fmt::Display {
     ///
     /// By default, the generated response uses a 500 Internal Server Error status code, a
     /// `Content-Type` of `text/plain`, and the body is set to `Self`'s `Display` impl.
-    fn error_response(&self) -> HttpResponse<BoxBody> {
+    fn error_response(&self) -> HttpResponse {
         let mut res = HttpResponse::new(self.status_code());
 
         let mut buf = BytesMut::new();
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ pub trait ResponseError: fmt::Debug + fmt::Display {
         let mime = mime::TEXT_PLAIN_UTF_8.try_into_value().unwrap();
         res.headers_mut().insert(header::CONTENT_TYPE, mime);
 
-        res.set_body(BoxBody::new(buf))
+        res.set_body(AnyBody::Full { body: buf.freeze() })
     }
 
     downcast_get_type_id!();
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ pub trait ResponseError: fmt::Debug + fmt::Display {
 
 downcast_dyn!(ResponseError);
 
-impl ResponseError for Box<dyn StdError + 'static> {}
+impl ResponseError for Box<dyn StdError> {}
 
 #[cfg(feature = "openssl")]
 impl ResponseError for actix_tls::accept::openssl::reexports::Error {}
@@ -128,7 +129,15 @@ impl ResponseError for actix_http::error::ContentTypeError {
 
 impl ResponseError for actix_http::ws::HandshakeError {
     fn error_response(&self) -> HttpResponse<BoxBody> {
-        Response::from(self).map_into_boxed_body().into()
+        Response::from(self)
+            .map_body(|_, body| AnyBody::Boxed { body })
+            .into()
+    }
+}
+
+impl ResponseError for actix_http::error::EncoderError {
+    fn error_response(&self) -> HttpResponse {
+        todo!("")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a44c9b3f..7d9163e3 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 #![doc(html_logo_url = "https://actix.rs/img/logo.png")]
 #![doc(html_favicon_url = "https://actix.rs/favicon.ico")]
 
+mod any_body;
 mod app;
 mod app_service;
 mod config;
diff --git a/src/middleware/compress.rs b/src/middleware/compress.rs
index af4a107e..8fe54f84 100644
--- a/src/middleware/compress.rs
+++ b/src/middleware/compress.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use actix_http::{
-    body::{EitherBody, MessageBody},
+    body::MessageBody,
     encoding::Encoder,
     header::{ContentEncoding, ACCEPT_ENCODING},
     StatusCode,
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 
 use crate::{
+    any_body::AnyBody,
     dev::BodyEncoding,
     service::{ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse},
     Error, HttpResponse,
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ where
     B: MessageBody,
     S: Service<ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = Error>,
 {
-    type Response = ServiceResponse<EitherBody<Encoder<B>>>;
+    type Response = ServiceResponse<Encoder<AnyBody<B>>>;
     type Error = Error;
     type Transform = CompressMiddleware<S>;
     type InitError = ();
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ where
     S: Service<ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = Error>,
     B: MessageBody,
 {
-    type Response = ServiceResponse<EitherBody<Encoder<B>>>;
+    type Response = ServiceResponse<Encoder<AnyBody<B>>>;
     type Error = Error;
     type Future = Either<CompressResponse<S, B>, Ready<Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>>>;
 
@@ -146,12 +147,15 @@ where
                 let res = HttpResponse::with_body(
                     StatusCode::NOT_ACCEPTABLE,
                     SUPPORTED_ALGORITHM_NAMES.clone(),
-                );
+                )
+                .map_body(|_, body| match body {
+                    AnyBody::Full { body } => AnyBody::Stream {
+                        body: Encoder::not_acceptable(body),
+                    },
+                    _ => unreachable!("probably"),
+                });
 
-                Either::right(ok(req
-                    .into_response(res)
-                    .map_into_boxed_body()
-                    .map_into_right_body()))
+                Either::right(ok(req.into_response(res)))
             }
         }
     }
@@ -174,7 +178,7 @@ where
     B: MessageBody,
     S: Service<ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = Error>,
 {
-    type Output = Result<ServiceResponse<EitherBody<Encoder<B>>>, Error>;
+    type Output = Result<ServiceResponse<Encoder<AnyBody<B>>>, Error>;
 
     fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
         let this = self.project();
@@ -187,8 +191,8 @@ where
                     *this.encoding
                 };
 
-                Poll::Ready(Ok(resp.map_body(move |head, body| {
-                    EitherBody::left(Encoder::response(enc, head, body))
+                Poll::Ready(Ok(resp.map_body(move |head, body| AnyBody::Stream {
+                    body: Encoder::response(enc, head, body),
                 })))
             }
 
diff --git a/src/middleware/logger.rs b/src/middleware/logger.rs
index 74daa26d..3161ce47 100644
--- a/src/middleware/logger.rs
+++ b/src/middleware/logger.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use regex::{Regex, RegexSet};
 use time::{format_description::well_known::Rfc3339, OffsetDateTime};
 
 use crate::{
+    any_body::AnyBody,
     body::{BodySize, MessageBody},
     http::header::HeaderName,
     service::{ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse},
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ impl Default for Logger {
     }
 }
 
-impl<S, B> Transform<S, ServiceRequest> for Logger
+impl<S, B: 'static> Transform<S, ServiceRequest> for Logger
 where
     S: Service<ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = Error>,
     B: MessageBody,
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ pub struct LoggerMiddleware<S> {
     service: S,
 }
 
-impl<S, B> Service<ServiceRequest> for LoggerMiddleware<S>
+impl<S, B: 'static> Service<ServiceRequest> for LoggerMiddleware<S>
 where
     S: Service<ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = Error>,
     B: MessageBody,
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ pin_project! {
     }
 }
 
-impl<S, B> Future for LoggerResponse<S, B>
+impl<S, B: 'static> Future for LoggerResponse<S, B>
 where
     B: MessageBody,
     S: Service<ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = Error>,
@@ -290,11 +291,13 @@ where
         let time = *this.time;
         let format = this.format.take();
 
-        Poll::Ready(Ok(res.map_body(move |_, body| StreamLog {
-            body,
-            time,
-            format,
-            size: 0,
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(res.map_body(move |_, body| AnyBody::Stream {
+            body: StreamLog {
+                body: body.into_body(),
+                time,
+                format,
+                size: 0,
+            },
         })))
     }
 }
@@ -302,7 +305,7 @@ where
 pin_project! {
     pub struct StreamLog<B> {
         #[pin]
-        body: B,
+        body: AnyBody<B>,
         format: Option<Format>,
         size: usize,
         time: OffsetDateTime,
diff --git a/src/responder.rs b/src/responder.rs
index e72739a7..48bef3fa 100644
--- a/src/responder.rs
+++ b/src/responder.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 use actix_http::{
-    body::{BoxBody, EitherBody, MessageBody},
+    body::{BoxBody, MessageBody},
     error::HttpError,
     header::HeaderMap,
     header::IntoHeaderPair,
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ use actix_http::{
 };
 use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
 
-use crate::{BoxError, Error, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpResponseBuilder};
+use crate::{
+    any_body::AnyBody, BoxError, Error, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpResponseBuilder,
+};
 
 /// Trait implemented by types that can be converted to an HTTP response.
 ///
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ impl Responder for HttpResponse {
     }
 }
 
-impl Responder for actix_http::Response<BoxBody> {
+impl Responder for actix_http::Response<AnyBody<BoxBody>> {
     type Body = BoxBody;
 
     #[inline]
@@ -95,7 +97,10 @@ impl Responder for actix_http::ResponseBuilder {
 
     #[inline]
     fn respond_to(mut self, req: &HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse<Self::Body> {
-        self.finish().map_into_boxed_body().respond_to(req)
+        self.finish()
+            .map_into_boxed_body()
+            .map_body(|_, body| AnyBody::Boxed { body })
+            .respond_to(req)
     }
 }
 
@@ -104,12 +109,12 @@ where
     T: Responder,
     <T::Body as MessageBody>::Error: Into<BoxError>,
 {
-    type Body = EitherBody<T::Body>;
+    type Body = T::Body;
 
     fn respond_to(self, req: &HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse<Self::Body> {
         match self {
-            Some(val) => val.respond_to(req).map_into_left_body(),
-            None => HttpResponse::new(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND).map_into_right_body(),
+            Some(val) => val.respond_to(req),
+            None => HttpResponse::new(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND).map_into_body(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -120,12 +125,12 @@ where
     <T::Body as MessageBody>::Error: Into<BoxError>,
     E: Into<Error>,
 {
-    type Body = EitherBody<T::Body>;
+    type Body = T::Body;
 
     fn respond_to(self, req: &HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse<Self::Body> {
         match self {
-            Ok(val) => val.respond_to(req).map_into_left_body(),
-            Err(err) => HttpResponse::from_error(err.into()).map_into_right_body(),
+            Ok(val) => val.respond_to(req),
+            Err(err) => HttpResponse::from_error(err.into()).map_into_body(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -146,7 +151,12 @@ macro_rules! impl_responder_by_forward_into_base_response {
             type Body = $body;
 
             fn respond_to(self, _: &HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse<Self::Body> {
-                let res: actix_http::Response<_> = self.into();
+                let res = actix_http::Response::with_body(
+                    StatusCode::default(),
+                    AnyBody::Full {
+                        body: Bytes::from(self),
+                    },
+                );
                 res.into()
             }
         }
@@ -171,7 +181,12 @@ macro_rules! impl_into_string_responder {
 
             fn respond_to(self, _: &HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse<Self::Body> {
                 let string: String = self.into();
-                let res: actix_http::Response<_> = string.into();
+                let res = actix_http::Response::with_body(
+                    StatusCode::default(),
+                    AnyBody::Full {
+                        body: Bytes::from(string),
+                    },
+                );
                 res.into()
             }
         }
@@ -250,12 +265,12 @@ where
     T: Responder,
     <T::Body as MessageBody>::Error: Into<BoxError>,
 {
-    type Body = EitherBody<T::Body>;
+    type Body = T::Body;
 
     fn respond_to(self, req: &HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse<Self::Body> {
         let headers = match self.headers {
             Ok(headers) => headers,
-            Err(err) => return HttpResponse::from_error(err).map_into_right_body(),
+            Err(err) => return HttpResponse::from_error(err).map_into_body(),
         };
 
         let mut res = self.responder.respond_to(req);
@@ -269,7 +284,7 @@ where
             res.headers_mut().insert(k, v);
         }
 
-        res.map_into_left_body()
+        res
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/response/builder.rs b/src/response/builder.rs
index 18a1c8a7..a6f0e927 100644
--- a/src/response/builder.rs
+++ b/src/response/builder.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use actix_http::header::HeaderValue;
 use cookie::{Cookie, CookieJar};
 
 use crate::{
+    any_body::AnyBody,
     error::{Error, JsonPayloadError},
     BoxError, HttpResponse,
 };
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ impl HttpResponseBuilder {
             .set_body(body);
 
         #[allow(unused_mut)] // mut is only unused when cookies are disabled
-        let mut res = HttpResponse::from(res);
+        let mut res = HttpResponse::from(res.map_body(|_, body| AnyBody::Stream { body }));
 
         #[cfg(feature = "cookies")]
         if let Some(ref jar) = self.cookies {
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ impl From<HttpResponseBuilder> for HttpResponse {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<HttpResponseBuilder> for Response<BoxBody> {
+impl From<HttpResponseBuilder> for Response<AnyBody<BoxBody>> {
     fn from(mut builder: HttpResponseBuilder) -> Self {
         builder.finish().into()
     }
diff --git a/src/response/response.rs b/src/response/response.rs
index 1900dd84..f099b7e7 100644
--- a/src/response/response.rs
+++ b/src/response/response.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use actix_http::{
-    body::{BoxBody, EitherBody, MessageBody},
+    body::{BoxBody, MessageBody, None as NoneBody},
     header::HeaderMap,
     Extensions, Response, ResponseHead, StatusCode,
 };
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ use {
     cookie::Cookie,
 };
 
-use crate::{error::Error, HttpResponseBuilder};
+use crate::{any_body::AnyBody, error::Error, HttpResponseBuilder};
 
 /// An outgoing response.
 pub struct HttpResponse<B = BoxBody> {
-    res: Response<B>,
+    res: Response<AnyBody<B>>,
     pub(crate) error: Option<Error>,
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl HttpResponse<BoxBody> {
     #[inline]
     pub fn new(status: StatusCode) -> Self {
         Self {
-            res: Response::new(status),
+            res: Response::with_body(status, AnyBody::default()),
             error: None,
         }
     }
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ impl HttpResponse<BoxBody> {
         response.error = Some(error);
         response
     }
+
+    pub fn map_into_body<B>(self) -> HttpResponse<B>
+    where
+        B: MessageBody + 'static,
+    {
+        self.map_body(|_, body| body.into_body())
+    }
 }
 
 impl<B> HttpResponse<B> {
@@ -61,7 +68,7 @@ impl<B> HttpResponse<B> {
     #[inline]
     pub fn with_body(status: StatusCode, body: B) -> Self {
         Self {
-            res: Response::with_body(status, body),
+            res: Response::with_body(status, AnyBody::Stream { body }),
             error: None,
         }
     }
@@ -182,12 +189,12 @@ impl<B> HttpResponse<B> {
 
     /// Get body of this response
     #[inline]
-    pub fn body(&self) -> &B {
+    pub fn body(&self) -> &AnyBody<B> {
         self.res.body()
     }
 
     /// Set a body
-    pub fn set_body<B2>(self, body: B2) -> HttpResponse<B2> {
+    pub fn set_body<B2>(self, body: AnyBody<B2>) -> HttpResponse<B2> {
         HttpResponse {
             res: self.res.set_body(body),
             error: None,
@@ -196,12 +203,12 @@ impl<B> HttpResponse<B> {
     }
 
     /// Split response and body
-    pub fn into_parts(self) -> (HttpResponse<()>, B) {
+    pub fn into_parts(self) -> (HttpResponse<()>, AnyBody<B>) {
         let (head, body) = self.res.into_parts();
 
         (
             HttpResponse {
-                res: head,
+                res: head.map_body(|_, _b| AnyBody::default()),
                 error: None,
             },
             body,
@@ -211,7 +218,7 @@ impl<B> HttpResponse<B> {
     /// Drop request's body
     pub fn drop_body(self) -> HttpResponse<()> {
         HttpResponse {
-            res: self.res.drop_body(),
+            res: self.res.drop_body().map_body(|_, _b| AnyBody::default()),
             error: None,
         }
     }
@@ -219,7 +226,7 @@ impl<B> HttpResponse<B> {
     /// Set a body and return previous body value
     pub fn map_body<F, B2>(self, f: F) -> HttpResponse<B2>
     where
-        F: FnOnce(&mut ResponseHead, B) -> B2,
+        F: FnOnce(&mut ResponseHead, AnyBody<B>) -> AnyBody<B2>,
     {
         HttpResponse {
             res: self.res.map_body(f),
@@ -229,27 +236,28 @@ impl<B> HttpResponse<B> {
 
     // TODO: docs for the body map methods below
 
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn map_into_left_body<R>(self) -> HttpResponse<EitherBody<B, R>> {
-        self.map_body(|_, body| EitherBody::left(body))
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn map_into_right_body<L>(self) -> HttpResponse<EitherBody<L, B>> {
-        self.map_body(|_, body| EitherBody::right(body))
-    }
-
     #[inline]
     pub fn map_into_boxed_body(self) -> HttpResponse<BoxBody>
     where
         B: MessageBody + 'static,
     {
-        // TODO: avoid double boxing with down-casting, if it improves perf
-        self.map_body(|_, body| BoxBody::new(body))
+        self.map_body(|_, body| AnyBody::Boxed {
+            body: match body {
+                AnyBody::None => BoxBody::new(NoneBody::new()),
+                AnyBody::Full { body } => BoxBody::new(body),
+                AnyBody::Stream { body } => BoxBody::new(body),
+                AnyBody::Boxed { body } => body,
+            },
+        })
     }
 
     /// Extract response body
-    pub fn into_body(self) -> B {
+    pub fn take_body(&mut self) -> AnyBody<B> {
+        self.res.take_body()
+    }
+
+    /// Extract response body
+    pub fn into_body(self) -> AnyBody<B> {
         self.res.into_body()
     }
 }
@@ -266,8 +274,8 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<B> From<Response<B>> for HttpResponse<B> {
-    fn from(res: Response<B>) -> Self {
+impl<B> From<Response<AnyBody<B>>> for HttpResponse<B> {
+    fn from(res: Response<AnyBody<B>>) -> Self {
         HttpResponse { res, error: None }
     }
 }
@@ -278,7 +286,7 @@ impl From<Error> for HttpResponse {
     }
 }
 
-impl<B> From<HttpResponse<B>> for Response<B> {
+impl<B> From<HttpResponse<B>> for Response<AnyBody<B>> {
     fn from(res: HttpResponse<B>) -> Self {
         // this impl will always be called as part of dispatcher
 
@@ -291,14 +299,14 @@ impl<B> From<HttpResponse<B>> for Response<B> {
     }
 }
 
-// Future is only implemented for BoxBody payload type because it's the most useful for making
+// Future is only implemented for default payload type because it's the most useful for making
 // simple handlers without async blocks. Making it generic over all MessageBody types requires a
 // future impl on Response which would cause it's body field to be, undesirably, Option<B>.
 //
 // This impl is not particularly efficient due to the Response construction and should probably
 // not be invoked if performance is important. Prefer an async fn/block in such cases.
-impl Future for HttpResponse<BoxBody> {
-    type Output = Result<Response<BoxBody>, Error>;
+impl Future for HttpResponse {
+    type Output = Result<Response<AnyBody>, Error>;
 
     fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, _: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
         if let Some(err) = self.error.take() {
@@ -307,7 +315,7 @@ impl Future for HttpResponse<BoxBody> {
 
         Poll::Ready(Ok(mem::replace(
             &mut self.res,
-            Response::new(StatusCode::default()),
+            Response::with_body(StatusCode::default(), AnyBody::None),
         )))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index b2ff423f..44f4f548 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use actix_tls::accept::openssl::reexports::{AlpnError, SslAcceptor, SslAcceptorB
 #[cfg(feature = "rustls")]
 use actix_tls::accept::rustls::reexports::ServerConfig as RustlsServerConfig;
 
-use crate::{config::AppConfig, Error};
+use crate::{any_body::AnyBody, config::AppConfig, Error};
 
 struct Socket {
     scheme: &'static str,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ where
     S: ServiceFactory<Request, Config = AppConfig>,
     S::Error: Into<Error>,
     S::InitError: fmt::Debug,
-    S::Response: Into<Response<B>>,
+    S::Response: Into<Response<AnyBody<B>>>,
     B: MessageBody,
 {
     pub(super) factory: F,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ where
     S: ServiceFactory<Request, Config = AppConfig> + 'static,
     S::Error: Into<Error> + 'static,
     S::InitError: fmt::Debug,
-    S::Response: Into<Response<B>> + 'static,
+    S::Response: Into<Response<AnyBody<B>>> + 'static,
     <S::Service as Service<Request>>::Future: 'static,
     S::Service: 'static,
 
@@ -300,9 +300,10 @@ where
                         })
                     };
 
-                    let fac = factory()
-                        .into_factory()
-                        .map_err(|err| err.into().error_response());
+                    let fac = factory().into_factory().map_err(|err| {
+                        let res: actix_http::Response<_> = err.into().error_response().into();
+                        res.map_into_boxed_body()
+                    });
 
                     svc.finish(map_config(fac, move |_| {
                         AppConfig::new(false, host.clone(), addr)
@@ -360,9 +361,10 @@ where
                         svc
                     };
 
-                    let fac = factory()
-                        .into_factory()
-                        .map_err(|err| err.into().error_response());
+                    let fac = factory().into_factory().map_err(|err| {
+                        let res: actix_http::Response<_> = err.into().error_response().into();
+                        res.map_into_boxed_body()
+                    });
 
                     svc.finish(map_config(fac, move |_| {
                         AppConfig::new(true, host.clone(), addr)
@@ -544,9 +546,10 @@ where
                         .on_connect_ext(move |io: &_, ext: _| (&*handler)(io as &dyn Any, ext));
                 }
 
-                let fac = factory()
-                    .into_factory()
-                    .map_err(|err| err.into().error_response());
+                let fac = factory().into_factory().map_err(|err| {
+                    let res: actix_http::Response<_> = err.into().error_response().into();
+                    res.map_into_boxed_body()
+                });
 
                 svc.finish(map_config(fac, move |_| config.clone()))
             })
@@ -585,9 +588,10 @@ where
                     socket_addr,
                 );
 
-                let fac = factory()
-                    .into_factory()
-                    .map_err(|err| err.into().error_response());
+                let fac = factory().into_factory().map_err(|err| {
+                    let res: actix_http::Response<_> = err.into().error_response().into();
+                    res.map_into_boxed_body()
+                });
 
                 fn_service(|io: UnixStream| async { Ok((io, Protocol::Http1, None)) }).and_then(
                     HttpService::build()
@@ -610,7 +614,7 @@ where
     S: ServiceFactory<Request, Config = AppConfig>,
     S::Error: Into<Error>,
     S::InitError: fmt::Debug,
-    S::Response: Into<Response<B>>,
+    S::Response: Into<Response<AnyBody<B>>>,
     S::Service: 'static,
     B: MessageBody,
 {
diff --git a/src/service.rs b/src/service.rs
index 88f2ba97..7df7b61e 100644
--- a/src/service.rs
+++ b/src/service.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use actix_http::{
-    body::{BoxBody, EitherBody, MessageBody},
+    body::{self, BoxBody, MessageBody},
     header::HeaderMap,
     Extensions, HttpMessage, Method, Payload, PayloadStream, RequestHead, Response,
     ResponseHead, StatusCode, Uri, Version,
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use actix_service::{
 use cookie::{Cookie, ParseError as CookieParseError};
 
 use crate::{
+    any_body::AnyBody,
     config::{AppConfig, AppService},
     dev::ensure_leading_slash,
     guard::Guard,
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ impl ServiceRequest {
 
     /// Create service response
     #[inline]
-    pub fn into_response<B, R: Into<Response<B>>>(self, res: R) -> ServiceResponse<B> {
+    pub fn into_response<B, R: Into<Response<AnyBody<B>>>>(self, res: R) -> ServiceResponse<B> {
         let res = HttpResponse::from(res.into());
         ServiceResponse::new(self.req, res)
     }
@@ -410,9 +411,14 @@ impl<B> ServiceResponse<B> {
         self.response.headers_mut()
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn take_body(&mut self) -> AnyBody<B> {
+        self.response.take_body()
+    }
+
     /// Extract response body
     #[inline]
-    pub fn into_body(self) -> B {
+    pub fn into_body(self) -> AnyBody<B> {
         self.response.into_body()
     }
 
@@ -420,7 +426,7 @@ impl<B> ServiceResponse<B> {
     #[inline]
     pub fn map_body<F, B2>(self, f: F) -> ServiceResponse<B2>
     where
-        F: FnOnce(&mut ResponseHead, B) -> B2,
+        F: FnOnce(&mut ResponseHead, AnyBody<B>) -> AnyBody<B2>,
     {
         let response = self.response.map_body(f);
 
@@ -430,22 +436,29 @@ impl<B> ServiceResponse<B> {
         }
     }
 
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn map_into_left_body<R>(self) -> ServiceResponse<EitherBody<B, R>> {
-        self.map_body(|_, body| EitherBody::left(body))
-    }
+    // #[inline]
+    // pub fn map_into_left_body<R>(self) -> ServiceResponse<EitherBody<B, R>> {
+    //     self.map_body(|_, body| EitherBody::left(body))
+    // }
 
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn map_into_right_body<L>(self) -> ServiceResponse<EitherBody<L, B>> {
-        self.map_body(|_, body| EitherBody::right(body))
-    }
+    // #[inline]
+    // pub fn map_into_right_body<L>(self) -> ServiceResponse<EitherBody<L, B>> {
+    //     self.map_body(|_, body| EitherBody::right(body))
+    // }
 
     #[inline]
     pub fn map_into_boxed_body(self) -> ServiceResponse<BoxBody>
     where
         B: MessageBody + 'static,
     {
-        self.map_body(|_, body| BoxBody::new(body))
+        self.map_body(|_, body| AnyBody::Stream {
+            body: match body {
+                AnyBody::None => BoxBody::new(body::None::new()),
+                AnyBody::Full { body } => BoxBody::new(body),
+                AnyBody::Stream { body } => BoxBody::new(body),
+                AnyBody::Boxed { body } => body,
+            },
+        })
     }
 }
 
@@ -455,8 +468,8 @@ impl<B> From<ServiceResponse<B>> for HttpResponse<B> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<B> From<ServiceResponse<B>> for Response<B> {
-    fn from(res: ServiceResponse<B>) -> Response<B> {
+impl<B> From<ServiceResponse<B>> for Response<AnyBody<B>> {
+    fn from(res: ServiceResponse<B>) -> Response<AnyBody<B>> {
         res.response.into()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test.rs b/src/test.rs
index cfb3ef8f..540d07d8 100644
--- a/src/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ where
 
     actix_rt::pin!(body);
     while let Some(item) = poll_fn(|cx| body.as_mut().poll_next(cx)).await {
-        bytes.extend_from_slice(&item.map_err(Into::into).unwrap());
+        bytes.extend_from_slice(&item.unwrap());
     }
 
     bytes.freeze()
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ where
 
     actix_rt::pin!(body);
     while let Some(item) = poll_fn(|cx| body.as_mut().poll_next(cx)).await {
-        bytes.extend_from_slice(&item.map_err(Into::into).unwrap());
+        bytes.extend_from_slice(&item.unwrap());
     }
 
     bytes.freeze()
diff --git a/src/types/either.rs b/src/types/either.rs
index 3c759736..a11f597d 100644
--- a/src/types/either.rs
+++ b/src/types/either.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ use futures_core::ready;
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 
 use crate::{
-    body, dev,
+    dev,
     web::{Form, Json},
-    Error, FromRequest, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Responder,
+    Error, FromRequest, HttpRequest,
 };
 
 /// Combines two extractor or responder types into a single type.
@@ -140,21 +140,23 @@ impl<L, R> Either<L, R> {
     }
 }
 
-/// See [here](#responder) for example of usage as a handler return type.
-impl<L, R> Responder for Either<L, R>
-where
-    L: Responder,
-    R: Responder,
-{
-    type Body = body::EitherBody<L::Body, R::Body>;
+// /// See [here](#responder) for example of usage as a handler return type.
+// impl<L, R> Responder for Either<L, R>
+// where
+//     L: Responder,
+//     R: Responder,
+// {
+//     type Body = EitherAnyBody<L::Body, R::Body>;
 
-    fn respond_to(self, req: &HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse<Self::Body> {
-        match self {
-            Either::Left(a) => a.respond_to(req).map_into_left_body(),
-            Either::Right(b) => b.respond_to(req).map_into_right_body(),
-        }
-    }
-}
+//     fn respond_to(self, req: &HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse<Self::Body> {
+//         match self {
+//             Either::Left(a) => a.respond_to(req).map_body(|_, body| EitherAnyBodyProj::left(body)),
+//             Either::Right(b) => b
+//                 .respond_to(req)
+//                 .map_body(|_, body| EitherAnyBodyProj::right(body)),
+//         }
+//     }
+// }
 
 /// A composite error resulting from failure to extract an `Either<L, R>`.
 ///
diff --git a/src/types/form.rs b/src/types/form.rs
index 9c09c6b7..eab819e8 100644
--- a/src/types/form.rs
+++ b/src/types/form.rs
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
 #[cfg(feature = "__compress")]
 use crate::dev::Decompress;
 use crate::{
-    body::EitherBody, error::UrlencodedError, extract::FromRequest,
-    http::header::CONTENT_LENGTH, web, Error, HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpResponse,
-    Responder,
+    error::UrlencodedError, extract::FromRequest, http::header::CONTENT_LENGTH, web, Error,
+    HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Responder,
 };
 
 /// URL encoded payload extractor and responder.
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ impl<T: fmt::Display> fmt::Display for Form<T> {
 
 /// See [here](#responder) for example of usage as a handler return type.
 impl<T: Serialize> Responder for Form<T> {
-    type Body = EitherBody<String>;
+    type Body = String;
 
     fn respond_to(self, _: &HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse<Self::Body> {
         match serde_urlencoded::to_string(&self.0) {
@@ -189,12 +188,12 @@ impl<T: Serialize> Responder for Form<T> {
                 .content_type(mime::APPLICATION_WWW_FORM_URLENCODED)
                 .message_body(body)
             {
-                Ok(res) => res.map_into_left_body(),
-                Err(err) => HttpResponse::from_error(err).map_into_right_body(),
+                Ok(res) => res,
+                Err(err) => HttpResponse::from_error(err).map_into_body(),
             },
 
             Err(err) => {
-                HttpResponse::from_error(UrlencodedError::Serialize(err)).map_into_right_body()
+                HttpResponse::from_error(UrlencodedError::Serialize(err)).map_into_body()
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/types/json.rs b/src/types/json.rs
index 2b4d220e..755ba422 100644
--- a/src/types/json.rs
+++ b/src/types/json.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ use actix_http::Payload;
 #[cfg(feature = "__compress")]
 use crate::dev::Decompress;
 use crate::{
-    body::EitherBody,
     error::{Error, JsonPayloadError},
     extract::FromRequest,
     http::header::CONTENT_LENGTH,
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ impl<T: Serialize> Serialize for Json<T> {
 ///
 /// If serialization failed
 impl<T: Serialize> Responder for Json<T> {
-    type Body = EitherBody<String>;
+    type Body = String;
 
     fn respond_to(self, _: &HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse<Self::Body> {
         match serde_json::to_string(&self.0) {
@@ -125,12 +124,12 @@ impl<T: Serialize> Responder for Json<T> {
                 .content_type(mime::APPLICATION_JSON)
                 .message_body(body)
             {
-                Ok(res) => res.map_into_left_body(),
-                Err(err) => HttpResponse::from_error(err).map_into_right_body(),
+                Ok(res) => res,
+                Err(err) => HttpResponse::from_error(err).map_into_body(),
             },
 
             Err(err) => {
-                HttpResponse::from_error(JsonPayloadError::Serialize(err)).map_into_right_body()
+                HttpResponse::from_error(JsonPayloadError::Serialize(err)).map_into_body()
             }
         }
     }