diff --git a/actix-files/src/path_buf.rs b/actix-files/src/path_buf.rs
index c1983279b15..2d1ffe36bbd 100644
--- a/actix-files/src/path_buf.rs
+++ b/actix-files/src/path_buf.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use std::{
     str::FromStr,
 };
 
-use actix_utils::future::{ready, Ready};
 use actix_web::{dev::Payload, FromRequest, HttpRequest};
 
 use crate::error::UriSegmentError;
@@ -88,10 +87,10 @@ impl AsRef<Path> for PathBufWrap {
 
 impl FromRequest for PathBufWrap {
     type Error = UriSegmentError;
-    type Future = Ready<Result<Self, Self::Error>>;
 
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
-        ready(req.match_info().unprocessed().parse())
+    #[inline]
+    async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        req.match_info().unprocessed().parse()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/actix-web/Cargo.toml b/actix-web/Cargo.toml
index d9cf0b94f92..4105252dad3 100644
--- a/actix-web/Cargo.toml
+++ b/actix-web/Cargo.toml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ serde_json = "1.0"
 serde_urlencoded = "0.7"
 smallvec = "1.6.1"
 socket2 = "0.5"
+tokio = { version = "1.24.2", features = ["macros"] }
 time = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = ["formatting"] }
 url = "2.1"
 
diff --git a/actix-web/src/data.rs b/actix-web/src/data.rs
index ebb98af3f38..a4e1fdb5dce 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/data.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/data.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::{any::type_name, ops::Deref, sync::Arc};
 
 use actix_http::Extensions;
-use actix_utils::future::{err, ok, Ready};
 use futures_core::future::LocalBoxFuture;
 use serde::{de, Serialize};
 
@@ -159,12 +158,11 @@ where
 
 impl<T: ?Sized + 'static> FromRequest for Data<T> {
     type Error = Error;
-    type Future = Ready<Result<Self, Error>>;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
+    async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         if let Some(st) = req.app_data::<Data<T>>() {
-            ok(st.clone())
+            Ok(st.clone())
         } else {
             log::debug!(
                 "Failed to extract `Data<{}>` for `{}` handler. For the Data extractor to work \
@@ -174,7 +172,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized + 'static> FromRequest for Data<T> {
                 req.match_name().unwrap_or_else(|| req.path())
             );
 
-            err(error::ErrorInternalServerError(
+            Err(error::ErrorInternalServerError(
                 "Requested application data is not configured correctly. \
                 View/enable debug logs for more details.",
             ))
diff --git a/actix-web/src/extract.rs b/actix-web/src/extract.rs
index 249b5611474..da7a1327624 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/extract.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/extract.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@
 use std::{
     convert::Infallible,
     future::Future,
-    marker::PhantomData,
     pin::Pin,
     task::{Context, Poll},
 };
 
 use actix_http::{Method, Uri};
-use actix_utils::future::{ok, Ready};
 use futures_core::ready;
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 
@@ -66,33 +64,17 @@ pub trait FromRequest: Sized {
     /// The associated error which can be returned.
     type Error: Into<Error>;
 
-    /// Future that resolves to a `Self`.
-    ///
-    /// To use an async function or block, the futures must be boxed. The following snippet will be
-    /// common when creating async/await extractors (that do not consume the body).
-    ///
-    /// ```ignore
-    /// type Future = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<Self, Self::Error>>>>;
-    /// // or
-    /// type Future = futures_util::future::LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<Self, Self::Error>>;
-    ///
-    /// fn from_request(req: HttpRequest, ...) -> Self::Future {
-    ///     let req = req.clone();
-    ///     Box::pin(async move {
-    ///         ...
-    ///     })
-    /// }
-    /// ```
-    type Future: Future<Output = Result<Self, Self::Error>>;
-
-    /// Create a `Self` from request parts asynchronously.
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future;
+    /// Creates a `Self` from request parts asynchronously.
+    fn from_request(
+        req: &HttpRequest,
+        payload: &mut Payload,
+    ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Self, Self::Error>>;
 
     /// Create a `Self` from request head asynchronously.
     ///
     /// This method is short for `T::from_request(req, &mut Payload::None)`.
-    fn extract(req: &HttpRequest) -> Self::Future {
-        Self::from_request(req, &mut Payload::None)
+    fn extract(req: &HttpRequest) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Self, Self::Error>> {
+        async { Self::from_request(req, &mut Payload::None).await }
     }
 }
 
@@ -146,12 +128,19 @@ where
     T: FromRequest,
 {
     type Error = Infallible;
-    type Future = FromRequestOptFuture<T::Future>;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
-        FromRequestOptFuture {
-            fut: T::from_request(req, payload),
+    async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match T::from_request(req, payload).await {
+            Ok(t) => Ok(Some(t)),
+            Err(err) => {
+                log::debug!(
+                    "Error from `Option<{}>` extractor: {}",
+                    std::any::type_name::<T>(),
+                    err.into()
+                );
+                Ok(None)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -203,9 +192,11 @@ where
 ///
 /// impl FromRequest for Thing {
 ///     type Error = Error;
-///     type Future = Ready<Result<Thing, Error>>;
 ///
-///     fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut dev::Payload) -> Self::Future {
+///     async fn from_request(
+///         req: &HttpRequest,
+///         payload: &mut dev::Payload,
+///     ) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
 ///         if rand::random() {
 ///             ok(Thing { name: "thingy".into() })
 ///         } else {
@@ -232,36 +223,10 @@ where
     T::Error: Into<E>,
 {
     type Error = Infallible;
-    type Future = FromRequestResFuture<T::Future, E>;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
-        FromRequestResFuture {
-            fut: T::from_request(req, payload),
-            _phantom: PhantomData,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pin_project! {
-    pub struct FromRequestResFuture<Fut, E> {
-        #[pin]
-        fut: Fut,
-        _phantom: PhantomData<E>,
-    }
-}
-
-impl<Fut, T, Ei, E> Future for FromRequestResFuture<Fut, E>
-where
-    Fut: Future<Output = Result<T, Ei>>,
-    Ei: Into<E>,
-{
-    type Output = Result<Result<T, E>, Infallible>;
-
-    fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-        let this = self.project();
-        let res = ready!(this.fut.poll(cx));
-        Poll::Ready(Ok(res.map_err(Into::into)))
+    async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(T::from_request(req, payload).await.map_err(Into::into))
     }
 }
 
@@ -279,10 +244,9 @@ where
 /// ```
 impl FromRequest for Uri {
     type Error = Infallible;
-    type Future = Ready<Result<Self, Self::Error>>;
 
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
-        ok(req.uri().clone())
+    async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(req.uri().clone())
     }
 }
 
@@ -300,10 +264,9 @@ impl FromRequest for Uri {
 /// ```
 impl FromRequest for Method {
     type Error = Infallible;
-    type Future = Ready<Result<Self, Self::Error>>;
 
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
-        ok(req.method().clone())
+    async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(req.method().clone())
     }
 }
 
@@ -319,88 +282,24 @@ mod tuple_from_req {
             impl<$($T: FromRequest + 'static),+> FromRequest for ($($T,)+)
             {
                 type Error = Error;
-                type Future = $fut<$($T),+>;
-
-                fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
-                    $fut {
-                        $(
-                            $T: ExtractFuture::Future {
-                                fut: $T::from_request(req, payload)
-                            },
-                        )+
-                    }
-                }
-            }
 
-            pin_project! {
-                pub struct $fut<$($T: FromRequest),+> {
+                async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
                     $(
-                        #[pin]
-                        $T: ExtractFuture<$T::Future, $T>,
+                        let $T = $T::from_request(req, payload).await.map_err(Into::into)?;
                     )+
-                }
-            }
 
-            impl<$($T: FromRequest),+> Future for $fut<$($T),+>
-            {
-                type Output = Result<($($T,)+), Error>;
-
-                fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-                    let mut this = self.project();
-
-                    let mut ready = true;
-                    $(
-                        match this.$T.as_mut().project() {
-                            ExtractProj::Future { fut } => match fut.poll(cx) {
-                                Poll::Ready(Ok(output)) => {
-                                    let _ = this.$T.as_mut().project_replace(ExtractFuture::Done { output });
-                                },
-                                Poll::Ready(Err(err)) => return Poll::Ready(Err(err.into())),
-                                Poll::Pending => ready = false,
-                            },
-                            ExtractProj::Done { .. } => {},
-                            ExtractProj::Empty => unreachable!("FromRequest polled after finished"),
-                        }
-                    )+
-
-                    if ready {
-                        Poll::Ready(Ok(
-                            ($(
-                                match this.$T.project_replace(ExtractFuture::Empty) {
-                                    ExtractReplaceProj::Done { output } => output,
-                                    _ => unreachable!("FromRequest polled after finished"),
-                                },
-                            )+)
-                        ))
-                    } else {
-                        Poll::Pending
-                    }
+                    Ok(($($T,)+))
                 }
             }
         };
     }
 
-    pin_project! {
-        #[project = ExtractProj]
-        #[project_replace = ExtractReplaceProj]
-        enum ExtractFuture<Fut, Res> {
-            Future {
-                #[pin]
-                fut: Fut
-            },
-            Done {
-                output: Res,
-            },
-            Empty
-        }
-    }
-
     impl FromRequest for () {
         type Error = Infallible;
-        type Future = Ready<Result<Self, Self::Error>>;
 
-        fn from_request(_: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
-            ok(())
+        #[inline]
+        async fn from_request(_: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+            Ok(())
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/actix-web/src/info.rs b/actix-web/src/info.rs
index c5d9638f405..f6061cc72b1 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/info.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/info.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::{convert::Infallible, net::SocketAddr};
 
-use actix_utils::future::{err, ok, Ready};
 use derive_more::{Display, Error};
 
 use crate::{
@@ -198,10 +197,10 @@ impl ConnectionInfo {
 
 impl FromRequest for ConnectionInfo {
     type Error = Infallible;
-    type Future = Ready<Result<Self, Self::Error>>;
 
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
-        ok(req.connection_info().clone())
+    #[inline]
+    async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(req.connection_info().clone())
     }
 }
 
@@ -240,14 +239,14 @@ impl ResponseError for MissingPeerAddr {}
 
 impl FromRequest for PeerAddr {
     type Error = MissingPeerAddr;
-    type Future = Ready<Result<Self, Self::Error>>;
 
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
+    #[inline]
+    async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         match req.peer_addr() {
-            Some(addr) => ok(PeerAddr(addr)),
+            Some(addr) => Ok(PeerAddr(addr)),
             None => {
                 log::error!("Missing peer address.");
-                err(MissingPeerAddr)
+                Err(MissingPeerAddr)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/actix-web/src/request.rs b/actix-web/src/request.rs
index ece36a388ed..990b5577a86 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/request.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/request.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
     cell::{Ref, RefCell, RefMut},
+    convert::Infallible,
     fmt, net,
     rc::Rc,
     str,
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ use std::{
 
 use actix_http::{Message, RequestHead};
 use actix_router::{Path, Url};
-use actix_utils::future::{ok, Ready};
 #[cfg(feature = "cookies")]
 use cookie::{Cookie, ParseError as CookieParseError};
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::{
     http::{header::HeaderMap, Method, Uri, Version},
     info::ConnectionInfo,
     rmap::ResourceMap,
-    Error, FromRequest, HttpMessage,
+    FromRequest, HttpMessage,
 };
 
 #[cfg(feature = "cookies")]
@@ -417,12 +417,11 @@ impl Drop for HttpRequest {
 /// );
 /// ```
 impl FromRequest for HttpRequest {
-    type Error = Error;
-    type Future = Ready<Result<Self, Error>>;
+    type Error = Infallible;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
-        ok(req.clone())
+    async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(req.clone())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/actix-web/src/request_data.rs b/actix-web/src/request_data.rs
index bffbf74dae0..872a62d0ccc 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/request_data.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/request_data.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-use std::{any::type_name, ops::Deref};
-
-use actix_utils::future::{err, ok, Ready};
+use std::ops::Deref;
 
 use crate::{
     dev::Payload, error::ErrorInternalServerError, Error, FromRequest, HttpMessage as _,
@@ -66,19 +64,19 @@ impl<T: Clone + 'static> Deref for ReqData<T> {
 
 impl<T: Clone + 'static> FromRequest for ReqData<T> {
     type Error = Error;
-    type Future = Ready<Result<Self, Error>>;
 
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
+    #[inline]
+    async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         if let Some(st) = req.extensions().get::<T>() {
-            ok(ReqData(st.clone()))
+            Ok(ReqData(st.clone()))
         } else {
             log::debug!(
-                "Failed to construct App-level ReqData extractor. \
-                 Request path: {:?} (type: {})",
+                "Failed to extract App-level ReqData<{}>. Request path: {}",
+                std::any::type_name::<T>(),
                 req.path(),
-                type_name::<T>(),
             );
-            err(ErrorInternalServerError(
+
+            Err(ErrorInternalServerError(
                 "Missing expected request extension data",
             ))
         }
diff --git a/actix-web/src/service.rs b/actix-web/src/service.rs
index 0e17c9949fe..ee3448c4cdd 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/service.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/service.rs
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ impl ServiceRequest {
     /// #   todo!()
     /// }
     /// ```
-    pub fn extract<T>(&mut self) -> <T as FromRequest>::Future
+    pub async fn extract<T: FromRequest>(&mut self) -> Result<T, <T as FromRequest>::Error>
     where
         T: FromRequest,
     {
-        T::from_request(&self.req, &mut self.payload)
+        T::from_request(&self.req, &mut self.payload).await
     }
 
     /// Construct request from parts.
diff --git a/actix-web/src/types/either.rs b/actix-web/src/types/either.rs
index db244fd9a44..477334a3703 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/types/either.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/types/either.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 //! For either helper, see [`Either`].
 
-use std::{
-    future::Future,
-    mem,
-    pin::Pin,
-    task::{Context, Poll},
-};
-
 use bytes::Bytes;
-use futures_core::ready;
-use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 
 use crate::{
     body::EitherBody,
@@ -158,7 +149,7 @@ where
     fn from(err: EitherExtractError<L, R>) -> Error {
         match err {
             EitherExtractError::Bytes(err) => err,
-            EitherExtractError::Extract(a_err, _b_err) => a_err.into(),
+            EitherExtractError::Extract(l_err, _r_err) => l_err.into(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -170,112 +161,25 @@ where
     R: FromRequest + 'static,
 {
     type Error = EitherExtractError<L::Error, R::Error>;
-    type Future = EitherExtractFut<L, R>;
 
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut dev::Payload) -> Self::Future {
-        EitherExtractFut {
-            req: req.clone(),
-            state: EitherExtractState::Bytes {
-                bytes: Bytes::from_request(req, payload),
+    async fn from_request(
+        req: &HttpRequest,
+        payload: &mut dev::Payload,
+    ) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let buf = Bytes::from_request(req, payload)
+            .await
+            .map_err(EitherExtractError::Bytes)?;
+
+        match L::from_request(req, &mut payload_from_bytes(buf.clone())).await {
+            Ok(left) => Ok(Either::Left(left)),
+            Err(l_err) => match R::from_request(req, &mut payload_from_bytes(buf)).await {
+                Ok(right) => Ok(Either::Right(right)),
+                Err(r_err) => Err(EitherExtractError::Extract(l_err, r_err)),
             },
         }
     }
 }
 
-pin_project! {
-    pub struct EitherExtractFut<L, R>
-    where
-        R: FromRequest,
-        L: FromRequest,
-    {
-        req: HttpRequest,
-        #[pin]
-        state: EitherExtractState<L, R>,
-    }
-}
-
-pin_project! {
-    #[project = EitherExtractProj]
-    pub enum EitherExtractState<L, R>
-    where
-        L: FromRequest,
-        R: FromRequest,
-    {
-        Bytes {
-            #[pin]
-            bytes: <Bytes as FromRequest>::Future,
-        },
-        Left {
-            #[pin]
-            left: L::Future,
-            fallback: Bytes,
-        },
-        Right {
-            #[pin]
-            right: R::Future,
-            left_err: Option<L::Error>,
-        },
-    }
-}
-
-impl<R, RF, RE, L, LF, LE> Future for EitherExtractFut<L, R>
-where
-    L: FromRequest<Future = LF, Error = LE>,
-    R: FromRequest<Future = RF, Error = RE>,
-    LF: Future<Output = Result<L, LE>> + 'static,
-    RF: Future<Output = Result<R, RE>> + 'static,
-    LE: Into<Error>,
-    RE: Into<Error>,
-{
-    type Output = Result<Either<L, R>, EitherExtractError<LE, RE>>;
-
-    fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-        let mut this = self.project();
-        let ready = loop {
-            let next = match this.state.as_mut().project() {
-                EitherExtractProj::Bytes { bytes } => {
-                    let res = ready!(bytes.poll(cx));
-                    match res {
-                        Ok(bytes) => {
-                            let fallback = bytes.clone();
-                            let left = L::from_request(this.req, &mut payload_from_bytes(bytes));
-                            EitherExtractState::Left { left, fallback }
-                        }
-                        Err(err) => break Err(EitherExtractError::Bytes(err)),
-                    }
-                }
-                EitherExtractProj::Left { left, fallback } => {
-                    let res = ready!(left.poll(cx));
-                    match res {
-                        Ok(extracted) => break Ok(Either::Left(extracted)),
-                        Err(left_err) => {
-                            let right = R::from_request(
-                                this.req,
-                                &mut payload_from_bytes(mem::take(fallback)),
-                            );
-                            EitherExtractState::Right {
-                                left_err: Some(left_err),
-                                right,
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                EitherExtractProj::Right { right, left_err } => {
-                    let res = ready!(right.poll(cx));
-                    match res {
-                        Ok(data) => break Ok(Either::Right(data)),
-                        Err(err) => {
-                            break Err(EitherExtractError::Extract(left_err.take().unwrap(), err));
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            };
-            this.state.set(next);
-        };
-        Poll::Ready(ready)
-    }
-}
-
 fn payload_from_bytes(bytes: Bytes) -> dev::Payload {
     let (_, mut h1_payload) = actix_http::h1::Payload::create(true);
     h1_payload.unread_data(bytes);
diff --git a/actix-web/src/types/form.rs b/actix-web/src/types/form.rs
index 7096b1e9c39..c4b8702d108 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/types/form.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/types/form.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use std::{
 use actix_http::Payload;
 use bytes::BytesMut;
 use encoding_rs::{Encoding, UTF_8};
-use futures_core::{future::LocalBoxFuture, ready};
+use futures_core::future::LocalBoxFuture;
 use futures_util::{FutureExt as _, StreamExt as _};
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
 
@@ -126,51 +126,21 @@ where
     T: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
 {
     type Error = Error;
-    type Future = FormExtractFut<T>;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
-        let FormConfig { limit, err_handler } = FormConfig::from_req(req).clone();
-
-        FormExtractFut {
-            fut: UrlEncoded::new(req, payload).limit(limit),
-            req: req.clone(),
-            err_handler,
+    async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let FormConfig { limit, err_handler } = FormConfig::from_req(req);
+
+        match UrlEncoded::new(req, payload).limit(*limit).await {
+            Ok(form) => Ok(Form(form)),
+            Err(err) => Err(match err_handler {
+                Some(err_handler) => (err_handler)(err, req),
+                None => err.into(),
+            }),
         }
     }
 }
 
-type FormErrHandler = Option<Rc<dyn Fn(UrlencodedError, &HttpRequest) -> Error>>;
-
-pub struct FormExtractFut<T> {
-    fut: UrlEncoded<T>,
-    err_handler: FormErrHandler,
-    req: HttpRequest,
-}
-
-impl<T> Future for FormExtractFut<T>
-where
-    T: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
-{
-    type Output = Result<Form<T>, Error>;
-
-    fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-        let this = self.get_mut();
-
-        let res = ready!(Pin::new(&mut this.fut).poll(cx));
-
-        let res = match res {
-            Err(err) => match &this.err_handler {
-                Some(err_handler) => Err((err_handler)(err, &this.req)),
-                None => Err(err.into()),
-            },
-            Ok(item) => Ok(Form(item)),
-        };
-
-        Poll::Ready(res)
-    }
-}
-
 impl<T: fmt::Display> fmt::Display for Form<T> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         self.0.fmt(f)
@@ -198,6 +168,8 @@ impl<T: Serialize> Responder for Form<T> {
     }
 }
 
+type FormErrHandler = Option<Rc<dyn Fn(UrlencodedError, &HttpRequest) -> Error>>;
+
 /// [`Form`] extractor configuration.
 ///
 /// ```
diff --git a/actix-web/src/types/header.rs b/actix-web/src/types/header.rs
index 977dc032e9c..309a280cb84 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/types/header.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/types/header.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 use std::{fmt, ops};
 
-use actix_utils::future::{ready, Ready};
-
 use crate::{
     dev::Payload, error::ParseError, extract::FromRequest, http::header::Header as ParseHeader,
     HttpRequest,
@@ -61,13 +59,12 @@ where
     T: ParseHeader,
 {
     type Error = ParseError;
-    type Future = Ready<Result<Self, Self::Error>>;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
+    async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         match ParseHeader::parse(req) {
-            Ok(header) => ready(Ok(Header(header))),
-            Err(err) => ready(Err(err)),
+            Ok(header) => Ok(Header(header)),
+            Err(err) => Err(err),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/actix-web/src/types/json.rs b/actix-web/src/types/json.rs
index 6b75c0cfe81..3a236c53de1 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/types/json.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/types/json.rs
@@ -138,10 +138,8 @@ impl<T: Serialize> Responder for Json<T> {
 /// See [here](#extractor) for example of usage as an extractor.
 impl<T: DeserializeOwned> FromRequest for Json<T> {
     type Error = Error;
-    type Future = JsonExtractFut<T>;
 
-    #[inline]
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
+    async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         let config = JsonConfig::from_req(req);
 
         let limit = config.limit;
@@ -149,52 +147,30 @@ impl<T: DeserializeOwned> FromRequest for Json<T> {
         let ctype_fn = config.content_type.as_deref();
         let err_handler = config.err_handler.clone();
 
-        JsonExtractFut {
-            req: Some(req.clone()),
-            fut: JsonBody::new(req, payload, ctype_fn, ctype_required).limit(limit),
-            err_handler,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-type JsonErrorHandler = Option<Arc<dyn Fn(JsonPayloadError, &HttpRequest) -> Error + Send + Sync>>;
-
-pub struct JsonExtractFut<T> {
-    req: Option<HttpRequest>,
-    fut: JsonBody<T>,
-    err_handler: JsonErrorHandler,
-}
-
-impl<T: DeserializeOwned> Future for JsonExtractFut<T> {
-    type Output = Result<Json<T>, Error>;
-
-    fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-        let this = self.get_mut();
-
-        let res = ready!(Pin::new(&mut this.fut).poll(cx));
-
-        let res = match res {
+        match JsonBody::new(req, payload, ctype_fn, ctype_required)
+            .limit(limit)
+            .await
+        {
+            Ok(data) => Ok(Json(data)),
             Err(err) => {
-                let req = this.req.take().unwrap();
                 log::debug!(
-                    "Failed to deserialize Json from payload. \
+                    "Failed to deserialize Json<{}> from payload. \
                          Request path: {}",
-                    req.path()
+                    std::any::type_name::<T>(),
+                    req.path(),
                 );
 
-                if let Some(err_handler) = this.err_handler.as_ref() {
-                    Err((*err_handler)(err, &req))
-                } else {
-                    Err(err.into())
-                }
+                Err(match err_handler.as_ref() {
+                    Some(err_handler) => (err_handler)(err, req),
+                    None => err.into(),
+                })
             }
-            Ok(data) => Ok(Json(data)),
-        };
-
-        Poll::Ready(res)
+        }
     }
 }
 
+type JsonErrorHandler = Option<Arc<dyn Fn(JsonPayloadError, &HttpRequest) -> Error + Send + Sync>>;
+
 /// `Json` extractor configuration.
 ///
 /// # Examples
diff --git a/actix-web/src/types/path.rs b/actix-web/src/types/path.rs
index cc87bb80fc6..8bcc2efb26b 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/types/path.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/types/path.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use actix_router::PathDeserializer;
-use actix_utils::future::{ready, Ready};
 use derive_more::{AsRef, Deref, DerefMut, Display, From};
 use serde::de;
 
@@ -69,33 +68,29 @@ where
     T: de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     type Error = Error;
-    type Future = Ready<Result<Self, Self::Error>>;
 
-    #[inline]
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
+    async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         let error_handler = req
             .app_data::<PathConfig>()
             .or_else(|| req.app_data::<Data<PathConfig>>().map(Data::get_ref))
             .and_then(|c| c.err_handler.clone());
 
-        ready(
-            de::Deserialize::deserialize(PathDeserializer::new(req.match_info()))
-                .map(Path)
-                .map_err(move |err| {
-                    log::debug!(
-                        "Failed during Path extractor deserialization. \
+        de::Deserialize::deserialize(PathDeserializer::new(req.match_info()))
+            .map(Path)
+            .map_err(move |err| {
+                log::debug!(
+                    "Failed during Path extractor deserialization. \
                          Request path: {:?}",
-                        req.path()
-                    );
-
-                    if let Some(error_handler) = error_handler {
-                        let e = PathError::Deserialize(err);
-                        (error_handler)(e, req)
-                    } else {
-                        ErrorNotFound(err)
-                    }
-                }),
-        )
+                    req.path()
+                );
+
+                if let Some(error_handler) = error_handler {
+                    let e = PathError::Deserialize(err);
+                    (error_handler)(e, req)
+                } else {
+                    ErrorNotFound(err)
+                }
+            })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/actix-web/src/types/payload.rs b/actix-web/src/types/payload.rs
index abb4e6b7f2b..6a0ed8e004e 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/types/payload.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/types/payload.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use actix_http::error::PayloadError;
-use actix_utils::future::{ready, Either, Ready};
 use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
-use encoding_rs::{Encoding, UTF_8};
+use encoding_rs::Encoding;
 use futures_core::{ready, stream::Stream};
 use mime::Mime;
 
@@ -131,11 +130,13 @@ impl Stream for Payload {
 /// See [here](#Examples) for example of usage as an extractor.
 impl FromRequest for Payload {
     type Error = Error;
-    type Future = Ready<Result<Self, Self::Error>>;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn from_request(_: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut dev::Payload) -> Self::Future {
-        ready(Ok(Payload(payload.take())))
+    async fn from_request(
+        _: &HttpRequest,
+        payload: &mut dev::Payload,
+    ) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Payload(payload.take()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -157,33 +158,21 @@ impl FromRequest for Payload {
 /// ```
 impl FromRequest for Bytes {
     type Error = Error;
-    type Future = Either<BytesExtractFut, Ready<Result<Bytes, Error>>>;
 
-    #[inline]
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut dev::Payload) -> Self::Future {
+    async fn from_request(
+        req: &HttpRequest,
+        payload: &mut dev::Payload,
+    ) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         // allow both Config and Data<Config>
         let cfg = PayloadConfig::from_req(req);
 
-        if let Err(err) = cfg.check_mimetype(req) {
-            return Either::right(ready(Err(err)));
-        }
-
-        Either::left(BytesExtractFut {
-            body_fut: HttpMessageBody::new(req, payload).limit(cfg.limit),
-        })
-    }
-}
-
-/// Future for `Bytes` extractor.
-pub struct BytesExtractFut {
-    body_fut: HttpMessageBody,
-}
-
-impl Future for BytesExtractFut {
-    type Output = Result<Bytes, Error>;
+        // check content-type
+        cfg.check_mimetype(req)?;
 
-    fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-        Pin::new(&mut self.body_fut).poll(cx).map_err(Into::into)
+        HttpMessageBody::new(req, payload)
+            .limit(cfg.limit)
+            .await
+            .map_err(Into::into)
     }
 }
 
@@ -204,49 +193,29 @@ impl Future for BytesExtractFut {
 /// }
 impl FromRequest for String {
     type Error = Error;
-    type Future = Either<StringExtractFut, Ready<Result<String, Error>>>;
 
-    #[inline]
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut dev::Payload) -> Self::Future {
+    async fn from_request(
+        req: &HttpRequest,
+        payload: &mut dev::Payload,
+    ) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         let cfg = PayloadConfig::from_req(req);
 
         // check content-type
-        if let Err(err) = cfg.check_mimetype(req) {
-            return Either::right(ready(Err(err)));
-        }
+        cfg.check_mimetype(req)?;
 
         // check charset
-        let encoding = match req.encoding() {
-            Ok(enc) => enc,
-            Err(err) => return Either::right(ready(Err(err.into()))),
-        };
+        let encoding = req.encoding()?;
         let limit = cfg.limit;
-        let body_fut = HttpMessageBody::new(req, payload).limit(limit);
 
-        Either::left(StringExtractFut { body_fut, encoding })
-    }
-}
+        let body = HttpMessageBody::new(req, payload).limit(limit).await?;
 
-/// Future for `String` extractor.
-pub struct StringExtractFut {
-    body_fut: HttpMessageBody,
-    encoding: &'static Encoding,
-}
-
-impl Future for StringExtractFut {
-    type Output = Result<String, Error>;
-
-    fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-        let encoding = self.encoding;
-
-        Pin::new(&mut self.body_fut).poll(cx).map(|out| {
-            let body = out?;
-            bytes_to_string(body, encoding)
-        })
+        bytes_to_string(body, encoding)
     }
 }
 
 fn bytes_to_string(body: Bytes, encoding: &'static Encoding) -> Result<String, Error> {
+    use encoding_rs::UTF_8;
+
     if encoding == UTF_8 {
         Ok(str::from_utf8(body.as_ref())
             .map_err(|_| ErrorBadRequest("Can not decode body"))?
diff --git a/actix-web/src/types/query.rs b/actix-web/src/types/query.rs
index e71b886f242..b194d756ad7 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/types/query.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/types/query.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 use std::{fmt, ops, sync::Arc};
 
-use actix_utils::future::{err, ok, Ready};
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 
 use crate::{dev::Payload, error::QueryPayloadError, Error, FromRequest, HttpRequest};
@@ -108,32 +107,27 @@ impl<T: fmt::Display> fmt::Display for Query<T> {
 /// See [here](#Examples) for example of usage as an extractor.
 impl<T: DeserializeOwned> FromRequest for Query<T> {
     type Error = Error;
-    type Future = Ready<Result<Self, Error>>;
 
-    #[inline]
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
+    async fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         let error_handler = req
             .app_data::<QueryConfig>()
             .and_then(|c| c.err_handler.clone());
 
         serde_urlencoded::from_str::<T>(req.query_string())
-            .map(|val| ok(Query(val)))
+            .map(|val| Ok(Query(val)))
             .unwrap_or_else(move |e| {
-                let e = QueryPayloadError::Deserialize(e);
+                let err = QueryPayloadError::Deserialize(e);
 
                 log::debug!(
                     "Failed during Query extractor deserialization. \
-                     Request path: {:?}",
+                     Request path: {}",
                     req.path()
                 );
 
-                let e = if let Some(error_handler) = error_handler {
-                    (error_handler)(e, req)
-                } else {
-                    e.into()
-                };
-
-                err(e)
+                Err(match error_handler {
+                    Some(error_handler) => (error_handler)(err, req),
+                    None => err.into(),
+                })
             })
     }
 }
diff --git a/rust-toolchain b/rust-toolchain
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf867e0ae5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-toolchain
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nightly