diff --git a/actix-tls/Cargo.toml b/actix-tls/Cargo.toml
index 75ea26b0..61bd8bc9 100755
--- a/actix-tls/Cargo.toml
+++ b/actix-tls/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ actix-rt = { version = "2.2.0", default-features = false }
 actix-service = "2.0.0"
 actix-utils = "3.0.0"
 
-derive_more = "0.99.5"
 futures-core = { version = "0.3.7", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
 log = "0.4"
 pin-project-lite = "0.2.7"
diff --git a/actix-tls/src/accept/mod.rs b/actix-tls/src/accept/mod.rs
index de220ac5..0f387e0c 100644
--- a/actix-tls/src/accept/mod.rs
+++ b/actix-tls/src/accept/mod.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ use std::{
     sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
 };
 
-use actix_utils::counter::Counter;
-use derive_more::{Display, Error};
+use actix_utils::{counter::Counter, derive};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "openssl")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "openssl")))]
@@ -45,21 +44,24 @@ pub fn max_concurrent_tls_connect(num: usize) {
 /// All TLS acceptors from this crate will return the `SvcErr` type parameter as [`Infallible`],
 /// which can be cast to your own service type, inferred or otherwise,
 /// using [`into_service_error`](Self::into_service_error).
-#[derive(Debug, Display, Error)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum TlsError<TlsErr, SvcErr> {
     /// TLS handshake has timed-out.
-    #[display(fmt = "TLS handshake has timed-out")]
     Timeout,
-
     /// Wraps TLS service errors.
-    #[display(fmt = "TLS handshake error")]
     Tls(TlsErr),
-
     /// Wraps service errors.
-    #[display(fmt = "Service error")]
     Service(SvcErr),
 }
 
+derive::enum_error! {
+    match TlsError<TlsErr, SvcErr> |f| {
+        Timeout => "TLS handshake has timed-out",
+        Tls(e) => "TLS handshake error",
+        Service(e) => "Service error",
+    }
+}
+
 impl<TlsErr> TlsError<TlsErr, Infallible> {
     /// Casts the infallible service error type returned from acceptors into caller's type.
     ///
diff --git a/actix-tls/src/accept/native_tls.rs b/actix-tls/src/accept/native_tls.rs
index 9a864a72..c853c77f 100644
--- a/actix-tls/src/accept/native_tls.rs
+++ b/actix-tls/src/accept/native_tls.rs
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ use actix_rt::{
 use actix_service::{Service, ServiceFactory};
 use actix_utils::{
     counter::Counter,
+    derive,
     future::{ready, Ready as FutReady},
 };
-use derive_more::{Deref, DerefMut, From};
 use futures_core::future::LocalBoxFuture;
 use tokio_native_tls::{native_tls::Error, TlsAcceptor};
 
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ pub mod reexports {
 }
 
 /// Wraps a `native-tls` based async TLS stream in order to implement [`ActixStream`].
-#[derive(Deref, DerefMut, From)]
 pub struct TlsStream<IO>(tokio_native_tls::TlsStream<IO>);
 
+derive::from! { tokio_native_tls::TlsStream<IO> => TlsStream<IO> }
+derive::deref! { TlsStream<IO> => 0: tokio_native_tls::TlsStream<IO> }
+derive::deref_mut! { TlsStream<IO> => 0 }
+
 impl<IO: ActixStream> AsyncRead for TlsStream<IO> {
     fn poll_read(
         self: Pin<&mut Self>,
diff --git a/actix-tls/src/accept/openssl.rs b/actix-tls/src/accept/openssl.rs
index 51a45942..47e7bdd8 100644
--- a/actix-tls/src/accept/openssl.rs
+++ b/actix-tls/src/accept/openssl.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ use actix_rt::{
 use actix_service::{Service, ServiceFactory};
 use actix_utils::{
     counter::{Counter, CounterGuard},
+    derive,
     future::{ready, Ready as FutReady},
 };
-use derive_more::{Deref, DerefMut, From};
 use openssl::ssl::{Error, Ssl, SslAcceptor};
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@ pub mod reexports {
 }
 
 /// Wraps an `openssl` based async TLS stream in order to implement [`ActixStream`].
-#[derive(Deref, DerefMut, From)]
 pub struct TlsStream<IO>(tokio_openssl::SslStream<IO>);
 
+derive::from! { tokio_openssl::SslStream<IO> => TlsStream<IO> }
+derive::deref! { TlsStream<IO> => 0: tokio_openssl::SslStream<IO> }
+derive::deref_mut! { TlsStream<IO> => 0 }
+
 impl<IO: ActixStream> AsyncRead for TlsStream<IO> {
     fn poll_read(
         self: Pin<&mut Self>,
diff --git a/actix-tls/src/accept/rustls.rs b/actix-tls/src/accept/rustls.rs
index 4eca996e..0742b97d 100644
--- a/actix-tls/src/accept/rustls.rs
+++ b/actix-tls/src/accept/rustls.rs
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ use actix_rt::{
 use actix_service::{Service, ServiceFactory};
 use actix_utils::{
     counter::{Counter, CounterGuard},
+    derive,
     future::{ready, Ready as FutReady},
 };
-use derive_more::{Deref, DerefMut, From};
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 use tokio_rustls::rustls::ServerConfig;
 use tokio_rustls::{Accept, TlsAcceptor};
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@ pub mod reexports {
 }
 
 /// Wraps a `rustls` based async TLS stream in order to implement [`ActixStream`].
-#[derive(Deref, DerefMut, From)]
 pub struct TlsStream<IO>(tokio_rustls::server::TlsStream<IO>);
 
+derive::from! { tokio_rustls::server::TlsStream<IO> => TlsStream<IO> }
+derive::deref! { TlsStream<IO> => 0: tokio_rustls::server::TlsStream<IO> }
+derive::deref_mut! { TlsStream<IO> => 0 }
+
 impl<IO: ActixStream> AsyncRead for TlsStream<IO> {
     fn poll_read(
         self: Pin<&mut Self>,
diff --git a/actix-tls/src/connect/connection.rs b/actix-tls/src/connect/connection.rs
index 68972a2a..41215597 100644
--- a/actix-tls/src/connect/connection.rs
+++ b/actix-tls/src/connect/connection.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-use derive_more::{Deref, DerefMut};
-
 use super::Host;
+use actix_utils::derive;
 
 /// Wraps underlying I/O and the connection request that initiated it.
-#[derive(Debug, Deref, DerefMut)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Connection<R, IO> {
     pub(crate) req: R,
-
-    #[deref]
-    #[deref_mut]
     pub(crate) io: IO,
 }
 
+derive::deref! { Connection<R, IO> => io: IO }
+derive::deref_mut! { Connection<R, IO> => io }
+
 impl<R, IO> Connection<R, IO> {
     /// Construct new `Connection` from request and IO parts.
     pub(crate) fn new(req: R, io: IO) -> Self {
diff --git a/actix-tls/src/connect/error.rs b/actix-tls/src/connect/error.rs
index 46944988..bba9a965 100644
--- a/actix-tls/src/connect/error.rs
+++ b/actix-tls/src/connect/error.rs
@@ -1,36 +1,27 @@
-use std::{error::Error, io};
-
-use derive_more::Display;
+use actix_utils::derive;
+use std::io;
 
 /// Errors that can result from using a connector service.
-#[derive(Debug, Display)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum ConnectError {
     /// Failed to resolve the hostname
-    #[display(fmt = "Failed resolving hostname")]
     Resolver(Box<dyn std::error::Error>),
-
     /// No DNS records
-    #[display(fmt = "No DNS records found for the input")]
     NoRecords,
-
     /// Invalid input
     InvalidInput,
-
     /// Unresolved host name
-    #[display(fmt = "Connector received `Connect` method with unresolved host")]
     Unresolved,
-
     /// Connection IO error
-    #[display(fmt = "{}", _0)]
     Io(io::Error),
 }
 
-impl Error for ConnectError {
-    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)> {
-        match self {
-            Self::Resolver(err) => Some(&**err),
-            Self::Io(err) => Some(err),
-            Self::NoRecords | Self::InvalidInput | Self::Unresolved => None,
-        }
+derive::enum_error! {
+    match ConnectError |f| {
+        NoRecords => "No DNS records found for the input",
+        InvalidInput => "Invalid input",
+        Unresolved => "Connector received `Connect` method with unresolved host",
+        #[source(&**e)] Resolver(e) => "Failed to resolve hostname",
+        #[source(e)] Io(e) => return write!(f, "{}", e),
     }
 }
diff --git a/actix-utils/src/derive.rs b/actix-utils/src/derive.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..499b3db1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actix-utils/src/derive.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/// A helper to implement `Deref` for a type.
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! deref {
+    ($ty:ident $(<$($generic:ident),*>)? => $field:tt: $target:ty) => {
+        impl $(<$($generic),*>)? ::std::ops::Deref for $ty $(<$($generic),*>)? {
+            type Target = $target;
+
+            fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+                &self.$field
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+/// A helper to implement `DerefMut` for a type.
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! deref_mut {
+    ($ty:ident $(<$($generic:ident),*>)? => $field:tt) => {
+        impl $(<$($generic),*>)? ::std::ops::DerefMut for $ty $(<$($generic),*>)? {
+            fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+                &mut self.$field
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+/// A helper to implement `From` for a unit struct.
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! from {
+    ($from:ty => $ty:ident $(<$($generic:ident),*>)?) => {
+        impl $(<$($generic),*>)? ::std::convert::From<$from> for $ty $(<$($generic),*>)? {
+            fn from(from: $from) -> Self {
+                Self(from)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+/// A helper to implement `Display` and `Error` for an enum.
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! enum_error {
+    (match $ty:ident $(<$($generic:ident),*>)? |$f:ident| {$(
+        $( #[source($source:expr)] )? $variant:pat => $fmt:expr $(,)?
+    ),*}) => {
+        #[allow(unused)]
+        impl $(<$($generic),*>)? ::std::fmt::Display for $ty $(<$($generic),*>)? {
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> ::std::fmt::Result {
+                use $ty::*;
+
+                let $f = f;
+                let res = match self {$(
+                    $variant => $fmt,
+                )*};
+
+                write!($f, "{}", res)
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl $(<$($generic: ::std::fmt::Debug),*>)? ::std::error::Error for $ty $(<$($generic),*>)? {
+            fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn ::std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+                use $ty::*;
+
+                match self {
+                    $($( $variant => { Some($source) } )?)*
+                    _ => None
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+#[doc(inline)]
+pub use crate::{deref, deref_mut, enum_error, from};
diff --git a/actix-utils/src/lib.rs b/actix-utils/src/lib.rs
index b02687cb..82d19ba5 100644
--- a/actix-utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/actix-utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 #![doc(html_favicon_url = "https://actix.rs/favicon.ico")]
 
 pub mod counter;
+pub mod derive;
 pub mod future;