diff --git a/actix-http/src/response.rs b/actix-http/src/response.rs
index 9f799f669..aee9e80b4 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/response.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/response.rs
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ impl<B> Response<B> {
     where
         B: MessageBody + 'static,
     {
-        self.map_body(|_, body| BoxBody::new(body))
+        self.map_body(|_, body| body.boxed())
     }
 
     /// Returns body, consuming this response.
diff --git a/awc/src/any_body.rs b/awc/src/any_body.rs
index cb9038ff3..2ffeb5074 100644
--- a/awc/src/any_body.rs
+++ b/awc/src/any_body.rs
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ impl AnyBody {
     where
         B: MessageBody + 'static,
     {
-        Self::Body {
-            body: BoxBody::new(body),
-        }
+        Self::Body { body: body.boxed() }
     }
 
     /// Constructs new `AnyBody` instance from a slice of bytes by copying it.
diff --git a/src/response/response.rs b/src/response/response.rs
index 1900dd845..4fb4b44b6 100644
--- a/src/response/response.rs
+++ b/src/response/response.rs
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@ impl<B> HttpResponse<B> {
     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| body.boxed())
     }
 
     /// Extract response body
diff --git a/src/service.rs b/src/service.rs
index 36b3858e6..9ccf5274d 100644
--- a/src/service.rs
+++ b/src/service.rs
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ impl<B> ServiceResponse<B> {
     where
         B: MessageBody + 'static,
     {
-        self.map_body(|_, body| BoxBody::new(body))
+        self.map_body(|_, body| body.boxed())
     }
 }