diff --git a/awc/src/frozen.rs b/awc/src/frozen.rs
index 28aae27f9..b98d8d5e1 100644
--- a/awc/src/frozen.rs
+++ b/awc/src/frozen.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl FrozenClientRequest {
     /// Send a body.
     pub fn send_body<B>(&self, body: B) -> SendClientRequest
     where
-        B: actix_http::body::MessageBody + 'static,
+        B: MessageBody + 'static,
     {
         RequestSender::Rc(self.head.clone(), None).send_body(
             self.addr,
diff --git a/awc/src/middleware/redirect.rs b/awc/src/middleware/redirect.rs
index f644a375b..0ee969eee 100644
--- a/awc/src/middleware/redirect.rs
+++ b/awc/src/middleware/redirect.rs
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ where
                             // try to reuse body
                             match body {
                                 Some(ref bytes) => AnyBody::from(bytes.clone()),
+                                // TODO: should this be AnyBody::Empty or AnyBody::None.
                                 _ => AnyBody::empty(),
                             }
                         } else {
diff --git a/awc/src/sender.rs b/awc/src/sender.rs
index cae9ca363..71d705d38 100644
--- a/awc/src/sender.rs
+++ b/awc/src/sender.rs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ impl RequestSender {
             response_decompress,
             timeout,
             config,
-            AnyBody::copy_from_slice(body.as_bytes()),
+            AnyBody::from_message_body(body.into_bytes()),
         )
     }
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ impl RequestSender {
             response_decompress,
             timeout,
             config,
-            AnyBody::copy_from_slice(body.as_bytes()),
+            AnyBody::from_message_body(body.into_bytes()),
         )
     }