diff --git a/tests/utils/protocol.rs b/tests/utils/protocol.rs
index 192aec51..329645de 100644
--- a/tests/utils/protocol.rs
+++ b/tests/utils/protocol.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ pub struct TestProtocolStream {
 impl TestProtocolStream {
     /// Read from the receiver and remaining buffer
     async fn read_from_receiver(
-        buf: &mut ReadBuf<'static>,
+        buf: &mut ReadBuf<'_>,
         receiver: Arc<Mutex<Receiver<Vec<u8>>>>,
         remaining_buf: Arc<Mutex<Vec<u8>>>,
     ) {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl TestProtocolStream {
     /// Read from the remaining buffer returning a boolean if the
     /// read buffer has been filled
     async fn read_from_remaining_buffer(
-        buf: &mut ReadBuf<'static>,
+        buf: &mut ReadBuf<'_>,
         remaining_buf: &mut Vec<u8>,
     ) -> bool {
         if remaining_buf.len() < buf.capacity() {
@@ -180,70 +180,66 @@ impl AsyncProtocolStream for TestProtocolStream {
 
 impl AsyncRead for TestProtocolStream {
     fn poll_read(
-        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
         cx: &mut Context<'_>,
         buf: &mut ReadBuf<'_>,
     ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
-        unsafe {
-            // we need a mutable reference to access the inner future
-            let stream = self.get_unchecked_mut();
+        if self.future.is_none() {
+            // we need to change the lifetime to be able to use the read buffer in the read future
+            let buf: &mut ReadBuf<'static> = unsafe {
+                // SAFETY: idk tbh
+                mem::transmute(buf)
+            };
+            let receiver = Arc::clone(&self.receiver);
+            let remaining_buf = Arc::clone(&self.remaining_buf);
 
-            if stream.future.is_none() {
-                // we need to change the lifetime to be able to use the read buffer in the read future
-                let buf: &mut ReadBuf<'static> = mem::transmute(buf);
-                let receiver = Arc::clone(&stream.receiver);
-                let remaining_buf = Arc::clone(&stream.remaining_buf);
-
-                let future = TestProtocolStream::read_from_receiver(buf, receiver, remaining_buf);
-                stream.future = Some(Box::pin(future));
-            }
-            if let Some(future) = &mut stream.future {
-                match future.as_mut().poll(cx) {
-                    Poll::Ready(_) => {
-                        stream.future = None;
-                        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
-                    }
-                    Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
+            let future = TestProtocolStream::read_from_receiver(buf, receiver, remaining_buf);
+            self.future = Some(Box::pin(future));
+        }
+        if let Some(future) = &mut self.future {
+            match future.as_mut().poll(cx) {
+                Poll::Ready(_) => {
+                    self.future = None;
+                    Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
                 }
-            } else {
-                Poll::Pending
+                Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
             }
+        } else {
+            Poll::Pending
         }
     }
 }
 
+impl Unpin for TestProtocolStream {}
+
 impl AsyncWrite for TestProtocolStream {
     fn poll_write(
-        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
         cx: &mut Context<'_>,
         buf: &[u8],
     ) -> Poll<std::prelude::rust_2015::Result<usize, Error>> {
         let write_len = buf.len();
-        unsafe {
-            // we need a mutable reference to access the inner future
-            let stream = self.get_unchecked_mut();
 
-            if stream.future.is_none() {
-                // we take ownership here so that we don't need to change lifetimes here
-                let buf = buf.to_vec();
-                let sender = stream.sender.clone();
+        if self.future.is_none() {
+            // we take ownership here so that we don't need to change lifetimes here
+            let buf = buf.to_vec();
+            let sender = self.sender.clone();
 
-                let future = async move {
-                    sender.send(buf).await.unwrap();
-                };
-                stream.future = Some(Box::pin(future));
-            }
-            if let Some(future) = &mut stream.future {
-                match future.as_mut().poll(cx) {
-                    Poll::Ready(_) => {
-                        stream.future = None;
-                        Poll::Ready(Ok(write_len))
-                    }
-                    Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
+            let future = async move {
+                sender.send(buf).await.unwrap();
+            };
+            self.future = Some(Box::pin(future));
+        }
+        if let Some(future) = &mut self.future {
+            match future.as_mut().poll(cx) {
+                Poll::Ready(_) => {
+                    self.future = None;
+                    Poll::Ready(Ok(write_len))
                 }
-            } else {
-                Poll::Pending
+                Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
             }
+        } else {
+            Poll::Pending
         }
     }