diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 120b83c0798..5f6fcbc02b7 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ smallvec = "0.6"
 tokio-executor = "0.1.4"
 tokio-io = "0.1"
 tokio-timer = "0.2"
+unsigned-varint = "0.2"
 void = "1"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/core/src/upgrade/mod.rs b/core/src/upgrade/mod.rs
index 1d7b5b329b9..702e7f223e3 100644
--- a/core/src/upgrade/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/upgrade/mod.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ mod either;
 mod error;
 mod map;
 mod select;
+mod transfer;
 
 use futures::future::Future;
 
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ pub use self::{
     either::EitherUpgrade,
     error::UpgradeError,
     map::{MapInboundUpgrade, MapOutboundUpgrade, MapInboundUpgradeErr, MapOutboundUpgradeErr},
-    select::SelectUpgrade
+    select::SelectUpgrade,
+    transfer::{write_one, WriteOne, read_one, ReadOne, read_one_then, ReadOneThen, ReadOneError, request_response, RequestResponse},
 };
 
 /// Types serving as protocol names.
diff --git a/core/src/upgrade/transfer.rs b/core/src/upgrade/transfer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ea678a2de7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/upgrade/transfer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,462 @@
+// Copyright 2019 Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+//! Contains some helper futures for creating upgrades.
+
+use futures::{prelude::*, try_ready};
+use std::{cmp, error, fmt, io::Cursor, mem};
+use tokio_io::{io, AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
+
+/// Send a message to the given socket, then shuts down the writing side.
+///
+/// > **Note**: Prepends a variable-length prefix indicate the length of the message. This is
+/// >           compatible with what `read_one` expects.
+#[inline]
+pub fn write_one<TSocket, TData>(socket: TSocket, data: TData) -> WriteOne<TSocket, TData>
+where
+    TSocket: AsyncWrite,
+    TData: AsRef<[u8]>,
+{
+    let len_data = build_int_buffer(data.as_ref().len());
+    WriteOne {
+        inner: WriteOneInner::WriteLen(io::write_all(socket, len_data), data),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Builds a buffer that contains the given integer encoded as variable-length.
+fn build_int_buffer(num: usize) -> io::Window<[u8; 10]> {
+    let mut len_data = unsigned_varint::encode::u64_buffer();
+    let encoded_len = unsigned_varint::encode::u64(num as u64, &mut len_data).len();
+    let mut len_data = io::Window::new(len_data);
+    len_data.set_end(encoded_len);
+    len_data
+}
+
+/// Future that makes `write_one` work.
+pub struct WriteOne<TSocket, TData = Vec<u8>> {
+    inner: WriteOneInner<TSocket, TData>,
+}
+
+enum WriteOneInner<TSocket, TData> {
+    /// We need to write the data length to the socket.
+    WriteLen(io::WriteAll<TSocket, io::Window<[u8; 10]>>, TData),
+    /// We need to write the actual data to the socket.
+    Write(io::WriteAll<TSocket, TData>),
+    /// We need to shut down the socket.
+    Shutdown(io::Shutdown<TSocket>),
+    /// A problem happened during the processing.
+    Poisoned,
+}
+
+impl<TSocket, TData> Future for WriteOne<TSocket, TData>
+where
+    TSocket: AsyncWrite,
+    TData: AsRef<[u8]>,
+{
+    type Item = ();
+    type Error = std::io::Error;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(self.inner.poll()?.map(|_socket| ()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<TSocket, TData> Future for WriteOneInner<TSocket, TData>
+where
+    TSocket: AsyncWrite,
+    TData: AsRef<[u8]>,
+{
+    type Item = TSocket;
+    type Error = std::io::Error;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
+        loop {
+            match mem::replace(self, WriteOneInner::Poisoned) {
+                WriteOneInner::WriteLen(mut inner, data) => match inner.poll()? {
+                    Async::Ready((socket, _)) => {
+                        *self = WriteOneInner::Write(io::write_all(socket, data));
+                    }
+                    Async::NotReady => {
+                        *self = WriteOneInner::WriteLen(inner, data);
+                    }
+                },
+                WriteOneInner::Write(mut inner) => match inner.poll()? {
+                    Async::Ready((socket, _)) => {
+                        *self = WriteOneInner::Shutdown(tokio_io::io::shutdown(socket));
+                    }
+                    Async::NotReady => {
+                        *self = WriteOneInner::Write(inner);
+                    }
+                },
+                WriteOneInner::Shutdown(ref mut inner) => {
+                    let socket = try_ready!(inner.poll());
+                    return Ok(Async::Ready(socket));
+                }
+                WriteOneInner::Poisoned => panic!(),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Reads a message from the given socket. Only one message is processed and the socket is dropped,
+/// because we assume that the socket will not send anything more.
+///
+/// The `max_size` parameter is the maximum size in bytes of the message that we accept. This is
+/// necessary in order to avoid DoS attacks where the remote sends us a message of several
+/// gigabytes.
+///
+/// > **Note**: Assumes that a variable-length prefix indicates the length of the message. This is
+/// >           compatible with what `write_one` does.
+#[inline]
+pub fn read_one<TSocket>(
+    socket: TSocket,
+    max_size: usize,
+) -> ReadOne<TSocket>
+{
+    ReadOne {
+        inner: ReadOneInner::ReadLen {
+            socket,
+            len_buf: Cursor::new([0; 10]),
+            max_size,
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+/// Future that makes `read_one` work.
+pub struct ReadOne<TSocket> {
+    inner: ReadOneInner<TSocket>,
+}
+
+enum ReadOneInner<TSocket> {
+    // We need to read the data length from the socket.
+    ReadLen {
+        socket: TSocket,
+        /// A small buffer where we will right the variable-length integer representing the
+        /// length of the actual packet.
+        len_buf: Cursor<[u8; 10]>,
+        max_size: usize,
+    },
+    // We need to read the actual data from the socket.
+    ReadRest(io::ReadExact<TSocket, io::Window<Vec<u8>>>),
+    /// A problem happened during the processing.
+    Poisoned,
+}
+
+impl<TSocket> Future for ReadOne<TSocket>
+where
+    TSocket: AsyncRead,
+{
+    type Item = Vec<u8>;
+    type Error = ReadOneError;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
+        loop {
+            match mem::replace(&mut self.inner, ReadOneInner::Poisoned) {
+                ReadOneInner::ReadLen {
+                    mut socket,
+                    mut len_buf,
+                    max_size,
+                } => {
+                    match socket.read_buf(&mut len_buf)? {
+                        Async::Ready(num_read) => {
+                            // Reaching EOF before finishing to read the length is an error.
+                            if num_read == 0 {
+                                return Err(ReadOneError::Io(
+                                    std::io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof.into(),
+                                ));
+                            }
+
+                            let len_buf_with_data =
+                                &len_buf.get_ref()[..len_buf.position() as usize];
+                            if let Ok((len, data_start)) =
+                                unsigned_varint::decode::usize(len_buf_with_data)
+                            {
+                                if len >= max_size {
+                                    return Err(ReadOneError::TooLarge {
+                                        requested: len,
+                                        max: max_size,
+                                    });
+                                }
+
+                                // Create `data_buf` containing the start of the data that was
+                                // already in `len_buf`.
+                                let n = cmp::min(data_start.len(), len);
+                                let mut data_buf = vec![0; len];
+                                data_buf[.. n].copy_from_slice(&data_start[.. n]);
+                                let mut data_buf = io::Window::new(data_buf);
+                                data_buf.set_start(data_start.len());
+                                self.inner =
+                                    ReadOneInner::ReadRest(io::read_exact(socket, data_buf));
+                            } else {
+                                self.inner = ReadOneInner::ReadLen {
+                                    socket,
+                                    len_buf,
+                                    max_size,
+                                };
+                            }
+                        }
+                        Async::NotReady => {
+                            self.inner = ReadOneInner::ReadLen {
+                                socket,
+                                len_buf,
+                                max_size,
+                            };
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                ReadOneInner::ReadRest(mut inner) => {
+                    match inner.poll()? {
+                        Async::Ready((_, data)) => {
+                            return Ok(Async::Ready(data.into_inner()));
+                        }
+                        Async::NotReady => {
+                            self.inner = ReadOneInner::ReadRest(inner);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                ReadOneInner::Poisoned => panic!(),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Error while reading one message.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum ReadOneError {
+    /// Error on the socket.
+    Io(std::io::Error),
+    /// Requested data is over the maximum allowed size.
+    TooLarge {
+        /// Size requested by the remote.
+        requested: usize,
+        /// Maximum allowed.
+        max: usize,
+    },
+}
+
+impl From<std::io::Error> for ReadOneError {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(err: std::io::Error) -> ReadOneError {
+        ReadOneError::Io(err)
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for ReadOneError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match *self {
+            ReadOneError::Io(ref err) => write!(f, "{}", err),
+            ReadOneError::TooLarge { .. } => write!(f, "Received data size over maximum"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl error::Error for ReadOneError {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn error::Error + 'static)> {
+        match *self {
+            ReadOneError::Io(ref err) => Some(err),
+            ReadOneError::TooLarge { .. } => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Similar to `read_one`, but applies a transformation on the output buffer.
+#[inline]
+pub fn read_one_then<TSocket, TThen, TOut, TErr>(
+    socket: TSocket,
+    max_size: usize,
+    then: TThen,
+) -> ReadOneThen<TSocket, TThen>
+where
+    TSocket: AsyncRead,
+    TThen: FnOnce(Vec<u8>) -> Result<TOut, TErr>,
+    TErr: From<ReadOneError>,
+{
+    ReadOneThen {
+        inner: read_one(socket, max_size),
+        then: Some(then),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Future that makes `read_one_then` work.
+pub struct ReadOneThen<TSocket, TThen> {
+    inner: ReadOne<TSocket>,
+    then: Option<TThen>,
+}
+
+impl<TSocket, TThen, TOut, TErr> Future for ReadOneThen<TSocket, TThen>
+where
+    TSocket: AsyncRead,
+    TThen: FnOnce(Vec<u8>) -> Result<TOut, TErr>,
+    TErr: From<ReadOneError>,
+{
+    type Item = TOut;
+    type Error = TErr;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
+        match self.inner.poll()? {
+            Async::Ready(buffer) => {
+                let then = self.then.take().expect("Future was polled after it was finished");
+                Ok(Async::Ready(then(buffer)?))
+            },
+            Async::NotReady => Ok(Async::NotReady),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Send a message to the given socket, then shuts down the writing side, then reads an answer.
+///
+/// This combines `write_one` followed with `read_one`.
+#[inline]
+pub fn request_response<TSocket, TData, TThen, TOut, TErr>(
+    socket: TSocket,
+    data: TData,
+    max_size: usize,
+    then: TThen,
+) -> RequestResponse<TSocket, TThen, TData>
+where
+    TSocket: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
+    TData: AsRef<[u8]>,
+    TThen: FnOnce(Vec<u8>) -> Result<TOut, TErr>,
+{
+    RequestResponse {
+        inner: RequestResponseInner::Write(write_one(socket, data).inner, max_size, then),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Future that makes `request_response` work.
+pub struct RequestResponse<TSocket, TThen, TData = Vec<u8>> {
+    inner: RequestResponseInner<TSocket, TData, TThen>,
+}
+
+enum RequestResponseInner<TSocket, TData, TThen> {
+    // We need to write data to the socket.
+    Write(WriteOneInner<TSocket, TData>, usize, TThen),
+    // We need to read the message.
+    Read(ReadOneThen<TSocket, TThen>),
+    // An error happened during the processing.
+    Poisoned,
+}
+
+impl<TSocket, TData, TThen, TOut, TErr> Future for RequestResponse<TSocket, TThen, TData>
+where
+    TSocket: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
+    TData: AsRef<[u8]>,
+    TThen: FnOnce(Vec<u8>) -> Result<TOut, TErr>,
+    TErr: From<ReadOneError>,
+{
+    type Item = TOut;
+    type Error = TErr;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
+        loop {
+            match mem::replace(&mut self.inner, RequestResponseInner::Poisoned) {
+                RequestResponseInner::Write(mut inner, max_size, then) => {
+                    match inner.poll().map_err(ReadOneError::Io)? {
+                        Async::Ready(socket) => {
+                            self.inner =
+                                RequestResponseInner::Read(read_one_then(socket, max_size, then));
+                        }
+                        Async::NotReady => {
+                            self.inner = RequestResponseInner::Write(inner, max_size, then);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                RequestResponseInner::Read(mut inner) => match inner.poll()? {
+                    Async::Ready(packet) => return Ok(Async::Ready(packet)),
+                    Async::NotReady => {
+                        self.inner = RequestResponseInner::Read(inner);
+                    }
+                },
+                RequestResponseInner::Poisoned => panic!(),
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::io::Cursor;
+    use tokio::runtime::current_thread::Runtime;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn write_one_works() {
+        let data = (0..rand::random::<usize>() % 10_000)
+            .map(|_| rand::random::<u8>())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        let mut out = vec![0; 10_000];
+        let future = write_one(Cursor::new(&mut out[..]), data.clone());
+        Runtime::new().unwrap().block_on(future).unwrap();
+
+        let (out_len, out_data) = unsigned_varint::decode::usize(&out).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(out_len, data.len());
+        assert_eq!(&out_data[..out_len], &data[..]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn read_one_works() {
+        let original_data = (0..rand::random::<usize>() % 10_000)
+            .map(|_| rand::random::<u8>())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        let mut len_buf = unsigned_varint::encode::usize_buffer();
+        let len_buf = unsigned_varint::encode::usize(original_data.len(), &mut len_buf);
+
+        let mut in_buffer = len_buf.to_vec();
+        in_buffer.extend_from_slice(&original_data);
+
+        let future = read_one_then(Cursor::new(in_buffer), 10_000, move |out| -> Result<_, ReadOneError> {
+            assert_eq!(out, original_data);
+            Ok(())
+        });
+
+        Runtime::new().unwrap().block_on(future).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn read_one_zero_len() {
+        let future = read_one_then(Cursor::new(vec![0]), 10_000, move |out| -> Result<_, ReadOneError> {
+            assert!(out.is_empty());
+            Ok(())
+        });
+
+        Runtime::new().unwrap().block_on(future).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn read_checks_length() {
+        let mut len_buf = unsigned_varint::encode::u64_buffer();
+        let len_buf = unsigned_varint::encode::u64(5_000, &mut len_buf);
+
+        let mut in_buffer = len_buf.to_vec();
+        in_buffer.extend((0..5000).map(|_| 0));
+
+        let future = read_one_then(Cursor::new(in_buffer), 100, move |_| -> Result<_, ReadOneError> {
+            Ok(())
+        });
+
+        match Runtime::new().unwrap().block_on(future) {
+            Err(ReadOneError::TooLarge { .. }) => (),
+            _ => panic!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/protocols/floodsub/src/protocol.rs b/protocols/floodsub/src/protocol.rs
index f928293159e..6e21579d648 100644
--- a/protocols/floodsub/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/protocols/floodsub/src/protocol.rs
@@ -20,14 +20,10 @@
 
 use crate::rpc_proto;
 use crate::topic::TopicHash;
-use bytes::BytesMut;
-use futures::{future, stream, Future, Stream};
-use libp2p_core::{InboundUpgrade, OutboundUpgrade, UpgradeInfo, PeerId};
-use protobuf::Message as ProtobufMessage;
-use std::{io, iter};
-use tokio_codec::{Decoder, FramedRead};
+use libp2p_core::{InboundUpgrade, OutboundUpgrade, UpgradeInfo, PeerId, upgrade};
+use protobuf::{ProtobufError, Message as ProtobufMessage};
+use std::{error, fmt, io, iter};
 use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
-use unsigned_varint::codec;
 
 /// Implementation of `ConnectionUpgrade` for the floodsub protocol.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
@@ -56,69 +52,94 @@ where
     TSocket: AsyncRead,
 {
     type Output = FloodsubRpc;
-    type Error = io::Error;
-    type Future = future::MapErr<future::AndThen<stream::StreamFuture<FramedRead<TSocket, FloodsubCodec>>, Result<FloodsubRpc, (io::Error, FramedRead<TSocket, FloodsubCodec>)>, fn((Option<FloodsubRpc>, FramedRead<TSocket, FloodsubCodec>)) -> Result<FloodsubRpc, (io::Error, FramedRead<TSocket, FloodsubCodec>)>>, fn((io::Error, FramedRead<TSocket, FloodsubCodec>)) -> io::Error>;
+    type Error = FloodsubDecodeError;
+    type Future = upgrade::ReadOneThen<TSocket, fn(Vec<u8>) -> Result<FloodsubRpc, FloodsubDecodeError>>;
 
     #[inline]
     fn upgrade_inbound(self, socket: TSocket, _: Self::Info) -> Self::Future {
-        FramedRead::new(socket, FloodsubCodec { length_prefix: Default::default() })
-            .into_future()
-            .and_then::<fn(_) -> _, _>(|(val, socket)| {
-                val.ok_or_else(move || (io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof.into(), socket))
+        upgrade::read_one_then(socket, 2048, |packet| {
+            let mut rpc: rpc_proto::RPC = protobuf::parse_from_bytes(&packet)?;
+
+            let mut messages = Vec::with_capacity(rpc.get_publish().len());
+            for mut publish in rpc.take_publish().into_iter() {
+                messages.push(FloodsubMessage {
+                    source: PeerId::from_bytes(publish.take_from()).map_err(|_| {
+                        FloodsubDecodeError::InvalidPeerId
+                    })?,
+                    data: publish.take_data(),
+                    sequence_number: publish.take_seqno(),
+                    topics: publish
+                        .take_topicIDs()
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .map(TopicHash::from_raw)
+                        .collect(),
+                });
+            }
+
+            Ok(FloodsubRpc {
+                messages,
+                subscriptions: rpc
+                    .take_subscriptions()
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|mut sub| FloodsubSubscription {
+                        action: if sub.get_subscribe() {
+                            FloodsubSubscriptionAction::Subscribe
+                        } else {
+                            FloodsubSubscriptionAction::Unsubscribe
+                        },
+                        topic: TopicHash::from_raw(sub.take_topicid()),
+                    })
+                    .collect(),
             })
-            .map_err(|(err, _)| err)
+        })
     }
 }
 
-/// Implementation of `tokio_codec::Codec`.
-pub struct FloodsubCodec {
-    /// The codec for encoding/decoding the length prefix of messages.
-    length_prefix: codec::UviBytes,
+/// Reach attempt interrupt errors.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum FloodsubDecodeError {
+    /// Error when reading the packet from the socket.
+    ReadError(upgrade::ReadOneError),
+    /// Error when decoding the raw buffer into a protobuf.
+    ProtobufError(ProtobufError),
+    /// Error when parsing the `PeerId` in the message.
+    InvalidPeerId,
 }
 
-impl Decoder for FloodsubCodec {
-    type Item = FloodsubRpc;
-    type Error = io::Error;
+impl From<upgrade::ReadOneError> for FloodsubDecodeError {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(err: upgrade::ReadOneError) -> Self {
+        FloodsubDecodeError::ReadError(err)
+    }
+}
 
-    fn decode(&mut self, src: &mut BytesMut) -> Result<Option<Self::Item>, Self::Error> {
-        let packet = match self.length_prefix.decode(src)? {
-            Some(p) => p,
-            None => return Ok(None),
-        };
-
-        let mut rpc: rpc_proto::RPC = protobuf::parse_from_bytes(&packet)?;
-
-        let mut messages = Vec::with_capacity(rpc.get_publish().len());
-        for mut publish in rpc.take_publish().into_iter() {
-            messages.push(FloodsubMessage {
-                source: PeerId::from_bytes(publish.take_from()).map_err(|_| {
-                    io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, "Invalid peer ID in message")
-                })?,
-                data: publish.take_data(),
-                sequence_number: publish.take_seqno(),
-                topics: publish
-                    .take_topicIDs()
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .map(TopicHash::from_raw)
-                    .collect(),
-            });
+impl From<ProtobufError> for FloodsubDecodeError {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(err: ProtobufError) -> Self {
+        FloodsubDecodeError::ProtobufError(err)
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for FloodsubDecodeError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match *self {
+            FloodsubDecodeError::ReadError(ref err) =>
+                write!(f, "Error while reading from socket: {}", err),
+            FloodsubDecodeError::ProtobufError(ref err) =>
+                write!(f, "Error while decoding protobuf: {}", err),
+            FloodsubDecodeError::InvalidPeerId =>
+                write!(f, "Error while decoding PeerId from message"),
         }
+    }
+}
 
-        Ok(Some(FloodsubRpc {
-            messages,
-            subscriptions: rpc
-                .take_subscriptions()
-                .into_iter()
-                .map(|mut sub| FloodsubSubscription {
-                    action: if sub.get_subscribe() {
-                        FloodsubSubscriptionAction::Subscribe
-                    } else {
-                        FloodsubSubscriptionAction::Unsubscribe
-                    },
-                    topic: TopicHash::from_raw(sub.take_topicid()),
-                })
-                .collect(),
-        }))
+impl error::Error for FloodsubDecodeError {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn error::Error + 'static)> {
+        match *self {
+            FloodsubDecodeError::ReadError(ref err) => Some(err),
+            FloodsubDecodeError::ProtobufError(ref err) => Some(err),
+            FloodsubDecodeError::InvalidPeerId => None,
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -147,20 +168,18 @@ where
 {
     type Output = ();
     type Error = io::Error;
-    type Future = future::Map<future::AndThen<tokio_io::io::WriteAll<TSocket, Vec<u8>>, tokio_io::io::Shutdown<TSocket>, fn((TSocket, Vec<u8>)) -> tokio_io::io::Shutdown<TSocket>>, fn(TSocket) -> ()>;
+    type Future = upgrade::WriteOne<TSocket>;
 
     #[inline]
     fn upgrade_outbound(self, socket: TSocket, _: Self::Info) -> Self::Future {
-        let bytes = self.into_length_delimited_bytes();
-        tokio_io::io::write_all(socket, bytes)
-            .and_then::<fn(_) -> _, _>(|(socket, _)| tokio_io::io::shutdown(socket))
-            .map(|_| ())
+        let bytes = self.into_bytes();
+        upgrade::write_one(socket, bytes)
     }
 }
 
 impl FloodsubRpc {
     /// Turns this `FloodsubRpc` into a message that can be sent to a substream.
-    fn into_length_delimited_bytes(self) -> Vec<u8> {
+    fn into_bytes(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         let mut proto = rpc_proto::RPC::new();
 
         for message in self.messages {
@@ -186,7 +205,7 @@ impl FloodsubRpc {
         }
 
         proto
-            .write_length_delimited_to_bytes()
+            .write_to_bytes()
             .expect("there is no situation in which the protobuf message can be invalid")
     }
 }