diff --git a/tonic/src/transport/channel/mod.rs b/tonic/src/transport/channel/mod.rs
index 48697ed19..cbb1566ce 100644
--- a/tonic/src/transport/channel/mod.rs
+++ b/tonic/src/transport/channel/mod.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use http::{
     uri::{InvalidUri, Uri},
     Request, Response,
 };
-use hyper_util::client::legacy::connect::Connection as HyperConnection;
 use std::{
     fmt,
     future::Future,
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ impl Channel {
         C: Service<Uri> + Send + 'static,
         C::Error: Into<crate::Error> + Send,
         C::Future: Send,
-        C::Response: rt::Read + rt::Write + HyperConnection + Unpin + Send + 'static,
+        C::Response: rt::Read + rt::Write + Unpin + Send + 'static,
     {
         let buffer_size = endpoint.buffer_size.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE);
         let executor = endpoint.executor.clone();
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ impl Channel {
         C: Service<Uri> + Send + 'static,
         C::Error: Into<crate::Error> + Send,
         C::Future: Unpin + Send,
-        C::Response: rt::Read + rt::Write + HyperConnection + Unpin + Send + 'static,
+        C::Response: rt::Read + rt::Write + Unpin + Send + 'static,
     {
         let buffer_size = endpoint.buffer_size.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE);
         let executor = endpoint.executor.clone();