diff --git a/zed/src/rpc_client.rs b/zed/src/rpc_client.rs
index c4f1c45f303ed57061831ae764ce2584c425eb75..5cc257a209c7dc499bfd926b86336f0e557a85a3 100644
--- a/zed/src/rpc_client.rs
+++ b/zed/src/rpc_client.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use postage::{
     prelude::{Sink, Stream},
 };
 use smol::{
-    io::{ReadHalf, WriteHalf},
+    io::{BoxedWriter, ReadHalf},
     lock::Mutex,
     prelude::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite},
 };
@@ -22,18 +22,18 @@ use zed_rpc::proto::{
     self, MessageStream, RequestMessage, SendMessage, ServerMessage, SubscribeMessage,
 };
 
-pub struct RpcClient<Conn> {
+pub struct RpcClient {
     response_channels: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<i32, (mpsc::Sender<proto::from_server::Variant>, bool)>>>,
-    outgoing: Mutex<MessageStream<WriteHalf<Conn>>>,
+    outgoing: Mutex<MessageStream<BoxedWriter>>,
     next_message_id: AtomicI32,
     _drop_tx: barrier::Sender,
 }
 
-impl<Conn> RpcClient<Conn>
-where
-    Conn: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static,
-{
-    pub fn new(conn: Conn, executor: Arc<Background>) -> Arc<Self> {
+impl RpcClient {
+    pub fn new<Conn>(conn: Conn, executor: Arc<Background>) -> Arc<Self>
+    where
+        Conn: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static,
+    {
         let response_channels = Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
         let (conn_rx, conn_tx) = smol::io::split(conn);
         let (_drop_tx, drop_rx) = barrier::channel();
@@ -48,19 +48,21 @@ where
 
         Arc::new(Self {
             response_channels,
-            outgoing: Mutex::new(MessageStream::new(conn_tx)),
+            outgoing: Mutex::new(MessageStream::new(Box::pin(conn_tx))),
             _drop_tx,
             next_message_id: AtomicI32::new(0),
         })
     }
 
-    async fn handle_incoming(
+    async fn handle_incoming<Conn>(
         conn: ReadHalf<Conn>,
         mut drop_rx: barrier::Receiver,
         response_channels: Arc<
             Mutex<HashMap<i32, (mpsc::Sender<proto::from_server::Variant>, bool)>>,
         >,
-    ) {
+    ) where
+        Conn: AsyncRead + Unpin,
+    {
         let dropped = drop_rx.recv();
         smol::pin!(dropped);