diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d236d9a6..f62dd2d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,20 +7,36 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 # Unreleased
 
+- **fixed:** All known compile time issues are resolved, including those with
+  `boxed` and those introduced by Rust 1.56 ([#404])
 - Big internal refactoring of routing leading to several improvements ([#363])
-  - Wildcard routes like `.route("/api/users/*rest", service)` are now supported.
-  - The order routes are added in no longer matters.
-  - Adding a conflicting route will now cause a panic instead of silently making
+  - **added:** Wildcard routes like `.route("/api/users/*rest", service)` are now supported.
+  - **fixed:** The order routes are added in no longer matters.
+  - **fixed:** Adding a conflicting route will now cause a panic instead of silently making
     a route unreachable.
-  - Route matching is faster as number of routes increase.
+  - **fixed:** Route matching is faster as number of routes increase.
   - **breaking:** The routes `/foo` and `/:key` are considered to overlap and
     will cause a panic when constructing the router. This might be fixed in the future.
-- Improve performance of `BoxRoute` ([#339])
-- Expand accepted content types for JSON requests ([#378])
+- **fixed:** Expand accepted content types for JSON requests ([#378])
+- **breaking:** The router's type is now always `Router` regardless of how many routes or
+  middleware are applies ([#404])
+
+  This means router types are all always nameable:
+
+  ```rust
+  fn my_routes() -> Router {
+      Router::new().route(
+          "/users",
+          post(|| async { "Hello, World!" }),
+      )
+  }
+  ```
+- **breaking:** `Route::boxed` and `BoxRoute` have been removed as they're no longer
+  necessary ([#404])
+- **breaking:** `Route`, `Nested`, `Or` types are now private. They no longer had to be
+  public because `Router` is internally boxed ([#404])
 - **breaking:** Automatically do percent decoding in `extract::Path`
   ([#272])
-- **breaking:** `Router::boxed` now the inner service to implement `Clone` and
-  `Sync` in addition to the previous trait bounds ([#339])
 - **breaking:** Added feature flags for HTTP1 and JSON. This enables removing a
   few dependencies if your app only uses HTTP2 or doesn't use JSON. Its only a
   breaking change if you depend on axum with `default_features = false`. ([#286])
@@ -103,6 +119,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 [#363]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/363
 [#396]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/396
 [#402]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/402
+[#404]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/404
 
 # 0.2.8 (07. October, 2021)
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6c7bfa97..6a6aec92 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ ws = ["tokio-tungstenite", "sha-1", "base64"]
 async-trait = "0.1.43"
 bitflags = "1.0"
 bytes = "1.0"
-dyn-clone = "1.0"
 futures-util = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
 http = "0.2"
 http-body = "0.4.3"
diff --git a/examples/key-value-store/src/main.rs b/examples/key-value-store/src/main.rs
index c768b441..c0ddba48 100644
--- a/examples/key-value-store/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/key-value-store/src/main.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use axum::{
     handler::{delete, get, Handler},
     http::StatusCode,
     response::IntoResponse,
-    routing::BoxRoute,
     Router,
 };
 use std::{
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ async fn list_keys(Extension(state): Extension<SharedState>) -> String {
         .join("\n")
 }
 
-fn admin_routes() -> Router<BoxRoute> {
+fn admin_routes() -> Router {
     async fn delete_all_keys(Extension(state): Extension<SharedState>) {
         state.write().unwrap().db.clear();
     }
@@ -122,7 +121,6 @@ fn admin_routes() -> Router<BoxRoute> {
         .route("/key/:key", delete(remove_key))
         // Require bearer auth for all admin routes
         .layer(RequireAuthorizationLayer::bearer("secret-token"))
-        .boxed()
 }
 
 fn handle_error(error: BoxError) -> impl IntoResponse {
diff --git a/examples/testing/src/main.rs b/examples/testing/src/main.rs
index 28e63533..54eddb58 100644
--- a/examples/testing/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/testing/src/main.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 use axum::{
     handler::{get, post},
-    routing::BoxRoute,
     Json, Router,
 };
 use tower_http::trace::TraceLayer;
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ async fn main() {
 /// Having a function that produces our app makes it easy to call it from tests
 /// without having to create an HTTP server.
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-fn app() -> Router<BoxRoute> {
+fn app() -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route("/", get(|| async { "Hello, World!" }))
         .route(
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ fn app() -> Router<BoxRoute> {
         )
         // We can still add middleware
         .layer(TraceLayer::new_for_http())
-        .boxed()
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ mod tests {
     async fn hello_world() {
         let app = app();
 
-        // `BoxRoute<Body>` implements `tower::Service<Request<Body>>` so we can
+        // `Router` implements `tower::Service<Request<Body>>` so we can
         // call it like any tower service, no need to run an HTTP server.
         let response = app
             .oneshot(Request::builder().uri("/").body(Body::empty()).unwrap())
diff --git a/examples/tls-rustls/src/main.rs b/examples/tls-rustls/src/main.rs
index 461d9bbb..0f7511be 100644
--- a/examples/tls-rustls/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/tls-rustls/src/main.rs
@@ -4,26 +4,31 @@
 //! cargo run -p example-tls-rustls
 //! ```
 
-use axum::{handler::get, Router};
+// NOTE: This example is currently broken since axum-server requires `S: Sync`,
+// that isn't necessary and will be fixed in a future release
 
-#[tokio::main]
-async fn main() {
-    // Set the RUST_LOG, if it hasn't been explicitly defined
-    if std::env::var_os("RUST_LOG").is_none() {
-        std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "example_tls_rustls=debug")
-    }
-    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+fn main() {}
 
-    let app = Router::new().route("/", get(handler));
+// use axum::{handler::get, Router};
 
-    axum_server::bind_rustls("127.0.0.1:3000")
-        .private_key_file("examples/tls-rustls/self_signed_certs/key.pem")
-        .certificate_file("examples/tls-rustls/self_signed_certs/cert.pem")
-        .serve(app)
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-}
+// #[tokio::main]
+// async fn main() {
+//     // Set the RUST_LOG, if it hasn't been explicitly defined
+//     if std::env::var_os("RUST_LOG").is_none() {
+//         std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "example_tls_rustls=debug")
+//     }
+//     tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
 
-async fn handler() -> &'static str {
-    "Hello, World!"
-}
+//     // let app = Router::new().route("/", get(handler));
+
+//     // axum_server::bind_rustls("127.0.0.1:3000")
+//     //     .private_key_file("examples/tls-rustls/self_signed_certs/key.pem")
+//     //     .certificate_file("examples/tls-rustls/self_signed_certs/cert.pem")
+//     //     .serve(app)
+//     //     .await
+//     //     .unwrap();
+// }
+
+// async fn handler() -> &'static str {
+//     "Hello, World!"
+// }
diff --git a/src/clone_box_service.rs b/src/clone_box_service.rs
index 3642d4b1..b659feec 100644
--- a/src/clone_box_service.rs
+++ b/src/clone_box_service.rs
@@ -3,19 +3,18 @@ use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 use tower::ServiceExt;
 use tower_service::Service;
 
-/// A `Clone + Send + Sync` boxed `Service`
+/// A `Clone + Send` boxed `Service`
 pub(crate) struct CloneBoxService<T, U, E>(
     Box<
         dyn CloneService<T, Response = U, Error = E, Future = BoxFuture<'static, Result<U, E>>>
-            + Send
-            + Sync,
+            + Send,
     >,
 );
 
 impl<T, U, E> CloneBoxService<T, U, E> {
     pub(crate) fn new<S>(inner: S) -> Self
     where
-        S: Service<T, Response = U, Error = E> + Clone + Send + Sync + 'static,
+        S: Service<T, Response = U, Error = E> + Clone + Send + 'static,
         S::Future: Send + 'static,
     {
         let inner = inner.map_future(|f| Box::pin(f) as _);
@@ -48,22 +47,18 @@ trait CloneService<R>: Service<R> {
         &self,
     ) -> Box<
         dyn CloneService<R, Response = Self::Response, Error = Self::Error, Future = Self::Future>
-            + Send
-            + Sync,
+            + Send,
     >;
 }
 
 impl<R, T> CloneService<R> for T
 where
-    T: Service<R> + Send + Sync + Clone + 'static,
+    T: Service<R> + Send + Clone + 'static,
 {
     fn clone_box(
         &self,
-    ) -> Box<
-        dyn CloneService<R, Response = T::Response, Error = T::Error, Future = T::Future>
-            + Send
-            + Sync,
-    > {
+    ) -> Box<dyn CloneService<R, Response = T::Response, Error = T::Error, Future = T::Future> + Send>
+    {
         Box::new(self.clone())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d83aa0bf..19d84c98 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -360,15 +360,13 @@
 //!     http::Request,
 //!     handler::get,
 //!     Router,
-//!     routing::BoxRoute
 //! };
 //! use tower_http::services::ServeFile;
 //! use http::Response;
 //!
-//! fn api_routes() -> Router<BoxRoute> {
+//! fn api_routes() -> Router {
 //!     Router::new()
 //!         .route("/users", get(|_: Request<Body>| async { /* ... */ }))
-//!         .boxed()
 //! }
 //!
 //! let app = Router::new()
diff --git a/src/routing/future.rs b/src/routing/future.rs
index 3be347f3..4c755cb6 100644
--- a/src/routing/future.rs
+++ b/src/routing/future.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@
 
 use crate::{
     body::BoxBody,
-    clone_box_service::CloneBoxService,
     routing::{FromEmptyRouter, UriStack},
 };
 use http::{Request, Response};
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 use std::{
     convert::Infallible,
-    fmt,
     future::Future,
     pin::Pin,
     task::{Context, Poll},
@@ -17,43 +15,22 @@ use std::{
 use tower::util::Oneshot;
 use tower_service::Service;
 
-pub use super::or::ResponseFuture as OrResponseFuture;
-
 opaque_future! {
     /// Response future for [`EmptyRouter`](super::EmptyRouter).
     pub type EmptyRouterFuture<E> =
         std::future::Ready<Result<Response<BoxBody>, E>>;
 }
 
-pin_project! {
-    /// The response future for [`BoxRoute`](super::BoxRoute).
-    pub struct BoxRouteFuture<B> {
-        #[pin]
-        pub(super) inner: Oneshot<
-            CloneBoxService<Request<B>, Response<BoxBody>, Infallible>,
-            Request<B>,
-        >,
-    }
-}
-
-impl<B> Future for BoxRouteFuture<B> {
-    type Output = Result<Response<BoxBody>, Infallible>;
-
-    fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-        self.project().inner.poll(cx)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<B> fmt::Debug for BoxRouteFuture<B> {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        f.debug_struct("BoxRouteFuture").finish()
-    }
+opaque_future! {
+    /// Response future for [`Routes`](super::Routes).
+    pub type RoutesFuture =
+        futures_util::future::BoxFuture<'static, Result<Response<BoxBody>, Infallible>>;
 }
 
 pin_project! {
     /// The response future for [`Route`](super::Route).
     #[derive(Debug)]
-    pub struct RouteFuture<S, F, B>
+    pub(crate) struct RouteFuture<S, F, B>
     where
         S: Service<Request<B>>,
         F: Service<Request<B>>
@@ -119,7 +96,7 @@ where
 pin_project! {
     /// The response future for [`Nested`](super::Nested).
     #[derive(Debug)]
-    pub struct NestedFuture<S, F, B>
+    pub(crate) struct NestedFuture<S, F, B>
     where
         S: Service<Request<B>>,
         F: Service<Request<B>>
diff --git a/src/routing/mod.rs b/src/routing/mod.rs
index 912c70a5..c489b234 100644
--- a/src/routing/mod.rs
+++ b/src/routing/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! Routing between [`Service`]s.
 
-use self::future::{BoxRouteFuture, EmptyRouterFuture, NestedFuture, RouteFuture};
+use self::future::{EmptyRouterFuture, NestedFuture, RouteFuture, RoutesFuture};
 use crate::{
-    body::{box_body, BoxBody},
+    body::{box_body, Body, BoxBody},
     clone_box_service::CloneBoxService,
     extract::{
         connect_info::{Connected, IntoMakeServiceWithConnectInfo},
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ use std::{
     marker::PhantomData,
     task::{Context, Poll},
 };
-use tower::{util::ServiceExt, ServiceBuilder};
-use tower_http::map_response_body::MapResponseBodyLayer;
+use tower::util::ServiceExt;
+use tower_http::map_response_body::MapResponseBody;
 use tower_layer::Layer;
 use tower_service::Service;
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub mod future;
 mod method_filter;
 mod or;
 
-pub use self::{method_filter::MethodFilter, or::Or};
+pub use self::method_filter::MethodFilter;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 struct RouteId(u64);
@@ -46,35 +46,30 @@ impl RouteId {
 }
 
 /// The router type for composing handlers and services.
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct Router<S> {
-    routes: S,
+pub struct Router<B = Body> {
+    routes: Routes<B>,
     node: Node<RouteId>,
 }
 
-impl Router<EmptyRouter> {
-    /// Create a new `Router`.
-    ///
-    /// Unless you add additional routes this will respond to `404 Not Found` to
-    /// all requests.
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
+impl<B> Clone for Router<B> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         Self {
-            routes: EmptyRouter::not_found(),
-            node: Node::new(),
+            routes: self.routes.clone(),
+            node: self.node.clone(),
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for Router<EmptyRouter> {
+impl<B> Default for Router<B>
+where
+    B: Send + Sync + 'static,
+{
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self::new()
     }
 }
 
-impl<S> fmt::Debug for Router<S>
-where
-    S: fmt::Debug,
-{
+impl<B> fmt::Debug for Router<B> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         f.debug_struct("Router")
             .field("routes", &self.routes)
@@ -84,7 +79,21 @@ where
 
 const NEST_TAIL_PARAM: &str = "__axum_nest";
 
-impl<S> Router<S> {
+impl<B> Router<B>
+where
+    B: Send + Sync + 'static,
+{
+    /// Create a new `Router`.
+    ///
+    /// Unless you add additional routes this will respond to `404 Not Found` to
+    /// all requests.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            routes: Routes(CloneBoxService::new(EmptyRouter::not_found())),
+            node: Node::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Add another route to the router.
     ///
     /// `path` is a string of path segments separated by `/`. Each segment
@@ -164,9 +173,13 @@ impl<S> Router<S> {
     /// # axum::Server::bind(&"".parse().unwrap()).serve(app.into_make_service()).await.unwrap();
     /// # };
     /// ```
-    pub fn route<T, B>(mut self, path: &str, svc: T) -> Router<Route<T, S>>
+    pub fn route<T>(mut self, path: &str, svc: T) -> Self
     where
-        T: Service<Request<B>, Error = Infallible>,
+        T: Service<Request<B>, Response = Response<BoxBody>, Error = Infallible>
+            + Clone
+            + Send
+            + 'static,
+        T::Future: Send + 'static,
     {
         let id = RouteId::next();
 
@@ -175,11 +188,11 @@ impl<S> Router<S> {
         }
 
         Router {
-            routes: Route {
+            routes: Routes(CloneBoxService::new(Route {
                 id,
                 svc,
                 fallback: self.routes,
-            },
+            })),
             node: self.node,
         }
     }
@@ -274,10 +287,6 @@ impl<S> Router<S> {
     /// # };
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// If necessary you can use [`Router::boxed`] to box a group of routes
-    /// making the type easier to name. This is sometimes useful when working with
-    /// `nest`.
-    ///
     /// # Wildcard routes
     ///
     /// Nested routes are similar to wildcard routes. The difference is that
@@ -305,9 +314,13 @@ impl<S> Router<S> {
     /// for more details.
     ///
     /// [`OriginalUri`]: crate::extract::OriginalUri
-    pub fn nest<T, B>(mut self, path: &str, svc: T) -> Router<Nested<T, S>>
+    pub fn nest<T>(mut self, path: &str, svc: T) -> Self
     where
-        T: Service<Request<B>, Error = Infallible>,
+        T: Service<Request<B>, Response = Response<BoxBody>, Error = Infallible>
+            + Clone
+            + Send
+            + 'static,
+        T::Future: Send + 'static,
     {
         let id = RouteId::next();
 
@@ -326,64 +339,15 @@ impl<S> Router<S> {
         }
 
         Router {
-            routes: Nested {
+            routes: Routes(CloneBoxService::new(Nested {
                 id,
                 svc,
                 fallback: self.routes,
-            },
+            })),
             node: self.node,
         }
     }
 
-    /// Create a boxed route trait object.
-    ///
-    /// This makes it easier to name the types of routers to, for example,
-    /// return them from functions:
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// use axum::{
-    ///     body::Body,
-    ///     handler::get,
-    ///     Router,
-    ///     routing::BoxRoute
-    /// };
-    ///
-    /// async fn first_handler() { /* ... */ }
-    ///
-    /// async fn second_handler() { /* ... */ }
-    ///
-    /// async fn third_handler() { /* ... */ }
-    ///
-    /// fn app() -> Router<BoxRoute> {
-    ///     Router::new()
-    ///         .route("/", get(first_handler).post(second_handler))
-    ///         .route("/foo", get(third_handler))
-    ///         .boxed()
-    /// }
-    /// ```
-    ///
-    /// It also helps with compile times when you have a very large number of
-    /// routes.
-    pub fn boxed<ReqBody, ResBody>(self) -> Router<BoxRoute<ReqBody>>
-    where
-        S: Service<Request<ReqBody>, Response = Response<ResBody>, Error = Infallible>
-            + Clone
-            + Send
-            + Sync
-            + 'static,
-        S::Future: Send,
-        ReqBody: Send + 'static,
-        ResBody: http_body::Body<Data = Bytes> + Send + Sync + 'static,
-        ResBody::Error: Into<BoxError>,
-    {
-        self.layer(
-            ServiceBuilder::new()
-                .layer_fn(BoxRoute)
-                .layer_fn(CloneBoxService::new)
-                .layer(MapResponseBodyLayer::new(box_body)),
-        )
-    }
-
     /// Apply a [`tower::Layer`] to the router.
     ///
     /// All requests to the router will be processed by the layer's
@@ -451,11 +415,21 @@ impl<S> Router<S> {
     /// # axum::Server::bind(&"".parse().unwrap()).serve(app.into_make_service()).await.unwrap();
     /// # };
     /// ```
-    pub fn layer<L>(self, layer: L) -> Router<L::Service>
+    pub fn layer<L, LayeredReqBody, LayeredResBody>(self, layer: L) -> Router<LayeredReqBody>
     where
-        L: Layer<S>,
+        L: Layer<Routes<B>>,
+        L::Service: Service<
+                Request<LayeredReqBody>,
+                Response = Response<LayeredResBody>,
+                Error = Infallible,
+            > + Clone
+            + Send
+            + 'static,
+        <L::Service as Service<Request<LayeredReqBody>>>::Future: Send + 'static,
+        LayeredResBody: http_body::Body<Data = Bytes> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+        LayeredResBody::Error: Into<BoxError>,
     {
-        self.map(|svc| layer.layer(svc))
+        self.map(|svc| MapResponseBody::new(layer.layer(svc), box_body))
     }
 
     /// Convert this router into a [`MakeService`], that is a [`Service`] who's
@@ -481,10 +455,7 @@ impl<S> Router<S> {
     /// ```
     ///
     /// [`MakeService`]: tower::make::MakeService
-    pub fn into_make_service(self) -> IntoMakeService<Self>
-    where
-        S: Clone,
-    {
+    pub fn into_make_service(self) -> IntoMakeService<Self> {
         IntoMakeService::new(self)
     }
 
@@ -572,7 +543,6 @@ impl<S> Router<S> {
         self,
     ) -> IntoMakeServiceWithConnectInfo<Self, C>
     where
-        S: Clone,
         C: Connected<Target>,
     {
         IntoMakeServiceWithConnectInfo::new(self)
@@ -606,35 +576,43 @@ impl<S> Router<S> {
     /// # hyper::Server::bind(&"".parse().unwrap()).serve(app.into_make_service()).await.unwrap();
     /// # };
     /// ```
-    pub fn or<T, B>(self, other: T) -> Router<Or<S, T>>
+    pub fn or<T>(self, other: T) -> Self
     where
-        T: Service<Request<B>, Error = Infallible>,
+        T: Service<Request<B>, Response = Response<BoxBody>, Error = Infallible>
+            + Clone
+            + Send
+            + 'static,
+        T::Future: Send + 'static,
     {
-        self.map(|first| Or {
+        self.map(|first| or::Or {
             first,
             second: other,
         })
     }
 
-    fn map<F, T>(self, f: F) -> Router<T>
+    fn map<F, T, B2>(self, f: F) -> Router<B2>
     where
-        F: FnOnce(S) -> T,
+        F: FnOnce(Routes<B>) -> T,
+        T: Service<Request<B2>, Response = Response<BoxBody>, Error = Infallible>
+            + Clone
+            + Send
+            + 'static,
+        T::Future: Send + 'static,
     {
         Router {
-            routes: f(self.routes),
+            routes: Routes(CloneBoxService::new(f(self.routes))),
             node: self.node,
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl<ReqBody, ResBody, S> Service<Request<ReqBody>> for Router<S>
+impl<B> Service<Request<B>> for Router<B>
 where
-    S: Service<Request<ReqBody>, Response = Response<ResBody>, Error = Infallible> + Clone,
-    ReqBody: Send + Sync + 'static,
+    B: Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
-    type Response = Response<ResBody>;
+    type Response = Response<BoxBody>;
     type Error = Infallible;
-    type Future = S::Future;
+    type Future = RoutesFuture;
 
     #[inline]
     fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
@@ -642,7 +620,7 @@ where
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn call(&mut self, mut req: Request<ReqBody>) -> Self::Future {
+    fn call(&mut self, mut req: Request<B>) -> Self::Future {
         if req.extensions().get::<OriginalUri>().is_none() {
             let original_uri = OriginalUri(req.uri().clone());
             req.extensions_mut().insert(original_uri);
@@ -827,10 +805,8 @@ struct FromEmptyRouter<B> {
     request: Request<B>,
 }
 
-/// A route that sends requests to one of two [`Service`]s depending on the
-/// path.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct Route<S, T> {
+struct Route<S, T> {
     id: RouteId,
     svc: S,
     fallback: T,
@@ -869,7 +845,7 @@ where
 ///
 /// Created with [`Router::nest`].
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct Nested<S, T> {
+struct Nested<S, T> {
     id: RouteId,
     svc: S,
     fallback: T,
@@ -906,43 +882,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-/// A boxed route trait object.
-///
-/// See [`Router::boxed`] for more details.
-pub struct BoxRoute<B = crate::body::Body>(
-    CloneBoxService<Request<B>, Response<BoxBody>, Infallible>,
-);
-
-impl<B> Clone for BoxRoute<B> {
-    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
-        Self(self.0.clone())
-    }
-}
-
-impl<B> fmt::Debug for BoxRoute<B> {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        f.debug_struct("BoxRoute").finish()
-    }
-}
-
-impl<B> Service<Request<B>> for BoxRoute<B> {
-    type Response = Response<BoxBody>;
-    type Error = Infallible;
-    type Future = BoxRouteFuture<B>;
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn poll_ready(&mut self, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn call(&mut self, req: Request<B>) -> Self::Future {
-        BoxRouteFuture {
-            inner: self.0.clone().oneshot(req),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 fn with_path(uri: &Uri, new_path: &str) -> Uri {
     let path_and_query = if let Some(path_and_query) = uri.path_and_query() {
         let new_path = if new_path.starts_with('/') {
@@ -1005,6 +944,41 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+/// How routes are stored inside a [`Router`].
+///
+/// You normally shouldn't need to care about this type.
+pub struct Routes<B = Body>(CloneBoxService<Request<B>, Response<BoxBody>, Infallible>);
+
+impl<ReqBody> Clone for Routes<ReqBody> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self(self.0.clone())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<ReqBody> fmt::Debug for Routes<ReqBody> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("Router").finish()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<B> Service<Request<B>> for Routes<B> {
+    type Response = Response<BoxBody>;
+    type Error = Infallible;
+    type Future = future::RoutesFuture;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        self.0.poll_ready(cx)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn call(&mut self, req: Request<B>) -> Self::Future {
+        future::RoutesFuture {
+            future: self.0.call(req),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -1014,7 +988,6 @@ mod tests {
         use crate::tests::*;
 
         assert_send::<Router<()>>();
-        assert_sync::<Router<()>>();
 
         assert_send::<Route<(), ()>>();
         assert_sync::<Route<(), ()>>();
@@ -1022,9 +995,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert_send::<EmptyRouter<NotSendSync>>();
         assert_sync::<EmptyRouter<NotSendSync>>();
 
-        assert_send::<BoxRoute<()>>();
-        assert_sync::<BoxRoute<()>>();
-
         assert_send::<Nested<(), ()>>();
         assert_sync::<Nested<(), ()>>();
 
diff --git a/src/routing/or.rs b/src/routing/or.rs
index 4c985e95..7bf61538 100644
--- a/src/routing/or.rs
+++ b/src/routing/or.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use tower_service::Service;
 ///
 /// [`Router::or`]: super::Router::or
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
-pub struct Or<A, B> {
+pub(crate) struct Or<A, B> {
     pub(super) first: A,
     pub(super) second: B,
 }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ where
 
 pin_project! {
     /// Response future for [`Or`].
-    pub struct ResponseFuture<A, B, ReqBody>
+    pub(crate) struct ResponseFuture<A, B, ReqBody>
     where
         A: Service<Request<ReqBody>>,
         B: Service<Request<ReqBody>>,
diff --git a/src/tests/mod.rs b/src/tests/mod.rs
index a859d5fa..30ad64c5 100644
--- a/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ use std::{
     task::{Context, Poll},
     time::Duration,
 };
-use tower::service_fn;
 use tower::timeout::TimeoutLayer;
+use tower::{service_fn, ServiceBuilder};
 use tower_service::Service;
 
 pub(crate) use helpers::*;
@@ -251,8 +251,7 @@ async fn boxing() {
                 "hi from POST"
             }),
         )
-        .layer(tower_http::compression::CompressionLayer::new())
-        .boxed();
+        .layer(tower_http::compression::CompressionLayer::new());
 
     let client = TestClient::new(app);
 
@@ -532,10 +531,13 @@ async fn wildcard_sees_whole_url() {
 async fn middleware_applies_to_routes_above() {
     let app = Router::new()
         .route("/one", get(std::future::pending::<()>))
-        .layer(TimeoutLayer::new(Duration::new(0, 0)))
-        .layer(HandleErrorLayer::new(|_: BoxError| {
-            StatusCode::REQUEST_TIMEOUT
-        }))
+        .layer(
+            ServiceBuilder::new()
+                .layer(HandleErrorLayer::new(|_: BoxError| {
+                    StatusCode::REQUEST_TIMEOUT
+                }))
+                .layer(TimeoutLayer::new(Duration::new(0, 0))),
+        )
         .route("/two", get(|| async {}));
 
     let client = TestClient::new(app);
diff --git a/src/tests/nest.rs b/src/tests/nest.rs
index a91238ae..db3f3585 100644
--- a/src/tests/nest.rs
+++ b/src/tests/nest.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use super::*;
 use crate::body::box_body;
 use crate::error_handling::HandleErrorExt;
-use crate::routing::EmptyRouter;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -256,5 +255,5 @@ async fn multiple_top_level_nests() {
 #[tokio::test]
 #[should_panic(expected = "Invalid route: nested routes cannot contain wildcards (*)")]
 async fn nest_cannot_contain_wildcards() {
-    Router::<EmptyRouter>::new().nest::<_, Body>("/one/*rest", Router::<EmptyRouter>::new());
+    Router::<Body>::new().nest("/one/*rest", Router::new());
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/or.rs b/src/tests/or.rs
index e9b78f94..b930a5f7 100644
--- a/src/tests/or.rs
+++ b/src/tests/or.rs
@@ -135,8 +135,11 @@ async fn layer_and_handle_error() {
     let one = Router::new().route("/foo", get(|| async {}));
     let two = Router::new()
         .route("/timeout", get(futures::future::pending::<()>))
-        .layer(TimeoutLayer::new(Duration::from_millis(10)))
-        .layer(HandleErrorLayer::new(|_| StatusCode::REQUEST_TIMEOUT));
+        .layer(
+            ServiceBuilder::new()
+                .layer(HandleErrorLayer::new(|_| StatusCode::REQUEST_TIMEOUT))
+                .layer(TimeoutLayer::new(Duration::from_millis(10))),
+        );
     let app = one.or(two);
 
     let client = TestClient::new(app);
@@ -159,8 +162,8 @@ async fn nesting() {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn boxed() {
-    let one = Router::new().route("/foo", get(|| async {})).boxed();
-    let two = Router::new().route("/bar", get(|| async {})).boxed();
+    let one = Router::new().route("/foo", get(|| async {}));
+    let two = Router::new().route("/bar", get(|| async {}));
     let app = one.or(two);
 
     let client = TestClient::new(app);