diff --git a/ntex-neon/Cargo.toml b/ntex-neon/Cargo.toml
index 8ef869a8..95f88a51 100644
--- a/ntex-neon/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ntex-neon/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ targets = [
 
 [dependencies]
 async-task = { workspace = true }
+bitflags = { workspace = true }
 cfg-if = { workspace = true }
 crossbeam-queue = { workspace = true }
-scoped-tls = { workspace = true }
 fxhash = { workspace = true }
+nohash-hasher = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
+scoped-tls = { workspace = true }
 socket2 = { workspace = true, features = ["all"] }
 
 # Windows specific dependencies
diff --git a/ntex-neon/src/driver/key.rs b/ntex-neon/src/driver/key.rs
index 7f018af8..9d7be808 100644
--- a/ntex-neon/src/driver/key.rs
+++ b/ntex-neon/src/driver/key.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{io, marker::PhantomData, mem::MaybeUninit, pin::Pin, task::Waker};
 
-use crate::{OpCode, Overlapped, PushEntry, RawFd};
+use super::{OpCode, Overlapped, PushEntry, RawFd};
 
 /// An operation with other needed information. It should be allocated on the
 /// heap. The pointer to this struct is used as `user_data`, and on Windows, it
diff --git a/ntex-neon/src/driver/lib.rs b/ntex-neon/src/driver/mod.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from ntex-neon/src/driver/lib.rs
rename to ntex-neon/src/driver/mod.rs
index c66ff350..0d9bf05b 100644
--- a/ntex-neon/src/driver/lib.rs
+++ b/ntex-neon/src/driver/mod.rs
@@ -134,14 +134,14 @@ macro_rules! syscall {
 #[doc(hidden)]
 macro_rules! impl_raw_fd {
     ($t:ty, $it:ty, $inner:ident) => {
-        impl $crate::AsRawFd for $t {
-            fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> $crate::RawFd {
+        impl $crate::driver::AsRawFd for $t {
+            fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> $crate::driver::RawFd {
                 self.$inner.as_raw_fd()
             }
         }
         #[cfg(unix)]
         impl std::os::fd::FromRawFd for $t {
-            unsafe fn from_raw_fd(fd: $crate::RawFd) -> Self {
+            unsafe fn from_raw_fd(fd: $crate::driver::RawFd) -> Self {
                 Self {
                     $inner: std::os::fd::FromRawFd::from_raw_fd(fd),
                 }
diff --git a/ntex-neon/src/driver/op.rs b/ntex-neon/src/driver/op.rs
index c92efc3b..0296960c 100644
--- a/ntex-neon/src/driver/op.rs
+++ b/ntex-neon/src/driver/op.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 use std::{io, marker::PhantomPinned, mem::ManuallyDrop, net::Shutdown};
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
-pub use crate::sys::op::{CreateSocket, Interest};
+pub use super::sys::op::{CreateSocket, Interest};
 
-use crate::OwnedFd;
+use super::OwnedFd;
 
 pub trait Handler {
     /// Submitted interest
diff --git a/ntex-neon/src/driver/poll/mod.rs b/ntex-neon/src/driver/poll/mod.rs
index 7305e7be..07866270 100644
--- a/ntex-neon/src/driver/poll/mod.rs
+++ b/ntex-neon/src/driver/poll/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ use crossbeam_queue::SegQueue;
 use nohash_hasher::IntMap;
 use polling::{Event, Events, Poller};
 
-use crate::{op::Handler, op::Interest, AsyncifyPool, Entry, Key, ProactorBuilder};
+use crate::driver::{
+    op::Handler, op::Interest, sys, AsyncifyPool, Entry, Key, ProactorBuilder,
+};
 
 pub(crate) mod op;
 
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ impl Driver {
         self.handlers.set(Some(handlers));
     }
 
-    pub fn create_op<T: crate::sys::OpCode + 'static>(&self, op: T) -> Key<T> {
+    pub fn create_op<T: sys::OpCode + 'static>(&self, op: T) -> Key<T> {
         Key::new(self.as_raw_fd(), op)
     }
 
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ impl Driver {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn push(&self, op: &mut Key<dyn crate::sys::OpCode>) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
+    pub fn push(&self, op: &mut Key<dyn sys::OpCode>) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
         let user_data = op.user_data();
         let op_pin = op.as_op_pin();
         match op_pin.pre_submit()? {
@@ -390,7 +392,7 @@ impl Driver {
         let poll = self.poll.clone();
         let completed = self.pool_completed.clone();
         let mut closure = move || {
-            let mut op = unsafe { Key::<dyn crate::sys::OpCode>::new_unchecked(user_data) };
+            let mut op = unsafe { Key::<dyn sys::OpCode>::new_unchecked(user_data) };
             let op_pin = op.as_op_pin();
             let res = match op_pin.operate() {
                 Poll::Pending => unreachable!("this operation is not non-blocking"),
diff --git a/ntex-neon/src/driver/poll/op.rs b/ntex-neon/src/driver/poll/op.rs
index e848b5de..686d70e2 100644
--- a/ntex-neon/src/driver/poll/op.rs
+++ b/ntex-neon/src/driver/poll/op.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use std::{io, marker::Send, os::fd::FromRawFd, os::fd::RawFd, pin::Pin, task::Poll};
 
-pub use crate::unix::op::*;
+pub use crate::driver::unix::op::*;
 
 use super::{AsRawFd, Decision, OpCode};
-use crate::{op::*, syscall};
+use crate::{driver::op::*, syscall};
 
 impl<D, F> OpCode for Asyncify<F, D>
 where
diff --git a/ntex-neon/src/driver/unix/mod.rs b/ntex-neon/src/driver/unix/mod.rs
index ed300d0d..1603d949 100644
--- a/ntex-neon/src/driver/unix/mod.rs
+++ b/ntex-neon/src/driver/unix/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 pub(crate) mod op;
 
-use crate::RawFd;
+use crate::driver::RawFd;
 
 /// The overlapped struct for unix needn't contain extra fields.
 pub(crate) struct Overlapped;
diff --git a/ntex-neon/src/driver/unix/op.rs b/ntex-neon/src/driver/unix/op.rs
index 3fde9467..4775e4c9 100644
--- a/ntex-neon/src/driver/unix/op.rs
+++ b/ntex-neon/src/driver/unix/op.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::net::Shutdown;
 
-use crate::op::*;
+use crate::driver::op::*;
 
 /// The interest to poll a file descriptor.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
diff --git a/ntex-neon/src/net/socket.rs b/ntex-neon/src/net/socket.rs
index c59889e9..6653dbea 100644
--- a/ntex-neon/src/net/socket.rs
+++ b/ntex-neon/src/net/socket.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ use std::{future::Future, io, mem, mem::MaybeUninit};
 
 use socket2::{Domain, Protocol, SockAddr, Socket as Socket2, Type};
 
-use crate::driver::{impl_raw_fd, op::CloseSocket, op::ShutdownSocket, syscall, AsRawFd};
+use crate::driver::{op::CloseSocket, op::ShutdownSocket, AsRawFd};
+use crate::{impl_raw_fd, syscall};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Socket {
diff --git a/ntex-neon/src/net/tcp.rs b/ntex-neon/src/net/tcp.rs
index debab7cc..1d7c613e 100644
--- a/ntex-neon/src/net/tcp.rs
+++ b/ntex-neon/src/net/tcp.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::{future::Future, io, net::SocketAddr};
 
 use socket2::Socket as Socket2;
 
-use crate::{driver::impl_raw_fd, net::Socket};
+use crate::{impl_raw_fd, net::Socket};
 
 /// A TCP stream between a local and a remote socket.
 ///
diff --git a/ntex-neon/src/net/unix.rs b/ntex-neon/src/net/unix.rs
index 60a57447..39b155d1 100644
--- a/ntex-neon/src/net/unix.rs
+++ b/ntex-neon/src/net/unix.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::{future::Future, io};
 
 use socket2::{SockAddr, Socket as Socket2};
 
-use crate::{driver::impl_raw_fd, net::Socket};
+use crate::{impl_raw_fd, net::Socket};
 
 /// A Unix stream between two local sockets on Windows & WSL.
 ///
diff --git a/ntex-neon/src/rt.rs b/ntex-neon/src/rt.rs
index 2dcdeaf0..f4a5cb9f 100644
--- a/ntex-neon/src/rt.rs
+++ b/ntex-neon/src/rt.rs
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ impl Runtime {
     /// This method will panic if there are no running [`Runtime`].
     pub fn with_current<T, F: FnOnce(&Self) -> T>(f: F) -> T {
         #[cold]
-        fn not_in_ntex_runtime() -> ! {
-            panic!("not in a ntex runtime")
+        fn not_in_neon_runtime() -> ! {
+            panic!("not in a neon runtime")
         }
 
         if CURRENT_RUNTIME.is_set() {
             CURRENT_RUNTIME.with(f)
         } else {
-            not_in_ntex_runtime()
+            not_in_neon_runtime()
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ntex-net/src/compat.rs b/ntex-net/src/compat.rs
index e48e9ca2..a35ce681 100644
--- a/ntex-net/src/compat.rs
+++ b/ntex-net/src/compat.rs
@@ -6,36 +6,24 @@ pub use ntex_tokio::{from_tcp_stream, tcp_connect, tcp_connect_in};
 #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "tokio"))]
 pub use ntex_tokio::{from_unix_stream, unix_connect, unix_connect_in};
 
-#[cfg(all(
-    feature = "default-rt",
-    not(feature = "tokio"),
-    not(feature = "compio")
-))]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "neon", not(feature = "tokio"), not(feature = "compio")))]
 pub use crate::rt::{
     from_tcp_stream, from_unix_stream, tcp_connect, tcp_connect_in, unix_connect,
     unix_connect_in,
 };
 
-#[cfg(all(
-    feature = "compio",
-    not(feature = "tokio"),
-    not(feature = "default-rt")
-))]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "compio", not(feature = "tokio"), not(feature = "neon")))]
 pub use ntex_compio::{from_tcp_stream, tcp_connect, tcp_connect_in};
 
 #[cfg(all(
     unix,
     feature = "compio",
     not(feature = "tokio"),
-    not(feature = "default-rt")
+    not(feature = "neon")
 ))]
 pub use ntex_compio::{from_unix_stream, unix_connect, unix_connect_in};
 
-#[cfg(all(
-    not(feature = "tokio"),
-    not(feature = "compio"),
-    not(feature = "default-rt")
-))]
+#[cfg(all(not(feature = "tokio"), not(feature = "compio"), not(feature = "neon")))]
 mod no_rt {
     use ntex_io::Io;
 
@@ -100,9 +88,5 @@ mod no_rt {
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(all(
-    not(feature = "tokio"),
-    not(feature = "compio"),
-    not(feature = "default-rt")
-))]
+#[cfg(all(not(feature = "tokio"), not(feature = "compio"), not(feature = "neon")))]
 pub use no_rt::*;
diff --git a/ntex-net/src/lib.rs b/ntex-net/src/lib.rs
index 83ca23f3..e8f5d729 100644
--- a/ntex-net/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ntex-net/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,5 @@ pub use ntex_rt::{spawn, spawn_blocking};
 
 pub use self::compat::*;
 
-#[cfg(all(
-    feature = "default-rt",
-    not(feature = "tokio"),
-    not(feature = "compio")
-))]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "neon", not(feature = "tokio"), not(feature = "compio")))]
 mod rt;
diff --git a/ntex-net/src/rt/connect.rs b/ntex-net/src/rt/connect.rs
index 3cf9c0e2..8e4e3275 100644
--- a/ntex-net/src/rt/connect.rs
+++ b/ntex-net/src/rt/connect.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr, SocketAddr, SocketAddrV4, SocketAddrV6};
 use std::{cell::RefCell, collections::VecDeque, io, path::Path, rc::Rc, task::Poll};
 
 use ntex_neon::driver::op::{Handler, Interest};
-use ntex_neon::driver::{syscall, AsRawFd, DriverApi, RawFd};
+use ntex_neon::driver::{AsRawFd, DriverApi, RawFd};
 use ntex_neon::net::{Socket, TcpStream, UnixStream};
-use ntex_neon::Runtime;
+use ntex_neon::{syscall, Runtime};
 use ntex_util::channel::oneshot::{channel, Sender};
 use slab::Slab;
 use socket2::{Protocol, SockAddr, Type};
diff --git a/ntex-net/src/rt/driver.rs b/ntex-net/src/rt/driver.rs
index 056950ae..5c821f8b 100644
--- a/ntex-net/src/rt/driver.rs
+++ b/ntex-net/src/rt/driver.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use std::{cell::Cell, collections::VecDeque, fmt, io, ptr, rc::Rc, task, task::Poll};
 
 use ntex_neon::driver::op::{Handler, Interest};
-use ntex_neon::driver::{syscall, AsRawFd, DriverApi, RawFd};
-use ntex_neon::Runtime;
+use ntex_neon::driver::{AsRawFd, DriverApi, RawFd};
+use ntex_neon::{syscall, Runtime};
 use slab::Slab;
 
 use ntex_bytes::BufMut;
diff --git a/ntex-net/src/rt/io.rs b/ntex-net/src/rt/io.rs
index 75b8a003..56305728 100644
--- a/ntex-net/src/rt/io.rs
+++ b/ntex-net/src/rt/io.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::{any, future::poll_fn, io, task::Poll};
 use ntex_io::{
     types, Handle, IoContext, IoStream, ReadContext, ReadStatus, WriteContext, WriteStatus,
 };
-use ntex_runtime::{net::TcpStream, net::UnixStream, spawn};
+use ntex_neon::{net::TcpStream, net::UnixStream, spawn};
 
 use super::driver::{Closable, CompioOps, StreamCtl};
 
diff --git a/ntex-net/src/rt/mod.rs b/ntex-net/src/rt/mod.rs
index 3bf51d83..956ffccd 100644
--- a/ntex-net/src/rt/mod.rs
+++ b/ntex-net/src/rt/mod.rs
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ where
 /// Convert std TcpStream to tokio's TcpStream
 pub fn from_tcp_stream(stream: net::TcpStream) -> Result<Io> {
     stream.set_nodelay(true)?;
-    Ok(Io::new(TcpStream(ntex_runtime::net::TcpStream::from_std(
+    Ok(Io::new(TcpStream(ntex_neon::net::TcpStream::from_std(
         stream,
     )?)))
 }
 
 /// Convert std UnixStream to tokio's UnixStream
 pub fn from_unix_stream(stream: std::os::unix::net::UnixStream) -> Result<Io> {
-    Ok(Io::new(UnixStream(
-        ntex_runtime::net::UnixStream::from_std(stream)?,
-    )))
+    Ok(Io::new(UnixStream(ntex_neon::net::UnixStream::from_std(
+        stream,
+    )?)))
 }
diff --git a/ntex-rt/src/lib.rs b/ntex-rt/src/lib.rs
index e038b168..9f4480a0 100644
--- a/ntex-rt/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ntex-rt/src/lib.rs
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ mod compio {
 }
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-#[cfg(feature = "default-rt")]
-mod default_rt {
+#[cfg(feature = "neon")]
+mod neon {
     use std::task::{ready, Context, Poll};
     use std::{fmt, future::poll_fn, future::Future, pin::Pin};
 
@@ -408,15 +408,11 @@ pub use self::tokio::*;
 #[cfg(feature = "compio")]
 pub use self::compio::*;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "default-rt")]
-pub use self::default_rt::*;
+#[cfg(feature = "neon")]
+pub use self::neon::*;
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-#[cfg(all(
-    not(feature = "tokio"),
-    not(feature = "compio"),
-    not(feature = "default-rt")
-))]
+#[cfg(all(not(feature = "tokio"), not(feature = "compio"), not(feature = "neon")))]
 mod no_rt {
     use std::task::{Context, Poll};
     use std::{fmt, future::Future, marker::PhantomData, pin::Pin};
@@ -475,9 +471,5 @@ mod no_rt {
     impl std::error::Error for JoinError {}
 }
 
-#[cfg(all(
-    not(feature = "tokio"),
-    not(feature = "compio"),
-    not(feature = "default-rt")
-))]
+#[cfg(all(not(feature = "tokio"), not(feature = "compio"), not(feature = "neon")))]
 pub use self::no_rt::*;