diff --git a/ntex/Cargo.toml b/ntex/Cargo.toml
index 52c94e41..c4dc4113 100644
--- a/ntex/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ntex/Cargo.toml
@@ -75,11 +75,12 @@ serde_urlencoded = "0.6.1"
 url = "2.1"
 time = { version = "0.2.9", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 coo-kie = { version = "0.13.3", package = "cookie", optional = true }
-tokio = "0.2.6"
+tokio = "=0.2.6"
 
 # resolver
-trust-dns-proto = { version = "0.19.3", features = ["tokio-runtime"] }
-trust-dns-resolver = { version = "0.19.3", features = ["tokio-runtime"] }
+trust-dns-proto = { version = "0.19.3", default-features = false }
+trust-dns-resolver = { version = "0.19.3", default-features = false, features=["system-config"] }
+async-trait = "0.1.27" # this is only for trust-dns
 
 # FIXME: Remove it and use mio own uds feature once mio 0.7 is released
 mio-uds = { version = "0.6.7" }
diff --git a/ntex/src/connect/resolve.rs b/ntex/src/connect/resolve.rs
index 7bb39c78..4d5a3518 100644
--- a/ntex/src/connect/resolve.rs
+++ b/ntex/src/connect/resolve.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::future::Future;
+use std::io;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::pin::Pin;
@@ -8,12 +9,18 @@ use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 
 use futures::future::{ok, Either, FutureExt, LocalBoxFuture, Ready};
 use futures::ready;
+
+use trust_dns_proto::{error::ProtoError, Time};
 use trust_dns_resolver::config::{ResolverConfig, ResolverOpts};
 use trust_dns_resolver::error::ResolveError;
 use trust_dns_resolver::lookup_ip::LookupIp;
-use trust_dns_resolver::TokioAsyncResolver;
+use trust_dns_resolver::name_server::{
+    GenericConnection, GenericConnectionProvider, RuntimeProvider, Spawn,
+};
+use trust_dns_resolver::AsyncResolver as TAsyncResolver;
 
 use crate::channel::condition::{Condition, Waiter};
+use crate::rt::net::{self, TcpStream};
 use crate::service::{Service, ServiceFactory};
 
 use super::connect::{Address, Connect};
@@ -199,6 +206,9 @@ impl AsyncResolver {
     }
 }
 
+type TokioAsyncResolver =
+    TAsyncResolver<GenericConnection, GenericConnectionProvider<TokioRuntime>>;
+
 enum AsyncResolverState {
     New(ResolverConfig, ResolverOpts),
     NewFromSystem,
@@ -242,9 +252,10 @@ impl Future for LookupIpFuture {
                     match &mut *state {
                         AsyncResolverState::New(config, options) => {
                             this.fut = LookupIpState::Create(
-                                TokioAsyncResolver::tokio(
+                                TAsyncResolver::new(
                                     config.clone(),
                                     options.clone(),
+                                    Handle,
                                 )
                                 .boxed_local(),
                             );
@@ -252,7 +263,7 @@ impl Future for LookupIpFuture {
                         }
                         AsyncResolverState::NewFromSystem => {
                             this.fut = LookupIpState::Create(
-                                TokioAsyncResolver::tokio_from_system_conf()
+                                TokioAsyncResolver::from_system_conf(Handle)
                                     .boxed_local(),
                             );
                             *state = AsyncResolverState::Creating(Condition::default());
@@ -262,7 +273,7 @@ impl Future for LookupIpFuture {
                         }
                         AsyncResolverState::Resolver(ref resolver) => {
                             let host = this.host.clone();
-                            let resolver = resolver.clone();
+                            let resolver: TokioAsyncResolver = Clone::clone(resolver);
 
                             this.fut = LookupIpState::Lookup(
                                 async move { resolver.lookup_ip(host.as_str()).await }
@@ -275,3 +286,110 @@ impl Future for LookupIpFuture {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct Handle;
+
+impl Spawn for Handle {
+    fn spawn_bg<F>(&mut self, future: F)
+    where
+        F: Future<Output = Result<(), ProtoError>> + Send + 'static,
+    {
+        crate::rt::Arbiter::spawn(future.map(|_| ()));
+    }
+}
+
+struct UdpSocket(net::UdpSocket);
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct TokioRuntime;
+impl RuntimeProvider for TokioRuntime {
+    type Handle = Handle;
+    type Tcp = AsyncIo02As03<TcpStream>;
+    type Timer = TokioTime;
+    type Udp = UdpSocket;
+}
+
+/// Conversion from `tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite}` to `std::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite}`
+struct AsyncIo02As03<T>(T);
+
+use crate::codec::{AsyncRead as AsyncRead02, AsyncWrite as AsyncWrite02};
+use futures::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
+
+impl<T> Unpin for AsyncIo02As03<T> {}
+impl<R: AsyncRead02 + Unpin> AsyncRead for AsyncIo02As03<R> {
+    fn poll_read(
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.0).poll_read(cx, buf)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<W: AsyncWrite02 + Unpin> AsyncWrite for AsyncIo02As03<W> {
+    fn poll_write(
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &[u8],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.0).poll_write(cx, buf)
+    }
+    fn poll_flush(
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.0).poll_flush(cx)
+    }
+    fn poll_close(
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.0).poll_shutdown(cx)
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl trust_dns_proto::tcp::Connect for AsyncIo02As03<TcpStream> {
+    type Transport = AsyncIo02As03<TcpStream>;
+
+    async fn connect(addr: SocketAddr) -> io::Result<Self::Transport> {
+        TcpStream::connect(&addr).await.map(AsyncIo02As03)
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl trust_dns_proto::udp::UdpSocket for UdpSocket {
+    async fn bind(addr: &SocketAddr) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        net::UdpSocket::bind(addr).await.map(|sock| UdpSocket(sock))
+    }
+
+    async fn recv_from(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<(usize, SocketAddr)> {
+        self.0.recv_from(buf).await
+    }
+
+    async fn send_to(&mut self, buf: &[u8], target: &SocketAddr) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        self.0.send_to(buf, target).await
+    }
+}
+
+/// New type which is implemented using tokio::time::{Delay, Timeout}
+struct TokioTime;
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl Time for TokioTime {
+    async fn delay_for(duration: std::time::Duration) {
+        tokio::time::delay_for(duration).await
+    }
+
+    async fn timeout<F: 'static + Future + Send>(
+        duration: std::time::Duration,
+        future: F,
+    ) -> Result<F::Output, std::io::Error> {
+        tokio::time::timeout(duration, future)
+            .await
+            .map_err(move |_| {
+                std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::TimedOut, "future timed out")
+            })
+    }
+}