diff --git a/sube/Cargo.toml b/sube/Cargo.toml
index 84ababb..d07bf61 100644
--- a/sube/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sube/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ repository = "https://github.com/valibre-org/virto-dk/sube"
 
 [dependencies]
 async-once-cell = "0.4.4"
-async-trait = "0.1.53"
 blake2 = { version = "0.10.5", default-features = false }
 codec = { version = "3.1.2", package = "parity-scale-codec", default-features = false }
 frame-metadata = { version = "16.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["serde_full", "decode"] }
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ url = "2.5.0"
 surf = { version = "2.3.2", default-features = false, optional = true }
 
 # ws backend
-async-tungstenite = { version = "0.17.2", features = ["async-std-runtime"], optional = true }
 futures-channel = { version = "0.3.21", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"], optional = true }
 futures-util = { version = "0.3.21", default-features = false, features = ["sink"], optional = true }
 async-mutex = { version = "1.4.0", optional = true }
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ libwallet = { path = "../libwallet", default-features=false, features=["substrat
 rand_core = "0.6.3"
 
 [features]
-default = ["v14", "wss", "http"]
+default = ["v14"]
 test = ["std", "wss", "http", "json", "v14", "dep:async-std", "dep:rand_core"]
 http = ["dep:jsonrpc", "surf/h1-client-rustls"]
 http-web = ["dep:jsonrpc", "dep:wasm-bindgen", "surf?/wasm-client"]
diff --git a/sube/justfile b/sube/justfile
index 0735fa2..99baaa3 100644
--- a/sube/justfile
+++ b/sube/justfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 default: check
 
 check:
-    cargo check
+    cargo check --features http,wss
 
 lint:
     cargo clippy --features http,wss -- -D warnings
diff --git a/sube/src/builder.rs b/sube/src/builder.rs
index d8efae0..16c0749 100644
--- a/sube/src/builder.rs
+++ b/sube/src/builder.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #[cfg(any(feature = "http", feature = "http-web"))]
 use crate::http::Backend as HttpBackend;
+#[cfg(any(feature = "http", feature = "http-web", feature = "ws", feature = "js"))]
+use crate::rpc::RpcClient;
 #[cfg(feature = "ws")]
 use crate::ws::Backend as WSBackend;
 use crate::{
@@ -8,7 +10,6 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use crate::{prelude::*, Offline, StorageChangeSet};
 
-use async_trait::async_trait;
 use core::future::{Future, IntoFuture};
 use url::Url;
 
@@ -205,25 +206,23 @@ fn chain_string_to_url(chain: &str) -> SubeResult<Url> {
 async fn get_backend_by_url(url: Url) -> SubeResult<AnyBackend> {
     match url.scheme() {
         #[cfg(feature = "ws")]
-        "ws" | "wss" => Ok(AnyBackend::Ws(
-            #[cfg(feature = "ws")]
+        "ws" | "wss" => Ok(AnyBackend::Ws(RpcClient(
             WSBackend::new_ws2(url.to_string().as_str()).await?,
-        )),
+        ))),
         #[cfg(any(feature = "http", feature = "http-web"))]
-        "http" | "https" => Ok(AnyBackend::Http(HttpBackend::new(url))),
+        "http" | "https" => Ok(AnyBackend::Http(RpcClient(HttpBackend::new(url)))),
         _ => Err(Error::BadInput),
     }
 }
 
 enum AnyBackend {
     #[cfg(any(feature = "http", feature = "http-web"))]
-    Http(HttpBackend),
+    Http(RpcClient<HttpBackend>),
     #[cfg(feature = "ws")]
-    Ws(WSBackend),
+    Ws(RpcClient<WSBackend>),
     _Offline(Offline),
 }
 
-#[async_trait]
 impl Backend for &AnyBackend {
     async fn query_storage_at(
         &self,
@@ -264,7 +263,7 @@ impl Backend for &AnyBackend {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn submit<U: AsRef<[u8]> + Send>(&self, ext: U) -> SubeResult<()> {
+    async fn submit(&self, ext: impl AsRef<[u8]>) -> SubeResult<()> {
         match self {
             #[cfg(any(feature = "http", feature = "http-web"))]
             AnyBackend::Http(b) => b.submit(ext).await,
diff --git a/sube/src/http.rs b/sube/src/http.rs
index 6a54f88..d485de0 100644
--- a/sube/src/http.rs
+++ b/sube/src/http.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use async_trait::async_trait;
-use serde::Deserialize;
 use core::{convert::TryInto, fmt};
 use jsonrpc::{
     error::{standard_error, StandardError},
     serde_json::{to_string, value::to_raw_value},
 };
+use serde::Deserialize;
 pub use surf::Url;
 
 use crate::rpc::{self, Rpc, RpcResult};
@@ -23,10 +22,12 @@ impl Backend {
     }
 }
 
-#[async_trait]
 impl Rpc for Backend {
     /// HTTP based JSONRpc request expecting an hex encoded result
-    async fn rpc<T: for<'a> Deserialize<'a>>(&self, method: &str, params: &[&str]) -> RpcResult<T> {
+    async fn rpc<T>(&self, method: &str, params: &[&str]) -> RpcResult<T>
+    where
+        T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>,
+    {
         log::info!("RPC `{}` to {}", method, &self.0);
         let req = surf::post(&self.0).content_type("application/json").body(
             to_string(&rpc::Request {
diff --git a/sube/src/lib.rs b/sube/src/lib.rs
index 3d41d88..f4e7f7b 100644
--- a/sube/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sube/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-// #![feature(async_closure)]
-// #![feature(trait_alias)]
-// #![feature(async_fn_traits)]
-// #![feature(impl_trait_in_assoc_type)]
 #![cfg_attr(not(feature = "std"), no_std)]
-
+#![allow(async_fn_in_trait)]
 /*!
 Sube is a lightweight blockchain client to query and submit extrinsics
 to Substrate based blockchains.
@@ -19,20 +15,16 @@ compile_error!("Enable one of the metadata versions");
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate alloc;
 
-pub use builder::SubeBuilder;
-pub use signer::SignerFn;
-
 pub use codec;
 use codec::Encode;
 pub use core::fmt::Display;
 pub use frame_metadata::RuntimeMetadataPrefixed;
-pub use signer::Signer;
+pub use signer::{Signer, SignerFn};
 
 pub use meta::Metadata;
 #[cfg(feature = "v14")]
 pub use scales::{Serializer, Value};
 
-use async_trait::async_trait;
 use codec::Compact;
 use core::fmt;
 use hasher::hash;
@@ -72,8 +64,8 @@ pub mod util;
 /// The batteries included way to query or submit extrinsics to a Substrate based blockchain
 ///
 /// Returns a builder that implments `IntoFuture` so it can be `.await`ed on.
-pub async fn sube(url: &str) -> SubeBuilder<(), ()> {
-    SubeBuilder::default().with_url(url)
+pub fn sube(url: &str) -> builder::SubeBuilder<(), ()> {
+    builder::SubeBuilder::default().with_url(url)
 }
 
 pub type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Error>;
@@ -400,18 +392,16 @@ pub struct StorageChangeSet {
 /// Generic definition of a blockchain backend
 ///
 /// ```rust,ignore
-/// #[async_trait]
 /// pub trait Backend {
 ///     async fn query_bytes(&self, key: &StorageKey) -> Result<Vec<u8>>;
 ///
 ///     async fn submit<T>(&self, ext: T) -> Result<()>
 ///     where
-///         T: AsRef<[u8]> + Send;
+///         T: AsRef<[u8]>;
 ///
 ///     async fn metadata(&self) -> Result<Metadata>;
 /// }
 /// ```
-#[async_trait]
 pub trait Backend {
     async fn query_storage_at(
         &self,
@@ -425,13 +415,12 @@ pub trait Backend {
         size: u16,
         to: Option<&StorageKey>,
     ) -> crate::Result<Vec<String>>;
+
     /// Get raw storage items form the blockchain
     async fn query_storage(&self, key: &StorageKey) -> Result<Vec<u8>>;
 
     /// Send a signed extrinsic to the blockchain
-    async fn submit<T>(&self, ext: T) -> Result<()>
-    where
-        T: AsRef<[u8]> + Send;
+    async fn submit(&self, ext: impl AsRef<[u8]>) -> Result<()>;
 
     async fn metadata(&self) -> Result<Metadata>;
 
@@ -441,7 +430,6 @@ pub trait Backend {
 /// A Dummy backend for offline querying of metadata
 pub struct Offline(pub Metadata);
 
-#[async_trait]
 impl Backend for Offline {
     async fn query_storage_at(
         &self,
@@ -465,10 +453,7 @@ impl Backend for Offline {
     }
 
     /// Send a signed extrinsic to the blockchain
-    async fn submit<T>(&self, _ext: T) -> Result<()>
-    where
-        T: AsRef<[u8]> + Send,
-    {
+    async fn submit(&self, _ext: impl AsRef<[u8]>) -> Result<()> {
         Err(Error::ChainUnavailable)
     }
 
diff --git a/sube/src/rpc.rs b/sube/src/rpc.rs
index f1b44c2..969eb7c 100644
--- a/sube/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/sube/src/rpc.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 use core::convert::TryInto;
-
-use async_trait::async_trait;
 use jsonrpc::serde_json::value::RawValue;
 pub use jsonrpc::{error, Error, Request, Response};
 use serde::Deserialize;
@@ -12,9 +10,10 @@ use crate::{Backend, StorageKey};
 pub type RpcResult<T> = Result<T, error::Error>;
 
 /// Rpc defines types of backends that are remote and talk JSONRpc
-#[async_trait]
-pub trait Rpc: Backend + Send + Sync {
-    async fn rpc<T: for<'a> Deserialize<'a>>(&self, method: &str, params: &[&str]) -> RpcResult<T>;
+pub trait Rpc {
+    async fn rpc<T>(&self, method: &str, params: &[&str]) -> RpcResult<T>
+    where
+        T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>;
 
     fn convert_params(params: &[&str]) -> Vec<Box<RawValue>> {
         params
@@ -26,8 +25,9 @@ pub trait Rpc: Backend + Send + Sync {
     }
 }
 
-#[async_trait]
-impl<R: Rpc> Backend for R {
+pub struct RpcClient<R>(pub R);
+
+impl<R: Rpc> Backend for RpcClient<R> {
     async fn query_storage_at(
         &self,
         keys: Vec<String>,
@@ -40,19 +40,20 @@ impl<R: Rpc> Backend for R {
             vec![keys]
         };
 
-        self.rpc(
-            "state_queryStorageAt",
-            params
-                .iter()
-                .map(|s| s.as_ref())
-                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-                .as_slice(),
-        )
-        .await
-        .map_err(|err| {
-            log::info!("error {:?}", err);
-            crate::Error::StorageKeyNotFound
-        })
+        self.0
+            .rpc(
+                "state_queryStorageAt",
+                params
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|s| s.as_ref())
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                    .as_slice(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .map_err(|err| {
+                log::info!("error {:?}", err);
+                crate::Error::StorageKeyNotFound
+            })
     }
 
     async fn get_keys_paged(
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ impl<R: Rpc> Backend for R {
         to: Option<&StorageKey>,
     ) -> crate::Result<Vec<String>> {
         let r: Vec<String> = self
+            .0
             .rpc(
                 "state_getKeysPaged",
                 &[
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ impl<R: Rpc> Backend for R {
         log::debug!("StorageKey encoded: {}", key);
 
         let res: String = self
+            .0
             .rpc("state_getStorage", &[&format!("\"{}\"", &key)])
             .await
             .map_err(|e| {
@@ -97,23 +100,20 @@ impl<R: Rpc> Backend for R {
         Ok(response)
     }
 
-    async fn submit<T>(&self, ext: T) -> crate::Result<()>
-    where
-        T: AsRef<[u8]> + Send,
-    {
+    async fn submit(&self, ext: impl AsRef<[u8]>) -> crate::Result<()> {
         let extrinsic = format!("0x{}", hex::encode(ext.as_ref()));
         log::debug!("Extrinsic: {}", extrinsic);
 
-        let res = self
+        self.0
             .rpc("author_submitExtrinsic", &[&format!("\"{}\"", &extrinsic)])
             .await
             .map_err(|e| crate::Error::Node(e.to_string()))?;
-        log::debug!("Extrinsic {:x?}", res);
         Ok(())
     }
 
     async fn metadata(&self) -> crate::Result<Metadata> {
         let res: String = self
+            .0
             .rpc("state_getMetadata", &[])
             .await
             .map_err(|e| crate::Error::Node(e.to_string()))?;
@@ -125,10 +125,8 @@ impl<R: Rpc> Backend for R {
     }
 
     async fn block_info(&self, at: Option<u32>) -> crate::Result<meta::BlockInfo> {
-        async fn block_info<R>(s: &R, params: &[&str]) -> crate::Result<Vec<u8>>
-        where
-            R: Rpc,
-        {
+        #[inline]
+        async fn block_info(s: &impl Rpc, params: &[&str]) -> crate::Result<Vec<u8>> {
             s.rpc("chain_getBlockHash", params)
                 .await
                 .map_err(|e| crate::Error::Node(e.to_string()))
@@ -136,9 +134,9 @@ impl<R: Rpc> Backend for R {
 
         let block_hash = if let Some(block_number) = at {
             let block_number = block_number.to_string();
-            block_info(self, &[&block_number]).await?
+            block_info(&self.0, &[&block_number]).await?
         } else {
-            block_info(self, &[]).await?
+            block_info(&self.0, &[]).await?
         };
 
         Ok(meta::BlockInfo {
diff --git a/sube/src/ws.rs b/sube/src/ws.rs
index 9e466f5..ce94db4 100644
--- a/sube/src/ws.rs
+++ b/sube/src/ws.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-use alloc::{boxed::Box, collections::BTreeMap, sync::Arc};
+use alloc::{collections::BTreeMap, sync::Arc};
 
 use async_mutex::Mutex;
-use async_trait::async_trait;
 use ewebsock::{WsEvent, WsMessage as Message, WsReceiver as Rx, WsSender as Tx};
 use futures_channel::{mpsc, oneshot};
 use futures_util::StreamExt as _;
@@ -33,9 +32,11 @@ pub struct Backend {
 unsafe impl Send for Backend {}
 unsafe impl Sync for Backend {}
 
-#[async_trait]
 impl Rpc for Backend {
-    async fn rpc<T: for<'a> Deserialize<'a>>(&self, method: &str, params: &[&str]) -> RpcResult<T> {
+    async fn rpc<T>(&self, method: &str, params: &[&str]) -> RpcResult<T>
+    where
+        T: for<'a> Deserialize<'a>,
+    {
         let id = self.next_id().await;
         info!("RPC `{}` (ID={})", method, id);