diff --git a/src/client/connect/http.rs b/src/client/connect/http.rs
index 7f40ee17..b67f29a1 100644
--- a/src/client/connect/http.rs
+++ b/src/client/connect/http.rs
@@ -262,15 +262,15 @@ where
 
         if self.config.enforce_http {
             if dst.uri.scheme_part() != Some(&Scheme::HTTP) {
-                return invalid_url(InvalidUrl::NotHttp, &self.config.handle);
+                return invalid_url(InvalidUrl::NotHttp);
             }
         } else if dst.uri.scheme_part().is_none() {
-            return invalid_url(InvalidUrl::MissingScheme, &self.config.handle);
+            return invalid_url(InvalidUrl::MissingScheme);
         }
 
         let host = match dst.uri.host() {
             Some(s) => s,
-            None => return invalid_url(InvalidUrl::MissingAuthority, &self.config.handle),
+            None => return invalid_url(InvalidUrl::MissingAuthority),
         };
         let port = match dst.uri.port_part() {
             Some(port) => port.as_u16(),
@@ -297,56 +297,19 @@ where
     R: Resolve + Clone + Send + Sync + 'static,
     R::Future: Send,
 {
-    type Response  = TcpStream;
+    type Response = TcpStream;
     type Error = io::Error;
     type Future = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>> + Send + 'static>>;
 
-    fn poll_ready(&mut self, _cx: &mut task::Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        Ok(()).into()
+    fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut task::Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        tower_service::Service::<Destination>::poll_ready(self, cx)
     }
 
-    fn call(&mut self, dst: Uri) -> Self::Future {
-        // TODO: return error here
-        let dst = Destination::try_from_uri(dst).unwrap();
-
-        trace!(
-            "Http::connect; scheme={}, host={}, port={:?}",
-            dst.scheme(),
-            dst.host(),
-            dst.port(),
-        );
-
-        if self.config.enforce_http {
-            if dst.uri.scheme_part() != Some(&Scheme::HTTP) {
-                return invalid_url::<R>(InvalidUrl::NotHttp, &self.config.handle).map_ok(|(s, _)| s).boxed();
-            }
-        } else if dst.uri.scheme_part().is_none() {
-            return invalid_url::<R>(InvalidUrl::MissingScheme, &self.config.handle).map_ok(|(s, _)| s).boxed();
-        }
-
-        let host = match dst.uri.host() {
-            Some(s) => s,
-            None => return invalid_url::<R>(InvalidUrl::MissingAuthority, &self.config.handle).map_ok(|(s, _)| s).boxed(),
-        };
-        let port = match dst.uri.port_part() {
-            Some(port) => port.as_u16(),
-            None => if dst.uri.scheme_part() == Some(&Scheme::HTTPS) { 443 } else { 80 },
-        };
-
-        let fut = HttpConnecting {
-            state: State::Lazy(self.resolver.clone(), host.into(), self.config.local_address),
-            handle: self.config.handle.clone(),
-            connect_timeout: self.config.connect_timeout,
-            happy_eyeballs_timeout: self.config.happy_eyeballs_timeout,
-            keep_alive_timeout: self.config.keep_alive_timeout,
-            nodelay: self.config.nodelay,
-            port,
-            reuse_address: self.config.reuse_address,
-            send_buffer_size: self.config.send_buffer_size,
-            recv_buffer_size: self.config.recv_buffer_size,
-        };
-
-        fut.map_ok(|(s, _)| s).boxed()
+    fn call(&mut self, uri: Uri) -> Self::Future {
+        self
+            .call(Destination { uri })
+            .map_ok(|(s, _)| s)
+            .boxed()
     }
 }
 
@@ -357,11 +320,10 @@ impl HttpInfo {
     }
 }
 
-#[inline]
-fn invalid_url<R: Resolve>(err: InvalidUrl, handle: &Option<Handle>) -> HttpConnecting<R> {
+fn invalid_url<R: Resolve>(err: InvalidUrl) -> HttpConnecting<R> {
     HttpConnecting {
         state: State::Error(Some(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, err))),
-        handle: handle.clone(),
+        handle: None,
         keep_alive_timeout: None,
         nodelay: false,
         port: 0,