diff --git a/src/proto/conn.rs b/src/proto/h1/conn.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from src/proto/conn.rs
rename to src/proto/h1/conn.rs
index e63c4713..a5e0e450 100644
--- a/src/proto/conn.rs
+++ b/src/proto/h1/conn.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 #[cfg(feature = "tokio-proto")]
 use tokio_proto::streaming::pipeline::{Frame, Transport};
 
-use proto::Http1Transaction;
+use proto::{Chunk, Http1Transaction, MessageHead};
 use super::io::{Cursor, Buffered};
-use super::h1::{EncodedBuf, Encoder, Decoder};
+use super::{EncodedBuf, Encoder, Decoder};
 use method::Method;
 use version::HttpVersion;
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ where I: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "tokio-proto")]
-    fn poll_incoming(&mut self) -> Poll<Option<Frame<super::MessageHead<T::Incoming>, super::Chunk, ::Error>>, io::Error> {
+    fn poll_incoming(&mut self) -> Poll<Option<Frame<MessageHead<T::Incoming>, Chunk, ::Error>>, io::Error> {
         trace!("Conn::poll_incoming()");
 
         #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ where I: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
         T::should_error_on_parse_eof() && !self.state.is_idle()
     }
 
-    pub fn read_head(&mut self) -> Poll<Option<(super::MessageHead<T::Incoming>, bool)>, ::Error> {
+    pub fn read_head(&mut self) -> Poll<Option<(MessageHead<T::Incoming>, bool)>, ::Error> {
         debug_assert!(self.can_read_head());
         trace!("Conn::read_head");
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ where I: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn read_body(&mut self) -> Poll<Option<super::Chunk>, io::Error> {
+    pub fn read_body(&mut self) -> Poll<Option<Chunk>, io::Error> {
         debug_assert!(self.can_read_body());
 
         trace!("Conn::read_body");
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ where I: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
                 match decoder.decode(&mut self.io) {
                     Ok(Async::Ready(slice)) => {
                         let (reading, chunk) = if !slice.is_empty() {
-                            return Ok(Async::Ready(Some(super::Chunk::from(slice))));
+                            return Ok(Async::Ready(Some(Chunk::from(slice))));
                         } else if decoder.is_eof() {
                             debug!("incoming body completed");
                             (Reading::KeepAlive, None)
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ where I: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
         self.io.can_buffer()
     }
 
-    pub fn write_head(&mut self, mut head: super::MessageHead<T::Outgoing>, body: bool) {
+    pub fn write_head(&mut self, mut head: MessageHead<T::Outgoing>, body: bool) {
         debug_assert!(self.can_write_head());
 
         self.enforce_version(&mut head);
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ where I: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
 
     // If we know the remote speaks an older version, we try to fix up any messages
     // to work with our older peer.
-    fn enforce_version(&mut self, head: &mut super::MessageHead<T::Outgoing>) {
+    fn enforce_version(&mut self, head: &mut MessageHead<T::Outgoing>) {
         use header::Connection;
 
         let wants_keep_alive = if self.state.wants_keep_alive() {
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ where I: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
       T: Http1Transaction,
       K: KeepAlive,
       T::Outgoing: fmt::Debug {
-    type Item = Frame<super::MessageHead<T::Incoming>, super::Chunk, ::Error>;
+    type Item = Frame<MessageHead<T::Incoming>, Chunk, ::Error>;
     type Error = io::Error;
 
     #[inline]
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ where I: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
       T: Http1Transaction,
       K: KeepAlive,
       T::Outgoing: fmt::Debug {
-    type SinkItem = Frame<super::MessageHead<T::Outgoing>, B, ::Error>;
+    type SinkItem = Frame<MessageHead<T::Outgoing>, B, ::Error>;
     type SinkError = io::Error;
 
     #[inline]
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ enum Version {
 // The DebugFrame and DebugChunk are simple Debug implementations that allow
 // us to dump the frame into logs, without logging the entirety of the bytes.
 #[cfg(feature = "tokio-proto")]
-struct DebugFrame<'a, T: fmt::Debug + 'a, B: AsRef<[u8]> + 'a>(&'a Frame<super::MessageHead<T>, B, ::Error>);
+struct DebugFrame<'a, T: fmt::Debug + 'a, B: AsRef<[u8]> + 'a>(&'a Frame<MessageHead<T>, B, ::Error>);
 
 #[cfg(feature = "tokio-proto")]
 impl<'a, T: fmt::Debug + 'a, B: AsRef<[u8]> + 'a> fmt::Debug for DebugFrame<'a, T, B> {
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ mod tests {
     use tokio_proto::streaming::pipeline::Frame;
 
     use proto::{self, ClientTransaction, MessageHead, ServerTransaction};
-    use super::super::h1::Encoder;
+    use super::super::Encoder;
     use mock::AsyncIo;
 
     use super::{Conn, Decoder, Reading, Writing};
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ mod tests {
         let _: Result<(), ()> = future::lazy(|| {
             let io = AsyncIo::new_buf(vec![], 0);
             let mut conn = Conn::<_, proto::Chunk, ServerTransaction>::new(io, Default::default());
-            let max = ::proto::io::DEFAULT_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE + 4096;
+            let max = super::super::io::DEFAULT_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE + 4096;
             conn.state.writing = Writing::Body(Encoder::length((max * 2) as u64));
 
             assert!(conn.start_send(Frame::Body { chunk: Some(vec![b'a'; max].into()) }).unwrap().is_ready());
diff --git a/src/proto/h1/decode.rs b/src/proto/h1/decode.rs
index a8fd0fb9..4521547f 100644
--- a/src/proto/h1/decode.rs
+++ b/src/proto/h1/decode.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ use std::io;
 
 use futures::{Async, Poll};
 use bytes::Bytes;
-use proto::io::MemRead;
+
+use super::io::MemRead;
 
 use self::Kind::{Length, Chunked, Eof};
 
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ mod tests {
     use std::io::Write;
     use super::Decoder;
     use super::ChunkedState;
-    use proto::io::MemRead;
+    use super::super::io::MemRead;
     use futures::{Async, Poll};
     use bytes::{BytesMut, Bytes};
     use mock::AsyncIo;
diff --git a/src/proto/dispatch.rs b/src/proto/h1/dispatch.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from src/proto/dispatch.rs
rename to src/proto/h1/dispatch.rs
index 89c3a198..27e5b237 100644
--- a/src/proto/dispatch.rs
+++ b/src/proto/h1/dispatch.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ use futures::sync::{mpsc, oneshot};
 use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 use tokio_service::Service;
 
-use super::{Body, Conn, KeepAlive, Http1Transaction, MessageHead, RequestHead, ResponseHead};
+use proto::{Body, Conn, KeepAlive, Http1Transaction, MessageHead, RequestHead, ResponseHead};
 use ::StatusCode;
 
 pub struct Dispatcher<D, Bs, I, B, T, K> {
     conn: Conn<I, B, T, K>,
     dispatch: D,
-    body_tx: Option<super::body::ChunkSender>,
+    body_tx: Option<::proto::body::ChunkSender>,
     body_rx: Option<Bs>,
     is_closing: bool,
 }
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ where
         match self.conn.read_head() {
             Ok(Async::Ready(Some((head, has_body)))) => {
                 let body = if has_body {
-                    let (mut tx, rx) = super::body::channel();
+                    let (mut tx, rx) = ::proto::body::channel();
                     let _ = tx.poll_ready(); // register this task if rx is dropped
                     self.body_tx = Some(tx);
                     Some(rx)
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ where
                     return Ok(Async::NotReady);
                 }
             };
-            let (head, body) = super::response::split(resp);
+            let (head, body) = ::proto::response::split(resp);
             Ok(Async::Ready(Some((head.into(), body))))
         } else {
             unreachable!("poll_msg shouldn't be called if no inflight");
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ where
 
     fn recv_msg(&mut self, msg: ::Result<(Self::RecvItem, Option<Body>)>) -> ::Result<()> {
         let (msg, body) = msg?;
-        let req = super::request::from_wire(None, msg, body);
+        let req = ::proto::request::from_wire(None, msg, body);
         self.in_flight = Some(self.service.call(req));
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ where
         match msg {
             Ok((msg, body)) => {
                 if let Some(cb) = self.callback.take() {
-                    let res = super::response::from_wire(msg, body);
+                    let res = ::proto::response::from_wire(msg, body);
                     let _ = cb.send(Ok(res));
                     Ok(())
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/proto/h1/encode.rs b/src/proto/h1/encode.rs
index 4fcfd604..cc33e97b 100644
--- a/src/proto/h1/encode.rs
+++ b/src/proto/h1/encode.rs
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ impl Buf for CrLf {
 mod tests {
     use bytes::{BufMut};
 
-    use proto::io::Cursor;
+    use super::super::io::Cursor;
     use super::Encoder;
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/proto/io.rs b/src/proto/h1/io.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from src/proto/io.rs
rename to src/proto/h1/io.rs
index 53ff6301..3483d4f8 100644
--- a/src/proto/io.rs
+++ b/src/proto/h1/io.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use futures::{Async, Poll};
 use iovec::IoVec;
 use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 
-use super::{Http1Transaction, MessageHead};
+use proto::{Http1Transaction, MessageHead};
 
 const INIT_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 8192;
 pub const DEFAULT_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 8192 + 4096 * 100;
@@ -505,6 +505,6 @@ fn test_parse_reads_until_blocked() {
 
     let mock = AsyncIo::new(MockBuf::wrap(raw.into()), raw.len());
     let mut buffered = Buffered::<_, Cursor<Vec<u8>>>::new(mock);
-    assert_eq!(buffered.parse::<super::ClientTransaction>().unwrap(), Async::NotReady);
+    assert_eq!(buffered.parse::<::proto::ClientTransaction>().unwrap(), Async::NotReady);
     assert!(buffered.io.blocked());
 }
diff --git a/src/proto/h1/mod.rs b/src/proto/h1/mod.rs
index dfd62906..04e34c58 100644
--- a/src/proto/h1/mod.rs
+++ b/src/proto/h1/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+pub use self::conn::{Conn, KeepAlive, KA};
 pub use self::decode::Decoder;
 pub use self::encode::{EncodedBuf, Encoder};
 
+mod conn;
 mod date;
 mod decode;
+pub mod dispatch;
 mod encode;
-pub mod parse;
+mod io;
+pub mod role;
 
diff --git a/src/proto/h1/parse.rs b/src/proto/h1/role.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/proto/h1/parse.rs
rename to src/proto/h1/role.rs
diff --git a/src/proto/mod.rs b/src/proto/mod.rs
index 54576b44..24f077af 100644
--- a/src/proto/mod.rs
+++ b/src/proto/mod.rs
@@ -12,17 +12,14 @@ use uri::Uri;
 use version::HttpVersion;
 use version::HttpVersion::{Http10, Http11};
 
-pub use self::conn::{Conn, KeepAlive, KA};
 pub use self::body::Body;
 #[cfg(feature = "tokio-proto")]
 pub use self::body::TokioBody;
 pub use self::chunk::Chunk;
+pub use self::h1::{dispatch, Conn, KeepAlive, KA};
 
 mod body;
 mod chunk;
-mod conn;
-pub mod dispatch;
-mod io;
 mod h1;
 //mod h2;
 pub mod request;