diff --git a/actix-service/CHANGES.md b/actix-service/CHANGES.md
index 137e402bd8..e7c1fefa80 100644
--- a/actix-service/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-service/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changes
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Fixed
+
+* Removed unsound custom Cell implementation that allowed obtaining several mutable references to the same data, which is undefined behavior in Rust and could lead to violations of memory safety. External code could obtain several mutable references to the same data through service combinators. Attempts to acquire several mutable references to the same data will instead result in a panic.
+
 ## [1.0.5] - 2020-01-16
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/actix-service/src/and_then.rs b/actix-service/src/and_then.rs
index 74b64b3892..bf402e8f01 100644
--- a/actix-service/src/and_then.rs
+++ b/actix-service/src/and_then.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 use std::future::Future;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 
 use super::{Service, ServiceFactory};
-use crate::cell::Cell;
+
 
 /// Service for the `and_then` combinator, chaining a computation onto the end
 /// of another service which completes successfully.
 ///
 /// This is created by the `ServiceExt::and_then` method.
-pub(crate) struct AndThenService<A, B>(Cell<(A, B)>);
+pub(crate) struct AndThenService<A, B>(Rc<RefCell<(A, B)>>);
 
 impl<A, B> AndThenService<A, B> {
     /// Create new `AndThen` combinator
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ impl<A, B> AndThenService<A, B> {
         A: Service,
         B: Service<Request = A::Response, Error = A::Error>,
     {
-        Self(Cell::new((a, b)))
+        Self(Rc::new(RefCell::new((a, b))))
     }
 }
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ where
     type Future = AndThenServiceResponse<A, B>;
 
     fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        let srv = self.0.get_mut();
+        let mut srv = self.0.borrow_mut();
         let not_ready = !srv.0.poll_ready(cx)?.is_ready();
         if !srv.1.poll_ready(cx)?.is_ready() || not_ready {
             Poll::Pending
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ where
 
     fn call(&mut self, req: A::Request) -> Self::Future {
         AndThenServiceResponse {
-            state: State::A(self.0.get_mut().0.call(req), Some(self.0.clone())),
+            state: State::A(self.0.borrow_mut().0.call(req), Some(self.0.clone())),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ where
     A: Service,
     B: Service<Request = A::Response, Error = A::Error>,
 {
-    A(#[pin] A::Future, Option<Cell<(A, B)>>),
+    A(#[pin] A::Future, Option<Rc<RefCell<(A, B)>>>),
     B(#[pin] B::Future),
     Empty,
 }
@@ -90,9 +91,9 @@ where
         match this.state.as_mut().project() {
             StateProj::A(fut, b) => match fut.poll(cx)? {
                 Poll::Ready(res) => {
-                    let mut b = b.take().unwrap();
+                    let b = b.take().unwrap();
                     this.state.set(State::Empty); // drop fut A
-                    let fut = b.get_mut().1.call(res);
+                    let fut = b.borrow_mut().1.call(res);
                     this.state.set(State::B(fut));
                     self.poll(cx)
                 }
diff --git a/actix-service/src/and_then_apply_fn.rs b/actix-service/src/and_then_apply_fn.rs
index de0cfac9c7..105d7ed77c 100644
--- a/actix-service/src/and_then_apply_fn.rs
+++ b/actix-service/src/and_then_apply_fn.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ use std::future::Future;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 
-use crate::cell::Cell;
 use crate::{Service, ServiceFactory};
 
 /// `Apply` service combinator
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ where
     Fut: Future<Output = Result<Res, Err>>,
     Err: From<A::Error> + From<B::Error>,
 {
-    srv: Cell<(A, B, F)>,
+    srv: Rc<RefCell<(A, B, F)>>,
     r: PhantomData<(Fut, Res, Err)>,
 }
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ where
     /// Create new `Apply` combinator
     pub(crate) fn new(a: A, b: B, f: F) -> Self {
         Self {
-            srv: Cell::new((a, b, f)),
+            srv:  Rc::new(RefCell::new((a, b, f))),
             r: PhantomData,
         }
     }
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ where
     type Future = AndThenApplyFnFuture<A, B, F, Fut, Res, Err>;
 
     fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        let inner = self.srv.get_mut();
+        let mut inner = self.srv.borrow_mut();
         let not_ready = inner.0.poll_ready(cx)?.is_pending();
         if inner.1.poll_ready(cx)?.is_pending() || not_ready {
             Poll::Pending
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ where
     }
 
     fn call(&mut self, req: A::Request) -> Self::Future {
-        let fut = self.srv.get_mut().0.call(req);
+        let fut = self.srv.borrow_mut().0.call(req);
         AndThenApplyFnFuture {
             state: State::A(fut, Some(self.srv.clone())),
         }
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ where
     Err: From<A::Error>,
     Err: From<B::Error>,
 {
-    A(#[pin] A::Future, Option<Cell<(A, B, F)>>),
+    A(#[pin] A::Future, Option<Rc<RefCell<(A, B, F)>>>),
     B(#[pin] Fut),
     Empty,
 }
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ where
         match this.state.as_mut().project() {
             StateProj::A(fut, b) => match fut.poll(cx)? {
                 Poll::Ready(res) => {
-                    let mut b = b.take().unwrap();
+                    let b = b.take().unwrap();
                     this.state.set(State::Empty);
-                    let b = b.get_mut();
-                    let fut = (&mut b.2)(res, &mut b.1);
+                    let (_, b, f) = &mut *b.borrow_mut();
+                    let fut = f(res, b);
                     this.state.set(State::B(fut));
                     self.poll(cx)
                 }
@@ -255,11 +255,11 @@ where
 
         if this.a.is_some() && this.b.is_some() {
             Poll::Ready(Ok(AndThenApplyFn {
-                srv: Cell::new((
+                srv: Rc::new(RefCell::new((
                     this.a.take().unwrap(),
                     this.b.take().unwrap(),
                     this.f.clone(),
-                )),
+                ))),
                 r: PhantomData,
             }))
         } else {
diff --git a/actix-service/src/apply_cfg.rs b/actix-service/src/apply_cfg.rs
index cee7b8c7e1..1fa4f0eebd 100644
--- a/actix-service/src/apply_cfg.rs
+++ b/actix-service/src/apply_cfg.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ use std::future::Future;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::cell::RefCell;
 
-use crate::cell::Cell;
 use crate::{Service, ServiceFactory};
 
 /// Convert `Fn(Config, &mut Service1) -> Future<Service2>` fn to a service factory
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ where
     S: Service,
 {
     ApplyConfigService {
-        srv: Cell::new((srv, f)),
+        srv: Rc::new(RefCell::new((srv, f))),
         _t: PhantomData,
     }
 }
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ where
     S: Service,
 {
     ApplyConfigServiceFactory {
-        srv: Cell::new((factory, f)),
+        srv: Rc::new(RefCell::new((factory, f))),
         _t: PhantomData,
     }
 }
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ where
     R: Future<Output = Result<S, E>>,
     S: Service,
 {
-    srv: Cell<(T, F)>,
+    srv: Rc<RefCell<(T, F)>>,
     _t: PhantomData<(C, R, S)>,
 }
 
@@ -102,10 +103,8 @@ where
     type Future = R;
 
     fn new_service(&self, cfg: C) -> Self::Future {
-        unsafe {
-            let srv = self.srv.get_mut_unsafe();
-            (srv.1)(cfg, &mut srv.0)
-        }
+        let (t, f) = &mut *self.srv.borrow_mut();
+        f(cfg, t)
     }
 }
 
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ where
     R: Future<Output = Result<S, T::InitError>>,
     S: Service,
 {
-    srv: Cell<(T, F)>,
+    srv: Rc<RefCell<(T, F)>>,
     _t: PhantomData<(C, R, S)>,
 }
 
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ where
         ApplyConfigServiceFactoryResponse {
             cfg: Some(cfg),
             store: self.srv.clone(),
-            state: State::A(self.srv.get_ref().0.new_service(())),
+            state: State::A(self.srv.borrow().0.new_service(())),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ where
     S: Service,
 {
     cfg: Option<C>,
-    store: Cell<(T, F)>,
+    store: Rc<RefCell<(T, F)>>,
     #[pin]
     state: State<T, R, S>,
 }
@@ -213,8 +212,11 @@ where
             },
             StateProj::B(srv) => match srv.poll_ready(cx)? {
                 Poll::Ready(_) => {
-                    let fut = (this.store.get_mut().1)(this.cfg.take().unwrap(), srv);
-                    this.state.set(State::C(fut));
+                    {
+                        let (_, f) = &mut *this.store.borrow_mut();
+                        let fut = f(this.cfg.take().unwrap(), srv);
+                        this.state.set(State::C(fut));
+                    }
                     self.poll(cx)
                 }
                 Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
diff --git a/actix-service/src/cell.rs b/actix-service/src/cell.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bcac0be06..0000000000
--- a/actix-service/src/cell.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-//! Custom cell impl, internal use only
-use std::task::{Context, Poll};
-use std::{cell::UnsafeCell, fmt, rc::Rc};
-
-pub(crate) struct Cell<T> {
-    inner: Rc<UnsafeCell<T>>,
-}
-
-impl<T> Clone for Cell<T> {
-    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            inner: self.inner.clone(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T: fmt::Debug> fmt::Debug for Cell<T> {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.inner.fmt(f)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T> Cell<T> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(inner: T) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            inner: Rc::new(UnsafeCell::new(inner)),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn get_ref(&self) -> &T {
-        unsafe { &*self.inner.as_ref().get() }
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
-        unsafe { &mut *self.inner.as_ref().get() }
-    }
-
-    #[allow(clippy::mut_from_ref)]
-    pub(crate) unsafe fn get_mut_unsafe(&self) -> &mut T {
-        &mut *self.inner.as_ref().get()
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T: crate::Service> crate::Service for Cell<T> {
-    type Request = T::Request;
-    type Response = T::Response;
-    type Error = T::Error;
-    type Future = T::Future;
-
-    fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        self.get_mut().poll_ready(cx)
-    }
-
-    fn call(&mut self, req: Self::Request) -> Self::Future {
-        self.get_mut().call(req)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/actix-service/src/lib.rs b/actix-service/src/lib.rs
index 90d4c79066..68a5dbc68c 100644
--- a/actix-service/src/lib.rs
+++ b/actix-service/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ mod and_then_apply_fn;
 mod apply;
 mod apply_cfg;
 pub mod boxed;
-mod cell;
 mod fn_service;
 mod map;
 mod map_config;
diff --git a/actix-service/src/then.rs b/actix-service/src/then.rs
index 1286e742a7..8c7bfa85db 100644
--- a/actix-service/src/then.rs
+++ b/actix-service/src/then.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 use std::future::Future;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 
 use super::{Service, ServiceFactory};
-use crate::cell::Cell;
 
 /// Service for the `then` combinator, chaining a computation onto the end of
 /// another service.
 ///
 /// This is created by the `Pipeline::then` method.
-pub(crate) struct ThenService<A, B>(Cell<(A, B)>);
+pub(crate) struct ThenService<A, B>(Rc<RefCell<(A, B)>>);
 
 impl<A, B> ThenService<A, B> {
     /// Create new `.then()` combinator
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl<A, B> ThenService<A, B> {
         A: Service,
         B: Service<Request = Result<A::Response, A::Error>, Error = A::Error>,
     {
-        Self(Cell::new((a, b)))
+        Self(Rc::new(RefCell::new((a, b))))
     }
 }
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ where
     type Future = ThenServiceResponse<A, B>;
 
     fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        let srv = self.0.get_mut();
+        let mut srv = self.0.borrow_mut();
         let not_ready = !srv.0.poll_ready(cx)?.is_ready();
         if !srv.1.poll_ready(cx)?.is_ready() || not_ready {
             Poll::Pending
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ where
 
     fn call(&mut self, req: A::Request) -> Self::Future {
         ThenServiceResponse {
-            state: State::A(self.0.get_mut().0.call(req), Some(self.0.clone())),
+            state: State::A(self.0.borrow_mut().0.call(req), Some(self.0.clone())),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ where
     A: Service,
     B: Service<Request = Result<A::Response, A::Error>>,
 {
-    A(#[pin] A::Future, Option<Cell<(A, B)>>),
+    A(#[pin] A::Future, Option<Rc<RefCell<(A, B)>>>),
     B(#[pin] B::Future),
     Empty,
 }
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ where
         match this.state.as_mut().project() {
             StateProj::A(fut, b) => match fut.poll(cx) {
                 Poll::Ready(res) => {
-                    let mut b = b.take().unwrap();
+                    let b = b.take().unwrap();
                     this.state.set(State::Empty); // drop fut A
-                    let fut = b.get_mut().1.call(res);
+                    let fut = b.borrow_mut().1.call(res);
                     this.state.set(State::B(fut));
                     self.poll(cx)
                 }