diff --git a/tokio-test/src/task.rs b/tokio-test/src/task.rs
index c781d85ea91..2e646d44bf8 100644
--- a/tokio-test/src/task.rs
+++ b/tokio-test/src/task.rs
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@
 //! ```
 
 use std::future::Future;
+use std::mem;
 use std::ops;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Condvar, Mutex};
-use std::task::{Context, Poll, Wake, Waker};
+use std::task::{Context, Poll, RawWaker, RawWakerVTable, Waker};
 
 use tokio_stream::Stream;
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ impl MockTask {
         F: FnOnce(&mut Context<'_>) -> R,
     {
         self.waker.clear();
-        let waker = self.clone().into_waker();
+        let waker = self.waker();
         let mut cx = Context::from_waker(&waker);
 
         f(&mut cx)
@@ -189,8 +190,11 @@ impl MockTask {
         Arc::strong_count(&self.waker)
     }
 
-    fn into_waker(self) -> Waker {
-        self.waker.into()
+    fn waker(&self) -> Waker {
+        unsafe {
+            let raw = to_raw(self.waker.clone());
+            Waker::from_raw(raw)
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -222,14 +226,8 @@ impl ThreadWaker {
             _ => unreachable!(),
         }
     }
-}
 
-impl Wake for ThreadWaker {
-    fn wake(self: Arc<Self>) {
-        self.wake_by_ref();
-    }
-
-    fn wake_by_ref(self: &Arc<Self>) {
+    fn wake(&self) {
         // First, try transitioning from IDLE -> NOTIFY, this does not require a lock.
         let mut state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
         let prev = *state;
@@ -249,3 +247,39 @@ impl Wake for ThreadWaker {
         self.condvar.notify_one();
     }
 }
+
+static VTABLE: RawWakerVTable = RawWakerVTable::new(clone, wake, wake_by_ref, drop_waker);
+
+unsafe fn to_raw(waker: Arc<ThreadWaker>) -> RawWaker {
+    RawWaker::new(Arc::into_raw(waker) as *const (), &VTABLE)
+}
+
+unsafe fn from_raw(raw: *const ()) -> Arc<ThreadWaker> {
+    Arc::from_raw(raw as *const ThreadWaker)
+}
+
+unsafe fn clone(raw: *const ()) -> RawWaker {
+    let waker = from_raw(raw);
+
+    // Increment the ref count
+    mem::forget(waker.clone());
+
+    to_raw(waker)
+}
+
+unsafe fn wake(raw: *const ()) {
+    let waker = from_raw(raw);
+    waker.wake();
+}
+
+unsafe fn wake_by_ref(raw: *const ()) {
+    let waker = from_raw(raw);
+    waker.wake();
+
+    // We don't actually own a reference to the unparker
+    mem::forget(waker);
+}
+
+unsafe fn drop_waker(raw: *const ()) {
+    let _ = from_raw(raw);
+}
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/park.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/park.rs
index 27bcd334c45..08d3e719bc4 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/park.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/park.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 use crate::loom::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize;
 use crate::loom::sync::{Arc, Condvar, Mutex};
-use crate::util::{waker, Wake};
 
 use std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ use crate::loom::thread::AccessError;
 use std::future::Future;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::task::Waker;
+use std::task::{RawWaker, RawWakerVTable, Waker};
 
 /// Blocks the current thread using a condition variable.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -293,20 +292,50 @@ impl CachedParkThread {
 
 impl UnparkThread {
     pub(crate) fn into_waker(self) -> Waker {
-        waker(self.inner)
+        unsafe {
+            let raw = unparker_to_raw_waker(self.inner);
+            Waker::from_raw(raw)
+        }
     }
 }
 
-impl Wake for Inner {
-    fn wake(arc_self: Arc<Self>) {
-        arc_self.unpark();
+impl Inner {
+    #[allow(clippy::wrong_self_convention)]
+    fn into_raw(this: Arc<Inner>) -> *const () {
+        Arc::into_raw(this) as *const ()
     }
 
-    fn wake_by_ref(arc_self: &Arc<Self>) {
-        arc_self.unpark();
+    unsafe fn from_raw(ptr: *const ()) -> Arc<Inner> {
+        Arc::from_raw(ptr as *const Inner)
     }
 }
 
+unsafe fn unparker_to_raw_waker(unparker: Arc<Inner>) -> RawWaker {
+    RawWaker::new(
+        Inner::into_raw(unparker),
+        &RawWakerVTable::new(clone, wake, wake_by_ref, drop_waker),
+    )
+}
+
+unsafe fn clone(raw: *const ()) -> RawWaker {
+    Arc::increment_strong_count(raw as *const Inner);
+    unparker_to_raw_waker(Inner::from_raw(raw))
+}
+
+unsafe fn drop_waker(raw: *const ()) {
+    drop(Inner::from_raw(raw));
+}
+
+unsafe fn wake(raw: *const ()) {
+    let unparker = Inner::from_raw(raw);
+    unparker.unpark();
+}
+
+unsafe fn wake_by_ref(raw: *const ()) {
+    let raw = raw as *const Inner;
+    (*raw).unpark();
+}
+
 #[cfg(loom)]
 pub(crate) fn current_thread_park_count() -> usize {
     CURRENT_THREAD_PARK_COUNT.with(|count| count.load(SeqCst))
diff --git a/tokio/src/util/mod.rs b/tokio/src/util/mod.rs
index eeddd0af2e8..c671fd6a1da 100644
--- a/tokio/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ pub(crate) use blocking_check::check_socket_for_blocking;
 
 pub(crate) mod metric_atomics;
 
-mod wake;
-pub(crate) use wake::{waker, Wake};
-
 #[cfg(any(
     // io driver uses `WakeList` directly
     feature = "net",
@@ -70,7 +67,9 @@ cfg_rt! {
 
     pub(crate) use self::rand::RngSeedGenerator;
 
-    pub(crate) use wake::{waker_ref, WakerRef};
+    mod wake;
+    pub(crate) use wake::WakerRef;
+    pub(crate) use wake::{waker_ref, Wake};
 
     mod sync_wrapper;
     pub(crate) use sync_wrapper::SyncWrapper;
diff --git a/tokio/src/util/wake.rs b/tokio/src/util/wake.rs
index d583937b8ba..896ec73e7b1 100644
--- a/tokio/src/util/wake.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/util/wake.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use crate::loom::sync::Arc;
 
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;
+use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::task::{RawWaker, RawWakerVTable, Waker};
 
 /// Simplified waking interface based on Arcs.
@@ -12,45 +14,30 @@ pub(crate) trait Wake: Send + Sync + Sized + 'static {
     fn wake_by_ref(arc_self: &Arc<Self>);
 }
 
-cfg_rt! {
-    use std::marker::PhantomData;
-    use std::ops::Deref;
-
-    /// A `Waker` that is only valid for a given lifetime.
-    #[derive(Debug)]
-    pub(crate) struct WakerRef<'a> {
-        waker: ManuallyDrop<Waker>,
-        _p: PhantomData<&'a ()>,
-    }
+/// A `Waker` that is only valid for a given lifetime.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct WakerRef<'a> {
+    waker: ManuallyDrop<Waker>,
+    _p: PhantomData<&'a ()>,
+}
 
-    impl Deref for WakerRef<'_> {
-        type Target = Waker;
+impl Deref for WakerRef<'_> {
+    type Target = Waker;
 
-        fn deref(&self) -> &Waker {
-            &self.waker
-        }
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Waker {
+        &self.waker
     }
+}
 
-    /// Creates a reference to a `Waker` from a reference to `Arc<impl Wake>`.
-    pub(crate) fn waker_ref<W: Wake>(wake: &Arc<W>) -> WakerRef<'_> {
-        let ptr = Arc::as_ptr(wake).cast::<()>();
-
-        let waker = unsafe { Waker::from_raw(RawWaker::new(ptr, waker_vtable::<W>())) };
+/// Creates a reference to a `Waker` from a reference to `Arc<impl Wake>`.
+pub(crate) fn waker_ref<W: Wake>(wake: &Arc<W>) -> WakerRef<'_> {
+    let ptr = Arc::as_ptr(wake).cast::<()>();
 
-        WakerRef {
-            waker: ManuallyDrop::new(waker),
-            _p: PhantomData,
-        }
-    }
-}
+    let waker = unsafe { Waker::from_raw(RawWaker::new(ptr, waker_vtable::<W>())) };
 
-/// Creates a waker from a `Arc<impl Wake>`.
-pub(crate) fn waker<W: Wake>(wake: Arc<W>) -> Waker {
-    unsafe {
-        Waker::from_raw(RawWaker::new(
-            Arc::into_raw(wake).cast(),
-            waker_vtable::<W>(),
-        ))
+    WakerRef {
+        waker: ManuallyDrop::new(waker),
+        _p: PhantomData,
     }
 }