diff --git a/postgres/Cargo.toml b/postgres/Cargo.toml
index cab09cea..e766aa8e 100644
--- a/postgres/Cargo.toml
+++ b/postgres/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ readme = "../README.md"
 keywords = ["database", "postgres", "postgresql", "sql"]
 categories = ["database"]
 
+[[bench]]
+name = "bench"
+harness = false
+
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
 
@@ -17,9 +21,6 @@ all-features = true
 circle-ci = { repository = "sfackler/rust-postgres" }
 
 [features]
-default = ["runtime"]
-runtime = ["tokio-postgres/runtime", "tokio", "lazy_static", "log"]
-
 with-bit-vec-0_6 = ["tokio-postgres/with-bit-vec-0_6"]
 with-chrono-0_4 = ["tokio-postgres/with-chrono-0_4"]
 with-eui48-0_4 = ["tokio-postgres/with-eui48-0_4"]
@@ -32,11 +33,11 @@ with-uuid-0_8 = ["tokio-postgres/with-uuid-0_8"]
 bytes = "0.5"
 fallible-iterator = "0.2"
 futures = "0.3"
-tokio-postgres = { version = "=0.5.0-alpha.2", path = "../tokio-postgres", default-features = false }
+tokio-postgres = { version = "=0.5.0-alpha.2", path = "../tokio-postgres" }
 
-tokio = { version = "0.2", optional = true, features = ["rt-threaded"] }
-lazy_static = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
-log = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
+tokio = { version = "0.2", features = ["rt-core"] }
+log = "0.4"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+criterion = "0.3"
 tokio = "0.2"
diff --git a/postgres/benches/bench.rs b/postgres/benches/bench.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..474d8359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/postgres/benches/bench.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
+use postgres::{Client, NoTls};
+
+// spawned: 249us 252us 255us
+// local: 214us 216us 219us
+fn query_prepared(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut client = Client::connect("host=localhost port=5433 user=postgres", NoTls).unwrap();
+
+    let stmt = client.prepare("SELECT $1::INT8").unwrap();
+
+    c.bench_function("query_prepared", move |b| {
+        b.iter(|| client.query(&stmt, &[&1i64]).unwrap())
+    });
+}
+
+criterion_group!(group, query_prepared);
+criterion_main!(group);
diff --git a/postgres/src/client.rs b/postgres/src/client.rs
index 0fcaa85e..6db4cfa4 100644
--- a/postgres/src/client.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/client.rs
@@ -1,27 +1,25 @@
-#[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
-use crate::Config;
-use crate::{CopyInWriter, CopyOutReader, RowIter, Statement, ToStatement, Transaction};
-use futures::executor;
+use crate::{Config, CopyInWriter, CopyOutReader, RowIter, Statement, ToStatement, Transaction};
+use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use tokio_postgres::tls::{MakeTlsConnect, TlsConnect};
 use tokio_postgres::types::{ToSql, Type};
-#[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
-use tokio_postgres::Socket;
-use tokio_postgres::{Error, Row, SimpleQueryMessage};
+use tokio_postgres::{Error, Row, SimpleQueryMessage, Socket};
 
 /// A synchronous PostgreSQL client.
-///
-/// This is a lightweight wrapper over the asynchronous tokio_postgres `Client`.
-pub struct Client(tokio_postgres::Client);
+pub struct Client {
+    runtime: Runtime,
+    client: tokio_postgres::Client,
+}
 
 impl Client {
+    pub(crate) fn new(runtime: Runtime, client: tokio_postgres::Client) -> Client {
+        Client { runtime, client }
+    }
+
     /// A convenience function which parses a configuration string into a `Config` and then connects to the database.
     ///
     /// See the documentation for [`Config`] for information about the connection syntax.
     ///
-    /// Requires the `runtime` Cargo feature (enabled by default).
-    ///
     /// [`Config`]: config/struct.Config.html
-    #[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
     pub fn connect<T>(params: &str, tls_mode: T) -> Result<Client, Error>
     where
         T: MakeTlsConnect<Socket> + 'static + Send,
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ impl Client {
     where
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.execute(query, params))
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.client.execute(query, params))
     }
 
     /// Executes a statement, returning the resulting rows.
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ impl Client {
     where
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.query(query, params))
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.client.query(query, params))
     }
 
     /// Executes a statement which returns a single row, returning it.
@@ -151,7 +149,7 @@ impl Client {
     where
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.query_one(query, params))
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.client.query_one(query, params))
     }
 
     /// Executes a statement which returns zero or one rows, returning it.
@@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ impl Client {
     where
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.query_opt(query, params))
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.client.query_opt(query, params))
     }
 
     /// A maximally-flexible version of `query`.
@@ -235,8 +233,10 @@ impl Client {
         I: IntoIterator<Item = &'a dyn ToSql>,
         I::IntoIter: ExactSizeIterator,
     {
-        let stream = executor::block_on(self.0.query_raw(query, params))?;
-        Ok(RowIter::new(stream))
+        let stream = self
+            .runtime
+            .block_on(self.client.query_raw(query, params))?;
+        Ok(RowIter::new(&mut self.runtime, stream))
     }
 
     /// Creates a new prepared statement.
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ impl Client {
     /// # }
     /// ```
     pub fn prepare(&mut self, query: &str) -> Result<Statement, Error> {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.prepare(query))
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.client.prepare(query))
     }
 
     /// Like `prepare`, but allows the types of query parameters to be explicitly specified.
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ impl Client {
     /// # }
     /// ```
     pub fn prepare_typed(&mut self, query: &str, types: &[Type]) -> Result<Statement, Error> {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.prepare_typed(query, types))
+        self.runtime
+            .block_on(self.client.prepare_typed(query, types))
     }
 
     /// Executes a `COPY FROM STDIN` statement, returning the number of rows created.
@@ -327,8 +328,8 @@ impl Client {
     where
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
-        let sink = executor::block_on(self.0.copy_in(query, params))?;
-        Ok(CopyInWriter::new(sink))
+        let sink = self.runtime.block_on(self.client.copy_in(query, params))?;
+        Ok(CopyInWriter::new(&mut self.runtime, sink))
     }
 
     /// Executes a `COPY TO STDOUT` statement, returning a reader of the resulting data.
@@ -358,8 +359,8 @@ impl Client {
     where
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
-        let stream = executor::block_on(self.0.copy_out(query, params))?;
-        CopyOutReader::new(stream)
+        let stream = self.runtime.block_on(self.client.copy_out(query, params))?;
+        CopyOutReader::new(&mut self.runtime, stream)
     }
 
     /// Executes a sequence of SQL statements using the simple query protocol.
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ impl Client {
     /// functionality to safely imbed that data in the request. Do not form statements via string concatenation and pass
     /// them to this method!
     pub fn simple_query(&mut self, query: &str) -> Result<Vec<SimpleQueryMessage>, Error> {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.simple_query(query))
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.client.simple_query(query))
     }
 
     /// Executes a sequence of SQL statements using the simple query protocol.
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ impl Client {
     /// functionality to safely embed that data in the request. Do not form statements via string concatenation and pass
     /// them to this method!
     pub fn batch_execute(&mut self, query: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.batch_execute(query))
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.client.batch_execute(query))
     }
 
     /// Begins a new database transaction.
@@ -416,35 +417,14 @@ impl Client {
     /// # }
     /// ```
     pub fn transaction(&mut self) -> Result<Transaction<'_>, Error> {
-        let transaction = executor::block_on(self.0.transaction())?;
-        Ok(Transaction::new(transaction))
+        let transaction = self.runtime.block_on(self.client.transaction())?;
+        Ok(Transaction::new(&mut self.runtime, transaction))
     }
 
     /// Determines if the client's connection has already closed.
     ///
     /// If this returns `true`, the client is no longer usable.
     pub fn is_closed(&self) -> bool {
-        self.0.is_closed()
-    }
-
-    /// Returns a shared reference to the inner nonblocking client.
-    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> &tokio_postgres::Client {
-        &self.0
-    }
-
-    /// Returns a mutable reference to the inner nonblocking client.
-    pub fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut tokio_postgres::Client {
-        &mut self.0
-    }
-
-    /// Consumes the client, returning the inner nonblocking client.
-    pub fn into_inner(self) -> tokio_postgres::Client {
-        self.0
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<tokio_postgres::Client> for Client {
-    fn from(c: tokio_postgres::Client) -> Client {
-        Client(c)
+        self.client.is_closed()
     }
 }
diff --git a/postgres/src/config.rs b/postgres/src/config.rs
index 34a29fe6..d50bd024 100644
--- a/postgres/src/config.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/config.rs
@@ -2,23 +2,19 @@
 //!
 //! Requires the `runtime` Cargo feature (enabled by default).
 
-use crate::{Client, RUNTIME};
-use futures::{executor, FutureExt};
+use crate::Client;
+use futures::FutureExt;
 use log::error;
 use std::fmt;
-use std::future::Future;
 use std::path::Path;
-use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::str::FromStr;
-use std::sync::{mpsc, Arc};
 use std::time::Duration;
+use tokio::runtime;
 #[doc(inline)]
 pub use tokio_postgres::config::{ChannelBinding, SslMode, TargetSessionAttrs};
 use tokio_postgres::tls::{MakeTlsConnect, TlsConnect};
 use tokio_postgres::{Error, Socket};
 
-type Spawn = dyn Fn(Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = ()> + Send>>) + Sync + Send;
-
 /// Connection configuration.
 ///
 /// Configuration can be parsed from libpq-style connection strings. These strings come in two formats:
@@ -95,7 +91,6 @@ type Spawn = dyn Fn(Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = ()> + Send>>) + Sync + Send;
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Config {
     config: tokio_postgres::Config,
-    spawner: Option<Arc<Spawn>>,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for Config {
@@ -117,7 +112,6 @@ impl Config {
     pub fn new() -> Config {
         Config {
             config: tokio_postgres::Config::new(),
-            spawner: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -242,17 +236,6 @@ impl Config {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Sets the spawner used to run the connection futures.
-    ///
-    /// Defaults to a postgres-specific tokio `Runtime`.
-    pub fn spawner<F>(&mut self, spawn: F) -> &mut Config
-    where
-        F: Fn(Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = ()> + Send>>) + 'static + Sync + Send,
-    {
-        self.spawner = Some(Arc::new(spawn));
-        self
-    }
-
     /// Opens a connection to a PostgreSQL database.
     pub fn connect<T>(&self, tls: T) -> Result<Client, Error>
     where
@@ -261,38 +244,23 @@ impl Config {
         T::Stream: Send,
         <T::TlsConnect as TlsConnect<Socket>>::Future: Send,
     {
-        let (client, connection) = match &self.spawner {
-            Some(spawn) => {
-                let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
-                let config = self.config.clone();
-                let connect = async move {
-                    let r = config.connect(tls).await;
-                    let _ = tx.send(r);
-                };
-                spawn(Box::pin(connect));
-                rx.recv().unwrap()?
-            }
-            None => {
-                let connect = self.config.connect(tls);
-                RUNTIME.handle().enter(|| executor::block_on(connect))?
-            }
-        };
+        let mut runtime = runtime::Builder::new()
+            .enable_all()
+            .basic_scheduler()
+            .build()
+            .unwrap(); // FIXME don't unwrap
 
+        let (client, connection) = runtime.block_on(self.config.connect(tls))?;
+
+        // FIXME don't spawn this so error reporting is less weird.
         let connection = connection.map(|r| {
             if let Err(e) = r {
                 error!("postgres connection error: {}", e)
             }
         });
-        match &self.spawner {
-            Some(spawn) => {
-                spawn(Box::pin(connection));
-            }
-            None => {
-                RUNTIME.spawn(connection);
-            }
-        }
+        runtime.spawn(connection);
 
-        Ok(Client::from(client))
+        Ok(Client::new(runtime, client))
     }
 }
 
@@ -306,9 +274,6 @@ impl FromStr for Config {
 
 impl From<tokio_postgres::Config> for Config {
     fn from(config: tokio_postgres::Config) -> Config {
-        Config {
-            config,
-            spawner: None,
-        }
+        Config { config }
     }
 }
diff --git a/postgres/src/copy_in_writer.rs b/postgres/src/copy_in_writer.rs
index b7a2a009..897d8756 100644
--- a/postgres/src/copy_in_writer.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/copy_in_writer.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
-use futures::{executor, SinkExt};
+use futures::SinkExt;
 use std::io;
 use std::io::Write;
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::pin::Pin;
+use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use tokio_postgres::{CopyInSink, Error};
 
 /// The writer returned by the `copy_in` method.
 ///
 /// The copy *must* be explicitly completed via the `finish` method. If it is not, the copy will be aborted.
 pub struct CopyInWriter<'a> {
+    runtime: &'a mut Runtime,
     sink: Pin<Box<CopyInSink<Bytes>>>,
     buf: BytesMut,
-    _p: PhantomData<&'a mut ()>,
 }
 
 // no-op impl to extend borrow until drop
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ impl Drop for CopyInWriter<'_> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> CopyInWriter<'a> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(sink: CopyInSink<Bytes>) -> CopyInWriter<'a> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(runtime: &'a mut Runtime, sink: CopyInSink<Bytes>) -> CopyInWriter<'a> {
         CopyInWriter {
+            runtime,
             sink: Box::pin(sink),
             buf: BytesMut::new(),
-            _p: PhantomData,
         }
     }
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl<'a> CopyInWriter<'a> {
     /// If this is not called, the copy will be aborted.
     pub fn finish(mut self) -> Result<u64, Error> {
         self.flush_inner()?;
-        executor::block_on(self.sink.as_mut().finish())
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.sink.as_mut().finish())
     }
 
     fn flush_inner(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ impl<'a> CopyInWriter<'a> {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        executor::block_on(self.sink.as_mut().send(self.buf.split().freeze()))
+        self.runtime
+            .block_on(self.sink.as_mut().send(self.buf.split().freeze()))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/postgres/src/copy_out_reader.rs b/postgres/src/copy_out_reader.rs
index cd972725..14f8d630 100644
--- a/postgres/src/copy_out_reader.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/copy_out_reader.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 use bytes::{Buf, Bytes};
-use futures::executor;
+use futures::StreamExt;
 use std::io::{self, BufRead, Cursor, Read};
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::pin::Pin;
+use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use tokio_postgres::{CopyOutStream, Error};
 
 /// The reader returned by the `copy_out` method.
 pub struct CopyOutReader<'a> {
-    it: executor::BlockingStream<Pin<Box<CopyOutStream>>>,
+    runtime: &'a mut Runtime,
+    stream: Pin<Box<CopyOutStream>>,
     cur: Cursor<Bytes>,
-    _p: PhantomData<&'a mut ()>,
 }
 
 // no-op impl to extend borrow until drop
@@ -18,18 +18,21 @@ impl Drop for CopyOutReader<'_> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> CopyOutReader<'a> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(stream: CopyOutStream) -> Result<CopyOutReader<'a>, Error> {
-        let mut it = executor::block_on_stream(Box::pin(stream));
-        let cur = match it.next() {
+    pub(crate) fn new(
+        runtime: &'a mut Runtime,
+        stream: CopyOutStream,
+    ) -> Result<CopyOutReader<'a>, Error> {
+        let mut stream = Box::pin(stream);
+        let cur = match runtime.block_on(stream.next()) {
             Some(Ok(cur)) => cur,
             Some(Err(e)) => return Err(e),
             None => Bytes::new(),
         };
 
         Ok(CopyOutReader {
-            it,
+            runtime,
+            stream,
             cur: Cursor::new(cur),
-            _p: PhantomData,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ impl Read for CopyOutReader<'_> {
 impl BufRead for CopyOutReader<'_> {
     fn fill_buf(&mut self) -> io::Result<&[u8]> {
         if self.cur.remaining() == 0 {
-            match self.it.next() {
+            match self.runtime.block_on(self.stream.next()) {
                 Some(Ok(cur)) => self.cur = Cursor::new(cur),
                 Some(Err(e)) => return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e)),
                 None => {}
diff --git a/postgres/src/lib.rs b/postgres/src/lib.rs
index 13c9a21d..bfe18764 100644
--- a/postgres/src/lib.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/lib.rs
@@ -55,19 +55,11 @@
 #![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/postgres/0.17")]
 #![warn(clippy::all, rust_2018_idioms, missing_docs)]
 
-#[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
-use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-#[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
-use tokio::runtime::{self, Runtime};
-
-#[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
-pub use tokio_postgres::Socket;
 pub use tokio_postgres::{
-    error, row, tls, types, Column, Portal, SimpleQueryMessage, Statement, ToStatement,
+    error, row, tls, types, Column, Portal, SimpleQueryMessage, Socket, Statement, ToStatement,
 };
 
 pub use crate::client::*;
-#[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
 pub use crate::config::Config;
 pub use crate::copy_in_writer::CopyInWriter;
 pub use crate::copy_out_reader::CopyOutReader;
@@ -81,23 +73,11 @@ pub use crate::tls::NoTls;
 pub use crate::transaction::*;
 
 mod client;
-#[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
 pub mod config;
 mod copy_in_writer;
 mod copy_out_reader;
 mod row_iter;
 mod transaction;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
-lazy_static! {
-    static ref RUNTIME: Runtime = runtime::Builder::new()
-        .thread_name("postgres")
-        .threaded_scheduler()
-        .enable_all()
-        .build()
-        .unwrap();
-}
diff --git a/postgres/src/row_iter.rs b/postgres/src/row_iter.rs
index 08da6873..150b5514 100644
--- a/postgres/src/row_iter.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/row_iter.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 use fallible_iterator::FallibleIterator;
-use futures::executor::{self, BlockingStream};
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::pin::Pin;
+use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use tokio_postgres::{Error, Row, RowStream};
+use futures::StreamExt;
 
 /// The iterator returned by `query_raw`.
 pub struct RowIter<'a> {
-    it: BlockingStream<Pin<Box<RowStream>>>,
-    _p: PhantomData<&'a mut ()>,
+    runtime: &'a mut Runtime,
+    it: Pin<Box<RowStream>>,
 }
 
 // no-op impl to extend the borrow until drop
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ impl Drop for RowIter<'_> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> RowIter<'a> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(stream: RowStream) -> RowIter<'a> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(runtime: &'a mut Runtime, stream: RowStream) -> RowIter<'a> {
         RowIter {
-            it: executor::block_on_stream(Box::pin(stream)),
-            _p: PhantomData,
+            runtime,
+            it: Box::pin(stream),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ impl FallibleIterator for RowIter<'_> {
     type Error = Error;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Result<Option<Row>, Error> {
-        self.it.next().transpose()
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.it.next()).transpose()
     }
 }
diff --git a/postgres/src/transaction.rs b/postgres/src/transaction.rs
index 616a5872..7c262018 100644
--- a/postgres/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/transaction.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{CopyInWriter, CopyOutReader, Portal, RowIter, Statement, ToStatement};
-use futures::executor;
+use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use tokio_postgres::types::{ToSql, Type};
 use tokio_postgres::{Error, Row, SimpleQueryMessage};
 
@@ -7,33 +7,43 @@ use tokio_postgres::{Error, Row, SimpleQueryMessage};
 ///
 /// Transactions will implicitly roll back by default when dropped. Use the `commit` method to commit the changes made
 /// in the transaction. Transactions can be nested, with inner transactions implemented via savepoints.
-pub struct Transaction<'a>(tokio_postgres::Transaction<'a>);
+pub struct Transaction<'a> {
+    runtime: &'a mut Runtime,
+    transaction: tokio_postgres::Transaction<'a>,
+}
 
 impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(transaction: tokio_postgres::Transaction<'a>) -> Transaction<'a> {
-        Transaction(transaction)
+    pub(crate) fn new(
+        runtime: &'a mut Runtime,
+        transaction: tokio_postgres::Transaction<'a>,
+    ) -> Transaction<'a> {
+        Transaction {
+            runtime,
+            transaction,
+        }
     }
 
     /// Consumes the transaction, committing all changes made within it.
     pub fn commit(self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.commit())
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.transaction.commit())
     }
 
     /// Rolls the transaction back, discarding all changes made within it.
     ///
     /// This is equivalent to `Transaction`'s `Drop` implementation, but provides any error encountered to the caller.
     pub fn rollback(self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.rollback())
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.transaction.rollback())
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::prepare`.
     pub fn prepare(&mut self, query: &str) -> Result<Statement, Error> {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.prepare(query))
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.transaction.prepare(query))
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::prepare_typed`.
     pub fn prepare_typed(&mut self, query: &str, types: &[Type]) -> Result<Statement, Error> {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.prepare_typed(query, types))
+        self.runtime
+            .block_on(self.transaction.prepare_typed(query, types))
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::execute`.
@@ -41,7 +51,8 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     where
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.execute(query, params))
+        self.runtime
+            .block_on(self.transaction.execute(query, params))
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::query`.
@@ -49,7 +60,7 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     where
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.query(query, params))
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.transaction.query(query, params))
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::query_one`.
@@ -57,7 +68,8 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     where
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.query_one(query, params))
+        self.runtime
+            .block_on(self.transaction.query_one(query, params))
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::query_opt`.
@@ -69,7 +81,8 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     where
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.query_opt(query, params))
+        self.runtime
+            .block_on(self.transaction.query_opt(query, params))
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::query_raw`.
@@ -79,8 +92,10 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
         I: IntoIterator<Item = &'b dyn ToSql>,
         I::IntoIter: ExactSizeIterator,
     {
-        let stream = executor::block_on(self.0.query_raw(query, params))?;
-        Ok(RowIter::new(stream))
+        let stream = self
+            .runtime
+            .block_on(self.transaction.query_raw(query, params))?;
+        Ok(RowIter::new(self.runtime, stream))
     }
 
     /// Binds parameters to a statement, creating a "portal".
@@ -97,7 +112,7 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     where
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.bind(query, params))
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.transaction.bind(query, params))
     }
 
     /// Continues execution of a portal, returning the next set of rows.
@@ -105,7 +120,8 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     /// Unlike `query`, portals can be incrementally evaluated by limiting the number of rows returned in each call to
     /// `query_portal`. If the requested number is negative or 0, all remaining rows will be returned.
     pub fn query_portal(&mut self, portal: &Portal, max_rows: i32) -> Result<Vec<Row>, Error> {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.query_portal(portal, max_rows))
+        self.runtime
+            .block_on(self.transaction.query_portal(portal, max_rows))
     }
 
     /// The maximally flexible version of `query_portal`.
@@ -114,8 +130,10 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
         portal: &Portal,
         max_rows: i32,
     ) -> Result<RowIter<'_>, Error> {
-        let stream = executor::block_on(self.0.query_portal_raw(portal, max_rows))?;
-        Ok(RowIter::new(stream))
+        let stream = self
+            .runtime
+            .block_on(self.transaction.query_portal_raw(portal, max_rows))?;
+        Ok(RowIter::new(self.runtime, stream))
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::copy_in`.
@@ -127,8 +145,10 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     where
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
-        let sink = executor::block_on(self.0.copy_in(query, params))?;
-        Ok(CopyInWriter::new(sink))
+        let sink = self
+            .runtime
+            .block_on(self.transaction.copy_in(query, params))?;
+        Ok(CopyInWriter::new(self.runtime, sink))
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::copy_out`.
@@ -140,23 +160,28 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     where
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
-        let stream = executor::block_on(self.0.copy_out(query, params))?;
-        CopyOutReader::new(stream)
+        let stream = self
+            .runtime
+            .block_on(self.transaction.copy_out(query, params))?;
+        CopyOutReader::new(self.runtime, stream)
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::simple_query`.
     pub fn simple_query(&mut self, query: &str) -> Result<Vec<SimpleQueryMessage>, Error> {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.simple_query(query))
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.transaction.simple_query(query))
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::batch_execute`.
     pub fn batch_execute(&mut self, query: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        executor::block_on(self.0.batch_execute(query))
+        self.runtime.block_on(self.transaction.batch_execute(query))
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::transaction`.
     pub fn transaction(&mut self) -> Result<Transaction<'_>, Error> {
-        let transaction = executor::block_on(self.0.transaction())?;
-        Ok(Transaction(transaction))
+        let transaction = self.runtime.block_on(self.transaction.transaction())?;
+        Ok(Transaction {
+            runtime: self.runtime,
+            transaction,
+        })
     }
 }