diff --git a/Cargo.Bazel.Fuzzing.json.lock b/Cargo.Bazel.Fuzzing.json.lock
index 7e463bccd73..7473c7f27cb 100644
--- a/Cargo.Bazel.Fuzzing.json.lock
+++ b/Cargo.Bazel.Fuzzing.json.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "checksum": "d49c2d6535ae0e33df43f23bf7877c04341c237a0782c81faa1e85ae9a4e8a6b",
+  "checksum": "677f22419b2df3054ffc429ee72f0aec466b5a320dfdfe534e9f3661b7b570e6",
   "crates": {
     "abnf 0.12.0": {
       "name": "abnf",
@@ -19330,10 +19330,6 @@
               "id": "syn 1.0.109",
               "target": "syn"
             },
-            {
-              "id": "sync_wrapper 1.0.1",
-              "target": "sync_wrapper"
-            },
             {
               "id": "tar 0.4.39",
               "target": "tar"
@@ -85573,7 +85569,6 @@
     "stubborn-io 0.3.2",
     "subtle 2.6.1",
     "syn 1.0.109",
-    "sync_wrapper 1.0.1",
     "tar 0.4.39",
     "tarpc 0.34.0",
     "tempfile 3.12.0",
diff --git a/Cargo.Bazel.Fuzzing.toml.lock b/Cargo.Bazel.Fuzzing.toml.lock
index dac639975f9..710ded74550 100644
--- a/Cargo.Bazel.Fuzzing.toml.lock
+++ b/Cargo.Bazel.Fuzzing.toml.lock
@@ -3245,7 +3245,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "stubborn-io",
  "subtle",
  "syn 1.0.109",
- "sync_wrapper 1.0.1",
  "tar",
  "tarpc",
  "tempfile",
diff --git a/Cargo.Bazel.json.lock b/Cargo.Bazel.json.lock
index ee47b208712..49ec3b9fb55 100644
--- a/Cargo.Bazel.json.lock
+++ b/Cargo.Bazel.json.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "checksum": "4002433162202c7300c4f17bf7105e405ab6e3b9f9cd9e3d56c3ebe98e04d509",
+  "checksum": "1e7c85da2d7d087631301df644749a5b22bad6efe59752b4a625f4ec089033a0",
   "crates": {
     "abnf 0.12.0": {
       "name": "abnf",
@@ -19153,10 +19153,6 @@
               "id": "syn 1.0.109",
               "target": "syn"
             },
-            {
-              "id": "sync_wrapper 1.0.1",
-              "target": "sync_wrapper"
-            },
             {
               "id": "tar 0.4.39",
               "target": "tar"
@@ -85446,7 +85442,6 @@
     "stubborn-io 0.3.2",
     "subtle 2.6.1",
     "syn 1.0.109",
-    "sync_wrapper 1.0.1",
     "tar 0.4.39",
     "tarpc 0.34.0",
     "tempfile 3.12.0",
diff --git a/Cargo.Bazel.toml.lock b/Cargo.Bazel.toml.lock
index 6274a4d7ccb..570ffb629fc 100644
--- a/Cargo.Bazel.toml.lock
+++ b/Cargo.Bazel.toml.lock
@@ -3234,7 +3234,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "stubborn-io",
  "subtle",
  "syn 1.0.109",
- "sync_wrapper 1.0.1",
  "tar",
  "tarpc",
  "tempfile",
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 962c0a61319..95e75d122b3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5428,7 +5428,6 @@ version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-stream",
- "axum",
  "byte-unit",
  "bytes",
  "futures",
@@ -5436,8 +5435,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper 1.5.0",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "slog",
- "sync_wrapper 1.0.1",
- "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "tonic",
 ]
@@ -19960,7 +19957,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "axum",
  "clap 4.5.20",
  "http 1.1.0",
- "ic-async-utils",
  "itertools 0.12.1",
  "reqwest 0.12.8",
  "thiserror",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 67206e66325..1f5075b6085 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -689,7 +689,6 @@ strum = { version = "0.26.3", features = ["derive"] }
 strum_macros = "0.26.4"
 subtle = "2.6.1"
 syn = { version = "1.0.109", features = ["fold", "full"] }
-sync_wrapper = "1.0.1"
 tar = "0.4.39"
 tempfile = "3.12.0"
 thiserror = "1.0.62"
diff --git a/bazel/external_crates.bzl b/bazel/external_crates.bzl
index 55f29584cd5..32cbbb0cd7e 100644
--- a/bazel/external_crates.bzl
+++ b/bazel/external_crates.bzl
@@ -1203,9 +1203,6 @@ def external_crates_repository(name, cargo_lockfile, lockfile, sanitizers_enable
                     "full",
                 ],
             ),
-            "sync_wrapper": crate.spec(
-                version = "^1.0.1",
-            ),
             "tar": crate.spec(
                 version = "^0.4.38",
             ),
diff --git a/rs/async_utils/BUILD.bazel b/rs/async_utils/BUILD.bazel
index ff581b82ac8..41ab87702fa 100644
--- a/rs/async_utils/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/rs/async_utils/BUILD.bazel
@@ -11,15 +11,12 @@ rust_library(
         # Keep sorted.
         "@crate_index//:anyhow",
         "@crate_index//:async-stream",
-        "@crate_index//:axum",
         "@crate_index//:byte-unit",
         "@crate_index//:bytes",
         "@crate_index//:futures",
         "@crate_index//:futures-util",
         "@crate_index//:hyper",
         "@crate_index//:slog",
-        "@crate_index//:sync_wrapper",
-        "@crate_index//:thiserror",
         "@crate_index//:tokio",
         "@crate_index//:tonic",
     ],
diff --git a/rs/async_utils/Cargo.toml b/rs/async_utils/Cargo.toml
index 658a667f022..78e8790f623 100644
--- a/rs/async_utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rs/async_utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,15 +9,12 @@ documentation.workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 async-stream = { workspace = true }
-axum = { workspace = true }
 byte-unit = "4.0.14"
 bytes = { workspace = true }
 futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-util = { workspace = true }
 hyper = { workspace = true }
 slog = { workspace = true }
-sync_wrapper = { workspace = true }
-thiserror = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true }
 tonic = { workspace = true }
 
diff --git a/rs/async_utils/src/axum.rs b/rs/async_utils/src/axum.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a39243bb67..00000000000
--- a/rs/async_utils/src/axum.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-use axum::body::{Body, HttpBody};
-use bytes::Bytes;
-use futures_util::Stream;
-use std::{
-    pin::{pin, Pin},
-    task::Poll,
-};
-use sync_wrapper::SyncWrapper;
-
-/// Wrapper used for conversion from an Axum Body to a Reqwest one
-pub struct BodyDataStream {
-    inner: SyncWrapper<Body>,
-}
-
-impl BodyDataStream {
-    pub const fn new(body: Body) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            inner: SyncWrapper::new(body),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Stream for BodyDataStream {
-    type Item = Result<Bytes, anyhow::Error>;
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn poll_next(
-        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
-        cx: &mut core::task::Context<'_>,
-    ) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
-        loop {
-            let mut pinned = pin!(self.inner.get_mut());
-            match futures_util::ready!(pinned.as_mut().poll_frame(cx)?) {
-                Some(frame) => match frame.into_data() {
-                    Ok(data) => return Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(data))),
-                    Err(_frame) => {}
-                },
-                None => return Poll::Ready(None),
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rs/async_utils/src/lib.rs b/rs/async_utils/src/lib.rs
index 366dbb7dc25..30ab8bda963 100644
--- a/rs/async_utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rs/async_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use slog::{info, Logger};
 
-pub mod axum;
 mod hyper;
 mod join_map;
 mod unix;
diff --git a/rs/boundary_node/systemd_journal_gatewayd_shim/BUILD.bazel b/rs/boundary_node/systemd_journal_gatewayd_shim/BUILD.bazel
index 2112c729dc9..16e571a749b 100644
--- a/rs/boundary_node/systemd_journal_gatewayd_shim/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/rs/boundary_node/systemd_journal_gatewayd_shim/BUILD.bazel
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ load("@rules_rust//rust:defs.bzl", "rust_binary")
 
 DEPENDENCIES = [
     # Keep sorted.
-    "//rs/async_utils",
     "@crate_index//:anyhow",
     "@crate_index//:axum",
     "@crate_index//:clap",
diff --git a/rs/boundary_node/systemd_journal_gatewayd_shim/Cargo.toml b/rs/boundary_node/systemd_journal_gatewayd_shim/Cargo.toml
index 9640d0e3c46..d41c3ff976a 100644
--- a/rs/boundary_node/systemd_journal_gatewayd_shim/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rs/boundary_node/systemd_journal_gatewayd_shim/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ async-trait = { workspace = true }
 axum = { workspace = true }
 clap = { workspace = true }
 http = { workspace = true }
-ic-async-utils = { path = "../../async_utils" }
 itertools = { workspace = true }
 reqwest = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/rs/boundary_node/systemd_journal_gatewayd_shim/src/api.rs b/rs/boundary_node/systemd_journal_gatewayd_shim/src/api.rs
index da5896f149c..c27c7e73185 100644
--- a/rs/boundary_node/systemd_journal_gatewayd_shim/src/api.rs
+++ b/rs/boundary_node/systemd_journal_gatewayd_shim/src/api.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use axum::{
     http::StatusCode,
     response::{IntoResponse, Response},
 };
-use ic_async_utils::axum::BodyDataStream;
 use itertools::{concat, Itertools};
 use reqwest::Method;
 use url::Url;
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn entries(
     });
 
     let (parts, body) = req.into_parts();
-    let body_stream = BodyDataStream::new(body);
+    let body_stream = body.into_data_stream();
 
     let mut upstream_req = reqwest::Request::new(Method::GET, u);
 
diff --git a/rs/tests/src/nns_tests/registry_authentication_test.rs b/rs/tests/src/nns_tests/registry_authentication_test.rs
index fd6fbcbc358..e3ecf86fa9e 100644
--- a/rs/tests/src/nns_tests/registry_authentication_test.rs
+++ b/rs/tests/src/nns_tests/registry_authentication_test.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ use axum::{
     extract::{Request, State},
     routing::any,
 };
-use ic_async_utils::axum::BodyDataStream;
 use ic_crypto_utils_threshold_sig_der::threshold_sig_public_key_from_der;
 use ic_nns_test_utils::itest_helpers::{
     forward_call_via_universal_canister, set_up_universal_canister,
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ async fn mitm_service(
 
     let (parts, body) = req.into_parts();
     *request.headers_mut() = parts.headers;
-    *request.body_mut() = Some(reqwest::Body::wrap_stream(BodyDataStream::new(body)));
+    *request.body_mut() = Some(reqwest::Body::wrap_stream(body.into_data_stream()));
 
     let response = client
         .execute(request)