diff --git a/src/api/appservice_server.rs b/src/api/appservice_server.rs
index 2bc430d9..e4255e5d 100644
--- a/src/api/appservice_server.rs
+++ b/src/api/appservice_server.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ use tracing::warn;
 /// Sends a request to an appservice
 ///
 /// Only returns None if there is no url specified in the appservice registration file
-pub(crate) async fn send_request<T: OutgoingRequest>(
+pub(crate) async fn send_request<T>(
     registration: Registration,
     request: T,
 ) -> Option<Result<T::IncomingResponse>>
 where
-    T: Debug,
+    T: OutgoingRequest + Debug,
 {
     if let Some(destination) = registration.url {
         let hs_token = registration.hs_token.as_str();
diff --git a/src/api/server_server.rs b/src/api/server_server.rs
index 2562e983..73246574 100644
--- a/src/api/server_server.rs
+++ b/src/api/server_server.rs
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ impl FedDest {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) async fn send_request<T: OutgoingRequest>(
+pub(crate) async fn send_request<T>(
     destination: &ServerName,
     request: T,
 ) -> Result<T::IncomingResponse>
 where
-    T: Debug,
+    T: OutgoingRequest + Debug,
 {
     if !services().globals.allow_federation() {
         return Err(Error::bad_config("Federation is disabled."));
diff --git a/src/service/pusher/mod.rs b/src/service/pusher/mod.rs
index d3053ca7..1f700e51 100644
--- a/src/service/pusher/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/pusher/mod.rs
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ impl Service {
     }
 
     #[tracing::instrument(skip(self, destination, request))]
-    pub async fn send_request<T: OutgoingRequest>(
+    pub async fn send_request<T>(
         &self,
         destination: &str,
         request: T,
     ) -> Result<T::IncomingResponse>
     where
-        T: Debug,
+        T: OutgoingRequest + Debug,
     {
         let destination = destination.replace(services().globals.notification_push_path(), "");
 
diff --git a/src/service/sending/mod.rs b/src/service/sending/mod.rs
index 7f3ba124..53debbcc 100644
--- a/src/service/sending/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/sending/mod.rs
@@ -713,13 +713,13 @@ impl Service {
     }
 
     #[tracing::instrument(skip(self, destination, request))]
-    pub async fn send_federation_request<T: OutgoingRequest>(
+    pub async fn send_federation_request<T>(
         &self,
         destination: &ServerName,
         request: T,
     ) -> Result<T::IncomingResponse>
     where
-        T: Debug,
+        T: OutgoingRequest + Debug,
     {
         if destination.is_ip_literal() || IPAddress::is_valid(destination.host()) {
             info!(
@@ -771,13 +771,13 @@ impl Service {
     /// Sends a request to an appservice
     ///
     /// Only returns None if there is no url specified in the appservice registration file
-    pub async fn send_appservice_request<T: OutgoingRequest>(
+    pub async fn send_appservice_request<T>(
         &self,
         registration: Registration,
         request: T,
     ) -> Option<Result<T::IncomingResponse>>
     where
-        T: Debug,
+        T: OutgoingRequest + Debug,
     {
         let permit = self.maximum_requests.acquire().await;
         let response = appservice_server::send_request(registration, request).await;