diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3b10ce1..bf83871 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1037,26 +1037,11 @@ version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "42703706b716c37f96a77aea830392ad231f44c9e9a67872fa5548707e11b11c"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "futures"
-version = "0.3.32"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8b147ee9d1f6d097cef9ce628cd2ee62288d963e16fb287bd9286455b241382d"
-dependencies = [
- "futures-channel",
- "futures-core",
- "futures-executor",
- "futures-io",
- "futures-sink",
- "futures-task",
- "futures-util",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-channel"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "07bbe89c50d7a535e539b8c17bc0b49bdb77747034daa8087407d655f3f7cc1d"
+checksum = "2dff15bf788c671c1934e366d07e30c1814a8ef514e1af724a602e8a2fbe1b10"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-sink",
@@ -1064,15 +1049,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-core"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7e3450815272ef58cec6d564423f6e755e25379b217b0bc688e295ba24df6b1d"
+checksum = "05f29059c0c2090612e8d742178b0580d2dc940c837851ad723096f87af6663e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-executor"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "baf29c38818342a3b26b5b923639e7b1f4a61fc5e76102d4b1981c6dc7a7579d"
+checksum = "1e28d1d997f585e54aebc3f97d39e72338912123a67330d723fdbb564d646c9f"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-task",
@@ -1098,9 +1083,9 @@ checksum = "cecba35d7ad927e23624b22ad55235f2239cfa44fd10428eecbeba6d6a717718"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-macro"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e835b70203e41293343137df5c0664546da5745f82ec9b84d40be8336958447b"
+checksum = "162ee34ebcb7c64a8abebc059ce0fee27c2262618d7b60ed8faf72fef13c3650"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1109,23 +1094,22 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-sink"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c39754e157331b013978ec91992bde1ac089843443c49cbc7f46150b0fad0893"
+checksum = "e575fab7d1e0dcb8d0c7bcf9a63ee213816ab51902e6d244a95819acacf1d4f7"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-task"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "037711b3d59c33004d3856fbdc83b99d4ff37a24768fa1be9ce3538a1cde4393"
+checksum = "f90f7dce0722e95104fcb095585910c0977252f286e354b5e3bd38902cd99988"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-util"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "389ca41296e6190b48053de0321d02a77f32f8a5d2461dd38762c0593805c6d6"
+checksum = "9fa08315bb612088cc391249efdc3bc77536f16c91f6cf495e6fbe85b20a4a81"
 dependencies = [
- "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-io",
  "futures-macro",
@@ -1133,6 +1117,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-task",
  "memchr",
  "pin-project-lite",
+ "pin-utils",
  "slab",
 ]
 
@@ -2221,7 +2206,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "chrono",
  "dotenv",
- "futures",
  "hex",
  "hmac",
  "json",
diff --git a/rnex-core/src/rmc/structures/any.rs b/rnex-core/src/rmc/structures/any.rs
index 035d425..53e12d5 100644
--- a/rnex-core/src/rmc/structures/any.rs
+++ b/rnex-core/src/rmc/structures/any.rs
@@ -12,29 +12,32 @@ pub struct Any {
 impl RmcSerialize for Any {
     fn serialize(&self, writer: &mut impl Write) -> Result<()> {
         self.name.serialize(writer)?;
-        let u32_len = self.data.len() as u32 - 1;
+
+        let u32_len = self.data.len() as u32;
         (u32_len + 4).serialize(writer)?;
-        u32_len.serialize(writer)?;
-        writer.write_all(&self.data)?;
+        self.data.serialize(writer)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
     fn deserialize(reader: &mut impl Read) -> Result<Self> {
         let name = String::deserialize(reader)?;
 
-        let size = u32::deserialize(reader)? as usize + 1;
-        let mut buf = vec![0; size];
-        reader.read_exact(&mut buf[..])?;
-        let mut cursor = Cursor::new(&buf);
+        let data = Vec::deserialize(reader)?;
+        let mut cursor = Cursor::new(&data);
+        // also length ?
         let len2: u32 = cursor.read_struct(IS_BIG_ENDIAN)?;
 
-        if len2 as usize + 1 != size {
-            warn!("mismatched sizes on any: {} vs {}", size, len2 + 1);
+        if len2 as usize != data.len().overflowing_sub(4).0 {
+            warn!(
+                "mismatched sizes on any: {} vs {}",
+                data.len().overflowing_sub(4).0,
+                len2
+            );
         }
 
         Ok(Any {
             name,
-            data: (&buf[4..]).to_owned(),
+            data: (&data[4..]).to_owned(),
         })
     }
 }
@@ -56,10 +59,7 @@ impl Any {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use std::io::Cursor;
-
     use crate::rmc::structures::{
-        RmcSerialize,
         any::Any,
         matchmake::{Gathering, MatchmakeSession},
     };
@@ -89,13 +89,9 @@ mod test {
             session_key: [].into(),
         };
 
-        let any = Any::new(&sess).unwrap().to_data().unwrap();
+        let any = Any::new(&sess).unwrap();
 
-        let sess2: MatchmakeSession = Any::deserialize(&mut Cursor::new(any))
-            .unwrap()
-            .try_get()
-            .unwrap()
-            .unwrap();
+        let sess2: MatchmakeSession = any.try_get().unwrap().unwrap();
 
         assert_eq!(sess, sess2);
     }