diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1a1270790d55..d3d0f6acbc92 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4371,18 +4371,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-project"
-version = "0.4.22"
+version = "0.4.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "12e3a6cdbfe94a5e4572812a0201f8c0ed98c1c452c7b8563ce2276988ef9c17"
+checksum = "ca4433fff2ae79342e497d9f8ee990d174071408f28f726d6d83af93e58e48aa"
 dependencies = [
  "pin-project-internal",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-project-internal"
-version = "0.4.22"
+version = "0.4.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6a0ffd45cf79d88737d7cc85bfd5d2894bee1139b356e616fe85dc389c61aaf7"
+checksum = "2c0e815c3ee9a031fdf5af21c10aa17c573c9c6a566328d99e3936c34e36461f"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2 1.0.18",
  "quote 1.0.7",
@@ -4448,7 +4448,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "polkadot-primitives",
  "sc-network",
  "smol 0.3.3",
- "smol-timeout",
  "sp-core",
  "streamunordered",
 ]
@@ -4474,7 +4473,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "polkadot-primitives",
  "sc-keystore",
  "smallvec 1.4.1",
- "smol-timeout",
  "sp-core",
  "sp-keyring",
  "streamunordered",
@@ -7600,16 +7598,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "num_cpus",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "smol-timeout"
-version = "0.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "024818c1f00b80e8171ddcfcee33860134293aa3aced60c9cbd7a5a2d41db392"
-dependencies = [
- "pin-project",
- "smol 0.1.18",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "snow"
 version = "0.7.1"
diff --git a/node/network/availability-distribution/Cargo.toml b/node/network/availability-distribution/Cargo.toml
index a966c769bddf..18c1769a52b2 100644
--- a/node/network/availability-distribution/Cargo.toml
+++ b/node/network/availability-distribution/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ sp-core = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master",
 sp-keyring = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master" }
 parking_lot = "0.11.0"
 futures-timer = "3.0.2"
-smol-timeout = "0.1.0"
 env_logger = "0.7.1"
 assert_matches = "1.3.0"
 smallvec = "1"
diff --git a/node/network/availability-distribution/src/tests.rs b/node/network/availability-distribution/src/tests.rs
index 143fd8b05b7b..9b2b1b35e533 100644
--- a/node/network/availability-distribution/src/tests.rs
+++ b/node/network/availability-distribution/src/tests.rs
@@ -22,13 +22,12 @@ use polkadot_primitives::v1::{
 	GroupRotationInfo, HeadData, PersistedValidationData, OccupiedCore,
 	PoV, ScheduledCore, ValidatorPair,
 };
-use polkadot_subsystem_testhelpers as test_helpers;
+use polkadot_subsystem_testhelpers::{self as test_helpers, TimeoutExt};
 use polkadot_node_network_protocol::ObservedRole;
 
 use futures::{executor, future, Future};
 use futures_timer::Delay;
 use smallvec::smallvec;
-use smol_timeout::TimeoutExt;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 macro_rules! view {
diff --git a/node/network/bitfield-distribution/Cargo.toml b/node/network/bitfield-distribution/Cargo.toml
index 768d63e1f606..67c2671d41b8 100644
--- a/node/network/bitfield-distribution/Cargo.toml
+++ b/node/network/bitfield-distribution/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,5 @@ sp-core = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master" }
 parking_lot = "0.11.0"
 maplit = "1.0.2"
 smol = "0.3.3"
-smol-timeout = "0.1.0"
 env_logger = "0.7.1"
 assert_matches = "1.3.0"
diff --git a/node/network/bitfield-distribution/src/lib.rs b/node/network/bitfield-distribution/src/lib.rs
index 67475aea1585..4c832fc216e9 100644
--- a/node/network/bitfield-distribution/src/lib.rs
+++ b/node/network/bitfield-distribution/src/lib.rs
@@ -611,8 +611,7 @@ mod test {
 	use futures::executor;
 	use maplit::hashmap;
 	use polkadot_primitives::v1::{Signed, ValidatorPair, AvailabilityBitfield};
-	use polkadot_node_subsystem_test_helpers::make_subsystem_context;
-	use smol_timeout::TimeoutExt;
+	use polkadot_node_subsystem_test_helpers::{make_subsystem_context, TimeoutExt};
 	use sp_core::crypto::Pair;
 	use std::time::Duration;
 	use assert_matches::assert_matches;
diff --git a/node/subsystem-test-helpers/Cargo.toml b/node/subsystem-test-helpers/Cargo.toml
index 105e6b5816a6..869fb74d0691 100644
--- a/node/subsystem-test-helpers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/node/subsystem-test-helpers/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ futures-timer = "3.0.2"
 log = "0.4.8"
 parity-scale-codec = "1.3.4"
 parking_lot = "0.10.0"
-pin-project = "0.4.22"
+pin-project = "0.4.23"
 polkadot-node-primitives = { path = "../primitives" }
 polkadot-node-subsystem = { path = "../subsystem" }
 polkadot-primitives = { path = "../../primitives" }
diff --git a/node/subsystem-test-helpers/src/lib.rs b/node/subsystem-test-helpers/src/lib.rs
index eee22dfc6f5f..5b3248289923 100644
--- a/node/subsystem-test-helpers/src/lib.rs
+++ b/node/subsystem-test-helpers/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use futures::poll;
 use futures::prelude::*;
 use futures_timer::Delay;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
+use pin_project::pin_project;
 use sp_core::{testing::TaskExecutor, traits::SpawnNamed};
 
 use std::convert::Infallible;
@@ -286,3 +287,45 @@ pub fn subsystem_test_harness<M, OverseerFactory, Overseer, TestFactory, Test>(
 		}
 	});
 }
+
+/// A future that wraps another future with a `Delay` allowing for time-limited futures.
+#[pin_project]
+pub struct Timeout<F: Future> {
+	#[pin]
+	future: F,
+	#[pin]
+	delay: Delay,
+}
+
+/// Extends `Future` to allow time-limited futures.
+pub trait TimeoutExt: Future {
+	fn timeout(self, duration: Duration) -> Timeout<Self>
+	where
+		Self: Sized,
+	{
+		Timeout {
+			future: self,
+			delay: Delay::new(duration),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl<F: Future> TimeoutExt for F {}
+
+impl<F: Future> Future for Timeout<F> {
+	type Output = Option<F::Output>;
+
+	fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, ctx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+		let this = self.project();
+
+		if this.delay.poll(ctx).is_ready() {
+			return Poll::Ready(None);
+		}
+
+		if let Poll::Ready(output) = this.future.poll(ctx) {
+			return Poll::Ready(Some(output));
+		}
+
+		Poll::Pending
+	}
+}