diff --git a/tokio-xmpp/ChangeLog b/tokio-xmpp/ChangeLog
index 11ebd407..740695e7 100644
--- a/tokio-xmpp/ChangeLog
+++ b/tokio-xmpp/ChangeLog
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Version NEXT:
       - Update hickory-dns to 0.26 (!671)
       - Drive the XMPP client stream in the background (!631)
       - Add option to split XMPP client into read and write half (!631)
+      - Remove T: AsXml bound from XmlStream (!675)
 
 Version 5.0.0:
 2025-10-28 pep <pep@bouah.net>
diff --git a/tokio-xmpp/src/xmlstream/initiator.rs b/tokio-xmpp/src/xmlstream/initiator.rs
index e0698d8a..24f87903 100644
--- a/tokio-xmpp/src/xmlstream/initiator.rs
+++ b/tokio-xmpp/src/xmlstream/initiator.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use xmpp_parsers::{
     stream_features::StreamFeatures,
 };
 
-use xso::{AsXml, FromXml};
+use xso::FromXml;
 
 use super::{
     common::{RawXmlStream, ReadXso, ReadXsoError, StreamHeader},
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ impl<Io: AsyncBufRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin> PendingFeaturesRecv<Io> {
     /// If the peer sends any payload which is neither stream features nor
     /// a stream error, an [`io::Error`][`std::io::Error`] with
     /// [`InvalidData`][`io::ErrorKind::InvalidData`] kind is returned.
-    pub async fn recv_features<T: FromXml + AsXml>(
+    pub async fn recv_features<T: FromXml>(
         self,
     ) -> Result<(StreamFeatures, XmlStream<Io, T>), RecvFeaturesError> {
         let Self {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ impl<Io: AsyncBufRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin> PendingFeaturesRecv<Io> {
     /// down the road (because the feature stream element cannot be handled).
     /// The only place where this is useful is in
     /// [XEP-0114](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0114.html) connections.
-    pub fn skip_features<T: FromXml + AsXml>(self) -> XmlStream<Io, T> {
+    pub fn skip_features<T: FromXml>(self) -> XmlStream<Io, T> {
         XmlStream::wrap(self.stream)
     }
 }
diff --git a/tokio-xmpp/src/xmlstream/mod.rs b/tokio-xmpp/src/xmlstream/mod.rs
index c5d219bd..828fe6e2 100644
--- a/tokio-xmpp/src/xmlstream/mod.rs
+++ b/tokio-xmpp/src/xmlstream/mod.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ impl<Io, T: FromXml> XmlStream<Io, T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<Io: AsyncBufRead, T: FromXml + AsXml> XmlStream<Io, T> {
+impl<Io: AsyncBufRead, T: FromXml> XmlStream<Io, T> {
     fn wrap(inner: RawXmlStream<Io>) -> Self {
         Self {
             inner,
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ impl<Io: AsyncBufRead, T: FromXml + AsXml> XmlStream<Io, T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<Io: AsyncBufRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin, T: FromXml + AsXml + fmt::Debug> XmlStream<Io, T> {
+impl<Io: AsyncBufRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin, T: FromXml + fmt::Debug> XmlStream<Io, T> {
     /// Initiate a stream reset
     ///
     /// To actually send the stream header, call
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ impl<Io: AsyncBufRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin, T: FromXml + AsXml + fmt::Debug> Xml
     ///
     /// In addition, attempting to reset a stream which has been closed by
     /// either side or which has had an I/O error will also cause a panic.
-    pub async fn accept_reset(mut self, barrier: &T) -> io::Result<AcceptedStream<Io>> {
+    pub async fn accept_reset<U: AsXml>(mut self, barrier: &U) -> io::Result<AcceptedStream<Io>> {
         self.assert_retypable();
         self.send(barrier).await?;
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ impl<Io: AsyncBufRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin, T: FromXml + AsXml + fmt::Debug> Xml
     }
 }
 
-impl<Io: AsyncBufRead, T: FromXml + AsXml + fmt::Debug> Stream for XmlStream<Io, T> {
+impl<Io: AsyncBufRead, T: FromXml + fmt::Debug> Stream for XmlStream<Io, T> {
     type Item = Result<T, ReadError>;
 
     fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ impl<Io: AsyncBufRead, T: FromXml + AsXml + fmt::Debug> Stream for XmlStream<Io,
     }
 }
 
-impl<Io: AsyncWrite, T: FromXml + AsXml> XmlStream<Io, T> {
+impl<Io: AsyncWrite, T: FromXml> XmlStream<Io, T> {
     /// Initiate stream shutdown and poll for completion.
     ///
     /// Please see [`Self::shutdown`] for details.
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ impl<Io: AsyncWrite, T: FromXml + AsXml> XmlStream<Io, T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<Io: AsyncWrite + Unpin, T: FromXml + AsXml> XmlStream<Io, T> {
+impl<Io: AsyncWrite + Unpin, T: FromXml> XmlStream<Io, T> {
     /// Send the stream footer and close the sender side of the underlying
     /// transport.
     ///
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ impl<Io: AsyncWrite + Unpin, T: FromXml + AsXml> XmlStream<Io, T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'x, Io: AsyncWrite, T: FromXml + AsXml, U: AsXml> Sink<&'x U> for XmlStream<Io, T> {
+impl<'x, Io: AsyncWrite, T: FromXml, U: AsXml> Sink<&'x U> for XmlStream<Io, T> {
     type Error = io::Error;
 
     fn poll_ready(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
@@ -489,11 +489,11 @@ impl<'x, Io: AsyncWrite, T: FromXml + AsXml, U: AsXml> Sink<&'x U> for XmlStream
 
 /// Future implementing [`XmlStream::shutdown`] using
 /// [`XmlStream::poll_shutdown`].
-pub struct Shutdown<'a, Io: AsyncWrite, T: FromXml + AsXml> {
+pub struct Shutdown<'a, Io: AsyncWrite, T: FromXml> {
     stream: Pin<&'a mut XmlStream<Io, T>>,
 }
 
-impl<Io: AsyncWrite, T: FromXml + AsXml> Future for Shutdown<'_, Io, T> {
+impl<Io: AsyncWrite, T: FromXml> Future for Shutdown<'_, Io, T> {
     type Output = io::Result<()>;
 
     fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
diff --git a/tokio-xmpp/src/xmlstream/responder.rs b/tokio-xmpp/src/xmlstream/responder.rs
index 20c65eea..326d5cd2 100644
--- a/tokio-xmpp/src/xmlstream/responder.rs
+++ b/tokio-xmpp/src/xmlstream/responder.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use tokio::io::{AsyncBufRead, AsyncWrite};
 
 use xmpp_parsers::{stream_error::StreamError, stream_features::StreamFeatures};
 
-use xso::{AsXml, FromXml};
+use xso::FromXml;
 
 use super::{
     common::{RawXmlStream, StreamHeader},
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl<Io: AsyncBufRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin> PendingFeaturesSend<Io> {
     /// After the stream features have been sent, the stream can be used for
     /// exchanging stream-level elements (stanzas or "nonzas"). The Rust type
     /// for these elements must be given as type parameter `T`.
-    pub async fn send_features<T: FromXml + AsXml>(
+    pub async fn send_features<T: FromXml>(
         self,
         features: &'_ StreamFeatures,
     ) -> io::Result<XmlStream<Io, T>> {