diff --git a/contrib/lib/src/serve.rs b/contrib/lib/src/serve.rs
index f86e5a25..a48b7d1f 100644
--- a/contrib/lib/src/serve.rs
+++ b/contrib/lib/src/serve.rs
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ impl Into<Vec<Route>> for StaticFiles {
 
 #[rocket::async_trait]
 impl Handler for StaticFiles {
-    async fn handle<'r, 's: 'r>(&'s self, req: &'r Request<'_>, data: Data) -> Outcome<'r> {
+    async fn handle<'r>(&self, req: &'r Request<'_>, data: Data) -> Outcome<'r> {
         // Get the segments as a `PathBuf`, allowing dotfiles requested.
         let options = self.options;
         let allow_dotfiles = options.contains(Options::DotFiles);
diff --git a/core/lib/src/catcher/handler.rs b/core/lib/src/catcher/handler.rs
index 07960212..6ba41ebb 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/catcher/handler.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/catcher/handler.rs
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ pub type BoxFuture<'r, T = Result<'r>> = futures::future::BoxFuture<'r, T>;
 ///
 /// #[rocket::async_trait]
 /// impl catcher::Handler for CustomHandler {
-///     async fn handle<'r, 's: 'r>(
-///         &'s self,
-///         status: Status,
-///         req: &'r Request<'_>
-/// ) -> catcher::Result<'r> {
+///     async fn handle<'r>(&self, status: Status, req: &'r Request<'_>) -> catcher::Result<'r> {
 ///         let inner = match self.0 {
 ///             Kind::Simple => "simple".respond_to(req)?,
 ///             Kind::Intermediate => "intermediate".respond_to(req)?,
@@ -101,21 +97,21 @@ pub trait Handler: Cloneable + Send + Sync + 'static {
     /// Nevertheless, failure is allowed, both for convenience and necessity. If
     /// an error handler fails, Rocket's default `500` catcher is invoked. If it
     /// succeeds, the returned `Response` is used to respond to the client.
-    async fn handle<'r, 's: 'r>(&'s self, status: Status, req: &'r Request<'_>) -> Result<'r>;
+    async fn handle<'r>(&self, status: Status, req: &'r Request<'_>) -> Result<'r>;
 }
 
 // We write this manually to avoid double-boxing.
 impl<F: Clone + Sync + Send + 'static> Handler for F
     where for<'x> F: Fn(Status, &'x Request<'_>) -> BoxFuture<'x>,
 {
-    fn handle<'r, 's: 'r, 'life0, 'async_trait>(
-        &'s self,
+    fn handle<'r, 'life0, 'life1, 'async_trait>(
+        &'life0 self,
         status: Status,
-        req: &'r Request<'life0>,
+        req: &'r Request<'life1>,
     ) -> BoxFuture<'r>
         where 'r: 'async_trait,
-              's: 'async_trait,
               'life0: 'async_trait,
+              'life1: 'async_trait,
               Self: 'async_trait,
     {
         self(status, req)
diff --git a/core/lib/src/route/handler.rs b/core/lib/src/route/handler.rs
index 9472b86e..9a5b4833 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/route/handler.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/route/handler.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub type BoxFuture<'r, T = Outcome<'r>> = futures::future::BoxFuture<'r, T>;
 ///
 /// #[rocket::async_trait]
 /// impl Handler for CustomHandler {
-///     async fn handle<'r, 's: 'r>(&'s self, req: &'r Request<'_>, data: Data) -> Outcome<'r> {
+///     async fn handle<'r>(&self, req: &'r Request<'_>, data: Data) -> Outcome<'r> {
 ///         match self.0 {
 ///             Kind::Simple => Outcome::from(req, "simple"),
 ///             Kind::Intermediate => Outcome::from(req, "intermediate"),
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ pub trait Handler: Cloneable + Send + Sync + 'static {
     /// generate a response. Otherwise, if the return value is `Forward(Data)`,
     /// the next matching route is attempted. If there are no other matching
     /// routes, the `404` error catcher is invoked.
-    async fn handle<'r, 's: 'r>(&'s self, request: &'r Request<'_>, data: Data) -> Outcome<'r>;
+    async fn handle<'r>(&self, request: &'r Request<'_>, data: Data) -> Outcome<'r>;
 }
 
 // We write this manually to avoid double-boxing.
@@ -153,14 +153,14 @@ impl<F: Clone + Sync + Send + 'static> Handler for F
     where for<'x> F: Fn(&'x Request<'_>, Data) -> BoxFuture<'x>,
 {
     #[inline(always)]
-    fn handle<'r, 's: 'r, 'life0, 'async_trait>(
-        &'s self,
-        req: &'r Request<'life0>,
+    fn handle<'r, 'life0, 'life1, 'async_trait>(
+        &'life0 self,
+        req: &'r Request<'life1>,
         data: Data,
     ) -> BoxFuture<'r>
         where 'r: 'async_trait,
-              's: 'async_trait,
               'life0: 'async_trait,
+              'life1: 'async_trait,
               Self: 'async_trait,
     {
         self(req, data)
diff --git a/examples/manual-routing/src/main.rs b/examples/manual-routing/src/main.rs
index a7921bda..79c5685e 100644
--- a/examples/manual-routing/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/manual-routing/src/main.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl CustomHandler {
 
 #[rocket::async_trait]
 impl route::Handler for CustomHandler {
-    async fn handle<'r, 's: 'r>(&'s self, req: &'r Request<'_>, data: Data) -> route::Outcome<'r> {
+    async fn handle<'r>(&self, req: &'r Request<'_>, data: Data) -> route::Outcome<'r> {
         let self_data = self.data;
         let id = req.param::<&str>(0)
             .and_then(|res| res.ok())