diff --git a/src/runtime/src/proto_async.rs b/src/runtime/src/proto_async.rs
index b974e229..32cd23c9 100644
--- a/src/runtime/src/proto_async.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/src/proto_async.rs
@@ -52,55 +52,15 @@ pub async fn read_i8(stream: &TcpStream) -> Result<i8> {
 }
 
 pub async fn read_i32(stream: &TcpStream) -> Result<i32> {
-    let mut state = RecvState::NeedsMore(0, 0);
-    loop {
-        state = stream.recv(|buf| {
-            let mut consumed = 0;
-            if let RecvState::NeedsMore(mut cur_index, mut cur_value) = state {
-                for b in buf.iter() {
-                    consumed += 1;
-                    cur_index += 1;
-                    cur_value <<= 8;
-                    cur_value |= *b as i32;
-                    if cur_index == 4 {
-                        return (consumed, RecvState::Completed(cur_value));
-                    }
-                }
-                (consumed, RecvState::NeedsMore(cur_index, cur_value))
-            } else {
-                unreachable!();
-            }
-        }).await?;
-        if let RecvState::Completed(result) = state {
-            return Ok(result);
-        }
-    }
+    let mut buffer: [u8; 4] = [0; 4];
+    read_chunk(stream, &mut buffer).await?;
+    Ok(i32::from_be_bytes(buffer))
 }
 
 pub async fn read_i64(stream: &TcpStream) -> Result<i64> {
-    let mut state = RecvState::NeedsMore(0, 0);
-    loop {
-        state = stream.recv(|buf| {
-            let mut consumed = 0;
-            if let RecvState::NeedsMore(mut cur_index, mut cur_value) = state {
-                for b in buf.iter() {
-                    consumed += 1;
-                    cur_index += 1;
-                    cur_value <<= 8;
-                    cur_value |= *b as i64;
-                    if cur_index == 8 {
-                        return (consumed, RecvState::Completed(cur_value));
-                    }
-                }
-                (consumed, RecvState::NeedsMore(cur_index, cur_value))
-            } else {
-                unreachable!();
-            }
-        }).await?;
-        if let RecvState::Completed(result) = state {
-            return Ok(result);
-        }
-    }
+    let mut buffer: [u8; 8] = [0; 8];
+    read_chunk(stream, &mut buffer).await?;
+    Ok(i64::from_be_bytes(buffer))
 }
 
 pub async fn read_chunk(stream: &TcpStream, destination: &mut [u8]) -> Result<()> {
@@ -130,24 +90,12 @@ pub async fn write_bool(stream: &TcpStream, value: bool) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 pub async fn write_i32(stream: &TcpStream, value: i32) -> Result<()> {
-    stream.send_slice(&[
-        (value >> 24) as u8,
-        (value >> 16) as u8,
-        (value >>  8) as u8,
-         value        as u8]).await?;
+    stream.send_slice(&value.to_be_bytes()).await?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
 pub async fn write_i64(stream: &TcpStream, value: i64) -> Result<()> {
-    stream.send_slice(&[
-        (value >> 56) as u8,
-        (value >> 48) as u8,
-        (value >> 40) as u8,
-        (value >> 32) as u8,
-        (value >> 24) as u8,
-        (value >> 16) as u8,
-        (value >>  8) as u8,
-         value        as u8]).await?;
+    stream.send_slice(&value.to_be_bytes()).await?;
     Ok(())
 }