diff --git a/askama/src/lib.rs b/askama/src/lib.rs
index 2e69dfd58..5c89452d1 100644
--- a/askama/src/lib.rs
+++ b/askama/src/lib.rs
@@ -485,25 +485,16 @@ pub mod actix_web {
     };
     use self::mime_guess::get_mime_type;
 
-    pub fn respond<T: super::Template>(t: &T, ext: &str) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
-        let rsp = t
-            .render()
-            .map_err(|_| ErrorInternalServerError("Template parsing error"))?;
-        let ctype = get_mime_type(ext).to_string();
-        Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().content_type(ctype.as_str()).body(rsp))
+    pub trait TemplateIntoResponse {
+        fn into_response(&self) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error>;
     }
 
-    pub trait TemplateResponder {
-        fn responder(&self) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error>;
-    }
-
-    impl<T: super::Template> TemplateResponder for T {
-        fn responder(&self) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+    impl<T: super::Template> TemplateIntoResponse for T {
+        fn into_response(&self) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
             let rsp = self
                 .render()
-                .map_err(|_| ErrorInternalServerError("Template render error"))?;
-            let ext = T::extension().unwrap_or("txt");
-            let ctype = get_mime_type(ext).to_string();
+                .map_err(|_| ErrorInternalServerError("Template parsing error"))?;
+            let ctype = get_mime_type(T::extension().unwrap_or("txt")).to_string();
             Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().content_type(ctype.as_str()).body(rsp))
         }
     }
diff --git a/askama_derive/src/generator.rs b/askama_derive/src/generator.rs
index b0630dfe2..94aff7597 100644
--- a/askama_derive/src/generator.rs
+++ b/askama_derive/src/generator.rs
@@ -234,11 +234,8 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a> {
              -> ::std::result::Result<Self::Item, Self::Error> {",
         );
 
-        let ext = match self.input.path.extension() {
-            Some(s) => s.to_str().unwrap(),
-            None => "txt",
-        };
-        buf.writeln(&format!("::askama::actix_web::respond(&self, {:?})", ext));
+        buf.writeln("use ::askama::actix_web::TemplateIntoResponse;");
+        buf.writeln("self.into_response()");
 
         buf.writeln("}");
         buf.writeln("}");
diff --git a/testing/tests/actix_web.rs b/testing/tests/actix_web.rs
index 267736d56..7f2d835bd 100644
--- a/testing/tests/actix_web.rs
+++ b/testing/tests/actix_web.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 use actix_web::http::header::CONTENT_TYPE;
 use actix_web::test;
 use actix_web::HttpMessage;
-use askama::{actix_web::TemplateResponder, Template};
+use askama::{actix_web::TemplateIntoResponse, Template};
 use bytes::Bytes;
 
 #[derive(Template)]
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn test_actix_web_responder() {
     let mut srv = test::TestServer::new(|app| {
         app.handler(|_| {
             let name = "world".to_owned();
-            HelloTemplate { name: &name }.responder()
+            HelloTemplate { name: &name }.into_response()
         })
     });