diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/AbstractHttp2StreamChannel.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/AbstractHttp2StreamChannel.java
index d4e8d3a7ea..691107cda2 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/AbstractHttp2StreamChannel.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/AbstractHttp2StreamChannel.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 package io.netty.handler.codec.http2;
 
-import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufAllocator;
 import io.netty.channel.Channel;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelConfig;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler;
@@ -372,128 +371,6 @@ abstract class AbstractHttp2StreamChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements
         return pipeline;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public ByteBufAllocator alloc() {
-        return config().getAllocator();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Channel read() {
-        pipeline().read();
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Channel flush() {
-        pipeline().flush();
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> bind(SocketAddress localAddress) {
-        return pipeline().bind(localAddress);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> connect(SocketAddress remoteAddress) {
-        return pipeline().connect(remoteAddress);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> connect(SocketAddress remoteAddress, SocketAddress localAddress) {
-        return pipeline().connect(remoteAddress, localAddress);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> disconnect() {
-        return pipeline().disconnect();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> close() {
-        return pipeline().close();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> register() {
-        return pipeline().register();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> deregister() {
-        return pipeline().deregister();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> bind(SocketAddress localAddress, Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline().bind(localAddress, promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> connect(SocketAddress remoteAddress, Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline().connect(remoteAddress, promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> connect(SocketAddress remoteAddress, SocketAddress localAddress, Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline().connect(remoteAddress, localAddress, promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> disconnect(Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline().disconnect(promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> close(Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline().close(promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> register(Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline().register(promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> deregister(Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline().deregister(promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> write(Object msg) {
-        return pipeline().write(msg);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> write(Object msg, Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline().write(msg, promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> writeAndFlush(Object msg, Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline().writeAndFlush(msg, promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> writeAndFlush(Object msg) {
-        return pipeline().writeAndFlush(msg);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Promise<Void> newPromise() {
-        return pipeline().newPromise();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> newSucceededFuture() {
-        return pipeline().newSucceededFuture();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> newFailedFuture(Throwable cause) {
-        return pipeline().newFailedFuture(cause);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         return id().hashCode();
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/concurrent/AbstractEventExecutor.java b/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/concurrent/AbstractEventExecutor.java
index 148085362b..259b0c8f4e 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/concurrent/AbstractEventExecutor.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/concurrent/AbstractEventExecutor.java
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
  */
 public abstract class AbstractEventExecutor extends AbstractExecutorService implements EventExecutor {
     private static final InternalLogger logger = InternalLoggerFactory.getInstance(AbstractEventExecutor.class);
-
     static final long DEFAULT_SHUTDOWN_QUIET_PERIOD = 2;
     static final long DEFAULT_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT = 15;
 
     private final Collection<EventExecutor> selfCollection = Collections.singleton(this);
+    private final Future<?> successfulVoidFuture = DefaultPromise.newSuccessfulPromise(this, null);
 
     @Override
     public EventExecutor next() {
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractEventExecutor extends AbstractExecutorService impl
 
     @Override
     public <V> Future<V> newSucceededFuture(V result) {
+        if (result == null) {
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            Future<V> f = (Future<V>) successfulVoidFuture;
+            return f;
+        }
         return DefaultPromise.newSuccessfulPromise(this, result);
     }
 
diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannel.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannel.java
index 31cdbec3e4..abae8b3f4b 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannel.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannel.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package io.netty.channel;
 
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 
-import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufAllocator;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.ChannelOutputShutdownEvent;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.ChannelOutputShutdownException;
 import io.netty.util.DefaultAttributeMap;
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
     private final ChannelId id;
     private final Unsafe unsafe;
     private final ChannelPipeline pipeline;
-    private final Future<Void> succeedFuture;
     private final ClosePromise closePromise;
 
     private volatile SocketAddress localAddress;
@@ -79,7 +77,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
         this.parent = parent;
         this.eventLoop = validateEventLoop(eventLoop);
         closePromise = new ClosePromise(eventLoop);
-        succeedFuture = DefaultPromise.newSuccessfulPromise(eventLoop, null);
         id = newId();
         unsafe = newUnsafe();
         pipeline = newChannelPipeline();
@@ -95,7 +92,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
         this.parent = parent;
         this.eventLoop = validateEventLoop(eventLoop);
         closePromise = new ClosePromise(eventLoop);
-        succeedFuture = DefaultPromise.newSuccessfulPromise(eventLoop, null);
         this.id = id;
         unsafe = newUnsafe();
         pipeline = newChannelPipeline();
@@ -104,6 +100,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
     private EventLoop validateEventLoop(EventLoop eventLoop) {
         return requireNonNull(eventLoop, "eventLoop");
     }
+
     protected final int maxMessagesPerWrite() {
         ChannelConfig config = config();
         if (config instanceof DefaultChannelConfig) {
@@ -137,28 +134,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
         return new DefaultChannelPipeline(this);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean isWritable() {
-        ChannelOutboundBuffer buf = unsafe.outboundBuffer();
-        return buf != null && buf.isWritable();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public long bytesBeforeUnwritable() {
-        ChannelOutboundBuffer buf = unsafe.outboundBuffer();
-        // isWritable() is currently assuming if there is no outboundBuffer then the channel is not writable.
-        // We should be consistent with that here.
-        return buf != null ? buf.bytesBeforeUnwritable() : 0;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public long bytesBeforeWritable() {
-        ChannelOutboundBuffer buf = unsafe.outboundBuffer();
-        // isWritable() is currently assuming if there is no outboundBuffer then the channel is not writable.
-        // We should be consistent with that here.
-        return buf != null ? buf.bytesBeforeWritable() : Long.MAX_VALUE;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public Channel parent() {
         return parent;
@@ -169,11 +144,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
         return pipeline;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public ByteBufAllocator alloc() {
-        return config().getAllocator();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public EventLoop eventLoop() {
         return eventLoop;
@@ -232,123 +202,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
         return registered;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> bind(SocketAddress localAddress) {
-        return pipeline.bind(localAddress);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> connect(SocketAddress remoteAddress) {
-        return pipeline.connect(remoteAddress);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> connect(SocketAddress remoteAddress, SocketAddress localAddress) {
-        return pipeline.connect(remoteAddress, localAddress);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> disconnect() {
-        return pipeline.disconnect();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> close() {
-        return pipeline.close();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> register() {
-        return pipeline.register();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> deregister() {
-        return pipeline.deregister();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Channel flush() {
-        pipeline.flush();
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> bind(SocketAddress localAddress, Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline.bind(localAddress, promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> connect(SocketAddress remoteAddress, Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline.connect(remoteAddress, promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> connect(SocketAddress remoteAddress, SocketAddress localAddress, Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline.connect(remoteAddress, localAddress, promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> disconnect(Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline.disconnect(promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> close(Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline.close(promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> register(Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline.register(promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> deregister(Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline.deregister(promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Channel read() {
-        pipeline.read();
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> write(Object msg) {
-        return pipeline.write(msg);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> write(Object msg, Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline.write(msg, promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> writeAndFlush(Object msg) {
-        return pipeline.writeAndFlush(msg);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> writeAndFlush(Object msg, Promise<Void> promise) {
-        return pipeline.writeAndFlush(msg, promise);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Promise<Void> newPromise() {
-        return new DefaultPromise<>(eventLoop);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> newSucceededFuture() {
-        return succeedFuture;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> newFailedFuture(Throwable cause) {
-        return DefaultPromise.newFailedPromise(eventLoop, cause);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public Future<Void> closeFuture() {
         return closePromise;
diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/Channel.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/Channel.java
index 34e84b0b42..3b97e621a4 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/Channel.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/Channel.java
@@ -160,19 +160,32 @@ public interface Channel extends AttributeMap, ChannelOutboundInvoker, Comparabl
      * this method returns {@code false} are queued until the I/O thread is
      * ready to process the queued write requests.
      */
-    boolean isWritable();
+    default boolean isWritable() {
+        ChannelOutboundBuffer buf = unsafe().outboundBuffer();
+        return buf != null && buf.isWritable();
+    }
 
     /**
      * Get how many bytes can be written until {@link #isWritable()} returns {@code false}.
      * This quantity will always be non-negative. If {@link #isWritable()} is {@code false} then 0.
      */
-    long bytesBeforeUnwritable();
+    default long bytesBeforeUnwritable() {
+        ChannelOutboundBuffer buf = unsafe().outboundBuffer();
+        // isWritable() is currently assuming if there is no outboundBuffer then the channel is not writable.
+        // We should be consistent with that here.
+        return buf != null ? buf.bytesBeforeUnwritable() : 0;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Get how many bytes must be drained from underlying buffers until {@link #isWritable()} returns {@code true}.
      * This quantity will always be non-negative. If {@link #isWritable()} is {@code true} then 0.
      */
-    long bytesBeforeWritable();
+    default long bytesBeforeWritable() {
+        ChannelOutboundBuffer buf = unsafe().outboundBuffer();
+        // isWritable() is currently assuming if there is no outboundBuffer then the channel is not writable.
+        // We should be consistent with that here.
+        return buf != null ? buf.bytesBeforeWritable() : Long.MAX_VALUE;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns an <em>internal-use-only</em> object that provides unsafe operations.
@@ -187,13 +200,126 @@ public interface Channel extends AttributeMap, ChannelOutboundInvoker, Comparabl
     /**
      * Return the assigned {@link ByteBufAllocator} which will be used to allocate {@link ByteBuf}s.
      */
-    ByteBufAllocator alloc();
+    default ByteBufAllocator alloc() {
+        return config().getAllocator();
+    }
 
     @Override
-    Channel read();
+    default Channel read() {
+        pipeline().read();
+        return this;
+    }
 
     @Override
-    Channel flush();
+    default Future<Void> bind(SocketAddress localAddress) {
+        return pipeline().bind(localAddress);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> connect(SocketAddress remoteAddress) {
+        return pipeline().connect(remoteAddress);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> connect(SocketAddress remoteAddress, SocketAddress localAddress) {
+        return pipeline().connect(remoteAddress, localAddress);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> disconnect() {
+        return pipeline().disconnect();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> close() {
+        return pipeline().close();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> register() {
+        return pipeline().register();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> deregister() {
+        return pipeline().deregister();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> bind(SocketAddress localAddress, Promise<Void> promise) {
+        return pipeline().bind(localAddress, promise);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> connect(SocketAddress remoteAddress, Promise<Void> promise) {
+        return pipeline().connect(remoteAddress, promise);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> connect(SocketAddress remoteAddress, SocketAddress localAddress, Promise<Void> promise) {
+        return pipeline().connect(remoteAddress, localAddress, promise);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> disconnect(Promise<Void> promise) {
+        return pipeline().disconnect(promise);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> close(Promise<Void> promise) {
+        return pipeline().close(promise);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> register(Promise<Void> promise) {
+        return pipeline().register(promise);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> deregister(Promise<Void> promise) {
+        return pipeline().deregister(promise);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> write(Object msg) {
+        return pipeline().write(msg);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> write(Object msg, Promise<Void> promise) {
+        return pipeline().write(msg, promise);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> writeAndFlush(Object msg, Promise<Void> promise) {
+        return pipeline().writeAndFlush(msg, promise);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> writeAndFlush(Object msg) {
+        return pipeline().writeAndFlush(msg);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Channel flush() {
+        pipeline().flush();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Promise<Void> newPromise() {
+        return eventLoop().newPromise();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> newSucceededFuture() {
+        return eventLoop().newSucceededFuture(null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Future<Void> newFailedFuture(Throwable cause) {
+        return eventLoop().newFailedFuture(cause);
+    }
 
     /**
      * <em>Unsafe</em> operations that should <em>never</em> be called from user-code. These methods