diff --git a/gst-plugin/Cargo.toml b/gst-plugin/Cargo.toml
index 28f66a79..45577b3d 100644
--- a/gst-plugin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gst-plugin/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ libc = "0.2"
 url = "1.1"
 lazy_static = "0.2"
 byteorder = "1.0"
-mopa = "0.2"
 glib-sys = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/sys" }
 gobject-sys = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/sys" }
 gstreamer-sys = { git = "https://github.com/sdroege/gstreamer-sys", features = ["v1_10"] }
diff --git a/gst-plugin/src/anyimpl.rs b/gst-plugin/src/anyimpl.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2415ea4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gst-plugin/src/anyimpl.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2017 Sebastian Dröge <sebastian@centricular.com>
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+//
+// Heavily inspired by the mopa trait
+
+use std::any::{Any, TypeId};
+
+pub trait AnyImpl: Any {
+    fn get_type_id(&self) -> TypeId;
+}
+
+impl<T: Any> AnyImpl for T {
+    fn get_type_id(&self) -> TypeId {
+        TypeId::of::<T>()
+    }
+}
+
+macro_rules! any_impl {
+    ($bound:ident, $trait:ident) => {
+        impl<T: $bound> $trait<T> {
+            #[inline]
+            pub fn downcast_ref<U: $trait<T>>(&self) -> Option<&U> {
+                if self.is::<U>() {
+                    unsafe {
+                        Some(self.downcast_ref_unchecked())
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            pub unsafe fn downcast_ref_unchecked<U: $trait<T>>(&self) -> &U {
+                &*(self as *const Self as *const U)
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            pub fn is<U: $trait<T>>(&self) -> bool {
+                use std::any::TypeId;
+                TypeId::of::<U>() == $crate::anyimpl::AnyImpl::get_type_id(self)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    ($trait:ident) => {
+        impl $trait {
+            #[inline]
+            pub fn downcast_ref<U: $trait>(&self) -> Option<&U> {
+                if self.is::<U>() {
+                    unsafe {
+                        Some(self.downcast_ref_unchecked())
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            pub unsafe fn downcast_ref_unchecked<U: $trait>(&self) -> &U {
+                &*(self as *const Self as *const U)
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            pub fn is<U: $trait>(&self) -> bool {
+                use std::any::TypeId;
+                TypeId::of::<U>() == $crate::anyimpl::AnyImpl::get_type_id(self)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/gst-plugin/src/base_sink.rs b/gst-plugin/src/base_sink.rs
index 338606b8..a3da75cd 100644
--- a/gst-plugin/src/base_sink.rs
+++ b/gst-plugin/src/base_sink.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 use std::ptr;
 use std::mem;
-use mopa;
 
 use glib_ffi;
 use gobject_ffi;
@@ -24,9 +23,10 @@ use gst_base::prelude::*;
 
 use object::*;
 use element::*;
+use anyimpl::*;
 
 pub trait BaseSinkImpl<T: BaseSink>
-    : mopa::Any + ObjectImpl<T> + ElementImpl<T> + Send + Sync + 'static {
+    : AnyImpl + ObjectImpl<T> + ElementImpl<T> + Send + Sync + 'static {
     fn start(&self, _element: &T) -> bool {
         true
     }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub trait BaseSinkImpl<T: BaseSink>
     }
 }
 
-mopafy_object_impl!(BaseSink, BaseSinkImpl);
+any_impl!(BaseSink, BaseSinkImpl);
 
 pub unsafe trait BaseSink
     : IsA<gst::Element> + IsA<gst_base::BaseSink> + ObjectType {
diff --git a/gst-plugin/src/base_src.rs b/gst-plugin/src/base_src.rs
index 60bba88b..43fca18d 100644
--- a/gst-plugin/src/base_src.rs
+++ b/gst-plugin/src/base_src.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 use std::ptr;
 use std::mem;
-use mopa;
 
 use glib_ffi;
 use gobject_ffi;
@@ -24,9 +23,10 @@ use gst_base::prelude::*;
 
 use object::*;
 use element::*;
+use anyimpl::*;
 
 pub trait BaseSrcImpl<T: BaseSrc>
-    : mopa::Any + ObjectImpl<T> + ElementImpl<T> + Send + Sync + 'static {
+    : AnyImpl + ObjectImpl<T> + ElementImpl<T> + Send + Sync + 'static {
     fn start(&self, _element: &T) -> bool {
         true
     }
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub trait BaseSrcImpl<T: BaseSrc>
     }
 }
 
-mopafy_object_impl!(BaseSrc, BaseSrcImpl);
+any_impl!(BaseSrc, BaseSrcImpl);
 
 pub unsafe trait BaseSrc
     : IsA<gst::Element> + IsA<gst_base::BaseSrc> + ObjectType {
diff --git a/gst-plugin/src/element.rs b/gst-plugin/src/element.rs
index 35a65df3..20d3871b 100644
--- a/gst-plugin/src/element.rs
+++ b/gst-plugin/src/element.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 use std::ptr;
 use std::mem;
-use mopa;
 
 use libc;
 
@@ -22,9 +21,10 @@ use gst;
 use gst::prelude::*;
 
 use object::*;
+use anyimpl::*;
 
 pub trait ElementImpl<T: Element>
-    : ObjectImpl<T> + mopa::Any + Send + Sync + 'static {
+    : ObjectImpl<T> + AnyImpl + Send + Sync + 'static {
     fn change_state(&self, element: &T, transition: gst::StateChange) -> gst::StateChangeReturn {
         element.parent_change_state(transition)
     }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub trait ElementImpl<T: Element>
     }
 }
 
-mopafy_object_impl!(Element, ElementImpl);
+any_impl!(Element, ElementImpl);
 
 pub unsafe trait Element: IsA<gst::Element> + ObjectType {
     fn parent_change_state(&self, transition: gst::StateChange) -> gst::StateChangeReturn {
diff --git a/gst-plugin/src/lib.rs b/gst-plugin/src/lib.rs
index b323e302..ce4659bf 100644
--- a/gst-plugin/src/lib.rs
+++ b/gst-plugin/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ extern crate gstreamer_base_sys as gst_base_ffi;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate lazy_static;
 extern crate libc;
-extern crate mopa;
 extern crate url;
 pub extern crate glib_sys as glib_ffi;
 pub extern crate gobject_sys as gobject_ffi;
@@ -57,35 +56,8 @@ impl Drop for FloatingReferenceGuard {
     }
 }
 
-// mopafy! macro to work with generic traits over T: ObjectType
-macro_rules! mopafy_object_impl {
-    ($bound:ident, $trait:ident) => {
-        impl<T: $bound> $trait<T> {
-            #[inline]
-            pub fn downcast_ref<U: $trait<T>>(&self) -> Option<&U> {
-                if self.is::<U>() {
-                    unsafe {
-                        Some(self.downcast_ref_unchecked())
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    None
-                }
-            }
-
-            #[inline]
-            pub unsafe fn downcast_ref_unchecked<U: $trait<T>>(&self) -> &U {
-                &*(self as *const Self as *const U)
-            }
-
-            #[inline]
-            pub fn is<U: $trait<T>>(&self) -> bool {
-                use std::any::TypeId;
-                use mopa;
-                TypeId::of::<U>() == mopa::Any::get_type_id(self)
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}
+#[macro_use]
+pub mod anyimpl;
 
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod utils;
diff --git a/gst-plugin/src/uri_handler.rs b/gst-plugin/src/uri_handler.rs
index 88af4047..89d20add 100644
--- a/gst-plugin/src/uri_handler.rs
+++ b/gst-plugin/src/uri_handler.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 use std::ptr;
 
-use mopa;
-
 use glib_ffi;
 use gobject_ffi;
 use gst_ffi;
@@ -20,12 +18,15 @@ use gst;
 use gst::prelude::*;
 
 use object::*;
+use anyimpl::*;
 
-pub trait URIHandlerImpl: mopa::Any + Send + Sync + 'static {
+pub trait URIHandlerImpl: AnyImpl + Send + Sync + 'static {
     fn get_uri(&self, element: &gst::URIHandler) -> Option<String>;
     fn set_uri(&self, element: &gst::URIHandler, uri: Option<String>) -> Result<(), glib::Error>;
 }
 
+any_impl!(URIHandlerImpl);
+
 pub trait URIHandlerImplStatic<T: ObjectType>: Send + Sync + 'static {
     fn get_impl<'a>(&self, imp: &'a T::ImplType) -> &'a URIHandlerImpl;
     fn get_type(&self) -> gst::URIType;