diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 62648465..bf3f4179 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 * Documentation tidying
 * is_invocable works with move-only types
+* Use std::function and reference wrapper
 
 WebSocket
 
diff --git a/include/beast/http/impl/parser.ipp b/include/beast/http/impl/parser.ipp
index dab34891..1e40a277 100644
--- a/include/beast/http/impl/parser.ipp
+++ b/include/beast/http/impl/parser.ipp
@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@
 namespace beast {
 namespace http {
 
-template<bool isRequest, class Body, class Allocator>
-parser<isRequest, Body, Allocator>::
-~parser()
-{
-    if(cb_h_)
-        cb_h_->~cb_h_t();
-    if(cb_b_)
-        cb_b_->~cb_b_t();
-}
-
 template<bool isRequest, class Body, class Allocator>
 parser<isRequest, Body, Allocator>::
 parser()
@@ -31,22 +21,6 @@ parser()
 {
 }
 
-template<bool isRequest, class Body, class Allocator>
-parser<isRequest, Body, Allocator>::
-parser(parser&& other)
-    : base_type(std::move(other))
-    , m_(other.m_)
-    , wr_(other.wr_)
-    , wr_inited_(other.wr_inited_)
-{
-    if(other.cb_h_)
-        cb_h_ = other.cb_h_->move(
-            &cb_h_buf_);
-    if(other.cb_b_)
-        cb_b_ = other.cb_h_->move(
-            &cb_b_buf_);
-}
-
 template<bool isRequest, class Body, class Allocator>
 template<class Arg1, class... ArgN, class>
 parser<isRequest, Body, Allocator>::
@@ -71,42 +45,6 @@ parser(parser<isRequest, OtherBody, Allocator>&& other,
             "moved-from parser has a body"});
 }
 
-template<bool isRequest, class Body, class Allocator>
-template<class Callback>
-void
-parser<isRequest, Body, Allocator>::
-on_chunk_header(Callback& cb)
-{
-    // Callback may not be constant, caller is responsible for
-    // managing the lifetime of the callback. Copies are not made.
-    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(! std::is_const<Callback>::value);
-
-    // Can't set the callback after receiving any chunk data!
-    BOOST_ASSERT(! wr_inited_);
-
-    if(cb_h_)
-        cb_h_->~cb_h_t();
-    cb_h_ = new(&cb_h_buf_) cb_h_t_impl<Callback>(cb);
-}
-
-template<bool isRequest, class Body, class Allocator>
-template<class Callback>
-void
-parser<isRequest, Body, Allocator>::
-on_chunk_body(Callback& cb)
-{
-    // Callback may not be constant, caller is responsible for
-    // managing the lifetime of the callback. Copies are not made.
-    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(! std::is_const<Callback>::value);
-
-    // Can't set the callback after receiving any chunk data!
-    BOOST_ASSERT(! wr_inited_);
-
-    if(cb_b_)
-        cb_b_->~cb_b_t();
-    cb_b_ = new(&cb_b_buf_) cb_b_t_impl<Callback>(cb);
-}
-
 } // http
 } // beast
 
diff --git a/include/beast/http/parser.hpp b/include/beast/http/parser.hpp
index 0d164c36..fff3c00f 100644
--- a/include/beast/http/parser.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/http/parser.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <beast/http/type_traits.hpp>
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
 #include <boost/throw_exception.hpp>
+#include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
@@ -55,96 +56,6 @@ class parser
     template<bool, class, class>
     friend class parser;
 
-    struct cb_h_exemplar
-    {
-        void
-        operator()(std::uint64_t, string_view, error_code&);
-    };
-
-    struct cb_h_t
-    {
-        virtual ~cb_h_t() = default;
-        virtual cb_h_t* move(void* dest) = 0;
-        virtual void operator()(
-            std::uint64_t size,
-            string_view extensions,
-            error_code& ec) = 0;
-    };
-
-    template<class Callback>
-    struct cb_h_t_impl : cb_h_t
-    {
-        Callback& cb_;
-
-        explicit
-        cb_h_t_impl(Callback& cb)
-            : cb_(cb)
-        {
-        }
-
-        cb_h_t*
-        move(void* dest) override
-        {
-            new(dest) cb_h_t_impl<
-                Callback>(std::move(*this));
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        void
-        operator()(
-            std::uint64_t size,
-            string_view extensions,
-            error_code& ec) override
-        {
-            cb_(size, extensions, ec);
-        }
-    };
-
-    struct cb_b_exemplar
-    {
-        std::size_t
-        operator()(std::uint64_t, string_view, error_code&);
-    };
-
-    struct cb_b_t
-    {
-        virtual ~cb_b_t() = default;
-        virtual cb_b_t* move(void* dest) = 0;
-        virtual std::size_t operator()(
-            std::uint64_t remain,
-            string_view body,
-            error_code& ec) = 0;
-    };
-
-    template<class Callback>
-    struct cb_b_t_impl : cb_b_t
-    {
-        Callback& cb_;
-
-        explicit
-        cb_b_t_impl(Callback& cb)
-            : cb_(cb)
-        {
-        }
-
-        cb_b_t*
-        move(void* dest) override
-        {
-            new(dest) cb_b_t_impl<
-                Callback>(std::move(*this));
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        std::size_t
-        operator()(
-            std::uint64_t remain,
-            string_view body,
-            error_code& ec) override
-        {
-            return cb_(remain, body, ec);
-        }
-    };
-
     using base_type = basic_parser<isRequest,
         parser<isRequest, Body, Allocator>>;
 
@@ -152,13 +63,15 @@ class parser
     typename Body::writer wr_;
     bool wr_inited_ = false;
 
-    cb_h_t* cb_h_ = nullptr;
-    typename std::aligned_storage<
-        sizeof(cb_h_t_impl<cb_h_exemplar>)>::type cb_h_buf_;
+    std::function<void(
+        std::uint64_t,
+        string_view,
+        error_code&)> cb_h_;
 
-    cb_b_t* cb_b_ = nullptr;
-    typename std::aligned_storage<
-        sizeof(cb_b_t_impl<cb_b_exemplar>)>::type cb_b_buf_;
+    std::function<std::size_t(
+        std::uint64_t,
+        string_view,
+        error_code&)> cb_b_;
 
 public:
     /// The type of message returned by the parser
@@ -166,7 +79,7 @@ public:
         message<isRequest, Body, basic_fields<Allocator>>;
 
     /// Destructor
-    ~parser();
+    ~parser() = default;
 
     /// Constructor
     parser();
@@ -182,7 +95,7 @@ public:
         After the move, the only valid operation
         on the moved-from object is destruction.
     */
-    parser(parser&& other);
+    parser(parser&& other) = default;
 
     /** Constructor
 
@@ -324,7 +237,17 @@ public:
     */
     template<class Callback>
     void
-    on_chunk_header(Callback& cb);
+    on_chunk_header(Callback& cb)
+    {
+        // Callback may not be constant, caller is responsible for
+        // managing the lifetime of the callback. Copies are not made.
+        BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(! std::is_const<Callback>::value);
+
+        // Can't set the callback after receiving any chunk data!
+        BOOST_ASSERT(! wr_inited_);
+
+        cb_h_ = std::ref(cb);
+    }
 
     /** Set a callback to be invoked on chunk body data
 
@@ -362,7 +285,17 @@ public:
         */
     template<class Callback>
     void
-    on_chunk_body(Callback& cb);
+    on_chunk_body(Callback& cb)
+    {
+        // Callback may not be constant, caller is responsible for
+        // managing the lifetime of the callback. Copies are not made.
+        BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(! std::is_const<Callback>::value);
+
+        // Can't set the callback after receiving any chunk data!
+        BOOST_ASSERT(! wr_inited_);
+
+        cb_b_ = std::ref(cb);
+    }
 
 private:
     friend class basic_parser<isRequest, parser>;
@@ -460,7 +393,7 @@ private:
         error_code& ec)
     {
         if(cb_h_)
-            return (*cb_h_)(size, extensions, ec);
+            return cb_h_(size, extensions, ec);
         ec.assign(0, ec.category());
     }
 
@@ -471,7 +404,7 @@ private:
         error_code& ec)
     {
         if(cb_b_)
-            return (*cb_b_)(remain, body, ec);
+            return cb_b_(remain, body, ec);
         return wr_.put(boost::asio::buffer(
             body.data(), body.size()), ec);
     }