diff --git a/proxy/src/rate_limiter/limit_algorithm.rs b/proxy/src/rate_limiter/limit_algorithm.rs
index 181b1626a7..908a046215 100644
--- a/proxy/src/rate_limiter/limit_algorithm.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/rate_limiter/limit_algorithm.rs
@@ -65,22 +65,13 @@ pub struct RateLimiterConfig {
     pub(crate) initial_limit: usize,
 }
 
-impl RateLimiterConfig {
-    pub(crate) fn create_rate_limit_algorithm(self) -> Box<dyn LimitAlgorithm> {
-        match self.algorithm {
-            RateLimitAlgorithm::Fixed => Box::new(Fixed),
-            RateLimitAlgorithm::Aimd { conf } => Box::new(conf),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub(crate) struct LimiterInner {
-    alg: Box<dyn LimitAlgorithm>,
+pub(crate) struct LimiterInner<L: ?Sized> {
     limit: usize,
     in_flight: usize,
+    alg: L,
 }
 
-impl LimiterInner {
+impl<L: ?Sized + LimitAlgorithm> LimiterInner<L> {
     fn update_limit(&mut self, latency: Duration, outcome: Option<Outcome>) {
         if let Some(outcome) = outcome {
             let sample = Sample {
@@ -114,11 +105,11 @@ impl LimiterInner {
 ///
 /// The limit will be automatically adjusted based on observed latency (delay) and/or failures
 /// caused by overload (loss).
-pub(crate) struct DynamicLimiter {
+pub(crate) struct DynamicLimiter<L: ?Sized = dyn LimitAlgorithm> {
     disabled: bool,
-    inner: Mutex<LimiterInner>,
     // to notify when a token is available
     ready: Notify,
+    inner: Mutex<LimiterInner<L>>,
 }
 
 /// A concurrency token, required to run a job.
@@ -138,22 +129,32 @@ struct LimiterState {
     limit: usize,
 }
 
-impl DynamicLimiter {
-    /// Create a limiter with a given limit control algorithm.
-    pub(crate) fn new(config: RateLimiterConfig) -> Arc<Self> {
+impl<L> DynamicLimiter<L> {
+    pub(crate) fn new_inner(initial_limit: usize, alg: L) -> Arc<Self> {
         let ready = Notify::new();
         ready.notify_one();
 
         Arc::new(Self {
-            disabled: config.initial_limit == 0,
+            disabled: initial_limit == 0,
             inner: Mutex::new(LimiterInner {
-                alg: config.create_rate_limit_algorithm(),
-                limit: config.initial_limit,
+                limit: initial_limit,
                 in_flight: 0,
+                alg,
             }),
             ready,
         })
     }
+}
+
+impl DynamicLimiter {
+    /// Create a limiter with a given limit control algorithm.
+    pub(crate) fn new(config: RateLimiterConfig) -> Arc<Self> {
+        let initial_limit = config.initial_limit;
+        match config.algorithm {
+            RateLimitAlgorithm::Fixed => DynamicLimiter::new_inner(initial_limit, Fixed),
+            RateLimitAlgorithm::Aimd { conf } => DynamicLimiter::new_inner(initial_limit, conf),
+        }
+    }
 
     /// Try to acquire a concurrency [Token], waiting for `duration` if there are none available.
     pub(crate) async fn acquire_timeout(