diff --git a/client/finality-grandpa/src/communication/gossip.rs b/client/finality-grandpa/src/communication/gossip.rs
index 1135cc4f8674f..ec74393d80ff1 100644
--- a/client/finality-grandpa/src/communication/gossip.rs
+++ b/client/finality-grandpa/src/communication/gossip.rs
@@ -83,15 +83,15 @@
 //! We only send polite messages to peers,
 
 use sp_runtime::traits::{NumberFor, Block as BlockT, Zero};
-use sc_network_gossip::{GossipEngine, MessageIntent, ValidatorContext};
+use sc_network_gossip::{MessageIntent, ValidatorContext};
 use sc_network::{config::Roles, PeerId, ReputationChange};
 use parity_scale_codec::{Encode, Decode};
 use sp_finality_grandpa::AuthorityId;
 
 use sc_telemetry::{telemetry, CONSENSUS_DEBUG};
-use log::{trace, debug, warn};
+use log::{trace, debug};
 use futures::prelude::*;
-use futures::sync::mpsc;
+use futures03::channel::mpsc;
 use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
 
 use crate::{environment, CatchUp, CompactCommit, SignedMessage};
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ impl<Block: BlockT> GossipValidator<Block> {
 	pub(super) fn new(
 		config: crate::Config,
 		set_state: environment::SharedVoterSetState<Block>,
-	) -> (GossipValidator<Block>, ReportStream)	{
+	) -> (GossipValidator<Block>, mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<PeerReport>)	{
 		let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded();
 		let val = GossipValidator {
 			inner: parking_lot::RwLock::new(Inner::new(config)),
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ impl<Block: BlockT> GossipValidator<Block> {
 			report_sender: tx,
 		};
 
-		(val, ReportStream { reports: rx })
+		(val, rx)
 	}
 
 	/// Note a round in the current set has started.
@@ -1445,57 +1445,9 @@ impl<Block: BlockT> sc_network_gossip::Validator<Block> for GossipValidator<Bloc
 	}
 }
 
-struct PeerReport {
-	who: PeerId,
-	cost_benefit: ReputationChange,
-}
-
-// wrapper around a stream of reports.
-#[must_use = "The report stream must be consumed"]
-pub(super) struct ReportStream {
-	reports: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<PeerReport>,
-}
-
-impl ReportStream {
-	/// Consume the report stream, converting it into a future that
-	/// handles all reports.
-	pub(super) fn consume<B>(self, net: GossipEngine<B>)
-		-> impl Future<Item=(),Error=()> + Send + 'static
-	where
-		B: BlockT,
-	{
-		ReportingTask {
-			reports: self.reports,
-			net,
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-/// A future for reporting peers.
-#[must_use = "Futures do nothing unless polled"]
-struct ReportingTask<B: BlockT> {
-	reports: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<PeerReport>,
-	net: GossipEngine<B>,
-}
-
-impl<B: BlockT> Future for ReportingTask<B> {
-	type Item = ();
-	type Error = ();
-
-	fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<(), ()> {
-		loop {
-			match self.reports.poll() {
-				Err(_) => {
-					warn!(target: "afg", "Report stream terminated unexpectedly");
-					return Ok(Async::Ready(()))
-				}
-				Ok(Async::Ready(None)) => return Ok(Async::Ready(())),
-				Ok(Async::Ready(Some(PeerReport { who, cost_benefit }))) =>
-					self.net.report(who, cost_benefit),
-				Ok(Async::NotReady) => return Ok(Async::NotReady),
-			}
-		}
-	}
+pub(super) struct PeerReport {
+	pub who: PeerId,
+	pub cost_benefit: ReputationChange,
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/client/finality-grandpa/src/communication/mod.rs b/client/finality-grandpa/src/communication/mod.rs
index d966091a18f24..7723047d1b423 100644
--- a/client/finality-grandpa/src/communication/mod.rs
+++ b/client/finality-grandpa/src/communication/mod.rs
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@
 //! In the future, there will be a fallback for allowing sending the same message
 //! under certain conditions that are used to un-stick the protocol.
 
-use futures::{prelude::*, future::Executor as _, sync::mpsc};
+use futures::{prelude::*, sync::mpsc};
 use futures03::{
+	channel::mpsc as mpsc03,
 	compat::Compat,
+	future::{Future as Future03},
 	stream::StreamExt,
-	future::{Future as Future03, FutureExt as _, TryFutureExt as _},
 };
 use log::{debug, trace};
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
@@ -52,7 +53,12 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use crate::environment::HasVoted;
 use gossip::{
-	GossipMessage, FullCatchUpMessage, FullCommitMessage, VoteMessage, GossipValidator
+	FullCatchUpMessage,
+	FullCommitMessage,
+	GossipMessage,
+	GossipValidator,
+	PeerReport,
+	VoteMessage,
 };
 use sp_finality_grandpa::{
 	AuthorityPair, AuthorityId, AuthoritySignature, SetId as SetIdNumber, RoundNumber,
@@ -148,9 +154,18 @@ pub(crate) struct NetworkBridge<B: BlockT, N: Network<B>> {
 
 	/// `NeighborPacketWorker` processing packets sent through the `NeighborPacketSender`.
 	//
-	// NetworkBridge is required to be clonable, thus one needs to be able to clone its children,
-	// thus one has to wrap neighor_packet_worker with an Arc Mutex.
+	// `NetworkBridge` is required to be clonable, thus one needs to be able to clone its children,
+	// thus one has to wrap neighor_packet_worker with an `Arc` `Mutex`.
 	neighbor_packet_worker: Arc<Mutex<periodic::NeighborPacketWorker<B>>>,
+
+	/// Receiver side of the peer report stream populated by the gossip validator, forwarded to the
+	/// gossip engine.
+	//
+	// `NetworkBridge` is required to be clonable, thus one needs to be able to clone its children,
+	// thus one has to wrap gossip_validator_report_stream with an `Arc` `Mutex`. Given that it is
+	// just an `UnboundedReceiver`, one could also switch to a multi-producer-*multi*-consumer
+	// channel implementation.
+	gossip_validator_report_stream: Arc<Mutex<mpsc03::UnboundedReceiver<PeerReport>>>,
 }
 
 impl<B: BlockT, N: Network<B>> Unpin for NetworkBridge<B, N> {}
@@ -165,7 +180,6 @@ impl<B: BlockT, N: Network<B>> NetworkBridge<B, N> {
 		config: crate::Config,
 		set_state: crate::environment::SharedVoterSetState<B>,
 		executor: &impl futures03::task::Spawn,
-		on_exit: impl futures03::Future<Output = ()> + Clone + Send + Unpin + 'static,
 	) -> Self {
 		let (validator, report_stream) = GossipValidator::new(
 			config,
@@ -214,7 +228,6 @@ impl<B: BlockT, N: Network<B>> NetworkBridge<B, N> {
 		}
 
 		let (neighbor_packet_worker, neighbor_packet_sender) = periodic::NeighborPacketWorker::new();
-		let reporting_job = report_stream.consume(gossip_engine.clone());
 
 		let bridge = NetworkBridge {
 			service,
@@ -222,12 +235,9 @@ impl<B: BlockT, N: Network<B>> NetworkBridge<B, N> {
 			validator,
 			neighbor_sender: neighbor_packet_sender,
 			neighbor_packet_worker: Arc::new(Mutex::new(neighbor_packet_worker)),
+			gossip_validator_report_stream: Arc::new(Mutex::new(report_stream)),
 		};
 
-		let executor = Compat::new(executor);
-		executor.execute(Box::new(reporting_job.select(on_exit.clone().map(Ok).compat()).then(|_| Ok(()))))
-			.expect("failed to spawn grandpa reporting job task");
-
 		bridge
 	}
 
@@ -418,13 +428,30 @@ impl<B: BlockT, N: Network<B>> Future03 for NetworkBridge<B, N> {
 
 	fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll03<Self::Output> {
 		loop {
-			match futures03::ready!((self.neighbor_packet_worker.lock()).poll_next_unpin(cx)) {
-				None => return Poll03::Ready(
-					Err(Error::Network("NeighborPacketWorker stream closed.".into()))
+			match self.neighbor_packet_worker.lock().poll_next_unpin(cx) {
+				Poll03::Ready(Some((to, packet))) => {
+					self.gossip_engine.send_message(to, packet.encode());
+				},
+				Poll03::Ready(None) => return Poll03::Ready(
+					Err(Error::Network("Neighbor packet worker stream closed.".into()))
 				),
-				Some((to, packet)) => self.gossip_engine.send_message(to, packet.encode()),
+				Poll03::Pending => break,
 			}
 		}
+
+		loop {
+			match self.gossip_validator_report_stream.lock().poll_next_unpin(cx) {
+				Poll03::Ready(Some(PeerReport { who, cost_benefit })) => {
+					self.gossip_engine.report(who, cost_benefit);
+				},
+				Poll03::Ready(None) => return Poll03::Ready(
+					Err(Error::Network("Gossip validator report stream closed.".into()))
+				),
+				Poll03::Pending => break,
+			}
+		}
+
+		Poll03::Pending
 	}
 }
 
@@ -568,6 +595,7 @@ impl<B: BlockT, N: Network<B>> Clone for NetworkBridge<B, N> {
 			validator: Arc::clone(&self.validator),
 			neighbor_sender: self.neighbor_sender.clone(),
 			neighbor_packet_worker: self.neighbor_packet_worker.clone(),
+			gossip_validator_report_stream: self.gossip_validator_report_stream.clone(),
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/client/finality-grandpa/src/communication/tests.rs b/client/finality-grandpa/src/communication/tests.rs
index a016940a05652..c104af0339260 100644
--- a/client/finality-grandpa/src/communication/tests.rs
+++ b/client/finality-grandpa/src/communication/tests.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ fn make_test_network(executor: &impl futures03::task::Spawn) -> (
 		config(),
 		voter_set_state(),
 		executor,
-		Exit,
 	);
 
 	(
diff --git a/client/finality-grandpa/src/lib.rs b/client/finality-grandpa/src/lib.rs
index f0d80c96394ec..071214961f9a1 100644
--- a/client/finality-grandpa/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/finality-grandpa/src/lib.rs
@@ -584,7 +584,6 @@ pub fn run_grandpa_voter<B, E, Block: BlockT, N, RA, SC, VR, X, Sp>(
 		config.clone(),
 		persistent_data.set_state.clone(),
 		&executor,
-		on_exit.clone(),
 	);
 
 	register_finality_tracker_inherent_data_provider(client.clone(), &inherent_data_providers)?;
diff --git a/client/finality-grandpa/src/observer.rs b/client/finality-grandpa/src/observer.rs
index b97d80a33c3d9..989a1e1655e8d 100644
--- a/client/finality-grandpa/src/observer.rs
+++ b/client/finality-grandpa/src/observer.rs
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ pub fn run_grandpa_observer<B, E, Block: BlockT, N, RA, SC, Sp>(
 		config.clone(),
 		persistent_data.set_state.clone(),
 		&executor,
-		on_exit.clone(),
 	);
 
 	let observer_work = ObserverWork::new(
diff --git a/client/finality-grandpa/src/tests.rs b/client/finality-grandpa/src/tests.rs
index fc0b6d17ae0d7..9ad12c6c317ad 100644
--- a/client/finality-grandpa/src/tests.rs
+++ b/client/finality-grandpa/src/tests.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use sc_network_test::{
 use sc_network::config::{ProtocolConfig, Roles, BoxFinalityProofRequestBuilder};
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use futures_timer::Delay;
-use futures03::{StreamExt as _, TryStreamExt as _};
+use futures03::TryStreamExt as _;
 use tokio::runtime::current_thread;
 use sp_keyring::Ed25519Keyring;
 use sc_client::LongestChain;
@@ -1270,7 +1270,6 @@ fn voter_persists_its_votes() {
 			config.clone(),
 			set_state,
 			&threads_pool,
-			Exit,
 		);
 
 		let (round_rx, round_tx) = network.round_communication(
@@ -1675,7 +1674,6 @@ fn grandpa_environment_respects_voting_rules() {
 			config.clone(),
 			set_state.clone(),
 			&threads_pool,
-			Exit,
 		);
 
 		Environment {