diff --git a/axum/src/extract/nested_path.rs b/axum/src/extract/nested_path.rs
index ba95b1d677..2e1628fa4e 100644
--- a/axum/src/extract/nested_path.rs
+++ b/axum/src/extract/nested_path.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::{
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use axum_core::extract::FromRequestParts;
 use http::{request::Parts, Request};
-use tower_layer::Layer;
+use tower_layer::{Layer, layer_fn};
 use tower_service::Service;
 
 use super::rejection::NestedPathRejection;
@@ -62,33 +62,21 @@ where
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub(crate) struct SetNestedPathLayer {
+pub(crate) struct SetNestedPath<S> {
+    inner: S,
     path: Arc<str>,
 }
 
-impl SetNestedPathLayer {
-    pub(crate) fn new(path: &str) -> Self {
-        Self { path: path.into() }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<S> Layer<S> for SetNestedPathLayer {
-    type Service = SetNestedPath<S>;
-
-    fn layer(&self, inner: S) -> Self::Service {
-        SetNestedPath {
+impl<S> SetNestedPath<S> {
+    pub(crate) fn layer(path: &str) -> impl Layer<S, Service = Self> + Clone {
+        let path = Arc::from(path);
+        layer_fn(move |inner| Self {
             inner,
-            path: Arc::clone(&self.path),
-        }
+            path: Arc::clone(&path),
+        })
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub(crate) struct SetNestedPath<S> {
-    inner: S,
-    path: Arc<str>,
-}
-
 impl<S, B> Service<Request<B>> for SetNestedPath<S>
 where
     S: Service<Request<B>>,
@@ -97,6 +85,7 @@ where
     type Error = S::Error;
     type Future = S::Future;
 
+    #[inline]
     fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
         self.inner.poll_ready(cx)
     }
diff --git a/axum/src/routing/path_router.rs b/axum/src/routing/path_router.rs
index 9f1e8e1fed..6caa716367 100644
--- a/axum/src/routing/path_router.rs
+++ b/axum/src/routing/path_router.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
     body::{Body, HttpBody},
-    extract::nested_path::SetNestedPathLayer,
+    extract::nested_path::SetNestedPath,
 };
 use axum_core::response::IntoResponse;
 use http::Request;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ where
 
             let layer = ServiceBuilder::new()
                 .layer(StripPrefix::layer(prefix))
-                .layer(SetNestedPathLayer::new(prefix))
+                .layer(SetNestedPath::layer(prefix))
                 .into_inner();
 
             match endpoint.layer(layer) {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ where
 
         let layer = ServiceBuilder::new()
             .layer(StripPrefix::layer(prefix))
-            .layer(SetNestedPathLayer::new(prefix))
+            .layer(SetNestedPath::layer(prefix))
             .into_inner();
 
         let endpoint = Endpoint::Route(Route::new(layer.layer(svc)));