diff --git a/futures-util/src/stream/forward.rs b/futures-util/src/stream/forward.rs
index 0ae2dfe52f..3a4e215853 100644
--- a/futures-util/src/stream/forward.rs
+++ b/futures-util/src/stream/forward.rs
@@ -9,16 +9,10 @@ use pin_utils::{unsafe_pinned, unsafe_unpinned};
 const INVALID_POLL: &str = "polled `Forward` after completion";
 
 /// Future for the `Stream::forward` combinator, which sends a stream of values
-/// to a sink and then flushes the sink.
-///
-/// Note: this is only usable with `Unpin` sinks, so `Sink`s that aren't `Unpin`
-/// will need to be pinned in order to be used with this combinator.
-//
-// This limitation is necessary in order to return the sink after the forwarding
-// has completed so that it can be used again.
+/// to a sink and then flushes and closes the sink.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 #[must_use = "steams do nothing unless polled"]
-pub struct Forward<St: Stream, Si: Sink + Unpin> {
+pub struct Forward<St: Stream, Si: Sink> {
     sink: Option<Si>,
     stream: Fuse<St>,
     buffered_item: Option<Si::SinkItem>,
@@ -28,7 +22,7 @@ impl<St: Stream + Unpin, Si: Sink + Unpin> Unpin for Forward<St, Si> {}
 
 impl<St, Si> Forward<St, Si>
 where
-    Si: Sink + Unpin,
+    Si: Sink,
     St: Stream<Item = Result<Si::SinkItem, Si::SinkError>>,
 {
     unsafe_pinned!(sink: Option<Si>);
@@ -68,10 +62,10 @@ impl<St: Stream, Si: Sink + Unpin> FusedFuture for Forward<St, Si> {
 
 impl<St, Si> Future for Forward<St, Si>
 where
-    Si: Sink + Unpin,
+    Si: Sink,
     St: Stream<Item = Result<Si::SinkItem, Si::SinkError>>,
 {
-    type Output = Result<Si, Si::SinkError>;
+    type Output = Result<(), Si::SinkError>;
 
     fn poll(
         mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
@@ -91,7 +85,8 @@ where
                 Poll::Ready(None) => {
                     try_ready!(self.as_mut().sink().as_pin_mut().expect(INVALID_POLL)
                                    .poll_close(waker));
-                    return Poll::Ready(Ok(self.as_mut().sink().take().unwrap()))
+                    self.as_mut().sink().set(None);
+                    return Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
                 }
                 Poll::Pending => {
                     try_ready!(self.as_mut().sink().as_pin_mut().expect(INVALID_POLL)
diff --git a/futures-util/src/stream/mod.rs b/futures-util/src/stream/mod.rs
index 28308246d8..c3eafdcfc5 100644
--- a/futures-util/src/stream/mod.rs
+++ b/futures-util/src/stream/mod.rs
@@ -970,21 +970,15 @@ pub trait StreamExt: Stream {
     }
 
     /// A future that completes after the given stream has been fully processed
-    /// into the sink, including flushing.
+    /// into the sink and the sink has been flushed and closed.
     ///
     /// This future will drive the stream to keep producing items until it is
-    /// exhausted, sending each item to the sink. It will complete once both the
-    /// stream is exhausted and the sink has received and flushed all items.
-    /// Note that the sink is **not** closed.
-    ///
-    /// On completion, the sink is returned.
-    ///
-    /// Note that this combinator is only usable with `Unpin` sinks.
-    /// Sinks that are not `Unpin` will need to be pinned in order to be used
-    /// with `forward`.
+    /// exhausted, sending each item to the sink. It will complete once the
+    /// stream is exhausted, the sink has received and flushed all items, and
+    /// the sink is closed.
     fn forward<S>(self, sink: S) -> Forward<Self, S>
     where
-        S: Sink + Unpin,
+        S: Sink,
         Self: Stream<Item = Result<S::SinkItem, S::SinkError>> + Sized,
     {
         Forward::new(self, sink)