diff --git a/libp2p/security/base_session.py b/libp2p/security/base_session.py
index 899cc0e..ef39f36 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/base_session.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/base_session.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
 from libp2p.crypto.keys import PrivateKey, PublicKey
-from libp2p.io.msgio import MsgIOReadWriter
 from libp2p.peer.id import ID
 from libp2p.security.secure_conn_interface import ISecureConn
 
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ class BaseSession(ISecureConn):
 
     local_peer: ID
     local_private_key: PrivateKey
-    conn: MsgIOReadWriter
     remote_peer_id: ID
     remote_permanent_pubkey: PublicKey
 
@@ -22,27 +20,14 @@ class BaseSession(ISecureConn):
         self,
         local_peer: ID,
         local_private_key: PrivateKey,
-        conn: MsgIOReadWriter,
         peer_id: Optional[ID] = None,
     ) -> None:
         self.local_peer = local_peer
         self.local_private_key = local_private_key
         self.remote_peer_id = peer_id
         self.remote_permanent_pubkey = None
-
-        self.conn = conn
         self.initiator = peer_id is not None
 
-    async def write(self, data: bytes) -> int:
-        await self.conn.write(data)
-        return len(data)
-
-    async def read(self, n: int = -1) -> bytes:
-        return await self.conn.read(n)
-
-    async def close(self) -> None:
-        await self.conn.close()
-
     def get_local_peer(self) -> ID:
         return self.local_peer
 
diff --git a/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py b/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py
index 3cb094e..c7b465d 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-from libp2p.crypto.keys import PublicKey
+from typing import Optional
+
+from libp2p.crypto.keys import PrivateKey, PublicKey
 from libp2p.crypto.pb import crypto_pb2
 from libp2p.crypto.utils import pubkey_from_protobuf
-from libp2p.io.msgio import MsgIOReadWriter
+from libp2p.io.abc import ReadWriteCloser
 from libp2p.network.connection.raw_connection_interface import IRawConnection
 from libp2p.peer.id import ID
 from libp2p.security.base_session import BaseSession
@@ -20,6 +22,26 @@ PLAINTEXT_PROTOCOL_ID = TProtocol("/plaintext/2.0.0")
 
 
 class InsecureSession(BaseSession):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        local_peer: ID,
+        local_private_key: PrivateKey,
+        conn: ReadWriteCloser,
+        peer_id: Optional[ID] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(local_peer, local_private_key, peer_id)
+        self.conn = conn
+
+    async def write(self, data: bytes) -> int:
+        await self.conn.write(data)
+        return len(data)
+
+    async def read(self, n: int = -1) -> bytes:
+        return await self.conn.read(n)
+
+    async def close(self) -> None:
+        await self.conn.close()
+
     async def run_handshake(self) -> None:
         msg = make_exchange_message(self.local_private_key.get_public_key())
         msg_bytes = msg.SerializeToString()
@@ -77,8 +99,7 @@ class InsecureTransport(BaseSecureTransport):
         for an inbound connection (i.e. we are not the initiator)
         :return: secure connection object (that implements secure_conn_interface)
         """
-        msg_io = MsgIOReadWriter(conn)
-        session = InsecureSession(self.local_peer, self.local_private_key, msg_io)
+        session = InsecureSession(self.local_peer, self.local_private_key, conn)
         await session.run_handshake()
         return session
 
@@ -88,9 +109,8 @@ class InsecureTransport(BaseSecureTransport):
         for an inbound connection (i.e. we are the initiator)
         :return: secure connection object (that implements secure_conn_interface)
         """
-        msg_io = MsgIOReadWriter(conn)
         session = InsecureSession(
-            self.local_peer, self.local_private_key, msg_io, peer_id
+            self.local_peer, self.local_private_key, conn, peer_id
         )
         await session.run_handshake()
         return session
diff --git a/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py b/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py
index 10a5763..2291d6a 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ class SecureSession(BaseSession):
         remote_encryption_parameters: AuthenticatedEncryptionParameters,
         conn: MsgIOReadWriter,
     ) -> None:
-        super().__init__(local_peer, local_private_key, conn, remote_peer)
+        super().__init__(local_peer, local_private_key, remote_peer)
+        self.conn = conn
 
         self.local_encryption_parameters = local_encryption_parameters
         self.remote_encryption_parameters = remote_encryption_parameters