diff --git a/bindings/rust/s2n-tls-hyper/src/connector.rs b/bindings/rust/s2n-tls-hyper/src/connector.rs
index c7ffe3fc05d..ee3004d8eba 100644
--- a/bindings/rust/s2n-tls-hyper/src/connector.rs
+++ b/bindings/rust/s2n-tls-hyper/src/connector.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use hyper_util::{
 };
 use s2n_tls::{config::Config, connection};
 use s2n_tls_tokio::TlsConnector;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::{
     future::Future,
     pin::Pin,
@@ -34,10 +35,25 @@ where
     ConnBuilder: connection::Builder,
     <ConnBuilder as connection::Builder>::Output: Unpin,
 {
-    /// Creates a new `HttpsConnector` with the default configuration. See `Builder::build` for
-    /// details.
+    /// Creates a new `HttpsConnector` with the default configuration. Use `HttpsConnector::builder`
+    /// instead to configure an `HttpsConnector`.
+    ///
+    /// `conn_builder` will be used to produce the s2n-tls Connections used for negotiating HTTPS,
+    /// which can be an `s2n_tls::config::Config` or other `s2n_tls::connection::Builder`.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use s2n_tls_hyper::connector::HttpsConnector;
+    /// use s2n_tls::config::Config;
+    ///
+    /// // Create a new HttpsConnector.
+    /// let connector = HttpsConnector::new(Config::default());
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// Note that s2n-tls-hyper will override the ALPN extension to negotiate HTTP. Any ALPN values
+    /// configured on `conn_builder` with APIs like
+    /// `s2n_tls::config::Builder::set_application_protocol_preference()` will be ignored.
     pub fn new(conn_builder: ConnBuilder) -> HttpsConnector<HttpConnector, ConnBuilder> {
-        HttpsConnector::<HttpConnector, ConnBuilder>::builder().build(conn_builder)
+        HttpsConnector::builder().build(conn_builder)
     }
 }
 
@@ -58,16 +74,22 @@ where
     /// // Build a new HttpsConnector.
     /// let connector = builder.build(Config::default());
     /// ```
-    pub fn builder() -> Builder {
-        Builder {}
+    pub fn builder() -> Builder<HttpConnector, ConnBuilder> {
+        Builder {
+            http: PhantomData,
+            conn_builder: PhantomData,
+        }
     }
 }
 
 /// Builder used to configure an `HttpsConnector`. Create a new Builder with
 /// `HttpsConnector::builder`.
-pub struct Builder;
+pub struct Builder<Http, ConnBuilder> {
+    http: PhantomData<Http>,
+    conn_builder: PhantomData<ConnBuilder>,
+}
 
-impl Builder {
+impl<ConnBuilder> Builder<HttpConnector, ConnBuilder> {
     /// Builds a new `HttpsConnector`.
     ///
     /// `conn_builder` will be used to produce the s2n-tls Connections used for negotiating HTTPS,
@@ -79,13 +101,7 @@ impl Builder {
     /// Note that s2n-tls-hyper will override the ALPN extension to negotiate HTTP. Any ALPN values
     /// configured on `conn_builder` with APIs like
     /// `s2n_tls::config::Builder::set_application_protocol_preference()` will be ignored.
-    pub fn build<ConnBuilder>(
-        self,
-        conn_builder: ConnBuilder,
-    ) -> HttpsConnector<HttpConnector, ConnBuilder>
-    where
-        ConnBuilder: connection::Builder,
-    {
+    pub fn build(self, conn_builder: ConnBuilder) -> HttpsConnector<HttpConnector, ConnBuilder> {
         let mut http = HttpConnector::new();
 
         // By default, the `HttpConnector` only allows the HTTP URI scheme to be used. To negotiate
@@ -94,7 +110,9 @@ impl Builder {
 
         self.build_with_http(http, conn_builder)
     }
+}
 
+impl<Http, ConnBuilder> Builder<Http, ConnBuilder> {
     /// Builds a new `HttpsConnector`.
     ///
     /// `conn_builder` will be used to produce the s2n-tls Connections used for negotiating HTTPS,
@@ -116,19 +134,16 @@ impl Builder {
     ///     .build_with_http(http, Config::default());
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// `HttpsConnector::new()` can be used to create the HTTP connector automatically.
+    /// `Builder::build()` can be used to create the HTTP connector automatically.
     ///
     /// Note that s2n-tls-hyper will override the ALPN extension to negotiate HTTP. Any ALPN values
     /// configured on `conn_builder` with APIs like
     /// `s2n_tls::config::Builder::set_application_protocol_preference()` will be ignored.
-    pub fn build_with_http<Http, ConnBuilder>(
+    pub fn build_with_http(
         self,
         http: Http,
         conn_builder: ConnBuilder,
-    ) -> HttpsConnector<Http, ConnBuilder>
-    where
-        ConnBuilder: connection::Builder,
-    {
+    ) -> HttpsConnector<Http, ConnBuilder> {
         HttpsConnector { http, conn_builder }
     }
 }
@@ -226,6 +241,21 @@ mod tests {
     use hyper_util::{client::legacy::Client, rt::TokioExecutor};
     use std::{error::Error as StdError, str::FromStr};
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn connector_creation() {
+        let config = Config::default();
+        let connector_from_new = HttpsConnector::new(config.clone());
+        let _assert_type: HttpsConnector<HttpConnector, Config> = connector_from_new;
+
+        let connector_from_build = HttpsConnector::builder().build(config.clone());
+        let _assert_type: HttpsConnector<HttpConnector, Config> = connector_from_build;
+
+        let http: u32 = 10;
+        let connect_from_build_with_http =
+            HttpsConnector::builder().build_with_http(http, config.clone());
+        let _assert_type: HttpsConnector<u32, Config> = connect_from_build_with_http;
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_unsecure_http() -> Result<(), Box<dyn StdError>> {
         let connector = HttpsConnector::new(Config::default());