diff --git a/sphinx-key/Cargo.lock b/sphinx-key/Cargo.lock
index 971db3f..1aaf065 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/Cargo.lock
+++ b/sphinx-key/Cargo.lock
@@ -613,12 +613,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "embedded-io-async",
  "enumset",
  "heapless",
- "log",
  "no-std-net",
  "num_enum",
  "serde",
  "strum 0.25.0",
- "strum_macros 0.25.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -652,7 +650,6 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e875f1719c16de097dee81ed675e2d9bb63096823ed3f0ca827b7dea3028bbbb"
 dependencies = [
  "enumset_derive",
- "serde",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -937,7 +934,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "atomic-polyfill",
  "hash32",
  "rustc_version",
- "serde",
  "spin",
  "stable_deref_trait",
 ]
@@ -1240,9 +1236,6 @@ name = "no-std-net"
 version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1bcece43b12349917e096cddfa66107277f123e6c96a5aea78711dc601a47152"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
-]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nom"
@@ -1774,8 +1767,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bitflags",
- "embedded-hal 1.0.0-rc.1",
- "embedded-svc",
  "embuild",
  "esp-idf-svc",
  "hex",
diff --git a/sphinx-key/Cargo.toml b/sphinx-key/Cargo.toml
index 42e0700..6447e7f 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sphinx-key/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ sphinx-signer  = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git", optional =
 
 anyhow       = { version = "1", features = ["backtrace"] }
 bitflags     = "1.3.2"
-embedded-hal = "=1.0.0-rc.1"
-embedded-svc = "0.26.1"
 esp-idf-svc  = { version = "0.47.1", features = ["experimental", "alloc", "binstart"] }
 log          = "0.4.17"
 
diff --git a/sphinx-key/src/clear.rs b/sphinx-key/src/clear.rs
index a9dc99a..bce666f 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/src/clear.rs
+++ b/sphinx-key/src/clear.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use crate::periph::sd::mount_sd_card;
 
 use esp_idf_svc as _; // If using the `binstart` feature of `esp-idf-sys`, always keep this module imported
 
-// use embedded_svc::storage::StorageBase;
 // use esp_idf_svc::nvs::EspNvs;
 // use esp_idf_svc::nvs::*;
 
diff --git a/sphinx-key/src/conn/mqtt.rs b/sphinx-key/src/conn/mqtt.rs
index 85dbc6d..3e19cb0 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/src/conn/mqtt.rs
+++ b/sphinx-key/src/conn/mqtt.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ use crate::core::events::Event as CoreEvent;
 use sphinx_signer::sphinx_glyph::topics;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
-// use embedded_svc::utils::mqtt::client::Connection as MqttConnection;
-// use embedded_svc::utils::mutex::Condvar;
 use esp_idf_svc::mqtt::client::*;
 use esp_idf_svc::sys::EspError;
 use log::*;
diff --git a/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs b/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs
index 9815e82..2d17c40 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs
+++ b/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::thread;
 
-// use embedded_svc::mqtt::client::Client;
 use esp_idf_svc::mqtt::client::*;
 use esp_idf_svc::sys::EspError;
 
diff --git a/sphinx-key/src/ota.rs b/sphinx-key/src/ota.rs
index 41a17a4..4e288f9 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/src/ota.rs
+++ b/sphinx-key/src/ota.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use crate::status::Status;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
-use embedded_svc::http::client::Client;
 use esp_idf_svc::http::client::Configuration;
 use esp_idf_svc::http::client::EspHttpConnection;
 use esp_idf_svc::http::client::FollowRedirectsPolicy::FollowNone;
+use esp_idf_svc::http::Method;
 use esp_idf_svc::ota::EspOta;
 use log::{error, info};
 use sphinx_signer::sphinx_glyph::control::OtaParams;
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ fn get_update(params: OtaParams, led_tx: mpsc::Sender<Status>) -> Result<()> {
         use_global_ca_store: true,
         ..Default::default()
     };
-    let mut client = Client::wrap(EspHttpConnection::new(&configuration)?);
+    let mut reader = EspHttpConnection::new(&configuration)?;
     let full_url = params_to_url(params);
-    let mut reader = client.get(&full_url)?.submit()?;
+    reader.initiate_request(Method::Get, &full_url, &[])?;
+    reader.initiate_response()?;
     // let mut reader = response.reader();
 
     let _ = remove_file(UPDATE_BIN_PATH);
@@ -86,11 +87,12 @@ pub fn validate_ota_message(params: OtaParams) -> Result<()> {
         use_global_ca_store: true,
         ..Default::default()
     };
-    let mut client = Client::wrap(EspHttpConnection::new(&configuration)?);
+    let mut reader = EspHttpConnection::new(&configuration)?;
     let full_url = params_to_url(params);
     info!("Pinging this url for an update: {}", full_url);
-    let response = client.get(&full_url)?.submit()?;
-    let status = response.status();
+    reader.initiate_request(Method::Get, &full_url, &[])?;
+    reader.initiate_response()?;
+    let status = reader.status();
     if status == 200 {
         info!("Got valid OTA url! Proceeding with OTA update...");
         Ok(())