diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ab5ed7d..4793123 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "flate2",
  "foldhash",
  "futures-core",
- "h2 0.3.27",
+ "h2",
  "http 0.2.12",
  "httparse",
  "httpdate",
@@ -642,16 +642,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "version_check",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "core-foundation"
-version = "0.9.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "91e195e091a93c46f7102ec7818a2aa394e1e1771c3ab4825963fa03e45afb8f"
-dependencies = [
- "core-foundation-sys",
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "core-foundation"
 version = "0.10.1"
@@ -881,16 +871,6 @@ version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "877a4ace8713b0bcf2a4e7eec82529c029f1d0619886d18145fea96c3ffe5c0f"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "errno"
-version = "0.3.14"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "39cab71617ae0d63f51a36d69f866391735b51691dbda63cf6f96d042b63efeb"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "windows-sys 0.61.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "etcetera"
 version = "0.8.0"
@@ -913,20 +893,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "pin-project-lite",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "fastrand"
-version = "2.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "37909eebbb50d72f9059c3b6d82c0463f2ff062c9e95845c43a6c9c0355411be"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "fire-client"
-version = "0.1.0"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "reqwest",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "fire-config"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1030,7 +996,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap 4.5.41",
  "dirs",
- "fire-client",
  "fire-config",
  "fire-server",
  "firecracker-prepare",
@@ -1085,21 +1050,6 @@ version = "0.1.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d9c4f5dac5e15c24eb999c26181a6ca40b39fe946cbe4c263c7209467bc83af2"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "foreign-types"
-version = "0.3.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f6f339eb8adc052cd2ca78910fda869aefa38d22d5cb648e6485e4d3fc06f3b1"
-dependencies = [
- "foreign-types-shared",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "foreign-types-shared"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "00b0228411908ca8685dba7fc2cdd70ec9990a6e753e89b6ac91a84c40fbaf4b"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "form_urlencoded"
 version = "1.2.1"
@@ -1255,25 +1205,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "h2"
-version = "0.4.12"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f3c0b69cfcb4e1b9f1bf2f53f95f766e4661169728ec61cd3fe5a0166f2d1386"
-dependencies = [
- "atomic-waker",
- "bytes",
- "fnv",
- "futures-core",
- "futures-sink",
- "http 1.3.1",
- "indexmap 2.10.0",
- "slab",
- "tokio",
- "tokio-util",
- "tracing",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.12.3"
@@ -1438,7 +1369,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
- "h2 0.4.12",
  "http 1.3.1",
  "http-body",
  "httparse",
@@ -1467,22 +1397,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "webpki-roots 1.0.2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "hyper-tls"
-version = "0.6.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "70206fc6890eaca9fde8a0bf71caa2ddfc9fe045ac9e5c70df101a7dbde866e0"
-dependencies = [
- "bytes",
- "http-body-util",
- "hyper",
- "hyper-util",
- "native-tls",
- "tokio",
- "tokio-native-tls",
- "tower-service",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper-util"
 version = "0.1.17"
@@ -1502,11 +1416,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "percent-encoding",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "socket2 0.6.0",
- "system-configuration",
  "tokio",
  "tower-service",
  "tracing",
- "windows-registry",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1836,12 +1748,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "zlib-rs",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "linux-raw-sys"
-version = "0.11.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "df1d3c3b53da64cf5760482273a98e575c651a67eec7f77df96b5b642de8f039"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "litemap"
 version = "0.8.0"
@@ -1968,23 +1874,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand 0.8.5",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "native-tls"
-version = "0.2.14"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "87de3442987e9dbec73158d5c715e7ad9072fda936bb03d19d7fa10e00520f0e"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "log",
- "openssl",
- "openssl-probe",
- "openssl-sys",
- "schannel",
- "security-framework 2.11.1",
- "security-framework-sys",
- "tempfile",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "nom"
 version = "7.1.3"
@@ -2079,50 +1968,12 @@ version = "1.70.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a4895175b425cb1f87721b59f0f286c2092bd4af812243672510e1ac53e2e0ad"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "openssl"
-version = "0.10.73"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8505734d46c8ab1e19a1dce3aef597ad87dcb4c37e7188231769bd6bd51cebf8"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.9.1",
- "cfg-if",
- "foreign-types",
- "libc",
- "once_cell",
- "openssl-macros",
- "openssl-sys",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "openssl-macros"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a948666b637a0f465e8564c73e89d4dde00d72d4d473cc972f390fc3dcee7d9c"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.104",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-probe"
 version = "0.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d05e27ee213611ffe7d6348b942e8f942b37114c00cc03cec254295a4a17852e"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "openssl-sys"
-version = "0.9.109"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "90096e2e47630d78b7d1c20952dc621f957103f8bc2c8359ec81290d75238571"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
- "libc",
- "pkg-config",
- "vcpkg",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "option-ext"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -2498,22 +2349,17 @@ checksum = "d429f34c8092b2d42c7c93cec323bb4adeb7c67698f70839adec842ec10c7ceb"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "bytes",
- "encoding_rs",
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
- "h2 0.4.12",
  "http 1.3.1",
  "http-body",
  "http-body-util",
  "hyper",
  "hyper-rustls",
- "hyper-tls",
  "hyper-util",
  "js-sys",
  "log",
- "mime",
- "native-tls",
  "percent-encoding",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "quinn",
@@ -2524,7 +2370,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_urlencoded",
  "sync_wrapper",
  "tokio",
- "tokio-native-tls",
  "tokio-rustls",
  "tower",
  "tower-http",
@@ -2637,19 +2482,6 @@ version = "2.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "357703d41365b4b27c590e3ed91eabb1b663f07c4c084095e60cbed4362dff0d"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rustix"
-version = "1.1.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cd15f8a2c5551a84d56efdc1cd049089e409ac19a3072d5037a17fd70719ff3e"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.9.1",
- "errno",
- "libc",
- "linux-raw-sys",
- "windows-sys 0.61.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls"
 version = "0.23.29"
@@ -2675,7 +2507,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "openssl-probe",
  "rustls-pki-types",
  "schannel",
- "security-framework 3.4.0",
+ "security-framework",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2756,19 +2588,6 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "security-framework"
-version = "2.11.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "897b2245f0b511c87893af39b033e5ca9cce68824c4d7e7630b5a1d339658d02"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.9.1",
- "core-foundation 0.9.4",
- "core-foundation-sys",
- "libc",
- "security-framework-sys",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "security-framework"
 version = "3.4.0"
@@ -2776,7 +2595,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "60b369d18893388b345804dc0007963c99b7d665ae71d275812d828c6f089640"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.9.1",
- "core-foundation 0.10.1",
+ "core-foundation",
  "core-foundation-sys",
  "libc",
  "security-framework-sys",
@@ -3262,40 +3081,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "walkdir",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "system-configuration"
-version = "0.6.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3c879d448e9d986b661742763247d3693ed13609438cf3d006f51f5368a5ba6b"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.9.1",
- "core-foundation 0.9.4",
- "system-configuration-sys",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "system-configuration-sys"
-version = "0.6.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8e1d1b10ced5ca923a1fcb8d03e96b8d3268065d724548c0211415ff6ac6bac4"
-dependencies = [
- "core-foundation-sys",
- "libc",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "tempfile"
-version = "3.22.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "84fa4d11fadde498443cca10fd3ac23c951f0dc59e080e9f4b93d4df4e4eea53"
-dependencies = [
- "fastrand",
- "getrandom 0.3.3",
- "once_cell",
- "rustix",
- "windows-sys 0.61.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "termcolor"
 version = "1.4.1"
@@ -3437,16 +3222,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.104",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tokio-native-tls"
-version = "0.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bbae76ab933c85776efabc971569dd6119c580d8f5d448769dec1764bf796ef2"
-dependencies = [
- "native-tls",
- "tokio",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio-rustls"
 version = "0.26.2"
@@ -4013,17 +3788,6 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "45e46c0661abb7180e7b9c281db115305d49ca1709ab8242adf09666d2173c65"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-registry"
-version = "0.5.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5b8a9ed28765efc97bbc954883f4e6796c33a06546ebafacbabee9696967499e"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
- "windows-result",
- "windows-strings",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-result"
 version = "0.3.4"
diff --git a/crates/fire-client/Cargo.toml b/crates/fire-client/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f8ebd1..0000000
--- a/crates/fire-client/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "fire-client"
-version = "0.1.0"
-authors.workspace = true
-edition.workspace = true
-license.workspace = true
-repository.workspace = true
-
-[dependencies]
-anyhow = "1.0.99"
-reqwest = { version = "0.12.23", features = ["rustls-tls", "json"] }
diff --git a/crates/fire-client/src/lib.rs b/crates/fire-client/src/lib.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b13789..0000000
--- a/crates/fire-client/src/lib.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-
diff --git a/crates/firecracker-up/Cargo.toml b/crates/firecracker-up/Cargo.toml
index 82ed8f2..5d0c9ce 100644
--- a/crates/firecracker-up/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/firecracker-up/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ firecracker-process = { path = "../firecracker-process" }
 firecracker-state = { path = "../firecracker-state" }
 fire-config = { path = "../fire-config" }
 fire-server = { path = "../fire-server" }
-fire-client = { path = "../fire-client" }
 clap = "4.5.41"
 owo-colors = "4.2.2"
 glob = "0.3.2"