diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ffb451d367..1f8c52b169 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4828,22 +4828,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio-native-tls",
 ]
 
-[[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 1.3.1",
- "hyper-util",
- "native-tls",
- "tokio",
- "tokio-native-tls",
- "tower-service",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper-util"
 version = "0.1.3"
@@ -8924,7 +8908,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "http-body 0.4.6",
  "hyper 0.14.28",
  "hyper-rustls 0.24.2",
- "hyper-tls 0.5.0",
+ "hyper-tls",
  "ipnet",
  "js-sys",
  "log",
@@ -8940,7 +8924,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "serde_urlencoded",
  "sync_wrapper 0.1.2",
- "system-configuration 0.5.1",
+ "system-configuration",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-native-tls",
  "tokio-rustls 0.24.1",
@@ -8964,22 +8948,18 @@ checksum = "f8f4955649ef5c38cc7f9e8aa41761d48fb9677197daea9984dc54f56aad5e63"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "bytes",
- "encoding_rs",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
- "h2 0.4.5",
  "http 1.1.0",
  "http-body 1.0.0",
  "http-body-util",
  "hyper 1.3.1",
  "hyper-rustls 0.27.2",
- "hyper-tls 0.6.0",
  "hyper-util",
  "ipnet",
  "js-sys",
  "log",
  "mime",
- "native-tls",
  "once_cell",
  "percent-encoding",
  "pin-project-lite",
@@ -8991,9 +8971,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "serde_urlencoded",
  "sync_wrapper 1.0.1",
- "system-configuration 0.6.1",
  "tokio",
- "tokio-native-tls",
  "tokio-rustls 0.26.0",
  "tokio-util",
  "tower-service",
@@ -9828,7 +9806,6 @@ name = "rooch-rpc-client"
 version = "0.6.9"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "axum 0.7.5",
  "bcs",
  "futures",
  "hex",
@@ -9836,7 +9813,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "move-core-types",
  "moveos-types",
- "reqwest 0.12.7",
  "rooch-config",
  "rooch-key",
  "rooch-rpc-api",
@@ -11529,18 +11505,7 @@ checksum = "ba3a3adc5c275d719af8cb4272ea1c4a6d668a777f37e115f6d11ddbc1c8e0e7"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "core-foundation",
- "system-configuration-sys 0.5.0",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "system-configuration"
-version = "0.6.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3c879d448e9d986b661742763247d3693ed13609438cf3d006f51f5368a5ba6b"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.5.0",
- "core-foundation",
- "system-configuration-sys 0.6.0",
+ "system-configuration-sys",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -11553,16 +11518,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
-[[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 = "tap"
 version = "1.0.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b2beabfb01..37191c9d3b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ tonic = { version = "0.8", features = ["gzip"] }
 tracing = "0.1.37"
 tracing-appender = "0.2.2"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.15" }
-reqwest = { version = "0.12.7", features = ["json"] }
 
 codespan-reporting = "0.11.1"
 codespan = "0.11.1"
diff --git a/crates/rooch-rpc-client/Cargo.toml b/crates/rooch-rpc-client/Cargo.toml
index 44c37a0012..b2d7526b24 100644
--- a/crates/rooch-rpc-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rooch-rpc-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ jsonrpsee = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
 hex = { workspace = true }
-reqwest = { workspace = true }
-axum = { workspace = true }
 
 move-core-types = { workspace = true }
 
diff --git a/crates/rooch-rpc-client/src/lib.rs b/crates/rooch-rpc-client/src/lib.rs
index dc9ae52bf8..4fe4598ec2 100644
--- a/crates/rooch-rpc-client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/rooch-rpc-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ use moveos_types::{
     function_return_value::FunctionResult, module_binding::MoveFunctionCaller,
     moveos_std::tx_context::TxContext, transaction::FunctionCall,
 };
-use reqwest::Proxy;
 use rooch_client::RoochRpcClient;
-use serde_json::json;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::runtime::Handle;
@@ -58,24 +56,9 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
                 .build(http)?,
         );
 
-        if let Some(proxy_url) = self.proxy_url {
-            let reqwest_client = Some(Arc::new(
-                reqwest::Client::builder()
-                    .proxy(Proxy::https(proxy_url.clone())?)
-                    .proxy(Proxy::all(proxy_url)?)
-                    .build()?,
-            ));
-            return Ok(Client {
-                http: http_client.clone(),
-                rooch: RoochRpcClient::new(http_client.clone()),
-                reqwest: reqwest_client,
-            });
-        };
-
         Ok(Client {
             http: http_client.clone(),
             rooch: RoochRpcClient::new(http_client.clone()),
-            reqwest: None,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -93,7 +76,6 @@ impl Default for ClientBuilder {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Client {
     http: Arc<HttpClient>,
-    reqwest: Option<Arc<reqwest::Client>>,
     pub rooch: RoochRpcClient,
 }
 
@@ -111,28 +93,6 @@ impl Client {
     ) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
         Ok(self.http.request(method, params).await?)
     }
-
-    pub async fn request_by_proxy(
-        &self,
-        url: &str,
-        method: &str,
-        params: Vec<serde_json::Value>,
-    ) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
-        if let Some(reqwest) = &self.reqwest {
-            let response = reqwest
-                .post(url)
-                .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
-                .json(&json!({
-                    "method": method,
-                    "params": params,
-                }))
-                .send()
-                .await?;
-            return Ok(response.json::<serde_json::Value>().await?);
-        };
-
-        Ok(serde_json::Value::Null)
-    }
 }
 
 impl MoveFunctionCaller for Client {