diff --git a/packages/transport/src/modules/accounts/AccountController.ts b/packages/transport/src/modules/accounts/AccountController.ts
index df78544ec..09cfc4a4e 100644
--- a/packages/transport/src/modules/accounts/AccountController.ts
+++ b/packages/transport/src/modules/accounts/AccountController.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { DeviceController } from "../devices/DeviceController";
 import { DeviceSecretType } from "../devices/DeviceSecretController";
 import { DevicesController } from "../devices/DevicesController";
 import { BackbonePutDevicesPushNotificationRequest, DeviceAuthClient } from "../devices/backbone/DeviceAuthClient";
-import { DeviceClient } from "../devices/backbone/DeviceClient";
 import { Device, DeviceInfo, DeviceType } from "../devices/local/Device";
 import { DeviceSecretCredentials } from "../devices/local/DeviceSecretCredentials";
 import { DeviceSharedSecret } from "../devices/transmission/DeviceSharedSecret";
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ export class AccountController {
         return this._authenticator;
     }
 
-    public deviceClient: DeviceClient;
     public deviceAuthClient: DeviceAuthClient;
     public identityClient: IdentityClient;
 
@@ -123,7 +121,6 @@ export class AccountController {
         this.info = await this.db.getMap("AccountInfo");
         this.unpushedDatawalletModifications = await this.db.getCollection(DbCollectionName.UnpushedDatawalletModifications);
 
-        this.deviceClient = new DeviceClient(this.config, this._transport.correlator);
         this.identityClient = new IdentityClient(this.config, this._transport.correlator);
 
         this._identity = new IdentityController(this);
@@ -281,7 +278,7 @@ export class AccountController {
         const signedChallenge = await this.challenges.createAccountCreationChallenge(identityKeypair);
         this._log.trace("Challenge signed. Creating device...");
 
-        const [deviceResponseResult, privSync, localAddress, deviceInfo] = await Promise.all([
+        const [createIdentityResponse, privSync, localAddress, deviceInfo] = await Promise.all([
             // Register first device (and identity) on backbone
             this.identityClient.createIdentity({
                 devicePassword: devicePwdD1,
@@ -299,30 +296,30 @@ export class AccountController {
             this.fetchDeviceInfo()
         ]);
 
-        if (deviceResponseResult.isError) {
-            const error = deviceResponseResult.error;
+        if (createIdentityResponse.isError) {
+            const error = createIdentityResponse.error;
             if (error.code === "error.platform.unauthorized") {
                 throw TransportCoreErrors.general.platformClientInvalid();
             }
         }
 
-        const deviceResponse = deviceResponseResult.value;
+        const createdIdentity = createIdentityResponse.value;
 
-        this._log.trace(`Registered identity with address ${deviceResponse.address}, device id is ${deviceResponse.device.id}.`);
+        this._log.trace(`Registered identity with address ${createdIdentity.address}, device id is ${createdIdentity.device.id}.`);
 
-        if (!localAddress.equals(deviceResponse.address)) {
-            throw new TransportError(`The backbone address '${deviceResponse.address}' does not match the local address '${localAddress.toString()}'.`);
+        if (!localAddress.equals(createdIdentity.address)) {
+            throw new TransportError(`The backbone address '${createdIdentity.address}' does not match the local address '${localAddress.toString()}'.`);
         }
 
         const identity = Identity.from({
-            address: CoreAddress.from(deviceResponse.address),
+            address: CoreAddress.from(createdIdentity.address),
             publicKey: identityKeypair.publicKey
         });
 
-        const deviceId = CoreId.from(deviceResponse.device.id);
+        const deviceId = CoreId.from(createdIdentity.device.id);
 
         const device = Device.from({
-            createdAt: CoreDate.from(deviceResponse.createdAt),
+            createdAt: CoreDate.from(createdIdentity.createdAt),
             createdByDevice: deviceId,
             id: deviceId,
             name: "Device 1",
@@ -331,7 +328,7 @@ export class AccountController {
             publicKey: deviceKeypair.publicKey,
             type: deviceInfo.type,
             certificate: "",
-            username: deviceResponse.device.username,
+            username: createdIdentity.device.username,
             datawalletVersion: this._config.supportedDatawalletVersion
         });
 
@@ -342,7 +339,7 @@ export class AccountController {
 
         const deviceCredentials = DeviceSecretCredentials.from({
             id: device.id,
-            username: deviceResponse.device.username,
+            username: createdIdentity.device.username,
             password: devicePwdD1
         });
 
diff --git a/packages/transport/src/modules/devices/backbone/DeviceAuthClient.ts b/packages/transport/src/modules/devices/backbone/DeviceAuthClient.ts
index 11530a0ab..f28a81240 100644
--- a/packages/transport/src/modules/devices/backbone/DeviceAuthClient.ts
+++ b/packages/transport/src/modules/devices/backbone/DeviceAuthClient.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ export class DeviceAuthClient extends RESTClientAuthenticate {
     protected override _logDirective = RESTClientLogDirective.LogResponse;
 
     public async changeDevicePassword(input: BackbonePutDevicesPasswordRequest): Promise<ClientResult<void>> {
-        return await this.put<void>("/api/v1/Devices/Self/Password", input, {});
+        return await this.put<void>("/api/v1/Devices/Self/Password", input);
     }
 
     public async createDevice(value: BackbonePostDevicesRequest): Promise<ClientResult<BackbonePostDevicesResponse>> {
-        return await this.post<BackbonePostDevicesResponse>("/api/v1/Devices", value, {});
+        return await this.post<BackbonePostDevicesResponse>("/api/v1/Devices", value);
     }
 
     public async deleteDevice(deviceId: string): Promise<ClientResult<void>> {
diff --git a/packages/transport/src/modules/devices/backbone/DeviceClient.ts b/packages/transport/src/modules/devices/backbone/DeviceClient.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index bcc1f533d..000000000
--- a/packages/transport/src/modules/devices/backbone/DeviceClient.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import { RESTClient, RESTClientLogDirective } from "../../../core";
-import { ClientResult } from "../../../core/backbone/ClientResult";
-import { BackbonePostDevicesRequest, BackbonePostDevicesResponse } from "./BackbonePostDevices";
-
-export class DeviceClient extends RESTClient {
-    protected override _logDirective = RESTClientLogDirective.LogResponse;
-
-    public async createDevice(value: BackbonePostDevicesRequest): Promise<ClientResult<BackbonePostDevicesResponse>> {
-        return await this.post<BackbonePostDevicesResponse>("/api/v1/Devices", value, {});
-    }
-}
diff --git a/packages/transport/src/modules/index.ts b/packages/transport/src/modules/index.ts
index 71274f426..0fb6f07ae 100644
--- a/packages/transport/src/modules/index.ts
+++ b/packages/transport/src/modules/index.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ export * from "./challenges/data/ChallengeSigned";
 export * from "./devices/backbone/BackbonePostDevices";
 export * from "./devices/backbone/BackboneUpdateDevice";
 export * from "./devices/backbone/DeviceAuthClient";
-export * from "./devices/backbone/DeviceClient";
 export * from "./devices/DeviceController";
 export * from "./devices/DevicesController";
 export * from "./devices/DeviceSecretController";