diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0fe933b..1f5ee70 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@
     "test:manual": "NODE_ENV=harness ts-node test/integration/manualLaunchScript.ts"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/axios": "^0.14.0",
     "@types/crypto-js": "^4.0.2",
     "@types/jsdom": "^16.2.11",
     "@types/mocha": "^9.0.0",
     "@types/node": "^16.7.10",
-    "axios": "^0.21.4",
     "crypto-js": "^4.1.1",
     "eslint": "^7.32",
     "expect": "^27.0.6",
diff --git a/test/integration/clientHelper.ts b/test/integration/clientHelper.ts
index 502397d..cbe032c 100644
--- a/test/integration/clientHelper.ts
+++ b/test/integration/clientHelper.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import axios from "axios";
 import { HmacSHA1 } from "crypto-js";
-import { LogService, MatrixClient, MemoryStorageProvider, PantalaimonClient } from "matrix-bot-sdk";
+import { getRequestFn, LogService, MatrixClient, MemoryStorageProvider, PantalaimonClient } from "matrix-bot-sdk";
 import config from "../../src/config";
 
 const REGISTRATION_ATTEMPTS = 10;
@@ -17,24 +16,38 @@ const REGISTRATION_RETRY_BASE_DELAY_MS = 100;
  * @param admin True to make the user an admin, false otherwise.
  * @returns The response from synapse.
  */
-export async function registerUser(username: string, displayname: string, password: string, admin: boolean) {
-    const registerUrl = `${config.homeserverUrl}/_synapse/admin/v1/register`;
+export async function registerUser(username: string, displayname: string, password: string, admin: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    let registerUrl = `${config.homeserverUrl}/_synapse/admin/v1/register`
+    const data: {nonce: string} = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        getRequestFn()({uri: registerUrl, method: "GET", timeout: 60000}, (error, response, resBody) => {
+            error ? reject(error) : resolve(JSON.parse(resBody))
+        });
+    });
+    const nonce = data.nonce!;
+    let mac = HmacSHA1(`${nonce}\0${username}\0${password}\0${admin ? 'admin' : 'notadmin'}`, 'REGISTRATION_SHARED_SECRET');
     for (let i = 1; i <= REGISTRATION_ATTEMPTS; ++i) {
         try {
-            const { data: { nonce } } = await axios.get(registerUrl);
-            const mac = HmacSHA1(`${nonce}\0${username}\0${password}\0${admin ? 'admin' : 'notadmin'}`, 'REGISTRATION_SHARED_SECRET');
-            return await axios.post(registerUrl, {
-                nonce,
-                username,
-                displayname,
-                password,
-                admin,
-                mac: mac.toString()
+            const params = {
+                uri: registerUrl,
+                method: "POST",
+                headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+                body: JSON.stringify({
+                    nonce,
+                    username,
+                    displayname,
+                    password,
+                    admin,
+                    mac: mac.toString()
+                }),
+                timeout: 60000
+            }
+            return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+                getRequestFn()(params, error => error ? reject(error) : resolve());
             });
         } catch (ex) {
             // In case of timeout or throttling, backoff and retry.
             if (ex?.code === 'ESOCKETTIMEDOUT' || ex?.code === 'ETIMEDOUT'
-                || ex?.response?.data?.errcode === 'M_LIMIT_EXCEEDED') {
+                || ex?.body?.errcode === 'M_LIMIT_EXCEEDED') {
                 await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, REGISTRATION_RETRY_BASE_DELAY_MS * i * i));
                 continue;
             }
@@ -80,7 +93,7 @@ async function registerNewTestUser(options: RegistrationOptions) {
             await registerUser(username, username, username, options.isAdmin);
             return username;
         } catch (e) {
-            if (e.isAxiosError && e?.response?.data?.errcode === 'M_USER_IN_USE') {
+            if (e?.body?.errcode === 'M_USER_IN_USE') {
                 if ("exact" in options.name) {
                     LogService.debug("test/clientHelper", `${username} already registered, reusing`);
                     return username;
diff --git a/test/integration/mjolnirSetupUtils.ts b/test/integration/mjolnirSetupUtils.ts
index f6d7849..bf7c924 100644
--- a/test/integration/mjolnirSetupUtils.ts
+++ b/test/integration/mjolnirSetupUtils.ts
@@ -52,12 +52,9 @@ async function configureMjolnir() {
     try {
         await registerUser(config.pantalaimon.username, config.pantalaimon.username, config.pantalaimon.password, true)
     } catch (e) {
-        if (e.isAxiosError) {
-            console.log('Received error while registering', e.response.data || e.response);
-            if (e.response.data && e.response.data.errcode === 'M_USER_IN_USE') {
-                console.log(`${config.pantalaimon.username} already registered, skipping`);
-                return;
-            }
+        if (e?.body?.errcode === 'M_USER_IN_USE') {
+            console.log(`${config.pantalaimon.username} already registered, skipping`);
+            return;
         }
         throw e;
     };
diff --git a/test/integration/policyConsumptionTest.ts b/test/integration/policyConsumptionTest.ts
index 1b6a405..de6d796 100644
--- a/test/integration/policyConsumptionTest.ts
+++ b/test/integration/policyConsumptionTest.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
 import { strict as assert } from "assert";
 
 import { newTestUser } from "./clientHelper";
-import { getMessagesByUserIn } from "../../src/utils";
 import config from "../../src/config";
-import axios from "axios";
-import { LogService } from "matrix-bot-sdk";
+import { getRequestFn, LogService, MatrixClient } from "matrix-bot-sdk";
 import { createBanList, getFirstReaction } from "./commands/commandUtils";
 
 /**
  * Get a copy of the rules from the ruleserver.
  */
-async function currentRules() {
-    return await (await axios.get(`http://${config.web.address}:${config.web.port}/api/1/ruleserver/updates/`)).data
+async function currentRules(): Promise<{ start: object, stop: object, since: string }> {
+    return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => getRequestFn()({
+        uri: `http://${config.web.address}:${config.web.port}/api/1/ruleserver/updates/`,
+        method: "GET"
+    }, (error, response, body) => {
+        if (error) {
+            reject(error)
+        } else {
+            resolve(JSON.parse(body))
+        }
+    }));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 67f9055..e517c4f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -83,13 +83,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tootallnate/once/-/once-1.1.2.tgz#ccb91445360179a04e7fe6aff78c00ffc1eeaf82"
   integrity sha512-RbzJvlNzmRq5c3O09UipeuXno4tA1FE6ikOjxZK0tuxVv3412l64l5t1W5pj4+rJq9vpkm/kwiR07aZXnsKPxw==
 
-"@types/axios@^0.14.0":
-  version "0.14.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/axios/-/axios-0.14.0.tgz#ec2300fbe7d7dddd7eb9d3abf87999964cafce46"
-  integrity sha1-7CMA++fX3d1+udOr+HmZlkyvzkY=
-  dependencies:
-    axios "*"
-
 "@types/body-parser@*":
   version "1.19.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.19.1.tgz#0c0174c42a7d017b818303d4b5d969cb0b75929c"
@@ -386,13 +379,6 @@ aws4@^1.8.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/aws4/-/aws4-1.11.0.tgz#d61f46d83b2519250e2784daf5b09479a8b41c59"
   integrity sha512-xh1Rl34h6Fi1DC2WWKfxUTVqRsNnr6LsKz2+hfwDxQJWmrx8+c7ylaqBMcHfl1U1r2dsifOvKX3LQuLNZ+XSvA==
 
-axios@*, axios@^0.21.4:
-  version "0.21.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-0.21.4.tgz#c67b90dc0568e5c1cf2b0b858c43ba28e2eda575"
-  integrity sha512-ut5vewkiu8jjGBdqpM44XxjuCjq9LAKeHVmoVfHVzy8eHgxxq8SbAVQNovDA8mVi05kP0Ea/n/UzcSHcTJQfNg==
-  dependencies:
-    follow-redirects "^1.14.0"
-
 balanced-match@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.2.tgz#e83e3a7e3f300b34cb9d87f615fa0cbf357690ee"
@@ -1123,11 +1109,6 @@ flatted@^3.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/flatted/-/flatted-3.2.2.tgz#64bfed5cb68fe3ca78b3eb214ad97b63bedce561"
   integrity sha512-JaTY/wtrcSyvXJl4IMFHPKyFur1sE9AUqc0QnhOaJ0CxHtAoIV8pYDzeEfAaNEtGkOfq4gr3LBFmdXW5mOQFnA==
 
-follow-redirects@^1.14.0:
-  version "1.14.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.14.7.tgz#2004c02eb9436eee9a21446a6477debf17e81685"
-  integrity sha512-+hbxoLbFMbRKDwohX8GkTataGqO6Jb7jGwpAlwgy2bIz25XtRm7KEzJM76R1WiNT5SwZkX4Y75SwBolkpmE7iQ==
-
 forever-agent@~0.6.1:
   version "0.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/forever-agent/-/forever-agent-0.6.1.tgz#fbc71f0c41adeb37f96c577ad1ed42d8fdacca91"