diff --git a/web/src/client/index.js b/web/src/client/index.js
index 25b4a70d9..5e161ef5f 100644
--- a/web/src/client/index.js
+++ b/web/src/client/index.js
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@
 
 // @ts-check
 
-import { HTTPClient } from "./http";
+import { WSClient } from "./ws";
 
 /**
  * @typedef {object} InstallerClient
- * @property {() => import("./http").WSClient} ws - Agama WebSocket client.
  * @property {() => boolean} isConnected - determines whether the client is connected
  * @property {() => boolean} isRecoverable - determines whether the client is recoverable after disconnected
  * @property {(handler: () => void) => (() => void)} onConnect - registers a handler to run
  * @property {(handler: () => void) => (() => void)} onDisconnect - registers a handler to run
  *   when the connection is lost. It returns a function to deregister the
  *   handler.
+ * @property {(handler: (any) => void) => (() => void)} onEvent - registers a handler to run on events
  */
 
 /**
@@ -42,18 +42,20 @@ import { HTTPClient } from "./http";
  * @return {InstallerClient}
  */
 const createClient = (url) => {
-  const client = new HTTPClient(url);
-  // TODO: unify with the manager client
+  url.hash = "";
+  url.pathname = url.pathname.concat("api/ws");
+  url.protocol = url.protocol === "http:" ? "ws" : "wss";
+  const ws = new WSClient(url);
 
-  const isConnected = () => client.ws().isConnected() || false;
-  const isRecoverable = () => !!client.ws().isRecoverable();
+  const isConnected = () => ws.isConnected() || false;
+  const isRecoverable = () => !!ws.isRecoverable();
 
   return {
     isConnected,
     isRecoverable,
-    onConnect: (handler) => client.ws().onOpen(handler),
-    onDisconnect: (handler) => client.ws().onClose(handler),
-    ws: () => client.ws(),
+    onConnect: (handler) => ws.onOpen(handler),
+    onDisconnect: (handler) => ws.onClose(handler),
+    onEvent: (handler) => ws.onEvent(handler),
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/web/src/client/http.js b/web/src/client/ws.js
similarity index 58%
rename from web/src/client/http.js
rename to web/src/client/ws.js
index ae148bfea..b63c8e2a5 100644
--- a/web/src/client/http.js
+++ b/web/src/client/ws.js
@@ -230,164 +230,4 @@ class WSClient {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Agama HTTP API client.
- */
-class HTTPClient {
-  /**
-   * @param {URL} url - URL of the HTTP API.
-   */
-  constructor(url) {
-    const httpUrl = new URL(url.toString());
-    httpUrl.pathname = url.pathname.concat("api");
-    this.baseUrl = httpUrl.toString();
-    this.url = url;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Return the websocket client
-   *
-   * The WSClient is lazily created in the first call of this method.
-   *
-   * @return {WSClient}
-   */
-  ws() {
-    if (this._ws) return this._ws;
-
-    const wsUrl = new URL(this.url.toString());
-    wsUrl.pathname = wsUrl.pathname.concat("api/ws");
-    wsUrl.protocol = this.url.protocol === "http:" ? "ws" : "wss";
-    this._ws = new WSClient(wsUrl);
-    return this._ws;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @param {string} url - Endpoint URL (e.g., "/l10n/config").
-   * @return {Promise<Response>} Server response.
-   */
-  async get(url) {
-    const response = await fetch(`${this.baseUrl}${url}`, {
-      headers: {
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-      },
-    });
-    return response;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @param {string} url - Endpoint URL (e.g., "/l10n/config").
-   * @param {object} data - Data to submit
-   * @return {Promise<Response>} Server response.
-   */
-  async post(url, data) {
-    const response = await fetch(`${this.baseUrl}${url}`, {
-      method: "POST",
-      body: JSON.stringify(data),
-      headers: {
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-      },
-    });
-
-    return response;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @param {string} url - Endpoint URL (e.g., "/l10n/config").
-   * @param {object} data - Data to submit
-   * @return {Promise<Response>} Server response.
-   */
-  async put(url, data) {
-    const response = await fetch(`${this.baseUrl}${url}`, {
-      method: "PUT",
-      body: JSON.stringify(data),
-      headers: {
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-      },
-    });
-
-    return response;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @param {string} url - Endpoint URL (e.g., "/l10n/config").
-   * @return {Promise<Response>} Server response.
-   */
-  async delete(url) {
-    const response = await fetch(`${this.baseUrl}${url}`, {
-      method: "DELETE",
-    });
-
-    return response;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @param {string} url - Endpoint URL (e.g., "/l10n/config").
-   * @param {object} data - Data to submit
-   * @return {Promise<Response>} Server response.
-   */
-  async patch(url, data) {
-    const response = await fetch(`${this.baseUrl}${url}`, {
-      method: "PATCH",
-      body: JSON.stringify(data),
-      headers: {
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-      },
-    });
-
-    return response;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Registers a handler for being called when the socket is closed
-   *
-   * @param {() => void} func - Handler function to register.
-   * @return {RemoveFn} - Function to remove the handler.
-   */
-  onClose(func) {
-    return this.ws().onClose(() => {
-      func();
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   *
-   * Registers a handler for being called when there is some error in the socket
-   *
-   * @param {(event: Object) => void} func - Handler function to register.
-   * @return {RemoveFn} - Function to remove the handler.
-   */
-  onError(func) {
-    return this.ws().onError((event) => {
-      func(event);
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Registers a handler for being called when the socket is opened
-   *
-   * @param {(event: Object) => void} func - Handler function to register.
-   * @return {RemoveFn} - Function to remove the handler.
-   */
-  onOpen(func) {
-    return this.ws().onOpen((event) => {
-      func(event);
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Registers a handler for a given type of events.
-   *
-   * @param {string} type - Event type (e.g., "LocaleChanged").
-   * @param {(event: Object) => void} func - Handler function to register.
-   * @return {RemoveFn} - Function to remove the handler.
-   */
-  onEvent(type, func) {
-    return this.ws().onEvent((event) => {
-      if (event.type === type) {
-        func(event);
-      }
-    });
-  }
-}
-
-export { HTTPClient, WSClient };
+export { WSClient };
diff --git a/web/src/queries/issues.ts b/web/src/queries/issues.ts
index e848ab32d..1e8787831 100644
--- a/web/src/queries/issues.ts
+++ b/web/src/queries/issues.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const useIssuesChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent((event) => {
+    return client.onEvent((event) => {
       if (event.type === "IssuesChanged") {
         const path = event.path;
         const scope = scopesFromPath[path];
diff --git a/web/src/queries/l10n.ts b/web/src/queries/l10n.ts
index 57b6d6adf..17438d0ff 100644
--- a/web/src/queries/l10n.ts
+++ b/web/src/queries/l10n.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const useL10nConfigChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent((event) => {
+    return client.onEvent((event) => {
       if (event.type === "L10nConfigChanged") {
         queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["l10n/config"] });
       }
diff --git a/web/src/queries/network.ts b/web/src/queries/network.ts
index ed660acf4..b3da56afc 100644
--- a/web/src/queries/network.ts
+++ b/web/src/queries/network.ts
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ const useNetworkConfigChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent((event) => {
+    return client.onEvent((event) => {
       if (event.type === "NetworkChange") {
         if (event.deviceRemoved || event.deviceAdded) {
           queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["network"] });
diff --git a/web/src/queries/progress.ts b/web/src/queries/progress.ts
index 12ee1d139..4ea2701ef 100644
--- a/web/src/queries/progress.ts
+++ b/web/src/queries/progress.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const useProgressChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent((event) => {
+    return client.onEvent((event) => {
       if (event.type === "Progress") {
         const service = servicesMap[event.service];
         if (!service) {
diff --git a/web/src/queries/questions.ts b/web/src/queries/questions.ts
index 3ea79e00c..1394df00c 100644
--- a/web/src/queries/questions.ts
+++ b/web/src/queries/questions.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const useQuestionsChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent((event) => {
+    return client.onEvent((event) => {
       if (event.type === "QuestionsChanged") {
         queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["questions"] });
       }
diff --git a/web/src/queries/software.ts b/web/src/queries/software.ts
index 90d18420a..9ad08b7ec 100644
--- a/web/src/queries/software.ts
+++ b/web/src/queries/software.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ const useProductChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent((event) => {
+    return client.onEvent((event) => {
       if (event.type === "ProductChanged") {
         queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["software/config"] });
       }
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ const useProposalChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent((event) => {
+    return client.onEvent((event) => {
       if (event.type === "SoftwareProposalChanged") {
         queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["software/proposal"] });
       }
diff --git a/web/src/queries/status.ts b/web/src/queries/status.ts
index d14b833c0..7aa91dc85 100644
--- a/web/src/queries/status.ts
+++ b/web/src/queries/status.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const useInstallerStatusChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent((event) => {
+    return client.onEvent((event) => {
       const { type } = event;
       const data = queryClient.getQueryData(["status"]) as object;
       if (!data) {
diff --git a/web/src/queries/storage.ts b/web/src/queries/storage.ts
index 8009a81cc..ee58f1c77 100644
--- a/web/src/queries/storage.ts
+++ b/web/src/queries/storage.ts
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ const useDeprecatedChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent(({ type, dirty: value }) => {
+    return client.onEvent(({ type, dirty: value }) => {
       if (type === "DevicesDirty") {
         queryClient.setQueryData(deprecatedQuery.queryKey, value);
       }
diff --git a/web/src/queries/storage/dasd.ts b/web/src/queries/storage/dasd.ts
index bc5f4e737..e044ba0ad 100644
--- a/web/src/queries/storage/dasd.ts
+++ b/web/src/queries/storage/dasd.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ const useDASDFormatJobChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent((event) => {
+    return client.onEvent((event) => {
       // TODO: for simplicity we now just invalidate query instead of manually adding, removing or changing devices
       switch (event.type) {
         case "DASDFormatJobChanged": {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ const useDASDDevicesChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent((event) => {
+    return client.onEvent((event) => {
       switch (event.type) {
         case "DASDDeviceAdded": {
           const device: DASDDevice = event.device;
diff --git a/web/src/queries/storage/iscsi.ts b/web/src/queries/storage/iscsi.ts
index 57d33c894..724e93f1e 100644
--- a/web/src/queries/storage/iscsi.ts
+++ b/web/src/queries/storage/iscsi.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const useInitiatorChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent(({ type, name, ibft }) => {
+    return client.onEvent(({ type, name, ibft }) => {
       if (type !== "ISCSIInitiatorChanged") return;
 
       queryClient.setQueryData(initiatorQuery.queryKey, (oldData: ISCSIInitiator | undefined) => {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const useNodesChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent(({ type, node }) => {
+    return client.onEvent(({ type, node }) => {
       if (!["ISCSINodeAdded", "ISCSINodeChanged", "ISCSINodeRemoved"].includes(type)) {
         return;
       }
diff --git a/web/src/queries/storage/zfcp.ts b/web/src/queries/storage/zfcp.ts
index 9b73d7561..b8c180c0e 100644
--- a/web/src/queries/storage/zfcp.ts
+++ b/web/src/queries/storage/zfcp.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ const useZFCPControllersChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent(({ type, device }) => {
+    return client.onEvent(({ type, device }) => {
       if (
         !["ZFCPControllerAdded", "ZFCPControllerChanged", "ZFCPControllerRemoved"].includes(type)
       ) {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ const useZFCPDisksChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent(({ type, device }) => {
+    return client.onEvent(({ type, device }) => {
       if (!["ZFCPDiskAdded", "ZFCPDiskChanged", "ZFCPDiskRemoved"].includes(type)) {
         return;
       }
diff --git a/web/src/queries/users.ts b/web/src/queries/users.ts
index 4d501b404..e9df67f06 100644
--- a/web/src/queries/users.ts
+++ b/web/src/queries/users.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ const useFirstUserChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent((event) => {
+    return client.onEvent((event) => {
       if (event.type === "FirstUserChanged") {
         const { fullName, userName, password, autologin, data } = event;
         queryClient.setQueryData(["users", "firstUser"], {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ const useRootUserChanges = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!client) return;
 
-    return client.ws().onEvent((event) => {
+    return client.onEvent((event) => {
       if (event.type === "RootChanged") {
         const { password, sshkey } = event;
         queryClient.setQueryData(["users", "root"], (oldRoot: RootUser) => {