diff --git a/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py b/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py
index 6770faca4..9e272a7d5 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ from collections import defaultdict, deque
 import datetime
 import logging
 from decimal import Decimal
+
+import treq
 from zope.interface import implements
 from twisted.internet import threads, reactor, defer, task
 from twisted.python.failure import Failure
-from twisted.python.threadpool import ThreadPool
-from twisted._threads._ithreads import AlreadyQuit
 from twisted.internet.error import ConnectionAborted
-from txrequests import Session as _TxRequestsSession
-from requests import Session as requestsSession
 
 from lbryum import wallet as lbryum_wallet
 from lbryum.network import Network
@@ -36,29 +34,6 @@ from lbrynet.core.Error import DownloadCanceledError, RequestCanceledError
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class TxRequestsSession(_TxRequestsSession):
-    # Session from txrequests would throw AlreadyQuit errors, this catches them
-    def __init__(self, pool=None, minthreads=1, maxthreads=4, **kwargs):
-        requestsSession.__init__(self, **kwargs)  # pylint: disable=non-parent-init-called
-        self.ownPool = False
-        if pool is None:
-            self.ownPool = True
-            pool = ThreadPool(minthreads=minthreads, maxthreads=maxthreads)
-            # unclosed ThreadPool leads to reactor hangs at shutdown
-            # this is a problem in many situation, so better enforce pool stop here
-
-            def stop_pool():
-                try:
-                    pool.stop()
-                except AlreadyQuit:
-                    pass
-
-            reactor.addSystemEventTrigger("after", "shutdown", stop_pool)
-        self.pool = pool
-        if self.ownPool:
-            pool.start()
-
-
 class ReservedPoints(object):
     def __init__(self, identifier, amount):
         self.identifier = identifier
@@ -118,20 +93,18 @@ class Wallet(object):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def fetch_headers_from_s3(self):
-        with TxRequestsSession() as s:
-            r = yield s.get(HEADERS_URL)
-            raw_headers = r.content
-            if not len(raw_headers) % HEADER_SIZE:  # should be divisible by the header size
-                s3_height = (len(raw_headers) / HEADER_SIZE) - 1
-                local_height = self.local_header_file_height()
-                if s3_height > local_height:
-                    with open(os.path.join(self.config.path, "blockchain_headers"), "wb") as headers_file:
-                        headers_file.write(raw_headers)
-                    log.info("fetched headers from s3 (s3 height: %i)", s3_height)
-                else:
-                    log.warning("s3 is more out of date than we are")
+        response = yield treq.get(HEADERS_URL)
+        if not response.length % HEADER_SIZE:  # should be divisible by the header size
+            s3_height = (response.length / HEADER_SIZE) - 1
+            local_height = self.local_header_file_height()
+            if s3_height > local_height:
+                with open(os.path.join(self.config.path, "blockchain_headers"), "wb") as headers_file:
+                    yield treq.collect(response, headers_file.write)
+                log.info("fetched headers from s3 (s3 height: %i)", s3_height)
             else:
-                log.error("invalid size for headers from s3")
+                log.warning("s3 is more out of date than we are")
+        else:
+            log.error("invalid size for headers from s3")
 
     def local_header_file_height(self):
         headers_path = os.path.join(self.config.path, "blockchain_headers")