diff --git a/config/initializers/filter_parameter_logging.rb b/config/initializers/filter_parameter_logging.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index adc6568ce..000000000
--- a/config/initializers/filter_parameter_logging.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
-
-# Configure parameters to be filtered from the log file. Use this to limit dissemination of
-# sensitive information. See the ActiveSupport::ParameterFilter documentation for supported
-# notations and behaviors.
-Rails.application.config.filter_parameters += [
-  :passw, :secret, :token, :_key, :crypt, :salt, :certificate, :otp, :ssn
-]
diff --git a/config/initializers/inflections.rb b/config/initializers/inflections.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 3860f659e..000000000
--- a/config/initializers/inflections.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
-
-# Add new inflection rules using the following format. Inflections
-# are locale specific, and you may define rules for as many different
-# locales as you wish. All of these examples are active by default:
-# ActiveSupport::Inflector.inflections(:en) do |inflect|
-#   inflect.plural /^(ox)$/i, "\\1en"
-#   inflect.singular /^(ox)en/i, "\\1"
-#   inflect.irregular "person", "people"
-#   inflect.uncountable %w( fish sheep )
-# end
-
-# These inflection rules are supported but not enabled by default:
-# ActiveSupport::Inflector.inflections(:en) do |inflect|
-#   inflect.acronym "RESTful"
-# end
diff --git a/lib/obs.rb b/lib/obs.rb
index 86c62b1e7..4383f3e28 100644
--- a/lib/obs.rb
+++ b/lib/obs.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require 'faraday'
-
 # HTTP OBS client for searches
 module OBS
   # Error class for unsupported search terms
@@ -120,13 +118,9 @@ def self.configure
     yield(@configuration) if block_given?
 
     self.client = Faraday.new(@configuration.api_host) do |conn|
-      conn.basic_auth @configuration.api_username, @configuration.api_password
-      conn.request :url_encoded
-      conn.response :logger, Rails.logger, headers: false
+      conn.request :authorization, :basic, @configuration.api_username, @configuration.api_password
       conn.response :mashify, mash_class: Response
-      conn.response :raise_error
-      conn.use FaradayMiddleware::ParseXml, content_type: /\bxml$/
-      conn.adapter @configuration.adapter
+      conn.response :xml
 
       conn.headers['User-Agent'] = 'software.o.o'
       conn.headers['X-Username'] = @configuration.api_username
@@ -140,11 +134,7 @@ def self.client
 
   # HTTP client configuration wrapper
   class Configuration
-    attr_accessor :api_host, :api_username, :api_password, :opensuse_cookie, :adapter
-
-    def initialize
-      @adapter = Faraday.default_adapter
-    end
+    attr_accessor :api_host, :api_username, :api_password, :opensuse_cookie
   end
 
   # Searches for published binaries