diff --git a/convore/request.py b/convore/request.py
index ff1326c..222e92c 100644
--- a/convore/request.py
+++ b/convore/request.py
@@ -10,45 +10,26 @@
 """
 
 import sys
-import httplib
+
 try:
 	import simplejson as json
 except ImportError:
 	import json
 
-from urlparse import urlparse, urlunparse
-try:
-	from urlparse import parse_qs
-except ImportError:
-	from cgi import parse_qs
-from urllib import urlencode
+import requests
 
 
-
-CONVORE_URL = "https://convore.com"
 URL_PREFIX = "https://convore.com/api/"
 
 
-class ConvoreError(Exception):
-	"""An error occured while making a request to the Convore API."""
-
-
 class ConvoreRequest(object):
 	convore_url = CONVORE_URL
-	url_format = "%(convore_url)s/api/%(api_format)s"
-	api_format = "json"
 	ConvoreError = ConvoreError
 
-	def __init__(self, username, password, url_prefix=None):
+	def __init__(self, username, password):
 		self.username = username
 		self.password = password
 
-		if not self.url_prefix:
-			self.url_prefix = self.url_format % {
-				'convore_url': self.convore_url,
-				'api_format': self.api_format
-			}
-
 	def get(self, *path_components):
 		path_components = filter(None, path_components)
 
@@ -61,3 +42,5 @@ class ConvoreRequest(object):
 		url = "/".join([self.url_prefix, path])
 		return self.raw_request(url, extra_post_data, method=method)
 
+class ConvoreError(Exception):
+	"""An error occured while making a request to the Convore API."""
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9d31002..965d36a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if sys.argv[-1] == "publish":
 	publish()
 	sys.exit()
 
-required = []
+required = ['requests']
 
 # if python > 2.6, require simplejson