diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c107f050..ddfe25d4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ bcr-ebill-core = { path = "./crates/bcr-ebill-core" }
 bcr-ebill-api = { path = "./crates/bcr-ebill-api" }
 bcr-ebill-persistence = { path = "./crates/bcr-ebill-persistence" }
 bcr-ebill-transport = { path = "./crates/bcr-ebill-transport" }
-bcr-common = { git = "https://github.com/BitcreditProtocol/bcr-common", rev = "c57a0c12859ee87f1a1efddbe991ced6e7665d18" }
+bcr-common = { git = "https://github.com/BitcreditProtocol/bcr-common", rev = "3359dd7ebc6faa24c1bd9b8e6c09697b6c864262" }
 surrealdb = { version = "2.3", default-features = false }
 strum = { version = "0.27", features = ["derive"] }
 url = { version = "2.5" }
diff --git a/crates/bcr-ebill-api/src/external/mint.rs b/crates/bcr-ebill-api/src/external/mint.rs
index e6e27254..c1234a33 100644
--- a/crates/bcr-ebill-api/src/external/mint.rs
+++ b/crates/bcr-ebill-api/src/external/mint.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use async_trait::async_trait;
 use bcr_common::cashu::{self, ProofsMethods, State, nut01 as cdk01, nut02 as cdk02};
 use bcr_common::client::mint::Client as ExternalMintClient;
 use bcr_common::core::BillId;
-use bcr_common::wire::clowder::{ConnectedMintResponse, ConnectedMintsResponse};
 use bcr_common::wire::quotes::{ResolveOffer, StatusReply};
 use bcr_ebill_core::protocol::{BitcoinAddress, BlockId, Sha256Hash, Sum};
 use bcr_ebill_core::{
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ use bcr_ebill_core::{
 };
 use nostr::hashes::{Hash, sha256};
 use secp256k1::rand::{prelude::SliceRandom, thread_rng};
-use serde::Deserialize;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
@@ -379,10 +377,9 @@ impl MintClientApi for MintClient {
             return Err(Error::NoBetas.into());
         };
 
-        let beta_url =
-            url::Url::from_str(&random_beta.mint.to_string()).map_err(|_| Error::InvalidMintUrl)?;
+        let beta_url = &random_beta.mint;
         let derived_payment_address_from_beta = self
-            .client(&beta_url)?
+            .client(beta_url)?
             .derive_ebill_payment_address(
                 *mint_info.node_id,
                 bill_id.to_owned(),
@@ -522,34 +519,6 @@ impl From<StatusReply> for QuoteStatusReply {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
-pub struct ConnectedMintReply {
-    pub mint: cashu::MintUrl,
-    pub pub_key: secp256k1::PublicKey,
-}
-
-impl From<ConnectedMintResponse> for ConnectedMintReply {
-    fn from(value: ConnectedMintResponse) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            mint: value.mint,
-            pub_key: value.node_id,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
-pub struct ConnectedMintsReply {
-    pub mints: Vec<ConnectedMintReply>,
-}
-
-impl From<ConnectedMintsResponse> for ConnectedMintsReply {
-    fn from(value: ConnectedMintsResponse) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            mints: value.mints.into_iter().map(|m| m.into()).collect(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 fn map_shared_bill(
     bill_to_share: BillToShareWithExternalParty,
 ) -> bcr_common::wire::quotes::SharedBill {