diff --git a/facilmap.conf.example b/facilmap.conf.example
index 08381b8b..b9541e39 100644
--- a/facilmap.conf.example
+++ b/facilmap.conf.example
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
 #FM_DEV=
 
 # Set to a comma-separated list of values (or *) to enable debug output by particular components. See https://github.com/visionmedia/debug for the syntax.
-# Some possible values: request, sql, express:*
+# Some possible values: sql, express:*
 #DEBUG=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 21ef3198..1806fcb0 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
     "p-throttle": "^4.1.1",
     "promisify-node": "^0.5.0",
-    "request": "^2.88.2",
-    "request-debug": "^0.2.0",
-    "request-promise": "^4.2.6",
     "sequelize": "^6.3.5",
     "socket.io": "^4.0.0",
     "stream-array": "^1.1.2",
@@ -91,9 +88,6 @@
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.165",
     "@types/mapbox__polyline": "^1.0.2",
     "@types/node-cron": "^2.0.3",
-    "@types/request": "^2.48.5",
-    "@types/request-debug": "^0.2.0",
-    "@types/request-promise": "^4.1.47",
     "@types/socket.io": "^2.1.12",
     "@types/string-similarity": "^4.0.0",
     "debug": "^4.3.1",
diff --git a/server/src/routing/ors.ts b/server/src/routing/ors.ts
index fdb3ce57..65abbc18 100644
--- a/server/src/routing/ors.ts
+++ b/server/src/routing/ors.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import config from "../config";
-import request from "../utils/request";
 import { calculateDistance, DecodedRouteMode } from "facilmap-utils";
 import { ExtraInfo, Point } from "facilmap-types";
 import { throttle } from "../utils/utils";
 import { RawRouteInfo } from "./routing";
+import fetch from "node-fetch";
 
 if (!config.orsToken)
 	console.error("Warning: No ORS token configured, calculating routes will fail. Please set ORS_TOKEN in the environment or in config.env.");
@@ -56,48 +56,38 @@ async function calculateRouteInternal(points: Point[], decodedMode: DecodedRoute
 		currentGroup.push(point);
 	}
 
-	let results;
+	const results = await Promise.all(coordGroups.map((coords) => {
+		const req: any = {
+			coordinates: coords.map((point) => [point.lon, point.lat]),
+			radiuses: coords.map(() => -1),
+			instructions: false
+		};
 
-	try {
-		results = await Promise.all(coordGroups.map((coords) => {
-			const req: any = {
-				coordinates: coords.map((point) => [point.lon, point.lat]),
-				radiuses: coords.map(() => -1),
-				instructions: false
+		if(decodedMode.details) {
+			req.elevation = true;
+			req.extra_info = [ "surface", "waytype", "steepness" ];
+			if(decodedMode.mode == "car") {
+				req.extra_info.push("tollways");
+			}
+		}
+		if(decodedMode.avoid) {
+			req.options = {
+				avoid_features: decodedMode.avoid
 			};
+		}
+		if(decodedMode.preference)
+			req.preference = decodedMode.preference;
 
-			if(decodedMode.details) {
-				req.elevation = true;
-				req.extra_info = [ "surface", "waytype", "steepness" ];
-				if(decodedMode.mode == "car") {
-					req.extra_info.push("tollways");
-				}
-			}
-			if(decodedMode.avoid) {
-				req.options = {
-					avoid_features: decodedMode.avoid
-				};
-			}
-			if(decodedMode.preference)
-				req.preference = decodedMode.preference;
-
-			return request.post({
-				url: `${ROUTING_URL}/${ROUTING_MODES[`${decodedMode.mode}-${decodedMode.type || ""}`]}/geojson`,
-				json: true,
-				headers: {
-					'Authorization': config.orsToken,
-					'Accept': '*/*' // Server sends application/geo+json
-				},
-				body: req
-			});
-		}));
-	} catch(err) {
-		console.log(err);
-		if(err.response.body && err.response.body.error)
-			throw new Error(err.response.body.error.message);
-		else
-			throw err;
-	}
+		return fetch(`${ROUTING_URL}/${ROUTING_MODES[`${decodedMode.mode}-${decodedMode.type || ""}`]}/geojson`, {
+			method: "POST",
+			headers: {
+				...(config.orsToken ? { "Authorization": config.orsToken } : {}),
+				"Accept": "*/*", // Server sends application/geo+json
+				"Content-type": "application/json"
+			},
+			body: JSON.stringify(req)
+		}).then((res) => res.json());
+	}));
 
 	const ret = {
 		trackPoints: [] as Array<Point & { ele?: number }>,
@@ -109,10 +99,13 @@ async function calculateRouteInternal(points: Point[], decodedMode: DecodedRoute
 	};
 
 	for(const body of results) {
-		if(body && body.error) {
-			throw new Error(body.error.message);
+		if(body?.error) {
+			throw new Error(body.error?.message || body.error);
 		}
 
+		if (body?.metadata?.system_message)
+			console.log("OpenRouteService:", body?.metadata?.system_message);
+
 		if(!body?.features?.[0])
 			throw new Error("Invalid response from routing server.");
 
diff --git a/server/src/routing/osrm.ts b/server/src/routing/osrm.ts
index 508294ce..3c5cf0de 100644
--- a/server/src/routing/osrm.ts
+++ b/server/src/routing/osrm.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import request from "../utils/request";
 import config from "../config";
 import { Point, RouteMode } from "facilmap-types";
 import { RawRouteInfo } from "./routing";
+import fetch from "node-fetch";
 
 if (!config.mapboxToken)
 	console.error("Warning: No Mapbox token configured, calculating routes will fail. Please set MAPBOX_TOKEN in the environment or in config.env.");
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export async function calculateOSRMRoute(points: Point[], mode: RouteMode, simpl
 			+ "&overview=" + (simple ? "simplified" : "full")
 			+ "&access_token=" + encodeURIComponent(config.mapboxToken ?? "");
 
-		return request.get({ url, json: true });
+		return fetch(url).then((res) => res.json());
 	}));
 
 	const ret: RawRouteInfo = {
diff --git a/server/src/utils/request.ts b/server/src/utils/request.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cd38bf0b..00000000
--- a/server/src/utils/request.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import requestPromise from "request-promise";
-import debug from "debug";
-import requestDebug from "request-debug";
-import config from "../config";
-
-if(debug.enabled("request")) {
-	requestDebug(requestPromise);
-}
-
-const request: typeof requestPromise = requestPromise.defaults({
-	gzip: true,
-	headers: {
-		'User-Agent': config.userAgent
-	}
-});
-
-export default request;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d2e412e9..40e880fa 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -640,11 +640,6 @@
   dependencies:
     "@babel/types" "^7.3.0"
 
-"@types/bluebird@*":
-  version "3.5.34"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/bluebird/-/bluebird-3.5.34.tgz#0e9f1f4f5dfab98a421fb973b5f5690d22411893"
-  integrity sha512-QMc57Pf067Rr78l6f4FftvuIXPYxu0VYFRKrZk1Clv+LWy7gN2fTBiAiv68askFHEHZcTLPFd01kNlpKOiSPgQ==
-
 "@types/body-parser@*":
   version "1.19.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.19.0.tgz#0685b3c47eb3006ffed117cdd55164b61f80538f"
@@ -653,11 +648,6 @@
     "@types/connect" "*"
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/caseless@*":
-  version "0.12.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/caseless/-/caseless-0.12.2.tgz#f65d3d6389e01eeb458bd54dc8f52b95a9463bc8"
-  integrity sha512-6ckxMjBBD8URvjB6J3NcnuAn5Pkl7t3TizAg+xdlzzQGSPSmBcXf8KoIH0ua/i+tio+ZRUHEXp0HEmvaR4kt0w==
-
 "@types/cheerio@^0.22.27", "@types/cheerio@^0.22.28":
   version "0.22.28"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/cheerio/-/cheerio-0.22.28.tgz#90808aabb44fec40fa2950f4c72351e3e4eb065b"
@@ -1018,31 +1008,6 @@
     "@types/scheduler" "*"
     csstype "^3.0.2"
 
-"@types/request-debug@^0.2.0":
-  version "0.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/request-debug/-/request-debug-0.2.0.tgz#d672c3aa4de4a264d9bab35ee5179f90c414683a"
-  integrity sha512-m2cZMOdVSIS5U5BQjI1MB7aoqYpt8luHiOLXlqid/VOJqRL6VqQJmXoXoykw/ud7goqB9gdF/QVcurq1hXqo+w==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/request" "*"
-
-"@types/request-promise@^4.1.47":
-  version "4.1.47"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/request-promise/-/request-promise-4.1.47.tgz#62f58a52476ef6cfe4f38d689cb826959a33a268"
-  integrity sha512-eRSZhAS8SMsrWOM8vbhxFGVZhTbWSJvaRKyufJTdIf4gscUouQvOBlfotPSPHbMR3S7kfkyKbhb1SWPmQdy3KQ==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/bluebird" "*"
-    "@types/request" "*"
-
-"@types/request@*", "@types/request@^2.48.5":
-  version "2.48.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/request/-/request-2.48.5.tgz#019b8536b402069f6d11bee1b2c03e7f232937a0"
-  integrity sha512-/LO7xRVnL3DxJ1WkPGDQrp4VTV1reX9RkC85mJ+Qzykj2Bdw+mG15aAfDahc76HtknjzE16SX/Yddn6MxVbmGQ==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/caseless" "*"
-    "@types/node" "*"
-    "@types/tough-cookie" "*"
-    form-data "^2.5.0"
-
 "@types/scheduler@*":
   version "0.16.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.16.1.tgz#18845205e86ff0038517aab7a18a62a6b9f71275"
@@ -1107,11 +1072,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/tapable/-/tapable-1.0.7.tgz#545158342f949e8fd3bfd813224971ecddc3fac4"
   integrity sha512-0VBprVqfgFD7Ehb2vd8Lh9TG3jP98gvr8rgehQqzztZNI7o8zS8Ad4jyZneKELphpuE212D8J70LnSNQSyO6bQ==
 
-"@types/tough-cookie@*":
-  version "4.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/tough-cookie/-/tough-cookie-4.0.0.tgz#fef1904e4668b6e5ecee60c52cc6a078ffa6697d"
-  integrity sha512-I99sngh224D0M7XgW1s120zxCt3VYQ3IQsuw3P3jbq5GG4yc79+ZjyKznyOGIQrflfylLgcfekeZW/vk0yng6A==
-
 "@types/trusted-types@*":
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/trusted-types/-/trusted-types-2.0.0.tgz#aee6e868fcef74f2b8c71614b6df81a601a42f17"
@@ -1911,7 +1871,7 @@ blob@^0.1.0:
   dependencies:
     esm "^3.2.25"
 
-bluebird@^3.1.1, bluebird@^3.5.0:
+bluebird@^3.1.1:
   version "3.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bluebird/-/bluebird-3.7.2.tgz#9f229c15be272454ffa973ace0dbee79a1b0c36f"
   integrity sha512-XpNj6GDQzdfW+r2Wnn7xiSAd7TM3jzkxGXBGTtWKuSXv1xUV+azxAm8jdWZN06QTQk+2N2XB9jRDkvbmQmcRtg==
@@ -3786,15 +3746,6 @@ forever-agent@~0.6.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/forever-agent/-/forever-agent-0.6.1.tgz#fbc71f0c41adeb37f96c577ad1ed42d8fdacca91"
   integrity sha1-+8cfDEGt6zf5bFd60e1C2P2sypE=
 
-form-data@^2.5.0:
-  version "2.5.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/form-data/-/form-data-2.5.1.tgz#f2cbec57b5e59e23716e128fe44d4e5dd23895f4"
-  integrity sha512-m21N3WOmEEURgk6B9GLOE4RuWOFf28Lhh9qGYeNlGq4VDXUlJy2th2slBNU8Gp8EzloYZOibZJ7t5ecIrFSjVA==
-  dependencies:
-    asynckit "^0.4.0"
-    combined-stream "^1.0.6"
-    mime-types "^2.1.12"
-
 form-data@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/form-data/-/form-data-3.0.1.tgz#ebd53791b78356a99af9a300d4282c4d5eb9755f"
@@ -7076,13 +7027,6 @@ repeat-string@^1.6.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/repeat-string/-/repeat-string-1.6.1.tgz#8dcae470e1c88abc2d600fff4a776286da75e637"
   integrity sha1-jcrkcOHIirwtYA//Sndihtp15jc=
 
-request-debug@^0.2.0:
-  version "0.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/request-debug/-/request-debug-0.2.0.tgz#fc054ec817181b04ca41a052c136f61c48abaf78"
-  integrity sha1-/AVOyBcYGwTKQaBSwTb2HEirr3g=
-  dependencies:
-    stringify-clone "^1.0.0"
-
 request-promise-core@1.1.4:
   version "1.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/request-promise-core/-/request-promise-core-1.1.4.tgz#3eedd4223208d419867b78ce815167d10593a22f"
@@ -7099,16 +7043,6 @@ request-promise-native@^1.0.9:
     stealthy-require "^1.1.1"
     tough-cookie "^2.3.3"
 
-request-promise@^4.2.6:
-  version "4.2.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/request-promise/-/request-promise-4.2.6.tgz#7e7e5b9578630e6f598e3813c0f8eb342a27f0a2"
-  integrity sha512-HCHI3DJJUakkOr8fNoCc73E5nU5bqITjOYFMDrKHYOXWXrgD/SBaC7LjwuPymUprRyuF06UK7hd/lMHkmUXglQ==
-  dependencies:
-    bluebird "^3.5.0"
-    request-promise-core "1.1.4"
-    stealthy-require "^1.1.1"
-    tough-cookie "^2.3.3"
-
 request@^2.88.2:
   version "2.88.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/request/-/request-2.88.2.tgz#d73c918731cb5a87da047e207234146f664d12b3"
@@ -7897,11 +7831,6 @@ string_decoder@~1.1.1:
   dependencies:
     safe-buffer "~5.1.0"
 
-stringify-clone@^1.0.0:
-  version "1.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stringify-clone/-/stringify-clone-1.1.1.tgz#309a235fb4ecfccd7d388dbe18ba904facaf433b"
-  integrity sha1-MJojX7Ts/M19OI2+GLqQT6yvQzs=
-
 strip-ansi@^3.0.0, strip-ansi@^3.0.1:
   version "3.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-3.0.1.tgz#6a385fb8853d952d5ff05d0e8aaf94278dc63dcf"