diff --git a/etcd/Client.hpp b/etcd/Client.hpp
index 72552a3..e4b846f 100644
--- a/etcd/Client.hpp
+++ b/etcd/Client.hpp
@@ -102,11 +102,6 @@ namespace etcd
      */
     pplx::task<Response> ls(std::string const & key);
 
-    /**
-     * Creates a new directory node. Fails if the parent directory dos not exists or not a directory.
-     * @param key is the directory to be created to be listed
-     */
-    pplx::task<Response> mkdir(std::string const & key);
 
     /**
      * Removes a directory node. Fails if the parent directory dos not exists or not a directory.
@@ -135,10 +130,6 @@ namespace etcd
 
   protected:
 
-    pplx::task<Response> send_put_request(web::http::uri_builder & uri, std::string const & key, std::string const & value);
-
-    web::http::client::http_client client;
-
     std::unique_ptr<KV::Stub> stub_;
     std::unique_ptr<Watch::Stub> watchServiceStub;
 
diff --git a/src/Client.cpp b/src/Client.cpp
index 7f31e05..66dbbfa 100644
--- a/src/Client.cpp
+++ b/src/Client.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ using etcdserverpb::WatchResponse;
 using etcdserverpb::WatchCreateRequest;
 
 etcd::Client::Client(std::string const & address)
-  : client(address)
 {
   std::string stripped_address(address);
   std::string substr("http://");
@@ -34,12 +33,6 @@ etcd::Client::Client(std::string const & address)
   watchServiceStub= Watch::NewStub(channel);
 }
 
-pplx::task<etcd::Response> etcd::Client::send_put_request(web::http::uri_builder & uri, std::string const & key, std::string const & value)
-{
-  std::string data = key + "=" + value;
-  std::string content_type = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; param=" + key;
-  return Response::create(client.request(web::http::methods::PUT, uri.to_string(), data.c_str(), content_type.c_str()));
-}
 
 pplx::task<etcd::Response> etcd::Client::get(std::string const & key)
 {
@@ -93,12 +86,6 @@ pplx::task<etcd::Response> etcd::Client::rm_if(std::string const & key, int old_
 }
 
 
-pplx::task<etcd::Response> etcd::Client::mkdir(std::string const & key)
-{
-  web::http::uri_builder uri("/v2/keys" + key);
-  return send_put_request(uri, "dir", "true");
-}
-
 
 pplx::task<etcd::Response> etcd::Client::rmdir(std::string const & key, bool recursive)
 {