diff --git a/src/Admin/Controllers/HomeController.cs b/src/Admin/Controllers/HomeController.cs
index 9497be03aa..20c1be70d0 100644
--- a/src/Admin/Controllers/HomeController.cs
+++ b/src/Admin/Controllers/HomeController.cs
@@ -11,17 +11,13 @@ namespace Bit.Admin.Controllers;
 public class HomeController : Controller
 {
     private readonly GlobalSettings _globalSettings;
-    private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
+    private readonly HttpClient _httpClient = new HttpClient();
     private readonly ILogger<HomeController> _logger;
 
-    public HomeController(
-        GlobalSettings globalSettings,
-        ILogger<HomeController> logger,
-        IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory)
+    public HomeController(GlobalSettings globalSettings, ILogger<HomeController> logger)
     {
         _globalSettings = globalSettings;
         _logger = logger;
-        _httpClient = httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
     }
 
     [Authorize]
diff --git a/src/Admin/Jobs/AliveJob.cs b/src/Admin/Jobs/AliveJob.cs
index 2e8de43275..b97d597e58 100644
--- a/src/Admin/Jobs/AliveJob.cs
+++ b/src/Admin/Jobs/AliveJob.cs
@@ -8,16 +8,14 @@ namespace Bit.Admin.Jobs;
 public class AliveJob : BaseJob
 {
     private readonly GlobalSettings _globalSettings;
-    private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
+    private HttpClient _httpClient = new HttpClient();
 
     public AliveJob(
         GlobalSettings globalSettings,
-        ILogger<AliveJob> logger,
-        IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory)
+        ILogger<AliveJob> logger)
         : base(logger)
     {
         _globalSettings = globalSettings;
-        _httpClient = httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
     }
 
     protected async override Task ExecuteJobAsync(IJobExecutionContext context)
diff --git a/src/Api/Dirt/Controllers/HibpController.cs b/src/Api/Dirt/Controllers/HibpController.cs
index 0d05b94e7e..f12027cb31 100644
--- a/src/Api/Dirt/Controllers/HibpController.cs
+++ b/src/Api/Dirt/Controllers/HibpController.cs
@@ -16,24 +16,27 @@ public class HibpController : Controller
 {
     private const string HibpBreachApi = "https://haveibeenpwned.com/api/v3/breachedaccount/{0}" +
         "?truncateResponse=false&includeUnverified=false";
-    private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
+    private static HttpClient _httpClient;
 
     private readonly IUserService _userService;
     private readonly ICurrentContext _currentContext;
     private readonly GlobalSettings _globalSettings;
     private readonly string _userAgent;
 
+    static HibpController()
+    {
+        _httpClient = new HttpClient();
+    }
+
     public HibpController(
         IUserService userService,
         ICurrentContext currentContext,
-        GlobalSettings globalSettings,
-        IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory)
+        GlobalSettings globalSettings)
     {
         _userService = userService;
         _currentContext = currentContext;
         _globalSettings = globalSettings;
         _userAgent = _globalSettings.SelfHosted ? "Bitwarden Self-Hosted" : "Bitwarden";
-        _httpClient = httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
     }
 
     [HttpGet("breach")]
diff --git a/src/Billing/Controllers/FreshsalesController.cs b/src/Billing/Controllers/FreshsalesController.cs
index d825a2d071..0182011d7a 100644
--- a/src/Billing/Controllers/FreshsalesController.cs
+++ b/src/Billing/Controllers/FreshsalesController.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using System.Net.Http.Headers;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using Bit.Core.Billing.Enums;
 using Bit.Core.Repositories;
 using Bit.Core.Settings;
@@ -24,16 +25,23 @@ public class FreshsalesController : Controller
         IOrganizationRepository organizationRepository,
         IOptions<BillingSettings> billingSettings,
         ILogger<FreshsalesController> logger,
-        GlobalSettings globalSettings,
-        IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory)
+        GlobalSettings globalSettings)
     {
         _userRepository = userRepository;
         _organizationRepository = organizationRepository;
         _logger = logger;
         _globalSettings = globalSettings;
-        _httpClient = httpClientFactory.CreateClient("Freshsales");
+
+        _httpClient = new HttpClient
+        {
+            BaseAddress = new Uri("https://bitwarden.freshsales.io/api/")
+        };
 
         _freshsalesApiKey = billingSettings.Value.FreshsalesApiKey;
+
+        _httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue(
+            "Token",
+            $"token={_freshsalesApiKey}");
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Billing/Startup.cs b/src/Billing/Startup.cs
index 63ed23c3d2..afb01f4801 100644
--- a/src/Billing/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/Billing/Startup.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ using Bit.Core.Settings;
 using Bit.Core.Utilities;
 using Bit.SharedWeb.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Quartz;
 using Stripe;
 
@@ -103,15 +102,6 @@ public class Startup
         {
             client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", billingSettings.Onyx.ApiKey);
         });
-        services.AddHttpClient("Freshsales", (sp, client) =>
-        {
-            var billingSettings = sp.GetRequiredService<IOptions<BillingSettings>>().Value;
-            client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://bitwarden.freshsales.io/api/");
-            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue(
-                "Token",
-                $"token={billingSettings.FreshsalesApiKey}"
-            );
-        });
 
         services.AddScoped<IStripeFacade, StripeFacade>();
         services.AddScoped<IStripeEventService, StripeEventService>();
diff --git a/test/Billing.Test/Controllers/FreshsalesControllerTests.cs b/test/Billing.Test/Controllers/FreshsalesControllerTests.cs
index c9eb8c8e40..c9ae6efb1a 100644
--- a/test/Billing.Test/Controllers/FreshsalesControllerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Billing.Test/Controllers/FreshsalesControllerTests.cs
@@ -31,18 +31,12 @@ public class FreshsalesControllerTests
         var globalSettings = new GlobalSettings();
         globalSettings.BaseServiceUri.Admin = "https://test.com";
 
-        var httpClientFactory = Substitute.For<IHttpClientFactory>();
-        httpClientFactory
-            .CreateClient("Freshsales")
-            .Returns(new HttpClient());
-
         var sut = new FreshsalesController(
             userRepository,
             organizationRepository,
             billingSettings,
             Substitute.For<ILogger<FreshsalesController>>(),
-            globalSettings,
-            httpClientFactory
+            globalSettings
         );
 
         return (sut, userRepository, organizationRepository);
diff --git a/util/Setup/Program.cs b/util/Setup/Program.cs
index 68f5447c5f..a951cbe17d 100644
--- a/util/Setup/Program.cs
+++ b/util/Setup/Program.cs
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ public class Program
                 url = $"{installationUrl}/installations/";
             }
 
-
             var response = new HttpClient().GetAsync(url + _context.Install.InstallationId).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
 
             if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)