diff --git a/pubnub/pubnub_asyncio.py b/pubnub/pubnub_asyncio.py
index a7c15362..5adca009 100644
--- a/pubnub/pubnub_asyncio.py
+++ b/pubnub/pubnub_asyncio.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 from pubnub.pubnub_core import PubNubCore
 from pubnub.request_handlers.base import BaseRequestHandler
 from pubnub.request_handlers.httpx import HttpxRequestHandler
-from pubnub.request_handlers.requests import RequestsRequestHandler
 from pubnub.workers import SubscribeMessageWorker
 from pubnub.managers import SubscriptionManager, PublishSequenceManager, ReconnectionManager, TelemetryManager
 from pubnub import utils
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ def __init__(self, config, custom_event_loop=None, subscription_manager=None, *,
         if isinstance(custom_request_handler, BaseRequestHandler):
             self._request_handler = custom_request_handler(self)
         else:
-            self._request_handler = RequestsRequestHandler(self)
+            self._request_handler = HttpxRequestHandler(self)
 
         if not subscription_manager:
             subscription_manager = EventEngineSubscriptionManager
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index b22c9a38..70d1959c 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ flake8
 pytest
 pytest-asyncio
 httpx
+requests
+aiohttp
 cbor2
 behave
 vcrpy
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4511e64f..afbd1e8e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
     install_requires=[
         'pycryptodomex>=3.3',
         'httpx>=0.28',
+        'httpx>=0.28',
+        'requests>=2.4',
+        'aiohttp',
         'cbor2>=5.6'
     ],
     zip_safe=False,
diff --git a/tests/integrational/asyncio/test_file_upload.py b/tests/integrational/asyncio/test_file_upload.py
index 957fb76d..cd7d8c5c 100644
--- a/tests/integrational/asyncio/test_file_upload.py
+++ b/tests/integrational/asyncio/test_file_upload.py
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ async def test_send_and_download_file_encrypted_cipher_key(file_for_upload, file
         await pubnub.stop()
 
 
-@pn_vcr.use_cassette(
-    "tests/integrational/fixtures/asyncio/file_upload/send_and_download_encrypted_file_crypto_module.json",
-    filter_query_parameters=['uuid', 'l_file', 'pnsdk'], serializer='pn_json'
-)
+# @pn_vcr.use_cassette(
+#     "tests/integrational/fixtures/asyncio/file_upload/send_and_download_encrypted_file_crypto_module.json",
+#     filter_query_parameters=['uuid', 'l_file', 'pnsdk'], serializer='pn_json'
+# )
 @pytest.mark.asyncio(loop_scope="module")
 async def test_send_and_download_encrypted_file_crypto_module(file_for_upload, file_upload_test_data):
     pubnub = PubNubAsyncio(pnconf_enc_env_copy())