diff --git a/constants/api_urls.js b/constants/api_urls.js
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--- a/constants/api_urls.js
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-/* eslint-disable prefer-template */
-import { API_PATH } from './application_constants';
-
-
-const ApiUrls = {
-    'transactions': API_PATH + 'transactions',
-    'transactions_detail': API_PATH + 'transactions/%(txId)s',
-    'outputs': API_PATH + 'outputs',
-    'statuses': API_PATH + 'statuses'
-};
-
-
-export default ApiUrls;
diff --git a/constants/application_constants.js b/constants/application_constants.js
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--- a/constants/application_constants.js
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-export const FLASK_BASE_URL = process.env.FLASK_BASE_URL;
-export const BDB_SERVER_URL = process.env.BDB_SERVER_URL;
-export const API_PATH = `${BDB_SERVER_URL}/api/v1/`;
-
-export default {
-    API_PATH,
-    FLASK_BASE_URL,
-};
diff --git a/utils/bigchaindb_utils.js b/utils/bigchaindb_utils.js
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--- a/utils/bigchaindb_utils.js
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-import request from './request';
-import ApiUrls from '../constants/api_urls';
-
-
-export function requestTransaction(txId) {
-    return request(ApiUrls['transactions_detail'], {
-            urlTemplateSpec: {
-                txId
-            }
-        });
-}
-
-export function postTransaction(transaction) {
-    return request(ApiUrls['transactions'], {
-        method: 'POST',
-        jsonBody: transaction
-    })
-}
-
-export function listTransactions({ asset_id, operation }) {
-    return request(ApiUrls['transactions'], {
-        query: {
-            asset_id,
-            operation
-        }
-    })
-}
-
-export function pollStatusAndFetchTransaction(transaction) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        const timer = setInterval(() => {
-            requestStatus(transaction.id)
-                .then((res) => {
-                    console.log('Fetched transaction status:', res);
-                    if (res.status === 'valid') {
-                        clearInterval(timer);
-                        requestTransaction(transaction.id)
-                            .then((res) => {
-                                console.log('Fetched transaction:', res);
-                                resolve();
-                            });
-                    }
-                });
-        }, 500)
-    })
-}
-
-export function listOutputs({ public_key, unspent }) {
-    return request(ApiUrls['outputs'], {
-        query: {
-            public_key,
-            unspent
-        }
-    })
-}
-
-export function requestStatus(tx_id) {
-    return request(ApiUrls['statuses'], {
-            query: {
-                tx_id
-            }
-        });
-}
diff --git a/utils/request.js b/utils/request.js
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--- a/utils/request.js
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-import { request as baseRequest, sanitize } from 'js-utility-belt/es6';
-
-import ApiUrls from '../constants/api_urls';
-
-
-const DEFAULT_REQUEST_CONFIG = {
-    credentials: 'include',
-    headers: {
-        'Accept': 'application/json'
-    }
-};
-
-/**
- * Small wrapper around js-utility-belt's request that provides url resolving, default settings, and
- * response handling.
- */
-export default function request(url, config = {}) {
-    // Load default fetch configuration and remove any falsy query parameters
-    const requestConfig = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_REQUEST_CONFIG, config, {
-        query: config.query && sanitize(config.query)
-    });
-    let apiUrl = url;
-
-    if (requestConfig.jsonBody) {
-        requestConfig.headers = Object.assign({}, requestConfig.headers, {
-            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-        });
-    }
-    if (!url) {
-        return Promise.reject(new Error('Request was not given a url.'));
-    } else if (!url.match(/^http/)) {
-        apiUrl = ApiUrls[url];
-        if (!apiUrl) {
-            return Promise.reject(new Error(`Request could not find a url mapping for "${url}"`));
-        }
-    }
-
-    return baseRequest(apiUrl, requestConfig)
-        .then((res) => res.json())
-        .catch((err) => {
-            console.error(err);
-            throw err;
-        });
-}