diff --git a/packages/access-api/src/service/upload-api-proxy.js b/packages/access-api/src/service/upload-api-proxy.js
index d23939587..606645bab 100644
--- a/packages/access-api/src/service/upload-api-proxy.js
+++ b/packages/access-api/src/service/upload-api-proxy.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import { createProxyHandler } from '../ucanto/proxy.js'
  * @template {string|number|symbol} M
  * @template {Ucanto.ConnectionView<any>} [Connection=Ucanto.ConnectionView<any>]
  * @param {object} options
- * @param {Ucanto.Signer} options.signer
  * @param {Array<M>} options.methods
  * @param {{ default: Connection } & Record<Ucanto.UCAN.DID, Connection>} options.connections
  */
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ function getDefaultConnections(options) {
 /**
  * @template {Ucanto.ConnectionView<any>} [Connection=Ucanto.ConnectionView<any>]
  * @param {object} options
- * @param {Ucanto.Signer} options.signer
  * @param {typeof globalThis.fetch} [options.fetch]
  * @param {{ default: Connection, [K: Ucanto.UCAN.DID]: Connection }} [options.connections]
  * @param {Record<Ucanto.UCAN.DID, URL>} [options.audienceToUrl]
@@ -116,7 +114,6 @@ export function createUploadProxy(options) {
 /**
  * @template {Ucanto.ConnectionView<any>} [Connection=Ucanto.ConnectionView<any>]
  * @param {object} options
- * @param {Ucanto.Signer} options.signer
  * @param {typeof globalThis.fetch} [options.fetch]
  * @param {{ default: Connection, [K: Ucanto.UCAN.DID]: Connection }} [options.connections]
  * @param {Record<Ucanto.UCAN.DID, URL>} [options.audienceToUrl]
diff --git a/packages/access-api/src/ucanto/client-codec.js b/packages/access-api/src/ucanto/client-codec.js
index c16070494..fcd80c5bb 100644
--- a/packages/access-api/src/ucanto/client-codec.js
+++ b/packages/access-api/src/ucanto/client-codec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { Delegation } from '@ucanto/core'
 import * as UCAN from '@ipld/dag-ucan'
 import { UTF8 } from '@ucanto/transport'
 
@@ -6,7 +5,7 @@ import { UTF8 } from '@ucanto/transport'
 export const clientCodec = {
   async encode(invocations, options) {
     const headers = new Headers()
-    const chain = await Delegation.delegate(invocations[0])
+    const chain = await invocations[0].delegate()
 
     // TODO iterate over proofs and send them too
     // for (const ucan of chain.iterate()) {
diff --git a/packages/access-api/src/ucanto/proxy.js b/packages/access-api/src/ucanto/proxy.js
index 543ffe0e7..0f9909621 100644
--- a/packages/access-api/src/ucanto/proxy.js
+++ b/packages/access-api/src/ucanto/proxy.js
@@ -47,35 +47,23 @@ function defaultCatchInvocationError(error) {
  * @param {object} options
  * @param {(error: unknown) => Promise<unknown>} [options.catchInvocationError] - catches any error that comes from invoking the proxy invocation on the connection. If it returns a value, that value will be the proxied invocation result.
  * @param {{ default: Connection, [K: Ucanto.UCAN.DID]: Connection }} options.connections
- * @param {Ucanto.Signer} options.signer
  */
 export function createProxyHandler(options) {
   /**
    * @template {import('@ucanto/interface').Capability} Capability
-   * @param {Ucanto.Invocation<Capability>} invocationIn
+   * @param {Ucanto.Invocation<Capability>} invocation
    * @param {Ucanto.InvocationContext} context
    * @returns {Promise<Ucanto.Result<any, { error: true }>>}
    */
-  return async function handleInvocation(invocationIn, context) {
-    const {
-      connections,
-      signer,
-      catchInvocationError = defaultCatchInvocationError,
-    } = options
-    const { audience, capabilities, expiration, notBefore } = invocationIn
-    const connection = connections[audience.did()] ?? connections.default
-    const proxyInvocation = Client.invoke({
-      issuer: signer,
-      capability: capabilities[0],
-      audience,
-      proofs: [invocationIn],
-      expiration,
-      notBefore,
-    })
+  return async function handleInvocation(invocation, context) {
+    const { connections, catchInvocationError = defaultCatchInvocationError } =
+      options
+    const connection =
+      connections[invocation.audience.did()] ?? connections.default
     try {
       const [result] = await Client.execute(
-        [proxyInvocation],
-        /** @type {Client.ConnectionView<any>} */ (connection)
+        [await invocation.delegate()],
+        connection
       )
       return result
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/packages/access-api/test/ucanto-proxy.test.js b/packages/access-api/test/ucanto-proxy.test.js
index fb7ef3f6b..e6f873564 100644
--- a/packages/access-api/test/ucanto-proxy.test.js
+++ b/packages/access-api/test/ucanto-proxy.test.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ describe('ucanto-proxy', () => {
       service: {
         test: {
           succeed: createProxyHandler({
-            signer: proxyPrincipal,
             connections: {
               default: Client.connect({
                 id: upstreamPrincipal,
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ describe('ucanto-proxy', () => {
       service: {
         test: {
           succeed: createProxyHandler({
-            signer: upstreamPrincipal,
             connections: {
               default: Client.connect({
                 id: upstreamPrincipal,