diff --git a/webclient/client_test.go b/webclient/client_test.go
index a8b4719..f1afd33 100644
--- a/webclient/client_test.go
+++ b/webclient/client_test.go
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ type DummyHttpClient struct {
 	requests []RecordedRequest
 }
 
-func (d *DummyHttpClient) Post(url string, contentType string, data io.Reader) (*http.Response, error) {
-	d.requests = append(d.requests, RecordedRequest{method: http.MethodPost, url: url, contentType: contentType, data: data})
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
 func (d *DummyHttpClient) Do(request *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 	d.requests = append(d.requests, RecordedRequest{method: request.Method, url: request.URL.String(), contentType: "", data: request.Body})
 	return nil, nil
diff --git a/webclient/main.go b/webclient/main.go
index 74f6b0c..76452aa 100644
--- a/webclient/main.go
+++ b/webclient/main.go
@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	daemon "spud/daemon"
 	service_definition "spud/service_definition"
 )
 
 type HttpClient interface {
-	Post(string, string, io.Reader) (*http.Response, error)
 	Do(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
 }
 
@@ -40,7 +38,8 @@ func (c WebClient) CreateService(def service_definition.ServiceDefinition) error
 
 	serializedPayload, _ := json.Marshal(payload)
 
-	_, e := c.httpClient.Post(c.getBaseUrl()+"/service/", "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(serializedPayload))
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, c.getBaseUrl()+"/service/", bytes.NewBuffer(serializedPayload))
+	_, e := c.httpClient.Do(req)
 
 	return e
 }