diff --git a/services/proxy/pkg/command/server.go b/services/proxy/pkg/command/server.go
index 095455b6f..7cd82c96a 100644
--- a/services/proxy/pkg/command/server.go
+++ b/services/proxy/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3/oidc"
+	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/rgrpc/todo/pool"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/token/manager/jwt"
 	chimiddleware "github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
 	"github.com/justinas/alice"
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	storesvc "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/protogen/gen/ocis/services/store/v0"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/proxy/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/proxy/pkg/config/parser"
-	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/proxy/pkg/cs3"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/proxy/pkg/logging"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/proxy/pkg/metrics"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/proxy/pkg/middleware"
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 
 func loadMiddlewares(ctx context.Context, logger log.Logger, cfg *config.Config) alice.Chain {
 	rolesClient := settingssvc.NewRoleService("com.owncloud.api.settings", grpc.DefaultClient())
-	revaClient, err := cs3.GetGatewayServiceClient(cfg.Reva.Address)
+	revaClient, err := pool.GetGatewayServiceClient(cfg.Reva.Address)
 	var userProvider backend.UserBackend
 	switch cfg.AccountBackend {
 	case "cs3":
diff --git a/services/proxy/pkg/cs3/client.go b/services/proxy/pkg/cs3/client.go
deleted file mode 100644
index bbc4dcc3d..000000000
--- a/services/proxy/pkg/cs3/client.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-package cs3
-
-import (
-	gateway "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/gateway/v1beta1"
-	proxytracing "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/proxy/pkg/tracing"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
-)
-
-func newConn(endpoint string) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
-	conn, err := grpc.Dial(
-		endpoint,
-		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
-		grpc.WithUnaryInterceptor(
-			otelgrpc.UnaryClientInterceptor(
-				otelgrpc.WithTracerProvider(
-					proxytracing.TraceProvider,
-				),
-			),
-		),
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return conn, nil
-}
-
-// GetGatewayServiceClient returns a new cs3 gateway client
-func GetGatewayServiceClient(endpoint string) (gateway.GatewayAPIClient, error) {
-	// TODO: check connection pooling
-	conn, err := newConn(endpoint)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return gateway.NewGatewayAPIClient(conn), nil
-}