diff --git a/ceilometerclient/tests/test_shell.py b/ceilometerclient/tests/test_shell.py
index c71e10b7..aba7d18b 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/tests/test_shell.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/tests/test_shell.py
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class ShellTest(utils.BaseTestCase):
         super(ShellTest, self).setUp()
 
     @mock.patch.object(ksclient, 'Client')
-    @mock.patch.object(v1client.Client, 'json_request')
-    @mock.patch.object(v1client.Client, 'raw_request')
+    @mock.patch.object(v1client.http.HTTPClient, 'json_request')
+    @mock.patch.object(v1client.http.HTTPClient, 'raw_request')
     def shell(self, argstr, mock_ksclient, mock_json, mock_raw):
         orig = sys.stdout
         try:
diff --git a/ceilometerclient/v1/client.py b/ceilometerclient/v1/client.py
index 5ef572af..89a5b444 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/v1/client.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/v1/client.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from ceilometerclient.common import http
 from ceilometerclient.v1 import meters
 
 
-class Client(http.HTTPClient):
+class Client(object):
     """Client for the Ceilometer v1 API.
 
     :param string endpoint: A user-supplied endpoint URL for the ceilometer
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ class Client(http.HTTPClient):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Initialize a new client for the Ceilometer v1 API."""
-        super(Client, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.meters = meters.MeterManager(self)
-        self.samples = meters.SampleManager(self)
-        self.users = meters.UserManager(self)
-        self.resources = meters.ResourceManager(self)
-        self.projects = meters.ProjectManager(self)
+        self.http_client = http.HTTPClient(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.meters = meters.MeterManager(self.http_client)
+        self.samples = meters.SampleManager(self.http_client)
+        self.users = meters.UserManager(self.http_client)
+        self.resources = meters.ResourceManager(self.http_client)
+        self.projects = meters.ProjectManager(self.http_client)
diff --git a/ceilometerclient/v2/client.py b/ceilometerclient/v2/client.py
index e11049f8..1584daa1 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/v2/client.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/v2/client.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from ceilometerclient.v2 import trait_descriptions
 from ceilometerclient.v2 import traits
 
 
-class Client(http.HTTPClient):
+class Client(object):
     """Client for the Ceilometer v2 API.
 
     :param string endpoint: A user-supplied endpoint URL for the ceilometer
@@ -37,13 +37,14 @@ class Client(http.HTTPClient):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Initialize a new client for the Ceilometer v1 API."""
-        super(Client, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.meters = meters.MeterManager(self)
-        self.samples = samples.SampleManager(self)
-        self.statistics = statistics.StatisticsManager(self)
-        self.resources = resources.ResourceManager(self)
-        self.alarms = alarms.AlarmManager(self)
-        self.events = events.EventManager(self)
-        self.event_types = event_types.EventTypeManager(self)
-        self.traits = traits.TraitManager(self)
-        self.trait_info = trait_descriptions.TraitDescriptionManager(self)
+        self.http_client = http.HTTPClient(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.meters = meters.MeterManager(self.http_client)
+        self.samples = samples.SampleManager(self.http_client)
+        self.statistics = statistics.StatisticsManager(self.http_client)
+        self.resources = resources.ResourceManager(self.http_client)
+        self.alarms = alarms.AlarmManager(self.http_client)
+        self.events = events.EventManager(self.http_client)
+        self.event_types = event_types.EventTypeManager(self.http_client)
+        self.traits = traits.TraitManager(self.http_client)
+        self.trait_info = trait_descriptions.\
+            TraitDescriptionManager(self.http_client)