diff --git a/python/wax/_private/api/api_caller.py b/python/wax/_private/api/api_caller.py
index a1a448025aad5a758da5348329aa86f1d60abebb..b37541da07cbeb9abda5be394bb098fed05aac02 100644
--- a/python/wax/_private/api/api_caller.py
+++ b/python/wax/_private/api/api_caller.py
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import atexit
 from functools import partial
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar
 
-from beekeepy import Settings
 from beekeepy.handle.remote import AbstractAsyncHandle, AsyncBatchHandle, RemoteHandleSettings
-from wax.helpy._handles.hived.common_helpers import HiveHandleCommonHelpers
 from wax.interfaces import ApiCollectionT
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -23,13 +21,13 @@ def api_collection_factory(api_collection: ApiCollectionT, owner: AsyncSendable)
     return api_collection
 
 
-class WaxApiCaller(AbstractAsyncHandle[RemoteHandleSettings, ApiCollectionT], HiveHandleCommonHelpers):  # type: ignore[type-var]
+class WaxApiCaller(AbstractAsyncHandle[RemoteHandleSettings, ApiCollectionT]):  # type: ignore[type-var]
     _INSTANCES: ClassVar[set[WaxApiCaller[Any]]] = set()
 
     def __init__(self, api_collection: ApiCollectionT, endpoint_url: HttpUrl) -> None:
         self._api_collection = api_collection  # assigned here because `_constuct_api` method
         # is called in the constructor of the parent class
-        settings = Settings()
+        settings = RemoteHandleSettings()
         settings.http_endpoint = endpoint_url
         super().__init__(settings=settings)
         self._INSTANCES.add(self)
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ class WaxApiCaller(AbstractAsyncHandle[RemoteHandleSettings, ApiCollectionT], Hi
         return api_collection_factory(self._api_collection, self)
 
     def _target_service(self) -> str:
-        return self._hived_target_service_name()
+        return "wax_api_caller"
 
 
 def _cleanup_instances() -> None:
diff --git a/python/wax/_private/base_api.py b/python/wax/_private/base_api.py
index 60beae3e3f95338c3d8c69ad1cbb9f61ff9e47c9..d85ea0227e70b49f19c629117879799291b8da2e 100644
--- a/python/wax/_private/base_api.py
+++ b/python/wax/_private/base_api.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ from wax.cpp_python_bridge import (  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
     validate_operation,
     validate_proto_operation,
 )
-from wax.interfaces import ChainConfig, IWaxBaseInterface, JsonTransaction, ProtoTransaction, TTimestamp
+from wax.interfaces import ChainConfig, IWaxBaseInterface, TTimestamp
 from wax.models.asset import (
     AssetFactory,
     AssetName,
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from wax.interfaces import ITransaction
     from wax.models.basic import AccountName, ChainId, PublicKey, SigDigest, Signature
     from wax.models.operations import Operation
+    from wax.transaction_type_aliases import JsonTransaction, ProtoTransaction
 
 
 class WaxBaseApi(IWaxBaseInterface):
diff --git a/python/wax/_private/transaction.py b/python/wax/_private/transaction.py
index 616d3d813bb8cd2089b3547c686f9eb6c5643abe..937fed1951793cbc2bab05c65c9709fbf6c6183c 100644
--- a/python/wax/_private/transaction.py
+++ b/python/wax/_private/transaction.py
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ from wax.cpp_python_bridge import (  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
     tx_to_json,
     tx_validate,
 )
-from wax.interfaces import ITransaction, JsonTransaction, ProtoTransaction
-from wax.proto.transaction import transaction as proto_transaction
+from wax.interfaces import ITransaction
+from wax.transaction_type_aliases import JsonTransaction, ProtoTransaction, proto_transaction
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from datetime import timedelta
 
-    from beekeepy import AsyncUnlockedWallet
+    from beekeepy._interface.abc import AsyncUnlockedWallet
     from wax import IWaxBaseInterface
     from wax.models.basic import AccountName, Hex, PublicKey, SigDigest, Signature, TransactionId
     from wax.models.operations import WaxMetaOperation
diff --git a/python/wax/interfaces.py b/python/wax/interfaces.py
index ffc273837374ee31b344aa3c04e65aebe7e170cc..8795132b1e58ae21c3e5c526d924b5a22193090c 100644
--- a/python/wax/interfaces.py
+++ b/python/wax/interfaces.py
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Generic, TypeAlias
 from typing_extensions import Self, TypeVar
 
 from wax.api.collection import WaxApiCollection
-from wax.proto.transaction import transaction as proto_transaction
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from decimal import Decimal
 
-    from beekeepy import AsyncUnlockedWallet
+    from beekeepy._interface.abc import AsyncUnlockedWallet
     from beekeepy.interfaces import HttpUrl
     from wax.models.asset import (
         AssetFactory,
@@ -26,12 +25,8 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from wax.models.basic import AccountName, ChainId, Hex, PublicKey, SigDigest, Signature, TransactionId
     from wax.models.key_data import IBrainKeyData, IPrivateKeyData
     from wax.models.operations import Operation, WaxMetaOperation
+    from wax.transaction_type_aliases import JsonTransaction, ProtoTransaction
 
-
-ProtoTransaction: TypeAlias = proto_transaction
-"""Type alias for a transaction in proto format."""
-JsonTransaction: TypeAlias = str
-"""Type alias for a transaction in JSON format, which is used in Hive API calls."""
 TTimestamp: TypeAlias = datetime | timedelta
 """TTimestamp is a type alias for a timestamp that can be either a datetime object or a timedelta object."""
 
diff --git a/python/wax/transaction_type_aliases.py b/python/wax/transaction_type_aliases.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..653af9ab977d64237e5c473530912f0edabd3de2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/wax/transaction_type_aliases.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TypeAlias
+
+from wax.proto.transaction import transaction as proto_transaction
+
+ProtoTransaction: TypeAlias = proto_transaction
+"""Type alias for a transaction in proto format."""
+JsonTransaction: TypeAlias = str
+"""Type alias for a transaction in JSON format, which is used in Hive API calls."""
+
+__all__ = [
+    "JsonTransaction",
+    "proto_transaction",
+    "ProtoTransaction",
+]
diff --git a/python/wax/wax_factory.py b/python/wax/wax_factory.py
index 82efe7e7aab183980a553fc35b35711a5da25d18..0befadf698b988c1ddec97aa8dc0d346091c6ec4 100644
--- a/python/wax/wax_factory.py
+++ b/python/wax/wax_factory.py
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from wax._private.base_api import WaxBaseApi
-from wax._private.chain_api import HiveChainApi
-from wax.wax_options import WaxChainOptions, WaxOptions
-
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from wax.interfaces import IHiveChainInterface, IWaxBaseInterface
+    from wax.wax_options import WaxChainOptions, WaxOptions
 
 
 def create_wax_foundation(options: WaxOptions | None = None) -> IWaxBaseInterface:
     """Factory function to provide wax base interface functionality."""
+    from wax._private.base_api import WaxBaseApi
+    from wax.wax_options import WaxOptions
+
     chain_id = options.chain_id if options is not None else WaxOptions().chain_id
 
     return WaxBaseApi(chain_id, _private=True)
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ def create_wax_foundation(options: WaxOptions | None = None) -> IWaxBaseInterfac
 
 def create_hive_chain(options: WaxChainOptions | None = None) -> IHiveChainInterface:
     """Factory function to provide hive chain interface functionality."""
+    from wax._private.chain_api import HiveChainApi
+    from wax.wax_options import WaxChainOptions
+
     options = options if options is not None else WaxChainOptions()
     chain_id = options.chain_id
     endpoint_url = options.endpoint_url