diff --git a/asynceapi/aio_portcheck.py b/asynceapi/aio_portcheck.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cab94cb3..000000000
--- a/asynceapi/aio_portcheck.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2024 Arista Networks, Inc.
-# Use of this source code is governed by the Apache License 2.0
-# that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-# Initially written by Jeremy Schulman at https://github.com/jeremyschulman/aio-eapi
-"""Utility function to check if a port is open."""
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# System Imports
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import asyncio
-import socket
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Public Imports
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from httpx import URL
-
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Exports
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-__all__ = ["port_check_url"]
-
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-#                                 CODE BEGINS
-#
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-async def port_check_url(url: URL, timeout: int = 5) -> bool:
-    """
-    Open the port designated by the URL given the timeout in seconds.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    url
-        The URL that provides the target system.
-    timeout
-        Time to await for the port to open in seconds.
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    bool
-        If the port is available then return True; False otherwise.
-    """
-    port = url.port or socket.getservbyname(url.scheme)
-
-    try:
-        wr: asyncio.StreamWriter
-        _, wr = await asyncio.wait_for(asyncio.open_connection(host=url.host, port=port), timeout=timeout)
-
-        # MUST close if opened!
-        wr.close()
-
-    except TimeoutError:
-        return False
-    return True
diff --git a/asynceapi/device.py b/asynceapi/device.py
index 933ae649c..b2bf15930 100644
--- a/asynceapi/device.py
+++ b/asynceapi/device.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Private Imports
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-from .aio_portcheck import port_check_url
 from .config_session import SessionConfig
 from .errors import EapiCommandError
 
@@ -122,7 +121,11 @@ async def check_connection(self) -> bool:
         bool
             True when the device eAPI is accessible, False otherwise.
         """
-        return await port_check_url(self.base_url)
+        try:
+            await self.head(self.base_url, timeout=5)
+        except httpx.RequestError:
+            return False
+        return True
 
     async def cli(  # noqa: PLR0913
         self,