diff --git a/src/Content/OEmbed.php b/src/Content/OEmbed.php
index 4c787747e6..f250889520 100644
--- a/src/Content/OEmbed.php
+++ b/src/Content/OEmbed.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\Database;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPClient\Client\HttpClientAccept;
+use Friendica\Network\HTTPClient\Client\HttpClientOptions;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPClient\Client\HttpClientRequest;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\Network;
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ class OEmbed
 							// but their OEmbed endpoint is only accessible by HTTPS ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 							$href = str_replace(['http://www.youtube.com/', 'http://player.vimeo.com/'],
 								['https://www.youtube.com/', 'https://player.vimeo.com/'], $href);
-							$result = DI::httpClient()->fetchFull($href . '&maxwidth=' . $a->getThemeInfoValue('videowidth'), HttpClientAccept::DEFAULT, 0, '', HttpClientRequest::SITEINFO);
+							$result = DI::httpClient()->get($href . '&maxwidth=' . $a->getThemeInfoValue('videowidth'), HttpClientAccept::DEFAULT, [HttpClientOptions::REQUEST => HttpClientRequest::SITEINFO]);
 							if ($result->isSuccess()) {
 								$json_string = $result->getBodyString();
 								break;
diff --git a/src/Core/Installer.php b/src/Core/Installer.php
index d5c1f3c4ff..ae812451b4 100644
--- a/src/Core/Installer.php
+++ b/src/Core/Installer.php
@@ -557,11 +557,11 @@ class Installer
 		$help = "";
 		$error_msg = "";
 		if (function_exists('curl_init')) {
-			$fetchResult = DI::httpClient()->fetchFull($baseurl . "/install/testrewrite");
+			$fetchResult = DI::httpClient()->get($baseurl . "/install/testrewrite");
 
 			$url = Strings::normaliseLink($baseurl . "/install/testrewrite");
 			if ($fetchResult->getReturnCode() != 204) {
-				$fetchResult = DI::httpClient()->fetchFull($url);
+				$fetchResult = DI::httpClient()->get($url);
 			}
 
 			if ($fetchResult->getReturnCode() != 204) {
diff --git a/src/Module/OStatus/PubSubHubBub.php b/src/Module/OStatus/PubSubHubBub.php
index d152393e17..d010891139 100644
--- a/src/Module/OStatus/PubSubHubBub.php
+++ b/src/Module/OStatus/PubSubHubBub.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use Friendica\Model\PushSubscriber;
 use Friendica\Module\Response;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPClient\Capability\ICanSendHttpRequests;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPClient\Client\HttpClientAccept;
+use Friendica\Network\HTTPClient\Client\HttpClientOptions;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPClient\Client\HttpClientRequest;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
 use Friendica\Util\Profiler;
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ class PubSubHubBub extends \Friendica\BaseModule
 		$hub_callback = rtrim($hub_callback, ' ?&#');
 		$separator    = parse_url($hub_callback, PHP_URL_QUERY) === null ? '?' : '&';
 
-		$fetchResult = $this->httpClient->fetchFull($hub_callback . $separator . $params, HttpClientAccept::DEFAULT, 0, '', HttpClientRequest::PUBSUB);
+		$fetchResult = $this->httpClient->get($hub_callback . $separator . $params, HttpClientAccept::DEFAULT, [HttpClientOptions::REQUEST => HttpClientRequest::PUBSUB]);
 		$body        = $fetchResult->getBodyString();
 		$returnCode  = $fetchResult->getReturnCode();
 
diff --git a/src/Network/HTTPClient/Capability/ICanSendHttpRequests.php b/src/Network/HTTPClient/Capability/ICanSendHttpRequests.php
index ccfb789684..8e1f5bbe57 100644
--- a/src/Network/HTTPClient/Capability/ICanSendHttpRequests.php
+++ b/src/Network/HTTPClient/Capability/ICanSendHttpRequests.php
@@ -31,22 +31,6 @@ interface ICanSendHttpRequests
 	 */
 	public function fetch(string $url, string $accept_content = HttpClientAccept::DEFAULT, int $timeout = 0, string $cookiejar = '', string $request = ''): string;
 
-	/**
-	 * Fetches the whole response of an URL.
-	 *
-	 * Inner workings and parameters are the same as @ref fetchUrl but returns an array with
-	 * all the information collected during the fetch.
-	 *
-	 * @param string $url             URL to fetch
-	 * @param string $accept_content  supply Accept: header with 'accept_content' as the value
-	 * @param int    $timeout         Timeout in seconds, default system config value or 60 seconds
-	 * @param string $cookiejar       Path to cookie jar file
-	 * @param string $request         Request Type
-	 *
-	 * @return ICanHandleHttpResponses With all relevant information, 'body' contains the actual fetched content.
-	 */
-	public function fetchFull(string $url, string $accept_content = HttpClientAccept::DEFAULT, int $timeout = 0, string $cookiejar = '', string $request = ''): ICanHandleHttpResponses;
-
 	/**
 	 * Send a GET to a URL.
 	 *
diff --git a/src/Network/HTTPClient/Client/HttpClient.php b/src/Network/HTTPClient/Client/HttpClient.php
index 761e3c2282..113facc04b 100644
--- a/src/Network/HTTPClient/Client/HttpClient.php
+++ b/src/Network/HTTPClient/Client/HttpClient.php
@@ -271,25 +271,21 @@ class HttpClient implements ICanSendHttpRequests
 	 */
 	public function fetch(string $url, string $accept_content = HttpClientAccept::DEFAULT, int $timeout = 0, string $cookiejar = '', string $request = ''): string
 	{
-		$ret = $this->fetchFull($url, $accept_content, $timeout, $cookiejar, $request);
-
-		return $ret->getBodyString();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * {@inheritDoc}
-	 */
-	public function fetchFull(string $url, string $accept_content = HttpClientAccept::DEFAULT, int $timeout = 0, string $cookiejar = '', string $request = ''): ICanHandleHttpResponses
-	{
-		return $this->get(
-			$url,
-			$accept_content,
-			[
-				HttpClientOptions::TIMEOUT   => $timeout,
-				HttpClientOptions::COOKIEJAR => $cookiejar,
-				HttpClientOptions::REQUEST   => $request,
-			]
-		);
+		try {
+			$ret = $this->get(
+				$url,
+				$accept_content,
+				[
+					HttpClientOptions::TIMEOUT   => $timeout,
+					HttpClientOptions::COOKIEJAR => $cookiejar,
+					HttpClientOptions::REQUEST   => $request,
+				]
+			);
+			return $ret->getBodyString();
+		} catch (\Throwable $th) {
+			$this->logger->notice('Got exception', ['code' => $th->getCode(), 'message' => $th->getMessage()]);
+			return '';
+		}
 	}
 
 	private function getUserAgent(string $type = ''): string
diff --git a/tests/src/Core/InstallerTest.php b/tests/src/Core/InstallerTest.php
index 66cd8d1488..cd478a7204 100644
--- a/tests/src/Core/InstallerTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Core/InstallerTest.php
@@ -353,11 +353,11 @@ class InstallerTest extends MockedTest
 		// Mocking the CURL Request
 		$networkMock = Mockery::mock(ICanSendHttpRequests::class);
 		$networkMock
-			->shouldReceive('fetchFull')
+			->shouldReceive('get')
 			->with('https://test/install/testrewrite')
 			->andReturn($IHTTPResult);
 		$networkMock
-			->shouldReceive('fetchFull')
+			->shouldReceive('get')
 			->with('http://test/install/testrewrite')
 			->andReturn($IHTTPResult);
 
@@ -400,11 +400,11 @@ class InstallerTest extends MockedTest
 		// Mocking the CURL Request
 		$networkMock = Mockery::mock(ICanSendHttpRequests::class);
 		$networkMock
-			->shouldReceive('fetchFull')
+			->shouldReceive('get')
 			->with('https://test/install/testrewrite')
 			->andReturn($IHTTPResultF);
 		$networkMock
-			->shouldReceive('fetchFull')
+			->shouldReceive('get')
 			->with('http://test/install/testrewrite')
 			->andReturn($IHTTPResultW);