diff --git a/src/modules/grantee.ts b/src/modules/grantee.ts
index 37ec1d68..23818e31 100644
--- a/src/modules/grantee.ts
+++ b/src/modules/grantee.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { http } from '../utils/http'
 const granteeEndpoint = 'grantee'
 
 export async function getGrantees(reference: string, requestOptions: BeeRequestOptions): Promise<GetGranteesResult> {
-  const response = await http<GetGranteesResult>(requestOptions, {
+  const response = await http<string[]>(requestOptions, {
     method: 'get',
     url: `${granteeEndpoint}/${reference}`,
     responseType: 'json',
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export async function getGrantees(reference: string, requestOptions: BeeRequestO
   return {
     status: response.status,
     statusText: response.statusText,
-    data: response.data.data,
+    data: response.data,
   }
 }
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export async function createGrantees(
   const response = await http<GranteesResult>(requestOptions, {
     method: 'post',
     url: granteeEndpoint,
-    data: { grantees: grantees },
+    data: { grantees },
     headers: {
       ...extractRedundantUploadHeaders(postageBatchId),
     },
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index b4d8acea..503a84b4 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ import type { HexString } from '../utils/hex'
 
 export * from './debug'
 
-export interface Dictionary<T> {
-  [Key: string]: T
-}
-
 export const SPAN_SIZE = 8
 export const SECTION_SIZE = 32
 export const BRANCHES = 128
@@ -145,9 +141,9 @@ export interface UploadResult {
 export interface UploadOptions {
   /**
    * If set to true, an ACT will be created for the uploaded data.
-   *
    */
   act?: boolean
+
   /**
    * Will pin the data locally in the Bee node as well.
    *
diff --git a/src/utils/http.ts b/src/utils/http.ts
index 74e916b9..02d26174 100644
--- a/src/utils/http.ts
+++ b/src/utils/http.ts
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@ export async function http<T>(options: BeeRequestOptions, config: AxiosRequestCo
     maybeRunOnRequestHook(options, requestConfig)
     const response = await axios(requestConfig)
 
-    // Axios does not parse array of strings as JSON
-    if (Array.isArray(response.data) && response.data.every(element => typeof element === 'string')) {
-      const array = response.data as string[]
-      response.data = { data: array } as any
-    }
-
     // TODO: https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/6253
     return response as AxiosResponse<T>
   } catch (e: unknown) {