diff --git a/src/dfx-core/src/canister/mod.rs b/src/dfx-core/src/canister/mod.rs
index beb9ffe126..e57d7c16a0 100644
--- a/src/dfx-core/src/canister/mod.rs
+++ b/src/dfx-core/src/canister/mod.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ YOU WILL LOSE ALL DATA IN THE CANISTER.
                 .map_err(CanisterInstallError::InstallWasmError)
         }
         CallSender::Impersonate(_) => {
-            unreachable!("Impersonating sender is not supported for canister installation.")
+            unreachable!("Impersonating sender when installing canisters is not supported.")
         }
         CallSender::Wallet(wallet_id) => {
             let wallet = build_wallet_canister(*wallet_id, agent).await?;
diff --git a/src/dfx/src/commands/canister/request_status.rs b/src/dfx/src/commands/canister/request_status.rs
index 5b8f173268..c481bcf798 100644
--- a/src/dfx/src/commands/canister/request_status.rs
+++ b/src/dfx/src/commands/canister/request_status.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ use backoff::ExponentialBackoff;
 use candid::Principal;
 use clap::Parser;
 use ic_agent::agent::RequestStatusResponse;
-use ic_agent::agent::{RejectCode, RejectResponse};
 use ic_agent::{AgentError, RequestId};
-use pocket_ic::common::rest::{RawEffectivePrincipal, RawMessageId};
-use pocket_ic::WasmResult;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 /// Requests the status of a call from a canister.
@@ -53,66 +50,33 @@ pub async fn exec(env: &dyn Environment, opts: RequestStatusOpts) -> DfxResult {
     let blob = async {
         let mut request_accepted = false;
         loop {
-            if let Some(pocketic_handle) = env.get_pocketic() {
-                let msg_id = RawMessageId {
-                    effective_principal: RawEffectivePrincipal::CanisterId(
-                        canister_id.as_slice().to_vec(),
-                    ),
-                    message_id: request_id.as_slice().to_vec(),
-                };
-                if let Some(status) = pocketic_handle.ingress_status(msg_id).await {
-                    match status {
-                        Ok(WasmResult::Reply(data)) => return Ok(data),
-                        Ok(WasmResult::Reject(reject_message)) => {
-                            // https://github.com/dfinity/ic/blob/2845f3a1e81eb9eddc0e5541c5565bf6cff898d0/rs/canonical_state/src/lazy_tree_conversion.rs#L509-L513
-                            let reject = RejectResponse {
-                                reject_code: RejectCode::CanisterReject,
-                                reject_message,
-                                error_code: Some("IC0406".to_string()), // https://github.com/dfinity/ic/blob/2845f3a1e81eb9eddc0e5541c5565bf6cff898d0/rs/types/error_types/src/lib.rs#L204
-                            };
-                            return Err(DfxError::new(AgentError::CertifiedReject(reject)));
-                        }
-                        Err(user_error) => {
-                            let error_code_as_u64 = user_error.code as u64;
-                            let derived_reject_code = error_code_as_u64 / 100;
-                            let reject = RejectResponse {
-                                reject_code: derived_reject_code.try_into().unwrap(),
-                                reject_message: user_error.description,
-                                error_code: Some(user_error.code.to_string()),
-                            };
-                            return Err(DfxError::new(AgentError::CertifiedReject(reject)));
-                        }
-                    }
+            match agent
+                .request_status_raw(&request_id, canister_id)
+                .await
+                .context("Failed to fetch request status.")?
+            {
+                RequestStatusResponse::Replied(reply) => return Ok(reply.arg),
+                RequestStatusResponse::Rejected(response) => {
+                    return Err(DfxError::new(AgentError::CertifiedReject(response)))
                 }
-            } else {
-                match agent
-                    .request_status_raw(&request_id, canister_id)
-                    .await
-                    .context("Failed to fetch request status.")?
-                {
-                    RequestStatusResponse::Replied(reply) => return Ok(reply.arg),
-                    RequestStatusResponse::Rejected(response) => {
-                        return Err(DfxError::new(AgentError::CertifiedReject(response)))
-                    }
-                    RequestStatusResponse::Unknown => (),
-                    RequestStatusResponse::Received | RequestStatusResponse::Processing => {
-                        // The system will return Unknown until the request is accepted
-                        // and we generally cannot know how long that will take.
-                        // State transitions between Received and Processing may be
-                        // instantaneous. Therefore, once we know the request is accepted,
-                        // we restart the waiter so the request does not time out.
-                        if !request_accepted {
-                            retry_policy.reset();
-                            request_accepted = true;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    RequestStatusResponse::Done => {
-                        return Err(DfxError::new(AgentError::RequestStatusDoneNoReply(
-                            String::from(request_id),
-                        )))
+                RequestStatusResponse::Unknown => (),
+                RequestStatusResponse::Received | RequestStatusResponse::Processing => {
+                    // The system will return Unknown until the request is accepted
+                    // and we generally cannot know how long that will take.
+                    // State transitions between Received and Processing may be
+                    // instantaneous. Therefore, once we know the request is accepted,
+                    // we restart the waiter so the request does not time out.
+                    if !request_accepted {
+                        retry_policy.reset();
+                        request_accepted = true;
                     }
-                };
-            }
+                }
+                RequestStatusResponse::Done => {
+                    return Err(DfxError::new(AgentError::RequestStatusDoneNoReply(
+                        String::from(request_id),
+                    )))
+                }
+            };
 
             let interval = retry_policy
                 .next_backoff()
diff --git a/src/dfx/src/lib/operations/canister/create_canister.rs b/src/dfx/src/lib/operations/canister/create_canister.rs
index a118af8bed..7ce30bbea4 100644
--- a/src/dfx/src/lib/operations/canister/create_canister.rs
+++ b/src/dfx/src/lib/operations/canister/create_canister.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ The command line value will be used.",
             }
         }
         CallSender::Impersonate(_) => {
-            unreachable!("Impersonating sender when creating canisters in not supported.")
+            unreachable!("Impersonating sender when creating canisters is not supported.")
         }
         CallSender::Wallet(wallet_id) => {
             create_with_wallet(agent, &wallet_id, with_cycles, settings, subnet_selection).await
diff --git a/src/dfx/src/lib/operations/canister/mod.rs b/src/dfx/src/lib/operations/canister/mod.rs
index b81b3e7570..91b3f46ec8 100644
--- a/src/dfx/src/lib/operations/canister/mod.rs
+++ b/src/dfx/src/lib/operations/canister/mod.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ where
         }
         CallSender::Impersonate(_) => {
             unreachable!(
-                "Impersonating sender in management canister query calls in not supported."
+                "Impersonating sender in management canister query calls is not supported."
             )
         }
         CallSender::Wallet(wallet_id) => {