diff --git a/requirements-swh.txt b/requirements-swh.txt
--- a/requirements-swh.txt
+++ b/requirements-swh.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-swh.core >= 0.0.54
+swh.core >= 0.0.56
 swh.model >= 0.0.27
 swh.objstorage >= 0.0.17
 swh.scheduler >= 0.0.14
diff --git a/swh/storage/api/client.py b/swh/storage/api/client.py
--- a/swh/storage/api/client.py
+++ b/swh/storage/api/client.py
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
 
 class RemoteStorage(SWHRemoteAPI):
     """Proxy to a remote storage API"""
-    def __init__(self, url, timeout=None):
-        super().__init__(
-            api_exception=StorageAPIError, url=url, timeout=timeout)
+    api_exception = StorageAPIError
 
     def check_config(self, *, check_write):
         return self.post('check_config', {'check_write': check_write})