diff --git a/epp-client/src/connection/client.rs b/epp-client/src/connection/client.rs
index 18ba96f..72ea0f2 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/connection/client.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/connection/client.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 //!
 //! // Execute an EPP Command against the registry with distinct request and response objects
 //! let domain_check = DomainCheck::<NoExtension>::new(vec!["eppdev.com", "eppdev.net"]);
-//! let response = client.transact_new(domain_check, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+//! let response = client.transact(domain_check, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 //! println!("{:?}", response);
 //!
 //! }
@@ -58,10 +58,7 @@ use crate::hello::{EppGreeting, EppHello};
 use crate::login::Login;
 use crate::logout::Logout;
 use crate::request::{generate_client_tr_id, EppExtension, EppRequest};
-use crate::response::{
-    CommandResponseStatus, CommandResponseWithExtension, EppCommandResponse,
-    EppCommandResponseError,
-};
+use crate::response::{CommandResponseStatus, CommandResponseWithExtension};
 use crate::xml::EppXml;
 /// Instances of the EppClient type are used to transact with the registry.
 /// Once initialized, the EppClient instance can serialize EPP requests to XML and send them
@@ -125,7 +122,7 @@ impl EppClient {
         );
 
         client
-            .transact_new(login_request, client_tr_id.as_str())
+            .transact(login_request, client_tr_id.as_str())
             .await?;
 
         Ok(client)
@@ -141,28 +138,7 @@ impl EppClient {
         Ok(EppGreeting::deserialize(&response)?)
     }
 
-    /// Accepts an EPP request object to convert to a request to send to the registry. The response from the
-    /// registry is deserialized to response type E and returned.
-    pub async fn transact<T: EppXml + Debug, E: EppXml + Debug>(
-        &mut self,
-        request: &T,
-    ) -> Result<E::Output, error::Error> {
-        let epp_xml = request.serialize()?;
-
-        let response = self.connection.transact(&epp_xml).await?;
-
-        let status = EppCommandResponse::deserialize(&response)?;
-
-        if status.data.result.code < 2000 {
-            let response = E::deserialize(&response)?;
-            Ok(response)
-        } else {
-            let epp_error = EppCommandResponseError::deserialize(&response)?;
-            Err(error::Error::EppCommandError(epp_error))
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub async fn transact_new<T, E>(
+    pub async fn transact<T, E>(
         &mut self,
         request: T,
         id: &str,
@@ -209,7 +185,7 @@ impl EppClient {
         let client_tr_id = generate_client_tr_id(&self.credentials.0).unwrap();
         let epp_logout = Logout::<NoExtension>::new();
 
-        let response = self.transact_new(epp_logout, client_tr_id.as_str()).await?;
+        let response = self.transact(epp_logout, client_tr_id.as_str()).await?;
 
         self.connection.shutdown().await?;
 
diff --git a/epp-client/src/contact/check.rs b/epp-client/src/contact/check.rs
index b6afcb9..90e35aa 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/contact/check.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/contact/check.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for ContactCheck<E> {
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type ContactCheckResponse
 ///
-///     let response = client.transact_new(contact_check, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(contact_check, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
 ///     client.logout().await.unwrap();
diff --git a/epp-client/src/contact/create.rs b/epp-client/src/contact/create.rs
index 9139b8e..95cfdcc 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/contact/create.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/contact/create.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for ContactCreate<E> {
 ///     contact_create.set_fax(fax);
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type ContactCreateResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(contact_create, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(contact_create, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/contact/delete.rs b/epp-client/src/contact/delete.rs
index 12bb81e..479197a 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/contact/delete.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/contact/delete.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for ContactDelete<E> {
 ///     );
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type ContactDeleteResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(contact_delete, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(contact_delete, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/contact/info.rs b/epp-client/src/contact/info.rs
index 6b10d15..f12287d 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/contact/info.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/contact/info.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for ContactInfo<E> {
 ///     );
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type ContactInfoResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(contact_info, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(contact_info, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/contact/update.rs b/epp-client/src/contact/update.rs
index 89a4980..bedaeb7 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/contact/update.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/contact/update.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for ContactUpdate<E> {
 ///     contact_update.add(add_statuses);
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type ContactUpdateResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(contact_update, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(contact_update, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/domain/check.rs b/epp-client/src/domain/check.rs
index f39fd15..86f199f 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/domain/check.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/domain/check.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for DomainCheck<E> {
 ///     );
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type EppDomainCheckResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(domain_check, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(domain_check, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/domain/create.rs b/epp-client/src/domain/create.rs
index 95b9d22..9778092 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/domain/create.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/domain/create.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for DomainCreate<E> {
 ///     );
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type EppDomainCreateResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(domain_create, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(domain_create, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/domain/delete.rs b/epp-client/src/domain/delete.rs
index 5bdb414..f7a4a91 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/domain/delete.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/domain/delete.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for DomainDelete<E> {
 ///     let mut domain_delete = DomainDelete::<NoExtension>::new("eppdev-100.com");
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type DomainDeleteResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(domain_delete, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(domain_delete, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/domain/info.rs b/epp-client/src/domain/info.rs
index 8f7c984..3c462b2 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/domain/info.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/domain/info.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for DomainInfo<E> {
 ///     let domain_info = DomainInfo::<NoExtension>::new("eppdev-100.com");
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type DomainInfoResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(domain_info, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(domain_info, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/domain/renew.rs b/epp-client/src/domain/renew.rs
index 7973381..29cc6cf 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/domain/renew.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/domain/renew.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for DomainRenew<E> {
 ///     let domain_renew = DomainRenew::<NoExtension>::new("eppdev-100.com", exp_date, 1);
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type DomainRenewResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(domain_renew, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(domain_renew, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/domain/rgp/report.rs b/epp-client/src/domain/rgp/report.rs
index 2bb9b48..980a6eb 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/domain/rgp/report.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/domain/rgp/report.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 ///     let mut domain_update = DomainUpdate::<RgpRestoreReport>::new("eppdev-100.com").with_extension(domain_restore_report);
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type EppDomainUpdateResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(domain_update, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(domain_update, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/domain/rgp/request.rs b/epp-client/src/domain/rgp/request.rs
index f090392..87c6390 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/domain/rgp/request.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/domain/rgp/request.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 ///     let mut domain_update = DomainUpdate::<RgpRestoreRequest>::new("eppdev-100.com").with_extension(domain_restore_req);
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type EppDomainUpdateResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(domain_update, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(domain_update, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/domain/transfer.rs b/epp-client/src/domain/transfer.rs
index b1f07fb..405e407 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/domain/transfer.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/domain/transfer.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for DomainTransferQuery<E> {
 ///     );
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type DomainTransferRequestResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(domain_transfer_request, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(domain_transfer_request, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> DomainTransferRequest<E> {
 ///     );
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type DomainTransferApproveResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(domain_transfer_approve, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(domain_transfer_approve, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> DomainTransferApprove<E> {
 ///     );
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type DomainTransferRejectResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(domain_transfer_reject, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(domain_transfer_reject, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> DomainTransferReject<E> {
 ///     );
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type DomainTransferCancelResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(domain_transfer_cancel, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(domain_transfer_cancel, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> DomainTransferCancel<E> {
 ///     );
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type DomainTransferQueryResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(domain_transfer_query, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(domain_transfer_query, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/domain/update.rs b/epp-client/src/domain/update.rs
index 7974090..41e3809 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/domain/update.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/domain/update.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for DomainUpdate<E> {
 ///     domain_update.remove(remove);
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type EppDomainUpdateResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(domain_update, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(domain_update, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/host/check.rs b/epp-client/src/host/check.rs
index e729f66..8c07ed3 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/host/check.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/host/check.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for HostCheck<E> {
 ///     );
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type HostCheckResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(host_check, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(host_check, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/host/create.rs b/epp-client/src/host/create.rs
index 97898ca..16a5df9 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/host/create.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/host/create.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for HostCreate<E> {
 ///     let host_create = HostCreate::<NoExtension>::new("ns1.eppdev-101.com", addresses);
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type HostCreateResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(host_create, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(host_create, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/host/delete.rs b/epp-client/src/host/delete.rs
index 6d33edf..7a5780e 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/host/delete.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/host/delete.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for HostDelete<E> {
 ///     let host_delete = HostDelete::<NoExtension>::new("ns2.eppdev-101.com");
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type HostDeleteResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(host_delete, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(host_delete, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/host/info.rs b/epp-client/src/host/info.rs
index 782a82c..29dbd73 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/host/info.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/host/info.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for HostInfo<E> {
 ///     let host_info = HostInfo::<NoExtension>::new("ns2.eppdev-101.com");
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type HostInfoResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(host_info, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(host_info, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/host/update.rs b/epp-client/src/host/update.rs
index 3312eeb..5b1c42e 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/host/update.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/host/update.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for HostUpdate<E> {
 ///     host_update.info(HostChangeInfo { name: "ns2.eppdev-101.com".into() });
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type HostUpdateResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(host_update, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(host_update, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/lib.rs b/epp-client/src/lib.rs
index 72765c2..9ef6619 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 //!     vec!["eppdev.com", "eppdev.net"],
 //! );
 //!
-//! let response = client.transact_new(domain_check, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+//! let response = client.transact(domain_check, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 //!
 //! // print the availability results
 //! response.res_data.unwrap().check_data.domain_list
diff --git a/epp-client/src/message/ack.rs b/epp-client/src/message/ack.rs
index 653cc53..c744757 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/message/ack.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/message/ack.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for MessageAck<E> {
 ///     let message_ack = MessageAck::<NoExtension>::new(12345);
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type MessageAckResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(message_ack, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(message_ack, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///
diff --git a/epp-client/src/message/poll.rs b/epp-client/src/message/poll.rs
index 692f794..132b68f 100644
--- a/epp-client/src/message/poll.rs
+++ b/epp-client/src/message/poll.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl<E: EppExtension> EppRequest<E> for MessagePoll<E> {
 ///     let message_poll = MessagePoll::<NoExtension>::new();
 ///
 ///     // send it to the registry and receive a response of type MessagePollResponse
-///     let response = client.transact_new(message_poll, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
+///     let response = client.transact(message_poll, generate_client_tr_id(&client).as_str()).await.unwrap();
 ///
 ///     println!("{:?}", response);
 ///