diff --git a/auth/auth.go b/auth/auth.go
index cc8158c..f244c07 100644
--- a/auth/auth.go
+++ b/auth/auth.go
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
 	"github.com/Prabhjot-Sethi/core/errors"
 )
@@ -67,16 +65,16 @@ func GetAuthInfoHeader(r *http.Request) (*AuthInfo, error) {
 func extractHeader(ctx context.Context, header string) (string, error) {
 	md, ok := metadata.FromIncomingContext(ctx)
 	if !ok {
-		return "", status.Error(codes.NotFound, "No Metadata available in incoming message")
+		return "", errors.Wrapf(errors.NotFound, "No Metadata available in incoming message")
 	}
 
 	hValue, ok := md[header]
 	if !ok {
-		return "", status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "missing header: %s", header)
+		return "", errors.Wrapf(errors.NotFound, "missing header: %s", header)
 	}
 
 	if len(hValue) != 1 {
-		return "", status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "no value associated with header: %s", header)
+		return "", errors.Wrapf(errors.NotFound, "no value associated with header: %s", header)
 	}
 
 	return hValue[0], nil
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8c78a15..743e7c8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ require google.golang.org/grpc v1.72.1
 require (
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.30.0 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20250218202821-56aae31c358a // indirect
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.5 // indirect
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3d59a67..37dfddd 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 h1:i7eJL8qZTpSEXOPTxNKhASYpMn+8e5Q6AdndVa1dWek=
-github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4/go.mod h1:lnTiLA8Wa4RWRcIUkrtSVa5nRhsEGBg48fD6rSs7xps=
 github.com/golang/snappy v1.0.0 h1:Oy607GVXHs7RtbggtPBnr2RmDArIsAefDwvrdWvRhGs=
 github.com/golang/snappy v1.0.0/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 h1:wk8382ETsv4JYUZwIsn6YpYiWiBsYLSJiTsyBybVuN8=
@@ -29,8 +27,6 @@ golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4/go.mod h1:jJ57K6gSWd91
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210226172049-e18ecbb05110/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220722155237-a158d28d115b/go.mod h1:XRhObCWvk6IyKnWLug+ECip1KBveYUHfp+8e9klMJ9c=
-golang.org/x/net v0.35.0 h1:T5GQRQb2y08kTAByq9L4/bz8cipCdA8FbRTXewonqY8=
-golang.org/x/net v0.35.0/go.mod h1:EglIi67kWsHKlRzzVMUD93VMSWGFOMSZgxFjparz1Qk=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220722155255-886fb9371eb4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.11.0 h1:GGz8+XQP4FvTTrjZPzNKTMFtSXH80RAzG+5ghFPgK9w=
@@ -54,9 +50,5 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGm
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191119224855-298f0cb1881e/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12/go.mod h1:hNGJHUnrk76NpqgfD5Aqm5Crs+Hm0VOH/i9J2+nxYbc=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20250218202821-56aae31c358a h1:51aaUVRocpvUOSQKM6Q7VuoaktNIaMCLuhZB6DKksq4=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20250218202821-56aae31c358a/go.mod h1:uRxBH1mhmO8PGhU89cMcHaXKZqO+OfakD8QQO0oYwlQ=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.72.1 h1:HR03wO6eyZ7lknl75XlxABNVLLFc2PAb6mHlYh756mA=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.72.1/go.mod h1:wH5Aktxcg25y1I3w7H69nHfXdOG3UiadoBtjh3izSDM=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.5 h1:tPhr+woSbjfYvY6/GPufUoYizxw1cF/yFoxJ2fmpwlM=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.5/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=