diff --git a/app/clients/sms/__init__.py b/app/clients/sms/__init__.py
index 00cb33c02d..b0cd30c943 100644
--- a/app/clients/sms/__init__.py
+++ b/app/clients/sms/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-import platform
-import socket
 from time import monotonic
 
-import requests
-from urllib3.connection import HTTPConnection
-
 from app.clients import Client, ClientException
 
 
@@ -30,20 +25,6 @@ def __init__(self, current_app, statsd_client):
         self.current_app = current_app
         self.statsd_client = statsd_client
 
-        self.requests_session = requests.Session()
-        if platform.system() == "Linux":  # these are linux-specific socket options enabling tcp keepalive
-            for adapter in self.requests_session.adapters.values():
-                adapter.poolmanager.connection_pool_kw = {
-                    "socket_options": HTTPConnection.default_socket_options
-                    + [
-                        (socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_KEEPALIVE, 1),
-                        (socket.SOL_TCP, socket.TCP_KEEPIDLE, 4),
-                        (socket.SOL_TCP, socket.TCP_KEEPINTVL, 2),
-                        (socket.SOL_TCP, socket.TCP_KEEPCNT, 8),
-                    ],
-                    **adapter.poolmanager.connection_pool_kw,
-                }
-
     def record_outcome(self, success):
         if success:
             self.current_app.logger.info("Provider request for %s %s", self.name, "succeeded" if success else "failed")
diff --git a/app/clients/sms/firetext.py b/app/clients/sms/firetext.py
index 0820acea5b..aae28b95ad 100644
--- a/app/clients/sms/firetext.py
+++ b/app/clients/sms/firetext.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.international_api_key = self.current_app.config.get("FIRETEXT_INTERNATIONAL_API_KEY")
         self.url = self.current_app.config.get("FIRETEXT_URL")
         self.receipt_url = self.current_app.config.get("FIRETEXT_RECEIPT_URL")
+        self.requests_session = requests.Session()
 
     def try_send_sms(self, to, content, reference, international, sender):
         data = {
diff --git a/app/clients/sms/mmg.py b/app/clients/sms/mmg.py
index 8099e9724d..7837f0ddab 100644
--- a/app/clients/sms/mmg.py
+++ b/app/clients/sms/mmg.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.api_key = self.current_app.config.get("MMG_API_KEY")
         self.mmg_url = self.current_app.config.get("MMG_URL")
         self.receipt_url = self.current_app.config.get("MMG_RECEIPT_URL")
+        self.requests_session = requests.Session()
 
     def try_send_sms(self, to, content, reference, international, sender):
         data = {"reqType": "BULK", "MSISDN": to, "msg": content, "sender": sender, "cid": reference, "multi": True}