diff --git a/packages/chopsticks/src/context.ts b/packages/chopsticks/src/context.ts
index 902e2b82..5b598b01 100644
--- a/packages/chopsticks/src/context.ts
+++ b/packages/chopsticks/src/context.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,43 @@
 import './utils/tunnel'
-import { BlockEntry, defaultLogger, setup, timeTravel } from '@acala-network/chopsticks-core'
+import { BlockEntry, GenesisProvider, defaultLogger, isUrl, setup, timeTravel } from '@acala-network/chopsticks-core'
 import { Config } from './schema'
 import { HexString } from '@polkadot/util/types'
 import { SqliteDatabase } from '@acala-network/chopsticks-db'
 import { overrideStorage, overrideWasm } from './utils/override'
+import axios from 'axios'
 
 const logger = defaultLogger.child({ name: 'setup-context' })
 
+export const genesisFromUrl = async (url: string) => {
+  const getFile = async (url: string) => {
+    if (isUrl(url)) {
+      return axios.get(url).then((x) => x.data)
+    } else if (typeof process === 'object') {
+      const { lstatSync, readFileSync } = await import('node:fs')
+      if (lstatSync(url).isFile()) {
+        return JSON.parse(String(readFileSync(url)))
+      }
+    }
+    throw Error(`invalid genesis path or url ${url}`)
+  }
+
+  return new GenesisProvider(await getFile(url))
+}
+
 export const setupContext = async (argv: Config, overrideParent = false) => {
+  let genesis: GenesisProvider | undefined
+  if (argv.genesis) {
+    if (typeof argv.genesis === 'string') {
+      genesis = await genesisFromUrl(argv.genesis)
+    } else {
+      genesis = new GenesisProvider(argv.genesis)
+    }
+  }
+
   const chain = await setup({
     endpoint: argv.endpoint,
     block: argv.block,
-    genesis: argv.genesis,
+    genesis,
     buildBlockMode: argv['build-block-mode'],
     db: argv.db ? new SqliteDatabase(argv.db) : undefined,
     mockSignatureHost: argv['mock-signature-host'],
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index ce64f124..81085971 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 		"@acala-network/chopsticks-executor": "workspace:*",
 		"@polkadot/api": "^10.9.1",
 		"@polkadot/util-crypto": "^12.3.2",
-		"axios": "^1.5.1",
 		"comlink": "^4.4.1",
 		"eventemitter3": "^5.0.1",
 		"lodash": "^4.17.21",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api.ts b/packages/core/src/api.ts
index 89097769..6b558930 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api.ts
@@ -34,16 +34,7 @@ type SignedBlock = {
  * @example Instantiate an API
  *
  * ```ts
- * let provider: ProviderInterface
- * if (options.genesis) {
- *  if (typeof options.genesis === 'string') {
- *    provider = await GenesisProvider.fromUrl(options.genesis)
- *  } else {
- *    provider = new GenesisProvider(options.genesis)
- *  }
- * } else {
- *  provider = new WsProvider(options.endpoint)
- * }
+ * const provider = new WsProvider(options.endpoint)
  * const api = new Api(provider)
  * await api.isReady
  * ```
diff --git a/packages/core/src/genesis-provider.ts b/packages/core/src/genesis-provider.ts
index a2828a26..e265855c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/genesis-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/genesis-provider.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ import {
   ProviderInterfaceEmitted,
   ProviderStats,
 } from '@polkadot/rpc-provider/types'
-import axios from 'axios'
 
 import { Genesis, genesisSchema } from './schema'
 import { JsCallback, calculateStateRoot, emptyTaskHandler } from './wasm-executor'
-import { isUrl } from './utils'
 
 export class GenesisProvider implements ProviderInterface {
   #isConnected = false
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ export class GenesisProvider implements ProviderInterface {
   #stateRoot: Promise<HexString>
 
   constructor(genesis: Genesis) {
-    this.#genesis = genesis
+    this.#genesis = genesisSchema.parse(genesis)
     this.#stateRoot = calculateStateRoot(
       Object.entries(this.#genesis.genesis.raw.top).reduce(
         (accu, item) => {
@@ -44,25 +42,10 @@ export class GenesisProvider implements ProviderInterface {
         resolve()
       })
       this.#eventemitter.once('error', reject)
+      this.connect()
     })
   }
 
-  static fromUrl = async (url: string) => {
-    const getFile = async (url: string) => {
-      if (isUrl(url)) {
-        return axios.get(url).then((x) => x.data)
-      } else if (typeof process === 'object') {
-        const { lstatSync, readFileSync } = await import('node:fs')
-        if (lstatSync(url).isFile()) {
-          return JSON.parse(String(readFileSync(url)))
-        }
-      }
-      throw Error(`invalid genesis path or url ${url}`)
-    }
-
-    return new GenesisProvider(genesisSchema.parse(await getFile(url)))
-  }
-
   get isClonable(): boolean {
     return true
   }
@@ -80,7 +63,6 @@ export class GenesisProvider implements ProviderInterface {
   }
 
   get isReady(): Promise<void> {
-    this.connect()
     return this.#isReadyPromise
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 56e6e152..8240aef6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ export * from './blockchain/inherent'
 export * from './logger'
 export * from './offchain'
 export * from './chopsticks-provider'
+export * from './genesis-provider'
 export * from './rpc'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/setup.ts b/packages/core/src/setup.ts
index dc39a9b0..fbcf5366 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/setup.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/setup.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { Api } from './api'
 import { Blockchain } from './blockchain'
 import { BuildBlockMode } from './blockchain/txpool'
 import { Database } from './database'
-import { Genesis } from './schema'
 import { GenesisProvider } from './genesis-provider'
 import {
   InherentProviders,
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ import { defaultLogger } from './logger'
 export type SetupOptions = {
   endpoint?: string
   block?: string | number | null
-  genesis?: string | Genesis
+  genesis?: GenesisProvider
   buildBlockMode?: BuildBlockMode
   db?: Database
   mockSignatureHost?: boolean
@@ -37,11 +36,7 @@ export type SetupOptions = {
 export const setup = async (options: SetupOptions) => {
   let provider: ProviderInterface
   if (options.genesis) {
-    if (typeof options.genesis === 'string') {
-      provider = await GenesisProvider.fromUrl(options.genesis)
-    } else {
-      provider = new GenesisProvider(options.genesis)
-    }
+    provider = options.genesis
   } else {
     provider = new WsProvider(options.endpoint)
   }
diff --git a/packages/e2e/src/helper.ts b/packages/e2e/src/helper.ts
index 24c573dd..8e548206 100644
--- a/packages/e2e/src/helper.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e/src/helper.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { beforeAll, beforeEach, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { Api } from '@acala-network/chopsticks'
 import { Blockchain } from '@acala-network/chopsticks-core/blockchain'
 import { BuildBlockMode } from '@acala-network/chopsticks-core/blockchain/txpool'
-import { GenesisProvider } from '@acala-network/chopsticks-core/genesis-provider'
 import {
   InherentProviders,
   ParaInherentEnter,
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 import { StorageValues } from '@acala-network/chopsticks-core/utils/set-storage'
 import { createServer } from '@acala-network/chopsticks/server'
 import { defer } from '@acala-network/chopsticks-core/utils'
+import { genesisFromUrl } from '@acala-network/chopsticks/context'
 import { handler } from '@acala-network/chopsticks/rpc'
 
 export { expectJson, expectHex, testingPairs } from '@acala-network/chopsticks-testing'
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const setupAll = async ({
   allowUnresolvedImports,
   genesis,
 }: SetupOption) => {
-  const api = new Api(genesis ? await GenesisProvider.fromUrl(genesis) : new WsProvider(endpoint), {
+  const api = new Api(genesis ? await genesisFromUrl(genesis) : new WsProvider(endpoint), {
     SetEvmOrigin: { payload: {}, extrinsic: {} },
   })
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 80c4fcfc..40258cc3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@polkadot/api": ^10.9.1
     "@polkadot/util-crypto": ^12.3.2
     "@types/lodash": ^4.14.199
-    axios: ^1.5.1
     comlink: ^4.4.1
     eventemitter3: ^5.0.1
     lodash: ^4.17.21