diff --git a/src/api/common/constants.js b/src/api/common/constants.js
index d6f88c0a..655e0b53 100644
--- a/src/api/common/constants.js
+++ b/src/api/common/constants.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-const Transaction = require('./core').Transaction;
+const Transaction = require('./utils').core.Transaction;
 const flagIndices = Transaction.set_clear_flags.AccountSet;
 
 const AccountFlagIndices = {
diff --git a/src/api/common/core.js b/src/api/common/core.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c0d333b0..00000000
--- a/src/api/common/core.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-module.exports = require('../../core');
diff --git a/src/api/common/index.js b/src/api/common/index.js
index 5c8c7266..d0f65988 100644
--- a/src/api/common/index.js
+++ b/src/api/common/index.js
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 const utils = require('./utils');
 
 module.exports = {
-  core: require('./core'),
+  core: utils.core,
   constants: require('./constants'),
   errors: require('./errors'),
   validate: require('./validate'),
-  server: require('./server'),
   dropsToXrp: utils.dropsToXrp,
   xrpToDrops: utils.xrpToDrops,
   toRippledAmount: utils.toRippledAmount,
diff --git a/src/api/common/schema-validator.js b/src/api/common/schema-validator.js
index 4dabcbea..35c9dbc1 100644
--- a/src/api/common/schema-validator.js
+++ b/src/api/common/schema-validator.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const _ = require('lodash');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const validator = require('is-my-json-valid');
-const ripple = require('./core');
+const ripple = require('./utils').core;
 const ValidationError = require('./errors').ValidationError;
 
 let SCHEMAS = {};
diff --git a/src/api/common/server.js b/src/api/common/server.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3897583c..00000000
--- a/src/api/common/server.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-disable valid-jsdoc */
-'use strict';
-const async = require('async');
-
-/**
- * If a ledger is not received in this time, consider the connection offline
- */
-const CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 1000 * 30;
-
-/**
- * Determine if remote is connected based on time of last ledger closed
- *
- * @param {Server} server
- * @return {Boolean}
- */
-function isConnected(remote) {
-  if (isNaN(remote._ledger_current_index)) {
-    // Remote is missing the index of last ledger closed. Unprepared to submit
-    // transactions
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  const server = remote.getServer();
-  if (!server) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  if (remote._stand_alone) {
-    // If rippled is in standalone mode we can assume there will not be a
-    // ledger close within 30 seconds.
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  return (Date.now() - server._lastLedgerClose) <= CONNECTION_TIMEOUT;
-}
-
-/**
- * Check if remote is connected and attempt to reconnect if not
- *
- * @param {Remote} remote
- * @param {Function} callback
- */
-function ensureConnected(remote, callback) {
-  if (remote.getServer()) {
-    callback(null, isConnected(remote));
-  } else {
-    callback(null, false);
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * @param {Remote} remote
- * @param {Function} callback
- */
-function getStatus(remote, callback) {
-  function checkConnectivity(_callback) {
-    ensureConnected(remote, _callback);
-  }
-
-  function requestServerInfo(connected, _callback) {
-    remote.requestServerInfo(_callback);
-  }
-
-  function prepareResponse(server_info, _callback) {
-    const results = { };
-
-    results.rippled_server_url = remote.getServer()._url;
-    results.rippled_server_status = server_info.info;
-
-    _callback(null, results);
-  }
-
-  const steps = [
-    checkConnectivity,
-    requestServerInfo,
-    prepareResponse
-  ];
-
-  async.waterfall(steps, callback);
-}
-
-/**
- * @param {Remote} remote
- * @param {Number|String} ledger
- * @param {Function} callback
- */
-function remoteHasLedger(remote, ledger, callback) {
-  const ledger_index = Number(ledger);
-
-  function handleStatus(err, status) {
-    if (err) {
-      return callback(err);
-    }
-
-    const ledger_range = status.rippled_server_status.complete_ledgers;
-    const match = ledger_range.match(/([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)$/);
-    const min = Number(match[1]);
-    const max = Number(match[2]);
-
-    if (ledger_index >= min && ledger_index <= max) {
-      callback(null, true);
-    } else {
-      callback(null, false);
-    }
-  }
-
-  getStatus(remote, handleStatus);
-}
-
-module.exports = {
-  CONNECTION_TIMEOUT: CONNECTION_TIMEOUT,
-  getStatus: getStatus,
-  isConnected: isConnected,
-  ensureConnected: ensureConnected,
-  remoteHasLedger: remoteHasLedger
-};
diff --git a/src/api/common/utils.js b/src/api/common/utils.js
index 7ada879c..71f9b1f6 100644
--- a/src/api/common/utils.js
+++ b/src/api/common/utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 const BigNumber = require('bignumber.js');
+const core = require('../../core');
 
 function dropsToXrp(drops) {
   return (new BigNumber(drops)).dividedBy(1000000.0).toString();
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ function composeAsync(wrapper, callback) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
+  core,
   dropsToXrp,
   xrpToDrops,
   toRippledAmount,
diff --git a/src/api/common/validate.js b/src/api/common/validate.js
index 004450f8..e1f5a3f8 100644
--- a/src/api/common/validate.js
+++ b/src/api/common/validate.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const ValidationError = require('./errors').ValidationError;
 const schemaValidate = require('./schema-validator');
-const ripple = require('./core');
+const ripple = require('./utils').core;
 
 function error(text) {
   return new ValidationError(text);
diff --git a/src/api/index.js b/src/api/index.js
index d38d0f61..27520f85 100644
--- a/src/api/index.js
+++ b/src/api/index.js
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 const ripple = require('./common').core;
 const server = require('./server/server');
 const connect = server.connect;
-// const getServerStatus = server.getServerStatus;
-// const getFee = server.getFee;
-// const isConnected = server.isConnected;
+const disconnect = server.disconnect;
+const getServerInfo = server.getServerInfo;
+const getFee = server.getFee;
+const isConnected = server.isConnected;
 const getTransaction = require('./ledger/transaction');
 const getAccountTransactions = require('./ledger/transactions');
 const getTrustlines = require('./ledger/trustlines');
@@ -29,9 +30,10 @@ function RippleAPI(options) {
 
 RippleAPI.prototype = {
   connect,
-  // getServerStatus,
-  // getFee,
-  // isConnected,
+  disconnect,
+  isConnected,
+  getServerInfo,
+  getFee,
 
   getTransaction,
   getAccountTransactions,
diff --git a/src/api/ledger/utils.js b/src/api/ledger/utils.js
index b6048853..3e805e4d 100644
--- a/src/api/ledger/utils.js
+++ b/src/api/ledger/utils.js
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-/* eslint-disable valid-jsdoc */
 'use strict';
 const _ = require('lodash');
-const async = require('async');
-const asyncify = require('simple-asyncify');
 const common = require('../common');
-const ripple = common.core;
 
 // If the marker is omitted from a response, you have reached the end
 // getter(marker, limit, callback), callback(error, {marker, results})
@@ -46,26 +42,6 @@ function renameCounterpartyToIssuerInOrder(order) {
   return _.assign({}, order, _.omit(changes, _.isUndefined));
 }
 
-function isValidHash256(hash) {
-  return ripple.UInt256.is_valid(hash);
-}
-
-function parseLedger(ledger) {
-  if (/^current$|^closed$|^validated$/.test(ledger)) {
-    return ledger;
-  }
-
-  if (ledger && Number(ledger) >= 0 && isFinite(Number(ledger))) {
-    return Number(ledger);
-  }
-
-  if (isValidHash256(ledger)) {
-    return ledger;
-  }
-
-  return 'validated';
-}
-
 function signum(num) {
   return (num === 0) ? 0 : (num > 0 ? 1 : -1);
 }
@@ -87,41 +63,10 @@ function compareTransactions(first, second) {
   return Number(first.ledgerVersion) < Number(second.ledgerVersion) ? -1 : 1;
 }
 
-function attachDate(api, baseTransactions, callback) {
-  const groupedTx = _.groupBy(baseTransactions, function(tx) {
-    return tx.ledger_index;
-  });
-
-  function attachDateToTransactions(transactions, data) {
-    return _.map(transactions, function(tx) {
-      return _.assign(tx, {date: data.ledger.close_time});
-    });
-  }
-
-  function getLedger(ledgerIndex, _callback) {
-    api.remote.requestLedger({ledger_index: ledgerIndex}, _callback);
-  }
-
-  function attachDateToLedgerTransactions(_groupedTx, ledger, _callback) {
-    const transactions = _groupedTx[ledger];
-    async.waterfall([
-      _.partial(getLedger, Number(ledger)),
-      asyncify(_.partial(attachDateToTransactions, transactions))
-    ], _callback);
-  }
-
-  const ledgers = _.keys(groupedTx);
-  const flatMap = async.seq(async.map, asyncify(_.flatten));
-  const iterator = _.partial(attachDateToLedgerTransactions, groupedTx);
-  flatMap(ledgers, iterator, callback);
-}
-
 module.exports = {
-  parseLedger: parseLedger,
   compareTransactions: compareTransactions,
   renameCounterpartyToIssuer: renameCounterpartyToIssuer,
   renameCounterpartyToIssuerInOrder: renameCounterpartyToIssuerInOrder,
-  attachDate: attachDate,
   getRecursive: getRecursive,
   wrapCatch: common.wrapCatch,
   common: common
diff --git a/src/api/server/server.js b/src/api/server/server.js
index cfed1d42..8c3d54f3 100644
--- a/src/api/server/server.js
+++ b/src/api/server/server.js
@@ -1,33 +1,45 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
 
+// If a ledger is not received in this time, consider the connection offline
+const CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 1000 * 30;
+
 function connect(callback) {
   this.remote.connect(callback);
 }
 
-function isConnected() {
-  return common.server.isConnected(this.remote);
+function disconnect(callback) {
+  this.remote.disconnect(callback);
 }
 
-function getServerStatus(callback) {
-  common.server.getStatus(this.remote, function(error, status) {
+function isUpToDate(remote) {
+  const server = remote.getServer();
+  return Boolean(server) && (remote._stand_alone
+    || (Date.now() - server._lastLedgerClose) <= CONNECTION_TIMEOUT);
+}
+
+function isConnected() {
+  return Boolean(this.remote._ledger_current_index) && isUpToDate(this.remote);
+}
+
+function getServerInfo(callback) {
+  this.remote.requestServerInfo((error, info) => {
     if (error) {
       callback(new common.errors.RippledNetworkError(error.message));
     } else {
-      callback(null, status);
+      callback(null, info);
     }
   });
 }
 
-function getFee(callback) {
-  const fee = this.remote.createTransaction()._computeFee();
-  callback(null, {fee: common.dropsToXrp(fee)});
+function getFee() {
+  return common.dropsToXrp(this.remote.createTransaction()._computeFee());
 }
 
-
 module.exports = {
   connect: connect,
+  disconnect: disconnect,
   isConnected: isConnected,
-  getServerStatus: getServerStatus,
+  getServerInfo: getServerInfo,
   getFee: getFee
 };
diff --git a/src/api/transaction/settings.js b/src/api/transaction/settings.js
index d8cb791c..84811943 100644
--- a/src/api/transaction/settings.js
+++ b/src/api/transaction/settings.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* @flow */
-/* eslint-disable valid-jsdoc */
 'use strict';
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const assert = require('assert');
@@ -28,16 +27,6 @@ function setTransactionFlags(transaction, values) {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Set fields on a transaction based on input and fields schema object
- *
- * @param {Transaction} transaction
- * @param {Object} input - Object whose properties are used to set fields on
- *                         the transaction
- * @param {Object} fieldSchema - Object that holds the schema of each field
- *
- * @returns undefined
- */
 function setTransactionFields(transaction, input) {
   const fieldSchema = AccountFields;
   for (const fieldName in fieldSchema) {
@@ -78,8 +67,6 @@ function setTransactionFields(transaction, input) {
 }
 
 /**
- *  Convert a numerical transfer rate in ripple-rest format to ripple-lib
- *
  *  Note: A fee of 1% requires 101% of the destination to be sent for the
  *        destination to receive 100%.
  *  The transfer rate is specified as the input amount as fraction of 1.
diff --git a/src/api/transaction/utils.js b/src/api/transaction/utils.js
index df25c3ff..0568e211 100644
--- a/src/api/transaction/utils.js
+++ b/src/api/transaction/utils.js
@@ -1,24 +1,8 @@
 /* @flow */
-/* eslint-disable valid-jsdoc */
 'use strict';
 const BigNumber = require('bignumber.js');
 const common = require('../common');
 
-/**
- * Helper that sets bit flags on transactions
- *
- * @param {Transaction} transaction - Transaction object that is used to submit
- *                                    requests to ripple
- * @param {Object} options
- * @param {Object} options.flags - Holds flag names to set on transaction when
- *                                 parameter values are true or false on input
- * @param {Object} options.input - Holds parameter values
- * @param {String} options.clear_setting - Used to check if parameter values
- *                                         besides false mean false
- *
- *
- * @returns undefined
- */
 function setTransactionBitFlags(transaction: any, values: any, flags: any):
     void {
   for (const flagName in flags) {
diff --git a/test/api-test.js b/test/api-test.js
index 24541a9e..38cc0fc2 100644
--- a/test/api-test.js
+++ b/test/api-test.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const walletResponse = require('./fixtures/wallet.json');
 const getSettingsResponse = require('./fixtures/get-settings-response');
 const getOrdersResponse = require('./fixtures/get-orders-response');
 const getOrderBookResponse = require('./fixtures/get-orderbook-response');
+const getServerInfoResponse = require('./fixtures/get-server-info-response');
 
 function checkResult(expected, done, error, response) {
   if (error) {
@@ -153,4 +154,20 @@ describe('RippleAPI', function() {
     this.api.getOrderBook(address, orderbook, {},
       _.partial(checkResult, getOrderBookResponse, done));
   });
+
+  it('getServerInfo', function(done) {
+    this.api.getServerInfo(_.partial(checkResult, getServerInfoResponse, done));
+  });
+
+  it('getFee', function() {
+    assert.strictEqual(this.api.getFee(), '0.000012');
+  });
+
+  it('disconnect & isConnected', function(done) {
+    assert.strictEqual(this.api.isConnected(), true);
+    this.api.disconnect(() => {
+      assert.strictEqual(this.api.isConnected(), false);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/fixtures/get-server-info-response.json b/test/fixtures/get-server-info-response.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b45b337d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/get-server-info-response.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "info": {
+    "build_version": "0.24.0-rc1",
+    "complete_ledgers": "32570-6595042",
+    "hostid": "ARTS",
+    "last_close": {
+      "converge_time_s": 2.007,
+      "proposers": 4
+    },
+    "load_factor": 1,
+    "peers": 53,
+    "pubkey_node": "n94wWvFUmaKGYrKUGgpv1DyYgDeXRGdACkNQaSe7zJiy5Znio7UC",
+    "server_state": "full",
+    "validated_ledger": {
+      "age": 5,
+      "base_fee_xrp": 0.00001,
+      "hash": "4482DEE5362332F54A4036ED57EE1767C9F33CF7CE5A6670355C16CECE381D46",
+      "reserve_base_xrp": 20,
+      "reserve_inc_xrp": 5,
+      "seq": 6595042
+    },
+    "validation_quorum": 3
+  }
+}