diff --git a/lib/webmock/http_lib_adapters/curb_adapter.rb b/lib/webmock/http_lib_adapters/curb_adapter.rb
index 17b893461..9f36482af 100644
--- a/lib/webmock/http_lib_adapters/curb_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/webmock/http_lib_adapters/curb_adapter.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def self.parse_header_string(header_string)
   module Curl
     class WebMockCurlEasy < Curl::Easy
       def curb_or_webmock
+
         request_signature = build_request_signature
         WebMock::RequestRegistry.instance.requested_signatures.put(request_signature)
 
@@ -169,9 +170,7 @@ def build_webmock_response
 
       def http_with_webmock(method)
         @webmock_method = method
-        curb_or_webmock do
           http_without_webmock(method)
-        end
       end
       alias_method :http_without_webmock, :http
       alias_method :http, :http_with_webmock
@@ -179,9 +178,7 @@ def http_with_webmock(method)
       %w[ get head delete ].each do |verb|
         define_method "http_#{verb}_with_webmock" do
           @webmock_method = verb
-          curb_or_webmock do
-            send( "http_#{verb}_without_webmock" )
-          end
+          send( "http_#{verb}_without_webmock" )
         end
 
         alias_method "http_#{verb}_without_webmock", "http_#{verb}"
@@ -191,9 +188,7 @@ def http_with_webmock(method)
       def http_put_with_webmock data = nil
         @webmock_method = :put
         @put_data = data if data
-        curb_or_webmock do
-          http_put_without_webmock(data)
-        end
+        http_put_without_webmock(data)
       end
       alias_method :http_put_without_webmock, :http_put
       alias_method :http_put, :http_put_with_webmock
@@ -201,9 +196,7 @@ def http_put_with_webmock data = nil
       def http_post_with_webmock *data
         @webmock_method = :post
         @post_body = data.join('&') if data && !data.empty?
-        curb_or_webmock do
-          http_post_without_webmock(*data)
-        end
+        http_post_without_webmock(*data)
       end
       alias_method :http_post_without_webmock, :http_post
       alias_method :http_post, :http_post_with_webmock
@@ -287,36 +280,6 @@ def on_#{callback}_with_webmock &block
         alias_method "on_#{callback}_without_webmock", "on_#{callback}"
         alias_method "on_#{callback}", "on_#{callback}_with_webmock"
       end
-
-      %w[ http_get http_head http_delete perform ].each do |method|
-        class_eval <<-METHOD, __FILE__, __LINE__
-          def self.#{method}(url, &block)
-            c = new
-            c.url = url
-            block.call(c) if block
-            c.send("#{method}")
-            c
-          end
-        METHOD
-      end
-
-      class_eval <<-METHOD, __FILE__, __LINE__
-        def self.http_put(url, data, &block)
-          c = new
-          c.url = url
-          block.call(c) if block
-          c.send(:http_put, data)
-          c
-        end
-
-        def self.http_post(url, *data, &block)
-          c = new
-          c.url = url
-          block.call(c) if block
-          c.send(:http_post, *data)
-          c
-        end
-      METHOD
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/webmock.gemspec b/webmock.gemspec
index fcdbddabd..6dcf9fa25 100644
--- a/webmock.gemspec
+++ b/webmock.gemspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency 'httpclient',      '>= 2.2.4'
   s.add_development_dependency 'patron',          '>= 0.4.17'
   s.add_development_dependency 'em-http-request', '~> 0.3.0'
-  s.add_development_dependency 'curb',            '0.7.15'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'curb',            '>= 0.8.0'
   s.add_development_dependency 'typhoeus',        '>= 0.3.0'
   s.add_development_dependency 'minitest',        '>= 2.2.2'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rdoc',            ((RUBY_VERSION == '1.8.6') ? '<= 3.5.0' : '>3.5.0')