diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 26647ca..0000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "ismp-solidity"]
-	path = pallet-ismp/evm/solidity/lib/ismp-solidity
-	url = https://github.com/polytope-labs/ismp-solidity.git
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f2e70b1..38bea38 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ismp"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/polytope-labs/ismp-rs?branch=main#3a85db0d968eab5a88427a19a2a612332caec23f"
+source = "git+https://github.com/polytope-labs/ismp-rs?branch=main#5c4e0f412de788b5d86de8146b49f6db6795ca12"
 dependencies = [
  "derive_more",
  "parity-scale-codec",
@@ -1706,7 +1706,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ismp-testsuite"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/polytope-labs/ismp-rs?branch=main#3a85db0d968eab5a88427a19a2a612332caec23f"
+source = "git+https://github.com/polytope-labs/ismp-rs?branch=main#5c4e0f412de788b5d86de8146b49f6db6795ca12"
 dependencies = [
  "ismp",
  "parity-scale-codec",
diff --git a/ismp-demo/src/lib.rs b/ismp-demo/src/lib.rs
index ebd3e3e..82da701 100644
--- a/ismp-demo/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ismp-demo/src/lib.rs
@@ -206,9 +206,8 @@ pub mod pallet {
         /// Dispatch request to a connected EVM chain.
         #[pallet::weight(Weight::from_parts(1_000_000, 0))]
         #[pallet::call_index(2)]
-        pub fn disptach_to_evm(origin: OriginFor<T>, params: EvmParams) -> DispatchResult {
+        pub fn dispatch_to_evm(origin: OriginFor<T>, params: EvmParams) -> DispatchResult {
             ensure_signed(origin)?;
-
             let post = DispatchPost {
                 dest: StateMachine::Ethereum(params.destination),
                 from: PALLET_ID.to_bytes(),
@@ -217,13 +216,13 @@ pub mod pallet {
                 data: b"Hello from polkadot".to_vec(),
                 gas_limit: 10_000_000,
             };
-
-            // dispatch the request
             let dispatcher = T::IsmpDispatcher::default();
-            dispatcher
-                .dispatch_request(DispatchRequest::Post(post))
-                .map_err(|_| Error::<T>::TransferFailed)?;
-
+            for _ in 0..params.count {
+                // dispatch the request
+                dispatcher
+                    .dispatch_request(DispatchRequest::Post(post.clone()))
+                    .map_err(|_| Error::<T>::TransferFailed)?;
+            }
             Ok(())
         }
     }
@@ -288,6 +287,9 @@ pub mod pallet {
 
         /// Timeout timestamp on destination chain in seconds
         pub timeout: u64,
+
+        /// Request count
+        pub count: u64,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/pallet-ismp/rpc/src/lib.rs b/pallet-ismp/rpc/src/lib.rs
index baa676e..3e82da8 100644
--- a/pallet-ismp/rpc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pallet-ismp/rpc/src/lib.rs
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@ where
     #[method(name = "ismp_queryChallengePeriod")]
     fn query_challenge_period(&self, client_id: ConsensusClientId) -> Result<u64>;
 
-    /// Query the latest timestamp for chain
-    #[method(name = "ismp_queryTimestamp")]
-    fn query_timestamp(&self) -> Result<u64>;
-
     /// Query the latest height for a state machine
     #[method(name = "ismp_queryStateMachineLatestHeight")]
     fn query_state_machine_latest_height(&self, id: StateMachineId) -> Result<u64>;
@@ -273,15 +269,6 @@ where
             .ok_or_else(|| runtime_error_into_rpc_error("Error fetching Challenge period"))
     }
 
-    fn query_timestamp(&self) -> Result<u64> {
-        let api = self.client.runtime_api();
-        let at = self.client.info().best_hash;
-        api.timestamp(at)
-            .ok()
-            .flatten()
-            .ok_or_else(|| runtime_error_into_rpc_error("Error fetching latest timestamp"))
-    }
-
     fn query_state_machine_latest_height(&self, id: StateMachineId) -> Result<u64> {
         let api = self.client.runtime_api();
         let at = self.client.info().best_hash;
diff --git a/pallet-ismp/runtime-api/src/lib.rs b/pallet-ismp/runtime-api/src/lib.rs
index b558bd3..a8364c5 100644
--- a/pallet-ismp/runtime-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pallet-ismp/runtime-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ sp_api::decl_runtime_apis! {
         /// Return the timestamp this client was last updated in seconds
         fn consensus_update_time(id: ConsensusClientId) -> Option<u64>;
 
-         /// Return the latest timestamp for the chain
-        fn timestamp() -> Option<u64>;
-
         /// Return the challenge period timestamp
         fn challenge_period(id: ConsensusClientId) -> Option<u64>;