diff --git a/rpc/dcrd.go b/rpc/dcrd.go
index 667b282..da0609d 100644
--- a/rpc/dcrd.go
+++ b/rpc/dcrd.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ const (
 // of JSON encoding.
 type DcrdRPC struct {
 	Caller
-	ctx context.Context
 }
 
 type DcrdConnect struct {
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ func (d *DcrdConnect) Client() (*DcrdRPC, string, error) {
 	// If this is a reused connection, we don't need to validate the dcrd config
 	// again.
 	if !newConnection {
-		return &DcrdRPC{c, ctx}, d.client.addr, nil
+		return &DcrdRPC{c}, d.client.addr, nil
 	}
 
 	// Verify dcrd is at the required api version.
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ func (d *DcrdConnect) Client() (*DcrdRPC, string, error) {
 
 	d.log.Debugf("Connected to dcrd")
 
-	return &DcrdRPC{c, ctx}, d.client.addr, nil
+	return &DcrdRPC{c}, d.client.addr, nil
 }
 
 // GetRawTransaction uses getrawtransaction RPC to retrieve details about the
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ func (d *DcrdConnect) Client() (*DcrdRPC, string, error) {
 func (c *DcrdRPC) GetRawTransaction(txHash string) (*dcrdtypes.TxRawResult, error) {
 	verbose := 1
 	var resp dcrdtypes.TxRawResult
-	err := c.Call(c.ctx, "getrawtransaction", &resp, txHash, verbose)
+	err := c.Call(context.TODO(), "getrawtransaction", &resp, txHash, verbose)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ func (c *DcrdRPC) GetRawTransaction(txHash string) (*dcrdtypes.TxRawResult, erro
 // DecodeRawTransaction uses decoderawtransaction RPC to decode raw transaction bytes.
 func (c *DcrdRPC) DecodeRawTransaction(txHex string) (*dcrdtypes.TxRawDecodeResult, error) {
 	var resp dcrdtypes.TxRawDecodeResult
-	err := c.Call(c.ctx, "decoderawtransaction", &resp, txHex)
+	err := c.Call(context.TODO(), "decoderawtransaction", &resp, txHex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ func (c *DcrdRPC) DecodeRawTransaction(txHex string) (*dcrdtypes.TxRawDecodeResu
 // the network. It ignores errors caused by duplicate transactions.
 func (c *DcrdRPC) SendRawTransaction(txHex string) error {
 	const allowHighFees = false
-	err := c.Call(c.ctx, "sendrawtransaction", nil, txHex, allowHighFees)
+	err := c.Call(context.TODO(), "sendrawtransaction", nil, txHex, allowHighFees)
 	if err != nil {
 
 		// Ignore errors caused by the transaction already existing in the
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ func (c *DcrdRPC) SendRawTransaction(txHex string) error {
 // agenda has activated on the current network.
 func (c *DcrdRPC) IsDCP0010Active() (bool, error) {
 	var info dcrdtypes.GetBlockChainInfoResult
-	err := c.Call(c.ctx, "getblockchaininfo", &info)
+	err := c.Call(context.TODO(), "getblockchaininfo", &info)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -214,14 +213,14 @@ func (c *DcrdRPC) IsDCP0010Active() (bool, error) {
 
 // NotifyBlocks uses notifyblocks RPC to request new block notifications from dcrd.
 func (c *DcrdRPC) NotifyBlocks() error {
-	return c.Call(c.ctx, "notifyblocks", nil)
+	return c.Call(context.TODO(), "notifyblocks", nil)
 }
 
 // GetBestBlockHeader uses getbestblockhash RPC, followed by getblockheader RPC,
 // to retrieve the header of the best block known to the dcrd instance.
 func (c *DcrdRPC) GetBestBlockHeader() (*dcrdtypes.GetBlockHeaderVerboseResult, error) {
 	var bestBlockHash string
-	err := c.Call(c.ctx, "getbestblockhash", &bestBlockHash)
+	err := c.Call(context.TODO(), "getbestblockhash", &bestBlockHash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ func (c *DcrdRPC) GetBestBlockHeader() (*dcrdtypes.GetBlockHeaderVerboseResult,
 func (c *DcrdRPC) GetBlockHeaderVerbose(blockHash string) (*dcrdtypes.GetBlockHeaderVerboseResult, error) {
 	const verbose = true
 	var blockHeader dcrdtypes.GetBlockHeaderVerboseResult
-	err := c.Call(c.ctx, "getblockheader", &blockHeader, blockHash, verbose)
+	err := c.Call(context.TODO(), "getblockheader", &blockHeader, blockHash, verbose)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -249,7 +248,7 @@ func (c *DcrdRPC) GetBlockHeaderVerbose(blockHash string) (*dcrdtypes.GetBlockHe
 // hash is a live ticket known to the dcrd instance.
 func (c *DcrdRPC) ExistsLiveTicket(ticketHash string) (bool, error) {
 	var exists string
-	err := c.Call(c.ctx, "existslivetickets", &exists, []string{ticketHash})
+	err := c.Call(context.TODO(), "existslivetickets", &exists, []string{ticketHash})
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
diff --git a/rpc/dcrwallet.go b/rpc/dcrwallet.go
index 672dda9..d320188 100644
--- a/rpc/dcrwallet.go
+++ b/rpc/dcrwallet.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ var (
 // of JSON encoding.
 type WalletRPC struct {
 	Caller
-	ctx context.Context
 }
 
 type WalletConnect struct {
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ func (w *WalletConnect) Clients() ([]*WalletRPC, []string) {
 		// If this is a reused connection, we don't need to validate the
 		// dcrwallet config again.
 		if !newConnection {
-			walletClients = append(walletClients, &WalletRPC{c, ctx})
+			walletClients = append(walletClients, &WalletRPC{c})
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ func (w *WalletConnect) Clients() ([]*WalletRPC, []string) {
 		}
 
 		// Verify dcrwallet is voting and unlocked.
-		walletRPC := &WalletRPC{c, ctx}
+		walletRPC := &WalletRPC{c}
 		walletInfo, err := walletRPC.WalletInfo()
 		if err != nil {
 			w.log.Errorf("dcrwallet.WalletInfo error (wallet=%s): %v", c.String(), err)
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ func (w *WalletConnect) Clients() ([]*WalletRPC, []string) {
 // dcrwallet instance is configured.
 func (c *WalletRPC) WalletInfo() (*wallettypes.WalletInfoResult, error) {
 	var walletInfo wallettypes.WalletInfoResult
-	err := c.Call(c.ctx, "walletinfo", &walletInfo)
+	err := c.Call(context.TODO(), "walletinfo", &walletInfo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -173,12 +172,12 @@ func (c *WalletRPC) AddTicketForVoting(votingWIF, blockHash, txHex string) error
 	const label = "imported"
 	const rescan = false
 	const scanFrom = 0
-	err := c.Call(c.ctx, "importprivkey", nil, votingWIF, label, rescan, scanFrom)
+	err := c.Call(context.TODO(), "importprivkey", nil, votingWIF, label, rescan, scanFrom)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("importprivkey failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	err = c.Call(c.ctx, "addtransaction", nil, blockHash, txHex)
+	err = c.Call(context.TODO(), "addtransaction", nil, blockHash, txHex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("addtransaction failed: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -189,14 +188,14 @@ func (c *WalletRPC) AddTicketForVoting(votingWIF, blockHash, txHex string) error
 // SetVoteChoice uses setvotechoice RPC to set the vote choice on the given
 // agenda, for the given ticket.
 func (c *WalletRPC) SetVoteChoice(agenda, choice, ticketHash string) error {
-	return c.Call(c.ctx, "setvotechoice", nil, agenda, choice, ticketHash)
+	return c.Call(context.TODO(), "setvotechoice", nil, agenda, choice, ticketHash)
 }
 
 // GetBestBlockHeight uses getblockcount RPC to query the height of the best
 // block known by the dcrwallet instance.
 func (c *WalletRPC) GetBestBlockHeight() (int64, error) {
 	var height int64
-	err := c.Call(c.ctx, "getblockcount", &height)
+	err := c.Call(context.TODO(), "getblockcount", &height)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ func (c *WalletRPC) GetBestBlockHeight() (int64, error) {
 // known by this dcrwallet instance.
 func (c *WalletRPC) TicketInfo(startHeight int64) (map[string]*wallettypes.TicketInfoResult, error) {
 	var result []*wallettypes.TicketInfoResult
-	err := c.Call(c.ctx, "ticketinfo", &result, startHeight)
+	err := c.Call(context.TODO(), "ticketinfo", &result, startHeight)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -225,17 +224,17 @@ func (c *WalletRPC) TicketInfo(startHeight int64) (map[string]*wallettypes.Ticke
 // RescanFrom uses rescanwallet RPC to trigger the wallet to perform a rescan
 // from the specified block height.
 func (c *WalletRPC) RescanFrom(fromHeight int64) error {
-	return c.Call(c.ctx, "rescanwallet", nil, fromHeight)
+	return c.Call(context.TODO(), "rescanwallet", nil, fromHeight)
 }
 
 // SetTreasuryPolicy sets the specified tickets voting policy for all tspends
 // published by the given treasury key.
 func (c *WalletRPC) SetTreasuryPolicy(key, policy, ticket string) error {
-	return c.Call(c.ctx, "settreasurypolicy", nil, key, policy, ticket)
+	return c.Call(context.TODO(), "settreasurypolicy", nil, key, policy, ticket)
 }
 
 // SetTSpendPolicy sets the specified tickets voting policy for a single tspend
 // identified by its hash.
 func (c *WalletRPC) SetTSpendPolicy(tSpend, policy, ticket string) error {
-	return c.Call(c.ctx, "settspendpolicy", nil, tSpend, policy, ticket)
+	return c.Call(context.TODO(), "settspendpolicy", nil, tSpend, policy, ticket)
 }