diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e3fa07a..ad76eed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
 
 - This will start the proxy with,
   - RPC endpoint at: <http://0.0.0.0:8545>
-  - WS endpoint at: <http://0.0.0.0:8545/ws>
+  - WS endpoint at: <ws://0.0.0.0:8545/ws>
diff --git a/ws_proxy.py b/ws_proxy.py
index 8477c27..dd73c66 100644
--- a/ws_proxy.py
+++ b/ws_proxy.py
@@ -74,17 +74,6 @@ class WebSocketProxy:
 
                     self.logger.debug(f"Received from client: {data}")
 
-                    # Handle ping messages locally
-                    if method == "ping":
-                        pong_response = {
-                            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
-                            "result": "pong",
-                            "id": data.get("id")
-                        }
-                        await client_ws.send_str(json.dumps(pong_response))
-                        self.logger.debug("Responded to ping with pong")
-                        continue
-
                     transformed_request = provider.transform_request(data)
 
                     await provider_ws.send_str(json.dumps(transformed_request))
@@ -96,10 +85,6 @@ class WebSocketProxy:
                     self.logger.error(f"Error forwarding to provider: {e}")
                     break
 
-            elif msg.type == WSMsgType.PING:
-                await client_ws.pong(msg.data)
-                self.logger.debug("Responded to WebSocket ping with pong")
-
             elif msg.type == WSMsgType.ERROR:
                 self.logger.error(f'WebSocket error: {client_ws.exception()}')
                 break
@@ -140,10 +125,6 @@ class WebSocketProxy:
                     # Don't break here - continue processing other messages
                     continue
 
-            elif msg.type == WSMsgType.PING:
-                await provider_ws.pong(msg.data)
-                self.logger.debug(f"Responded to provider WebSocket ping from {provider.name}")
-
             elif msg.type == WSMsgType.ERROR:
                 self.logger.error(f'Provider WebSocket error: {provider_ws.exception()}')
                 break