diff --git a/AzureFunctions.EventGrid/AzureFunctions.EventGrid.csproj b/AzureFunctions.EventGrid/AzureFunctions.EventGrid.csproj
index 5781b49..1bb4cac 100644
--- a/AzureFunctions.EventGrid/AzureFunctions.EventGrid.csproj
+++ b/AzureFunctions.EventGrid/AzureFunctions.EventGrid.csproj
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ You can specify all necessary event details you need.</Description>
     <PackageIcon>icon-logo.png</PackageIcon>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.EventGrid" Version="3.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/AzureFunctions.EventGrid/EventGridAsyncCollector.cs b/AzureFunctions.EventGrid/EventGridAsyncCollector.cs
index 046e8e9..6ad167b 100644
--- a/AzureFunctions.EventGrid/EventGridAsyncCollector.cs
+++ b/AzureFunctions.EventGrid/EventGridAsyncCollector.cs
@@ -1,29 +1,33 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Microsoft.Azure.EventGrid;
-using Microsoft.Azure.EventGrid.Models;
 using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace AzureFunctions.EventGrid
 {
     public class EventGridAsyncCollector : IAsyncCollector<Event>
     {
-        private readonly string topicHostname;
-        
+        private readonly string topicEndPoint;       
+        private readonly string topicKey; 
+
         private readonly IList<Event> eventCollection;
-        private readonly TopicCredentials topicCredentials;
+        private readonly EventGridAttribute attribute;
+        
+        private static HttpClient httpClient;
+
 
         public EventGridAsyncCollector(EventGridAttribute attribute)
         {
             this.eventCollection = new List<Event>();
-            string topicEndpoint = attribute.TopicEndpoint;
-            string topicKey = attribute.TopicKey;
+            this.topicEndPoint = attribute.TopicEndpoint;
+            this.topicKey = attribute.TopicKey;
+            this.attribute = attribute;
 
-            this.topicHostname = new Uri(topicEndpoint).Host;
-            this.topicCredentials = new TopicCredentials(topicKey);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -34,6 +38,11 @@ public EventGridAsyncCollector(EventGridAttribute attribute)
         /// <returns><see cref="Task.CompletedTask"/>.</returns>
         public Task AddAsync(Event item, CancellationToken cancellationToken = new CancellationToken())
         {
+            if (httpClient == null)
+            {
+                httpClient = attribute.HttpClient ?? new HttpClient();
+            }
+
             this.eventCollection.Add(item);
 
             return Task.CompletedTask;
@@ -48,22 +57,19 @@ public EventGridAsyncCollector(EventGridAttribute attribute)
             var eventGridEventCollection = CreateEventGridEventCollection();
             if (eventGridEventCollection.Any())
             {
-                using (var eventGridClient = new EventGridClient(topicCredentials))
-                {
-                    await eventGridClient.PublishEventsAsync(
-                        topicHostname,
-                        eventGridEventCollection,
-                        cancellationToken);
-                }
+                HttpContent httpContent = new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(eventGridEventCollection), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
+                httpContent.Headers.Add("aeg-sas-key", topicKey);
+                await httpClient.PostAsync(topicEndPoint, httpContent, cancellationToken);
             }
         }
 
-        private IList<EventGridEvent> CreateEventGridEventCollection()
+        private IList<EventGridModel> CreateEventGridEventCollection()
         {
-            var eventGridEventCollection = new List<EventGridEvent>();
+            var eventGridEventCollection = new List<EventGridModel>();
             foreach (var @event in eventCollection)
             {
-                var eventGridEvent = new EventGridEvent(
+
+                var eventGridEvent = new EventGridModel(
                     id: Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"),
                     subject: @event.Subject,
                     dataVersion: @event.DataVersion,
diff --git a/AzureFunctions.EventGrid/EventGridAttribute.cs b/AzureFunctions.EventGrid/EventGridAttribute.cs
index 0336283..169a244 100644
--- a/AzureFunctions.EventGrid/EventGridAttribute.cs
+++ b/AzureFunctions.EventGrid/EventGridAttribute.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Net.Http;
 using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Description;
 
 namespace AzureFunctions.EventGrid
@@ -20,5 +21,10 @@ public class EventGridAttribute : Attribute
         /// </summary>
         [AppSetting]
         public string TopicKey { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// If you have already instantiated an <seealso cref="System.Net.Http.HttpClient"/>, pass it to this property.
+        /// </summary>
+        public HttpClient HttpClient { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/AzureFunctions.EventGrid/EventGridModel.cs b/AzureFunctions.EventGrid/EventGridModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..928ae93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AzureFunctions.EventGrid/EventGridModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace AzureFunctions.EventGrid
+{
+    internal class EventGridModel :Event
+    {
+        //
+        // Summary:
+        //     Gets or sets an unique identifier for the event.
+        public string Id { get; set; }
+
+        //
+        // Summary:
+        //     Gets or sets the time (in UTC) the event was generated.
+        public DateTime EventTime { get; set; }
+
+        public EventGridModel(string id,string subject, string dataVersion, string eventType, object data,DateTime eventTime)
+        {
+            this.Id = id;
+            this.Subject = subject;
+            this.DataVersion = dataVersion;
+            this.EventType = eventType;
+            this.Data = data;
+            this.EventTime = eventTime;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f798f07..103a0d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,4 +65,15 @@ private class MyCustomEvent
 ```
 
 The publishing of the events will be executed after the Azure Function is finished, 
-in the `FlushAsync` method of the `IAsyncCollector<T>`.
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+in the `FlushAsync` method of the `IAsyncCollector<T>`.
+
+In order for this to work you need a `local.settings.json` file with the  following values. For `EventGridBindingSampleTopicEndpoint` setting, you have to provide the endpoint along with the [api-version](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/eventgrid/dataplane/publishevents/publishevents) header.
+
+```
+{
+	"Values": {
+		"EventGridBindingSampleTopicEndpoint": "https://{topicHostname}/api/events?api-version=2018-01-01",
+		"EventGridBindingSampleTopicKey": "{Topic Key}"
+	}
+}
+```
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