diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index 1ac55734..7f56c44a 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ func (client *Client) do(method, path string, query url.Values, headers map[stri
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		err = client.decodeHook(bodyBytes, &RequestOptions{Method: method, Path: path /* TODO */})
+		err = client.decodeHook(bodyBytes, method, path, &RequestOptions{ /* TODO */ })
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -536,44 +536,35 @@ func (client *Client) DebugGet(action string, result interface{}, params map[str
 	return err
 }
 
-// RequestOptions allows setting up a specific request.
+// RequestOptions provides options arguments for a request.
 type RequestOptions struct {
-	Method     string
-	Path       string
-	Query      url.Values
-	Headers    map[string]string
-	Body       io.Reader
-	Async      bool
-	ReturnBody bool
+	Query   url.Values
+	Headers map[string]string
+	Body    io.Reader
 }
 
-// RequestResponse defines a common response associated with requests.
-type RequestResponse struct {
-	StatusCode int
-	ChangeID   string
-	Body       io.ReadCloser
-}
+// NOTE: these are NOT the real implementation, just to get things to work at a basic level
 
-// NOTE: not the real implementation, just to get things to work at a basic level
-func (client *Client) Do(ctx context.Context, opts *RequestOptions, result interface{}) (*RequestResponse, error) {
-	if opts.ReturnBody {
-		panic("not yet implemented")
-	}
-	if opts.Async {
-		changeID, err := client.doAsync(opts.Method, opts.Path, opts.Query, opts.Headers, opts.Body)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return &RequestResponse{ChangeID: changeID}, nil
+func (client *Client) DoSync(ctx context.Context, method, path string, opts *RequestOptions, result interface{}) error {
+	if opts == nil {
+		opts = &RequestOptions{}
 	}
-	_, err := client.doSync(opts.Method, opts.Path, opts.Query, opts.Headers, opts.Body, result)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	_, err := client.doSync(method, path, opts.Query, opts.Headers, opts.Body, result)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (client *Client) DoAsync(ctx context.Context, method, path string, opts *RequestOptions) (changeID string, err error) {
+	if opts == nil {
+		opts = &RequestOptions{}
 	}
-	return &RequestResponse{}, nil
+	return client.doAsync(method, path, opts.Query, opts.Headers, opts.Body)
+}
+
+func (client *Client) DoRaw(ctx context.Context, method, path string, opts *RequestOptions) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	panic("not yet implemented")
 }
 
-type DecodeHookFunc func(data []byte, opts *RequestOptions) error
+type DecodeHookFunc func(data []byte, method, path string, opts *RequestOptions) error
 
 func (client *Client) SetDecodeHook(hook DecodeHookFunc) {
 	client.decodeHook = hook
diff --git a/cmd/clienttest/main.go b/cmd/clienttest/main.go
index 3ef73e84..558fcb54 100644
--- a/cmd/clienttest/main.go
+++ b/cmd/clienttest/main.go
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ func NewMyClient(pebble *client.Client) *MyClient {
 	return c
 }
 
-func (c *MyClient) decodeHook(data []byte, opts *client.RequestOptions) error {
+func (c *MyClient) decodeHook(data []byte, method, path string, opts *client.RequestOptions) error {
 	// Demonstrate use of opts: only do custom decode on v1 requests.
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(opts.Path, "/v1/") {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(path, "/v1/") {
 		return nil
 	}
 	var frame struct {
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ func (c *MyClient) decodeHook(data []byte, opts *client.RequestOptions) error {
 
 func (c *MyClient) UpperServices() ([]UpperServiceInfo, error) {
 	var infos []UpperServiceInfo
-	_, err := c.pebble.Do(context.Background(), &client.RequestOptions{
-		Method: "GET",
-		Path:   "/v1/services",
-	}, &infos)
+	err := c.pebble.DoSync(context.Background(), "GET", "/v1/services", nil, &infos)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}