diff --git a/packages/helia/package.json b/packages/helia/package.json
index 041d32e9a..0a52113d4 100644
--- a/packages/helia/package.json
+++ b/packages/helia/package.json
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@
     "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub": "^10.0.0",
     "@chainsafe/libp2p-noise": "^13.0.0",
     "@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux": "^5.0.0",
+    "@helia/delegated-routing-v1-http-api-client": "^1.1.0",
     "@helia/interface": "^2.0.0",
     "@ipld/dag-cbor": "^9.0.0",
     "@ipld/dag-json": "^10.0.1",
     "@ipld/dag-pb": "^4.0.3",
     "@libp2p/bootstrap": "^9.0.2",
     "@libp2p/interface": "^0.1.1",
-    "@libp2p/ipni-content-routing": "^2.0.0",
     "@libp2p/kad-dht": "^10.0.2",
     "@libp2p/logger": "^3.0.1",
     "@libp2p/mdns": "^9.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.browser.ts b/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.browser.ts
index a7e16e22c..2e704a1d5 100644
--- a/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.browser.ts
+++ b/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.browser.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { gossipsub } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub'
 import { noise } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-noise'
 import { yamux } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux'
+import { createDelegatedRoutingV1HttpApiClient } from '@helia/delegated-routing-v1-http-api-client'
 import { bootstrap } from '@libp2p/bootstrap'
-import { ipniContentRouting } from '@libp2p/ipni-content-routing'
 import { type DualKadDHT, kadDHT } from '@libp2p/kad-dht'
 import { mplex } from '@libp2p/mplex'
 import { webRTC, webRTCDirect } from '@libp2p/webrtc'
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import type { Libp2pOptions } from 'libp2p'
 
 export interface DefaultLibp2pServices extends Record<string, unknown> {
   dht: DualKadDHT
+  delegatedRouting: unknown
   pubsub: PubSub
   identify: IdentifyService
   autoNAT: unknown
@@ -54,14 +55,12 @@ export function libp2pDefaults (): Libp2pOptions<DefaultLibp2pServices> {
     peerDiscovery: [
       bootstrap(bootstrapConfig)
     ],
-    contentRouters: [
-      ipniContentRouting('https://cid.contact')
-    ],
     services: {
       identify: identifyService(),
       autoNAT: autoNATService(),
       pubsub: gossipsub(),
       dcutr: dcutrService(),
+      delegatedRouting: () => createDelegatedRoutingV1HttpApiClient('https://delegated-ipfs.dev'),
       dht: kadDHT({
         clientMode: true,
         validators: {
diff --git a/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.ts b/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.ts
index b55fe4c9a..0f6ce3f82 100644
--- a/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.ts
+++ b/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { gossipsub } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub'
 import { noise } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-noise'
 import { yamux } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux'
+import { createDelegatedRoutingV1HttpApiClient } from '@helia/delegated-routing-v1-http-api-client'
 import { bootstrap } from '@libp2p/bootstrap'
-import { ipniContentRouting } from '@libp2p/ipni-content-routing'
 import { type DualKadDHT, kadDHT } from '@libp2p/kad-dht'
 import { mdns } from '@libp2p/mdns'
 import { mplex } from '@libp2p/mplex'
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import type { Libp2pOptions } from 'libp2p'
 
 export interface DefaultLibp2pServices extends Record<string, unknown> {
   dht: DualKadDHT
+  delegatedRouting: unknown
   pubsub: PubSub
   relay: CircuitRelayService
   identify: IdentifyService
@@ -61,15 +62,13 @@ export function libp2pDefaults (): Libp2pOptions<DefaultLibp2pServices> {
       mdns(),
       bootstrap(bootstrapConfig)
     ],
-    contentRouters: [
-      ipniContentRouting('https://cid.contact')
-    ],
     services: {
       identify: identifyService(),
       autoNAT: autoNATService(),
       upnp: uPnPNATService(),
       pubsub: gossipsub(),
       dcutr: dcutrService(),
+      delegatedRouting: () => createDelegatedRoutingV1HttpApiClient('https://delegated-ipfs.dev'),
       dht: kadDHT({
         validators: {
           ipns: ipnsValidator