diff --git a/system/qcomgpsd/qcomgpsd.py b/system/qcomgpsd/qcomgpsd.py
index 0105d4074f..8fea2dfb76 100755
--- a/system/qcomgpsd/qcomgpsd.py
+++ b/system/qcomgpsd/qcomgpsd.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import signal
 import itertools
 import math
 import time
-import pycurl
+import requests
+from requests.exceptions import RequestException
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import datetime
@@ -102,27 +103,21 @@ def gps_enabled() -> bool:
 
 def download_assistance():
   try:
-    c = pycurl.Curl()
-    c.setopt(pycurl.URL, ASSISTANCE_URL)
-    c.setopt(pycurl.NOBODY, 1)
-    c.setopt(pycurl.CONNECTTIMEOUT, 2)
-    c.perform()
-    bytes_n = c.getinfo(pycurl.CONTENT_LENGTH_DOWNLOAD)
-    c.close()
+    response = requests.head(ASSISTANCE_URL, timeout=2)
+    bytes_n = int(response.headers.get('content-length', 0))
+
     if bytes_n > 1e5:
       cloudlog.error("Qcom assistance data larger than expected")
       return
 
+    response = requests.get(ASSISTANCE_URL, timeout=5, stream=True)
     with open(ASSIST_DATA_FILE_DOWNLOAD, 'wb') as fp:
-      c = pycurl.Curl()
-      c.setopt(pycurl.URL, ASSISTANCE_URL)
-      c.setopt(pycurl.CONNECTTIMEOUT, 5)
-
-      c.setopt(pycurl.WRITEDATA, fp)
-      c.perform()
-      c.close()
-      os.rename(ASSIST_DATA_FILE_DOWNLOAD, ASSIST_DATA_FILE)
-  except pycurl.error:
+      for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
+        fp.write(chunk)
+
+    os.rename(ASSIST_DATA_FILE_DOWNLOAD, ASSIST_DATA_FILE)
+
+  except RequestException:
     cloudlog.exception("Failed to download assistance file")
     return