diff --git a/lib/protocol/http1/connection.rb b/lib/protocol/http1/connection.rb
index e5d84bc..c4846f7 100644
--- a/lib/protocol/http1/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/protocol/http1/connection.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 # Copyright, 2024, by Anton Zhuravsky.
 
 require "protocol/http/headers"
+require "protocol/http/status"
 
-require_relative "reason"
 require_relative "error"
 require_relative "body"
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def write_request(authority, method, target, version, headers)
 			# @parameter headers [Hash] the HTTP headers.
 			# @parameter reason [String] the reason phrase, defaults to the standard reason phrase for the status code.
 			def write_response(version, status, headers, reason = nil)
-				reason ||= Reason::DESCRIPTIONS[status]
+				reason ||= Protocol::HTTP::Status.description(status)
 				
 				unless @state == :open or @state == :half_closed_remote
 					raise ProtocolError, "Cannot write response in state: #{@state}!"
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def write_response(version, status, headers, reason = nil)
 			# @parameter reason [String] the reason phrase, defaults to the standard reason phrase for the status code.
 			# @raises [ProtocolError] if the connection is not in the open or half-closed remote state.
 			def write_interim_response(version, status, headers, reason = nil)
-				reason ||= Reason::DESCRIPTIONS[status]
+				reason ||= Protocol::HTTP::Status.description(status)
 				
 				unless @state == :open or @state == :half_closed_remote
 					raise ProtocolError, "Cannot write interim response in state: #{@state}!"
diff --git a/lib/protocol/http1/reason.rb b/lib/protocol/http1/reason.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index cec198d..0000000
--- a/lib/protocol/http1/reason.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-# Released under the MIT License.
-# Copyright, 2019-2025, by Samuel Williams.
-
-require "protocol/http/error"
-
-module Protocol
-	module HTTP1
-		# Reason phrases for HTTP status codes.
-		module Reason
-			# Get the reason phrase for the given status code.
-			DESCRIPTIONS = {
-				100 => "Continue",
-				101 => "Switching Protocols",
-				102 => "Processing",
-				103 => "Early Hints",
-				
-				200 => "OK",
-				201 => "Created",
-				202 => "Accepted",
-				203 => "Non-Authoritative Information",
-				204 => "No Content",
-				205 => "Reset Content",
-				206 => "Partial Content",
-				207 => "Multi-Status",
-				208 => "Already Reported",
-				226 => "IM Used",
-				
-				300 => "Multiple Choices",
-				301 => "Moved Permanently",
-				302 => "Found",
-				303 => "See Other",
-				304 => "Not Modified",
-				305 => "Use Proxy",
-				
-				# no longer used, but included for completeness
-				306 => "Switch Proxy",
-				307 => "Temporary Redirect",
-				308 => "Permanent Redirect",
-				
-				400 => "Bad Request",
-				401 => "Unauthorized",
-				402 => "Payment Required",
-				403 => "Forbidden",
-				404 => "Not Found",
-				405 => "Method Not Allowed",
-				406 => "Not Acceptable",
-				407 => "Proxy Authentication Required",
-				408 => "Request Timeout",
-				409 => "Conflict",
-				410 => "Gone",
-				411 => "Length Required",
-				412 => "Precondition Failed",
-				413 => "Payload Too Large",
-				414 => "URI Too Long",
-				415 => "Unsupported Media Type",
-				416 => "Range Not Satisfiable",
-				417 => "Expectation Failed",
-				421 => "Misdirected Request",
-				422 => "Unprocessable Entity",
-				423 => "Locked",
-				424 => "Failed Dependency",
-				426 => "Upgrade Required",
-				428 => "Precondition Required",
-				429 => "Too Many Requests",
-				431 => "Request Header Fields Too Large",
-				451 => "Unavailable for Legal Reasons",
-				
-				500 => "Internal Server Error",
-				501 => "Not Implemented",
-				502 => "Bad Gateway",
-				503 => "Service Unavailable",
-				504 => "Gateway Timeout",
-				505 => "HTTP Version Not Supported",
-				506 => "Variant Also Negotiates",
-				507 => "Insufficient Storage",
-				508 => "Loop Detected",
-				510 => "Not Extended",
-				511 => "Network Authentication Required"
-			}.freeze
-		end
-	end
-end
diff --git a/protocol-http1.gemspec b/protocol-http1.gemspec
index 8d044f6..7eb6e02 100644
--- a/protocol-http1.gemspec
+++ b/protocol-http1.gemspec
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 	
 	spec.required_ruby_version = ">= 3.3"
 	
-	spec.add_dependency "protocol-http", "~> 0.62"
+	spec.add_dependency "protocol-http", "~> 0.68"
 end
diff --git a/releases.md b/releases.md
index c1e220b..73ef7bb 100644
--- a/releases.md
+++ b/releases.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Releases
 
+## Unreleased
+
+  - Use `Protocol::HTTP::Status` for standard HTTP status descriptions and remove the duplicate `Protocol::HTTP1::Reason` table.
+
 ## v0.39.0
 
   - Rename `RequestRefusedError` -\> `RefusedError`.
diff --git a/test/protocol/http1/connection.rb b/test/protocol/http1/connection.rb
index 78b2915..c440bdf 100644
--- a/test/protocol/http1/connection.rb
+++ b/test/protocol/http1/connection.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 # Released under the MIT License.
-# Copyright, 2019-2025, by Samuel Williams.
+# Copyright, 2019-2026, by Samuel Williams.
 # Copyright, 2019, by Brian Morearty.
 # Copyright, 2020, by Bruno Sutic.
 # Copyright, 2024, by Thomas Morgan.
@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@
 	end
 	
 	with "#write_response" do
+		it "uses the standard status description" do
+			server.open!
+			server.write_response("HTTP/1.1", 418, {})
+			server.close
+			
+			expect(client.stream.read).to be == "HTTP/1.1 418 I'm a Teapot\r\n"
+		end
+		
 		it "fails to write a response with invalid header name" do
 			server.open!