diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bc05d589..c3add790 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries",
+    "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 keywords = [
     "apify",
@@ -239,7 +240,6 @@ exclude-newer = "24 hours"
 [tool.uv.exclude-newer-package]
 # Allow internal Apify packages to install immediately.
 apify-client = false
-apify-shared = false
 apify_fingerprint_datapoints = false
 crawlee = false
 
diff --git a/src/apify/_actor.py b/src/apify/_actor.py
index 23423296..f3ecad83 100644
--- a/src/apify/_actor.py
+++ b/src/apify/_actor.py
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ async def __aenter__(self) -> Self:
         # Update the global Actor proxy to refer to this instance.
         cast('Proxy', Actor).__wrapped__ = self  # ty: ignore[invalid-assignment]
         self._is_exiting = False
-        self._was_final_persist_state_emitted = False
 
         # Initialize the storage client and register it in the service locator.
         _ = self._storage_client
diff --git a/src/apify/_consts.py b/src/apify/_consts.py
index 2d2b62ac..7bbee006 100644
--- a/src/apify/_consts.py
+++ b/src/apify/_consts.py
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 )
 """Regex matching encrypted input values with base64-encoded components."""
 
-EXIT_CODE_SUCCESS = 0
-"""Exit code indicating that the Actor finished successfully."""
-
 EXIT_CODE_ERROR_USER_FUNCTION_THREW = 91
 """Exit code indicating that the Actor's main function raised an exception."""
 
diff --git a/src/apify/_crypto.py b/src/apify/_crypto.py
index c7c2bc16..6065c45c 100644
--- a/src/apify/_crypto.py
+++ b/src/apify/_crypto.py
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ def private_decrypt(
         decipher_bytes = decryptor.update(encrypted_data_bytes) + decryptor.finalize()
     except InvalidTagException as exc:
         raise ValueError('Decryption failed, malformed encrypted value or password.') from exc
-    except Exception:
-        raise
 
     return decipher_bytes.decode('utf-8')
 
diff --git a/src/apify/_proxy_configuration.py b/src/apify/_proxy_configuration.py
index 023f25e3..fec4d4dd 100644
--- a/src/apify/_proxy_configuration.py
+++ b/src/apify/_proxy_configuration.py
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import ipaddress
 import json
 import re
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from re import Pattern
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
-from urllib.parse import urljoin, urlparse
 
 import impit
 from yarl import URL
@@ -38,24 +36,6 @@
 SESSION_ID_MAX_LENGTH = 50
 
 
-def is_url(url: str) -> bool:
-    """Check if the given string is a valid URL."""
-    try:
-        parsed_url = urlparse(urljoin(url, '/'))
-        has_all_parts = all([parsed_url.scheme, parsed_url.netloc, parsed_url.path])
-        is_domain = '.' in parsed_url.netloc
-        is_localhost = parsed_url.netloc == 'localhost'
-        try:
-            ipaddress.ip_address(parsed_url.netloc)
-            is_ip_address = True
-        except Exception:
-            is_ip_address = False
-
-        return has_all_parts and any([is_domain, is_localhost, is_ip_address])
-    except Exception:
-        return False
-
-
 def _check(
     value: Any,
     *,
diff --git a/src/apify/_utils.py b/src/apify/_utils.py
index ca099f70..8469ae97 100644
--- a/src/apify/_utils.py
+++ b/src/apify/_utils.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import sys
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
-from enum import Enum
 from functools import wraps
 from importlib import metadata
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal, TypeVar, cast
@@ -123,13 +122,6 @@ def wrapper(func: T) -> T:
     return wrapper
 
 
-def maybe_extract_enum_member_value(maybe_enum_member: Any) -> Any:
-    """Extract the value of an enumeration member if it is an Enum, otherwise return the original value."""
-    if isinstance(maybe_enum_member, Enum):
-        return maybe_enum_member.value
-    return maybe_enum_member
-
-
 class ReentrantLock:
     """A reentrant lock implementation for asyncio using asyncio.Lock."""
 
diff --git a/src/apify/scrapy/_logging_config.py b/src/apify/scrapy/_logging_config.py
index 2f51074a..19d28c3d 100644
--- a/src/apify/scrapy/_logging_config.py
+++ b/src/apify/scrapy/_logging_config.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 # Define logger names.
 _PRIMARY_LOGGERS = ['apify', 'apify_client', 'scrapy']
-_SUPPLEMENTAL_LOGGERS = ['filelock', 'hpack', 'httpcore', 'protego', 'twisted']
+_SUPPLEMENTAL_LOGGERS = ['filelock', 'protego', 'twisted']
 _ALL_LOGGERS = _PRIMARY_LOGGERS + _SUPPLEMENTAL_LOGGERS
 
 # Mutable state shared with the Scrapy monkey-patch below. `initialize_logging` refreshes
diff --git a/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_alias_resolving.py b/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_alias_resolving.py
index fd4c23fe..1bfff85e 100644
--- a/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_alias_resolving.py
+++ b/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_alias_resolving.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 from apify_client import ApifyClientAsync
 
-from ._utils import hash_api_base_url_and_token
+from ._utils import hash_api_public_base_url_and_token
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ async def _get_alias_init_lock(cls) -> Lock:
     async def _get_alias_map(cls, configuration: Configuration) -> dict[str, str]:
         """Get the aliases and storage ids mapping from the default kvs.
 
-        Mapping is loaded from kvs only once and is shared for all instances of the _AliasResolver class.
+        Mapping is loaded from kvs only once and is shared for all instances of the AliasResolver class.
 
         Args:
             configuration: Configuration object to use for accessing the default KVS.
@@ -222,12 +222,11 @@ async def store_mapping(self, storage_id: str) -> None:
 
         if not self._configuration.is_at_home:
             logging.getLogger(__name__).debug(
-                '_AliasResolver storage limited retention is only supported on Apify platform. Storage is not exported.'
+                'AliasResolver storage limited retention is only supported on Apify platform. Storage is not exported.'
             )
             return
 
         default_kvs_client = await self._get_default_kvs_client(self._configuration)
-        await default_kvs_client.get()
 
         try:
             record = await default_kvs_client.get_record(self._ALIAS_MAPPING_KEY)
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ def _storage_key(self) -> str:
             [
                 self._storage_type,
                 self._alias,
-                hash_api_base_url_and_token(self._configuration),
+                hash_api_public_base_url_and_token(self._configuration),
             ]
         )
 
diff --git a/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_dataset_client.py b/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_dataset_client.py
index 1d3351d8..de9634fd 100644
--- a/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_dataset_client.py
+++ b/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_dataset_client.py
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ async def payloads_generator(items: Sequence[Mapping[str, JsonSerializable]]) ->
 
         async with self._charge_lock(), self._lock:
             items = data if self._is_sequence_of_items(data) else [data]
+            if not items:
+                return
             limit = self._compute_limit_for_push(len(items))
             items = items[:limit]
 
diff --git a/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_request_queue_shared_client.py b/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_request_queue_shared_client.py
index 496ec4f1..ea4965c4 100644
--- a/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_request_queue_shared_client.py
+++ b/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_request_queue_shared_client.py
@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@ async def fetch_next_request(self) -> Request | None:
             )
             return None
 
-        # Use get request to ensure we have the full request object.
+        # `_get_or_hydrate_request` may return a request from the queue-head cache, which is populated by
+        # `list_and_lock_head` and only holds a partial request (no user data, no headers). Re-fetch it by id to
+        # guarantee the caller gets the full request object.
         request = await self._get_request_by_id(next_request_id)
         if request is None:
             logger.debug(
diff --git a/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_storage_client.py b/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_storage_client.py
index 02c06258..b0c569b5 100644
--- a/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_storage_client.py
+++ b/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_storage_client.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from ._dataset_client import ApifyDatasetClient
 from ._key_value_store_client import ApifyKeyValueStoreClient
 from ._request_queue_client import ApifyRequestQueueClient
-from ._utils import hash_api_base_url_and_token
+from ._utils import hash_api_public_base_url_and_token
 from apify._configuration import Configuration as ApifyConfiguration
 from apify._utils import docs_group
 
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ def get_storage_client_cache_key(self, configuration: CrawleeConfiguration) -> H
         if isinstance(configuration, ApifyConfiguration):
             # It is not supported to open exactly same queue with 'single' and 'shared' client at the same time.
             # Whichever client variation gets used first, wins.
-            return super().get_storage_client_cache_key(configuration), hash_api_base_url_and_token(configuration)
+            return super().get_storage_client_cache_key(configuration), hash_api_public_base_url_and_token(
+                configuration
+            )
 
         config_class = type(configuration)
         raise TypeError(self._LSP_ERROR_MSG.format(f'{config_class.__module__}.{config_class.__name__}'))
diff --git a/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_utils.py b/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_utils.py
index c9bcd54d..92127549 100644
--- a/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_utils.py
+++ b/src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_utils.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def unique_key_to_request_id(unique_key: str, *, request_id_length: int = 15) ->
     return url_safe_key[:request_id_length]
 
 
-def hash_api_base_url_and_token(configuration: Configuration) -> str:
+def hash_api_public_base_url_and_token(configuration: Configuration) -> str:
     """Hash configuration.api_public_base_url and configuration.token in deterministic way."""
     if configuration.api_public_base_url is None or configuration.token is None:
         raise ValueError("'Configuration.api_public_base_url' and 'Configuration.token' must be set.")
diff --git a/tests/unit/storage_clients/test_alias_resolver.py b/tests/unit/storage_clients/test_alias_resolver.py
index 707b6a56..2dc3e8ba 100644
--- a/tests/unit/storage_clients/test_alias_resolver.py
+++ b/tests/unit/storage_clients/test_alias_resolver.py
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ async def test_store_mapping_uses_injected_configuration_is_at_home() -> None:
     fake_kvs_client = AsyncMock()
     fake_kvs_client.get_record = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
     fake_kvs_client.set_record = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
-    fake_kvs_client.get = AsyncMock(return_value={'id': 'default-kvs-id'})
 
     with patch.object(AliasResolver, '_get_default_kvs_client', return_value=fake_kvs_client):
         await resolver.store_mapping(storage_id='new-id-789')
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_proxy_configuration.py b/tests/unit/test_proxy_configuration.py
index 29ac2876..2d6ed74c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_proxy_configuration.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_proxy_configuration.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from apify_client import ApifyClientAsync
 
 from apify._consts import ApifyEnvVars
-from apify._proxy_configuration import ProxyConfiguration, is_url
+from apify._proxy_configuration import ProxyConfiguration
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pytest_httpserver import HTTPServer
@@ -588,37 +588,6 @@ def request_handler(request: Request, response: Response) -> Response:
     assert call_mock.call_count == 0
 
 
-def test_is_url_validation() -> None:
-    assert is_url('http://dummy-proxy.com:8000') is True
-    assert is_url('https://example.com') is True
-    assert is_url('http://localhost') is True
-    assert is_url('https://12.34.56.78') is True
-    assert is_url('http://12.34.56.78:9012') is True
-    assert is_url('http://::1') is True
-    assert is_url('https://2f45:4da6:8f56:af8c:5dce:c1de:14d2:8661') is True
-
-    assert is_url('dummy-proxy.com:8000') is False
-    assert is_url('gyfwgfhkjhljkfhdsf') is False
-    assert is_url('http://') is False
-    assert is_url('http://example') is False
-    assert is_url('http:/example.com') is False
-    assert is_url('12.34.56.78') is False
-    assert is_url('::1') is False
-    assert is_url('https://4da6:8f56:af8c:5dce:c1de:14d2:8661') is False
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    'value',
-    [
-        pytest.param('', id='empty_string'),
-        pytest.param(None, id='none'),
-    ],
-)
-def test_is_url_with_completely_unparsable_input(value: str | None) -> None:
-    """Test is_url with input that causes urlparse to fail."""
-    assert is_url(value) is False  # ty: ignore[invalid-argument-type]
-
-
 def test_check_min_length_raises() -> None:
     """Test that _check raises ValueError for values shorter than min_length."""
     from apify._proxy_configuration import _check
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
index 526fd5d2..fcc5a4f4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from enum import Enum
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
 
-from apify._utils import docs_group, docs_name, get_system_info, is_running_in_ipython, maybe_extract_enum_member_value
+from apify._utils import docs_group, docs_name, get_system_info, is_running_in_ipython
 
 
 def test_ipython_detection_when_active() -> None:
@@ -39,24 +38,6 @@ def test_get_system_info_ipython_flag(*, ipython_running: bool) -> None:
         assert info['is_running_in_ipython'] is ipython_running
 
 
-def test_maybe_extract_enum_member_value_with_enum() -> None:
-    """Test that enum members are unwrapped to their values."""
-
-    class Color(Enum):
-        RED = 'red'
-        BLUE = 'blue'
-
-    assert maybe_extract_enum_member_value(Color.RED) == 'red'
-    assert maybe_extract_enum_member_value(Color.BLUE) == 'blue'
-
-
-def test_maybe_extract_enum_member_value_with_non_enum() -> None:
-    """Test that non-enum values are returned unchanged."""
-    assert maybe_extract_enum_member_value('hello') == 'hello'
-    assert maybe_extract_enum_member_value(42) == 42
-    assert maybe_extract_enum_member_value(None) is None
-
-
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     # Regression guard: if `docs_group`/`docs_name` stop being identity-typed (`Callable[[T], T]`),
     # the decorated classes degrade to `Unknown`, the accesses below stop erroring, and the
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 08991e4e..8816cc39 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ exclude-newer = "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z" # This has no effect and is included for
 exclude-newer-span = "PT24H"
 
 [options.exclude-newer-package]
-apify-fingerprint-datapoints = false
-crawlee = false
-apify-shared = false
 apify-client = false
+crawlee = false
+apify-fingerprint-datapoints = false
 
 [[package]]
 name = "annotated-types"