diff --git a/installers/charm/ro/src/charm.py b/installers/charm/ro/src/charm.py
index 1367a44..b196b19 100755
--- a/installers/charm/ro/src/charm.py
+++ b/installers/charm/ro/src/charm.py
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 import logging
 from typing import Dict, NoReturn, Optional
 
+from charms.kafka_k8s.v0.kafka import KafkaEvents, KafkaRequires
 from ops.main import main
 from opslib.osm.charm import CharmedOsmBase, RelationsMissing
-from opslib.osm.interfaces.kafka import KafkaClient
 from opslib.osm.interfaces.mongo import MongoClient
 from opslib.osm.interfaces.mysql import MysqlClient
 from opslib.osm.pod import (
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@
 class RoCharm(CharmedOsmBase):
     """GrafanaCharm Charm."""
 
+    on = KafkaEvents()
+
     def __init__(self, *args) -> NoReturn:
         """Prometheus Charm constructor."""
         super().__init__(
@@ -144,9 +146,9 @@
                     **_get_ro_host_paths(self.config.get("debug_ro_local_path")),
                 },
             )
-        self.kafka_client = KafkaClient(self, "kafka")
-        self.framework.observe(self.on["kafka"].relation_changed, self.configure_pod)
-        self.framework.observe(self.on["kafka"].relation_broken, self.configure_pod)
+        self.kafka = KafkaRequires(self)
+        self.framework.observe(self.on.kafka_available, self.configure_pod)
+        self.framework.observe(self.on.kafka_broken, self.configure_pod)
 
         self.mysql_client = MysqlClient(self, "mysql")
         self.framework.observe(self.on["mysql"].relation_changed, self.configure_pod)
@@ -176,10 +178,7 @@
         missing_relations = []
 
         if config.enable_ng_ro:
-            if (
-                self.kafka_client.is_missing_data_in_unit()
-                and self.kafka_client.is_missing_data_in_app()
-            ):
+            if not self.kafka.host or not self.kafka.port:
                 missing_relations.append("kafka")
             if not config.mongodb_uri and self.mongodb_client.is_missing_data_in_unit():
                 missing_relations.append("mongodb")
@@ -286,8 +285,8 @@
             container_builder.add_envs(
                 {
                     "OSMRO_MESSAGE_DRIVER": "kafka",
-                    "OSMRO_MESSAGE_HOST": self.kafka_client.host,
-                    "OSMRO_MESSAGE_PORT": self.kafka_client.port,
+                    "OSMRO_MESSAGE_HOST": self.kafka.host,
+                    "OSMRO_MESSAGE_PORT": self.kafka.port,
                     # MongoDB configuration
                     "OSMRO_DATABASE_DRIVER": "mongo",
                 }