diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/index.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/index.ts
index ff9ea3bf76..53892c36fd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/index.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import {
   RunSubscription,
   TaskRunShape,
   runShapeStream,
+  SSEStreamSubscriptionFactory,
 } from "./runStream.js";
 import {
   CreateEnvironmentVariableParams,
@@ -681,6 +682,23 @@ export class ApiClient {
     });
   }
 
+  async fetchStream<T>(
+    runId: string,
+    streamKey: string,
+    options?: { signal?: AbortSignal; baseUrl?: string }
+  ): Promise<AsyncIterableStream<T>> {
+    const streamFactory = new SSEStreamSubscriptionFactory(options?.baseUrl ?? this.baseUrl, {
+      headers: this.getHeaders(),
+      signal: options?.signal,
+    });
+
+    const subscription = streamFactory.createSubscription(runId, streamKey);
+
+    const stream = await subscription.subscribe();
+
+    return stream as AsyncIterableStream<T>;
+  }
+
   async generateJWTClaims(requestOptions?: ZodFetchOptions): Promise<Record<string, any>> {
     return zodfetch(
       z.record(z.any()),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/runStream.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/runStream.ts
index 3291923177..ed68b91e35 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/runStream.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/runStream.ts
@@ -89,15 +89,7 @@ export function runShapeStream<TRunTypes extends AnyRunTypes>(
 ): RunSubscription<TRunTypes> {
   const abortController = new AbortController();
 
-  const version1 = new SSEStreamSubscriptionFactory(
-    getEnvVar("TRIGGER_STREAM_URL", getEnvVar("TRIGGER_API_URL")) ?? "https://api.trigger.dev",
-    {
-      headers: options?.headers,
-      signal: abortController.signal,
-    }
-  );
-
-  const version2 = new ElectricStreamSubscriptionFactory(
+  const streamFactory = new SSEStreamSubscriptionFactory(
     getEnvVar("TRIGGER_STREAM_URL", getEnvVar("TRIGGER_API_URL")) ?? "https://api.trigger.dev",
     {
       headers: options?.headers,
@@ -124,7 +116,7 @@ export function runShapeStream<TRunTypes extends AnyRunTypes>(
   const $options: RunSubscriptionOptions = {
     runShapeStream: runStreamInstance.stream,
     stopRunShapeStream: () => runStreamInstance.stop(30 * 1000),
-    streamFactory: new VersionedStreamSubscriptionFactory(version1, version2),
+    streamFactory: streamFactory,
     abortController,
     ...options,
   };
@@ -138,12 +130,7 @@ export interface StreamSubscription {
 }
 
 export interface StreamSubscriptionFactory {
-  createSubscription(
-    metadata: Record<string, unknown>,
-    runId: string,
-    streamKey: string,
-    baseUrl?: string
-  ): StreamSubscription;
+  createSubscription(runId: string, streamKey: string, baseUrl?: string): StreamSubscription;
 }
 
 // Real implementation for production
@@ -194,12 +181,7 @@ export class SSEStreamSubscriptionFactory implements StreamSubscriptionFactory {
     private options: { headers?: Record<string, string>; signal?: AbortSignal }
   ) {}
 
-  createSubscription(
-    metadata: Record<string, unknown>,
-    runId: string,
-    streamKey: string,
-    baseUrl?: string
-  ): StreamSubscription {
+  createSubscription(runId: string, streamKey: string, baseUrl?: string): StreamSubscription {
     if (!runId || !streamKey) {
       throw new Error("runId and streamKey are required");
     }
@@ -238,63 +220,6 @@ export class ElectricStreamSubscription implements StreamSubscription {
   }
 }
 
-export class ElectricStreamSubscriptionFactory implements StreamSubscriptionFactory {
-  constructor(
-    private baseUrl: string,
-    private options: { headers?: Record<string, string>; signal?: AbortSignal }
-  ) {}
-
-  createSubscription(
-    metadata: Record<string, unknown>,
-    runId: string,
-    streamKey: string,
-    baseUrl?: string
-  ): StreamSubscription {
-    if (!runId || !streamKey) {
-      throw new Error("runId and streamKey are required");
-    }
-
-    return new ElectricStreamSubscription(
-      `${baseUrl ?? this.baseUrl}/realtime/v2/streams/${runId}/${streamKey}`,
-      this.options
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-export class VersionedStreamSubscriptionFactory implements StreamSubscriptionFactory {
-  constructor(
-    private version1: StreamSubscriptionFactory,
-    private version2: StreamSubscriptionFactory
-  ) {}
-
-  createSubscription(
-    metadata: Record<string, unknown>,
-    runId: string,
-    streamKey: string,
-    baseUrl?: string
-  ): StreamSubscription {
-    if (!runId || !streamKey) {
-      throw new Error("runId and streamKey are required");
-    }
-
-    const version =
-      typeof metadata.$$streamsVersion === "string" ? metadata.$$streamsVersion : "v1";
-
-    const $baseUrl =
-      typeof metadata.$$streamsBaseUrl === "string" ? metadata.$$streamsBaseUrl : baseUrl;
-
-    if (version === "v1") {
-      return this.version1.createSubscription(metadata, runId, streamKey, $baseUrl);
-    }
-
-    if (version === "v2") {
-      return this.version2.createSubscription(metadata, runId, streamKey, $baseUrl);
-    }
-
-    throw new Error(`Unknown stream version: ${version}`);
-  }
-}
-
 export interface RunShapeProvider {
   onShape(callback: (shape: SubscribeRunRawShape) => Promise<void>): Promise<() => void>;
 }
@@ -385,7 +310,6 @@ export class RunSubscription<TRunTypes extends AnyRunTypes> {
                 activeStreams.add(streamKey);
 
                 const subscription = this.options.streamFactory.createSubscription(
-                  run.metadata,
                   run.id,
                   streamKey,
                   this.options.client?.baseUrl
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/runMetadata/manager.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/runMetadata/manager.ts
index 6f561c800a..f847d644c4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v3/runMetadata/manager.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/runMetadata/manager.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-import { JSONHeroPath } from "@jsonhero/path";
 import { dequal } from "dequal/lite";
 import { DeserializedJson } from "../../schemas/json.js";
-import { ApiRequestOptions } from "../zodfetch.js";
-import { RunMetadataManager, RunMetadataUpdater } from "./types.js";
-import { MetadataStream } from "./metadataStream.js";
 import { ApiClient } from "../apiClient/index.js";
+import { AsyncIterableStream } from "../apiClient/stream.js";
 import { FlushedRunMetadata, RunMetadataChangeOperation } from "../schemas/common.js";
+import { ApiRequestOptions } from "../zodfetch.js";
+import { MetadataStream } from "./metadataStream.js";
 import { applyMetadataOperations } from "./operations.js";
-import { SSEStreamSubscriptionFactory } from "../apiClient/runStream.js";
-import { AsyncIterableStream } from "../apiClient/stream.js";
+import { RunMetadataManager, RunMetadataUpdater } from "./types.js";
 
 const MAXIMUM_ACTIVE_STREAMS = 5;
 const MAXIMUM_TOTAL_STREAMS = 10;
@@ -208,14 +206,7 @@ export class StandardMetadataManager implements RunMetadataManager {
 
     const $baseUrl = typeof baseUrl === "string" ? baseUrl : this.streamsBaseUrl;
 
-    const streamFactory = new SSEStreamSubscriptionFactory($baseUrl, {
-      headers: this.apiClient.getHeaders(),
-      signal,
-    });
-
-    const subscription = streamFactory.createSubscription(this.store ?? {}, this.runId, key);
-
-    return (await subscription.subscribe()) as AsyncIterableStream<T>;
+    return this.apiClient.fetchStream<T>(this.runId, key, { baseUrl: $baseUrl, signal });
   }
 
   private async doStream<T>(
diff --git a/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/runs.ts b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/runs.ts
index c527415e21..16e1384016 100644
--- a/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/runs.ts
+++ b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/runs.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type {
   RunSubscription,
   TaskRunShape,
   AnyBatchedRunHandle,
+  AsyncIterableStream,
 } from "@trigger.dev/core/v3";
 import {
   ApiPromise,
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export const runs = {
   subscribeToRun,
   subscribeToRunsWithTag,
   subscribeToBatch: subscribeToRunsInBatch,
+  fetchStream,
 };
 
 export type ListRunsItem = ListRunResponseItem;
@@ -465,3 +467,12 @@ function subscribeToRunsInBatch<TTasks extends AnyTask>(
 
   return apiClient.subscribeToBatch<InferRunTypes<TTasks>>(batchId);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Fetches a stream of data from a run's stream key.
+ */
+async function fetchStream<T>(runId: string, streamKey: string): Promise<AsyncIterableStream<T>> {
+  const apiClient = apiClientManager.clientOrThrow();
+
+  return await apiClient.fetchStream(runId, streamKey);
+}