diff --git a/actions/services/portalDirectService.js b/actions/services/portalDirectService.js
index 5f9cd98b..6b36dbd4 100644
--- a/actions/services/portalDirectService.js
+++ b/actions/services/portalDirectService.js
@@ -159,13 +159,9 @@ export const deleteAwaitingSubmissions = (incidentID) => {
         url: queryUrl
     };
 
-    return axios(config)
-        .then((res) => {
-            return res.data;
-        })
-        .catch((error) => {
-            consoleLogger(error);
-        });
+    return requestJson(config).catch((error) => {
+        consoleLogger(error);
+    });
 };
 
 export const deleteWatchedCases = async (watchedCaseID) => {
@@ -215,13 +211,9 @@ export const sendCaseCompleteMessage = async (
         url: queryUrl
     };
 
-    return axios(config)
-        .then((res) => {
-            return res.data;
-        })
-        .catch((error) => {
-            consoleLogger(error);
-        });
+    return requestJson(config).catch((error) => {
+        consoleLogger(error);
+    });
 };
 
 export const sendCaseCompleteMessageProxy = async (
@@ -239,13 +231,9 @@ export const sendCaseCompleteMessageProxy = async (
         url: queryUrl
     };
 
-    return axios(config)
-        .then((res) => {
-            return res.data;
-        })
-        .catch((error) => {
-            consoleLogger(error);
-        });
+    return requestJson(config).catch((error) => {
+        consoleLogger(error);
+    });
 };
 
 export const sendRepCompleteMessage = async (
@@ -268,13 +256,9 @@ export const sendRepCompleteMessage = async (
         url: queryUrl
     };
 
-    return axios(config)
-        .then((res) => {
-            return res.data;
-        })
-        .catch((error) => {
-            consoleLogger(error);
-        });
+    return requestJson(config).catch((error) => {
+        consoleLogger(error);
+    });
 };
 
 export const setRepInvolvment = async (caseid, contactid) => {
diff --git a/memory-bank/change-log.md b/memory-bank/change-log.md
index 28f279a0..db6f52d6 100644
--- a/memory-bank/change-log.md
+++ b/memory-bank/change-log.md
@@ -1860,3 +1860,35 @@ Validation:
 Follow-ups:
 
 - Optional next bounded slice: review other direct service modules for any remaining legacy `axios` import usage now that case service migration is complete.
+
+---
+
+### CL-052: TASK22260 next slice — portal direct service requestJson parity for config-based reads/deletes
+
+date: 2026-03-25
+author: Cline
+scope: `actions/services/portalDirectService.js`
+type: change
+rationale: Continue bounded direct-service consistency by migrating remaining config-based portal helper calls from `axios(config)` to shared `requestJson(...)` where no signed-delete/header-specific behavior is required.
+impact: Reduces repeated config execution/response extraction boilerplate and improves request helper consistency in portal service while preserving behavior.
+status: completed
+
+Summary:
+
+- Migrated selected config-based helpers to `requestJson(config)`:
+    - `deleteAwaitingSubmissions`
+    - `sendCaseCompleteMessage`
+    - `sendCaseCompleteMessageProxy`
+    - `sendRepCompleteMessage`
+- Preserved behavior contracts:
+    - unchanged query/hash composition and request methods
+    - unchanged catch-path logging via `consoleLogger`
+    - left signed delete helpers with bespoke axios/header behavior unchanged (`deleteMyRepresentations`, `deleteWatchedCases`)
+
+Validation:
+
+- `npm run lint` -> warnings only (pre-existing `react-hooks/exhaustive-deps`; no new lint errors)
+
+Follow-ups:
+
+- Optional next bounded slice: assess whether signed-delete helpers in `portalDirectService` should remain explicit axios calls (for clarity on headers/hash semantics) or move to a dedicated signed-request client helper.