diff --git a/crates/gateway/src/discord/shard_state.rs b/crates/gateway/src/discord/shard_state.rs
index 7c3d9bf7..a7579583 100644
--- a/crates/gateway/src/discord/shard_state.rs
+++ b/crates/gateway/src/discord/shard_state.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use metrics::{counter, gauge};
 use tracing::info;
 use twilight_gateway::{Event, Latency};
 
-use libpk::{state::*, util::redis::*};
+use libpk::state::ShardState;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ShardStateManager {
@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@ impl ShardStateManager {
     }
 
     async fn get_shard(&self, shard_id: u32) -> anyhow::Result<ShardState> {
-        let data: Option<String> = self
-            .redis
-            .hget("pluralkit:shardstatus", shard_id)
-            .await
-            .to_option_or_error()?;
+        let data: Option<String> = self.redis.hget("pluralkit:shardstatus", shard_id).await?;
         match data {
             Some(buf) => Ok(serde_json::from_str(&buf).expect("could not decode shard data!")),
             None => Ok(ShardState::default()),
diff --git a/crates/libpk/src/lib.rs b/crates/libpk/src/lib.rs
index 39643fb6..03c420e7 100644
--- a/crates/libpk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/libpk/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use sentry_tracing::event_from_event;
 
 pub mod db;
 pub mod state;
-pub mod util;
 
 pub mod _config;
 pub use crate::_config::CONFIG as config;
diff --git a/crates/libpk/src/util/mod.rs b/crates/libpk/src/util/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 027fbef5..00000000
--- a/crates/libpk/src/util/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-pub mod redis;
diff --git a/crates/libpk/src/util/redis.rs b/crates/libpk/src/util/redis.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 25a5acdb..00000000
--- a/crates/libpk/src/util/redis.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-use fred::error::RedisError;
-
-pub trait RedisErrorExt<T> {
-    fn to_option_or_error(self) -> Result<Option<T>, RedisError>;
-}
-
-impl<T> RedisErrorExt<T> for Result<T, RedisError> {
-    fn to_option_or_error(self) -> Result<Option<T>, RedisError> {
-        match self {
-            Ok(v) => Ok(Some(v)),
-            Err(error) if error.is_not_found() => Ok(None),
-            Err(error) => Err(error),
-        }
-    }
-}