diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index fa9aa36..06c2f48 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-// ensure gateway/rest v9
-const Constants = require("eris/lib/Constants");
-
-const fixedConstants = Constants;
-fixedConstants.GATEWAY_VERSION = 9;
-fixedConstants.REST_VERSION = 9;
-
-const constantsPath = require.resolve("eris/lib/Constants");
-require.cache[constantsPath].exports = fixedConstants;
-
 const Eris = require("eris");
 const logger = require("./lib/logger.js");
 const fs = require("fs");
@@ -72,12 +62,8 @@ bot.on("messageCreate", async (msg) => {
   ) {
     const newChannel = await bot.getDMChannel(msg.author.id);
     if (msg.channel.id == newChannel.id) msg.channel = newChannel;
-  } else if (msg.guildID && !(msg.channel instanceof Eris.Channel)) {
-    const newChannel = bot.guilds.get(msg.guildID).channels.get(msg.channel.id);
-    if (newChannel) msg.channel = newChannel;
   }
 
-  // if we still have no dm channel (threads cause this too)
   if (!(msg.channel instanceof Eris.Channel)) return;
 
   await CommandDispatcher(msg);
@@ -102,38 +88,6 @@ bot.on("ready", async () => {
   }
 });
 
-bot.once("ready", async function () {
-  const guilds = bot.guilds.values();
-  async function cacheThreads(guild) {
-    if (!guild) return;
-    const threads = await bot.requestHandler
-      .request("GET", `/guilds/${guild.id}/threads/active`, true)
-      .then((x) => x.threads);
-    for (const thread of threads) {
-      guild.channels.set(thread.id, new Eris.TextChannel(thread, bot));
-    }
-    const next = guilds.next().value;
-    if (next) await cacheThreads(next);
-  }
-  await cacheThreads(guilds.next().value);
-});
-
-bot.on("unknown", (packet) => {
-  if (packet.t == "THREAD_CREATE") {
-    const guild = bot.guilds.get(packet.d.guild_id);
-    if (!guild) {
-      logger.warn(
-        `Got THREAD_CREATE from invalid guild??? id: ${packet.d.guild_id}`
-      );
-    } else {
-      guild.channels.set(packet.d.id, new Eris.TextChannel(packet.d, bot));
-    }
-  } else if (packet.t == "THREAD_DELETE") {
-    const guild = bot.guilds.get(packet.d.guild_id);
-    guild.channels.delete(packet.d.id);
-  }
-});
-
 bot.on("error", (err) => {
   logger.error("hf:main", "Catching error: " + err);
 });