diff --git a/d2m/event-dispatcher.js b/d2m/event-dispatcher.js
index ec04750..54d858a 100644
--- a/d2m/event-dispatcher.js
+++ b/d2m/event-dispatcher.js
@@ -244,8 +244,6 @@ module.exports = {
 			if (row) return // The message was sent by the bridge's own webhook on discord. We don't want to reflect this back, so just drop it.
 		}
 
-		if (dUtils.isEphemeralMessage(message)) return // Ephemeral messages are for the eyes of the receiver only!
-
 		const {affected, row} = await speedbump.maybeDoSpeedbump(message.channel_id, message.id)
 		if (affected) return
 
@@ -264,8 +262,6 @@ module.exports = {
 			if (row) return // The message was sent by the bridge's own webhook on discord. We don't want to reflect this back, so just drop it.
 		}
 
-		if (dUtils.isEphemeralMessage(data)) return // Ephemeral messages are for the eyes of the receiver only!
-
 		// Edits need to go through the speedbump as well. If the message is delayed but the edit isn't, we don't have anything to edit from.
 		const {affected, row} = await speedbump.maybeDoSpeedbump(data.channel_id, data.id)
 		if (affected) return
diff --git a/discord/utils.js b/discord/utils.js
index c7045ec..2726a1a 100644
--- a/discord/utils.js
+++ b/discord/utils.js
@@ -101,14 +101,6 @@ function isWebhookMessage(message) {
 	return message.webhook_id && !isInteractionResponse
 }
 
-/**
- * Ephemeral messages can be generated if a slash command is attached to the same bot that OOYE is running on
- * @param {DiscordTypes.APIMessage} message
- */
-function isEphemeralMessage(message) {
-	return message.flags & (1 << 6);
-}
-
 /** @param {string} snowflake */
 function snowflakeToTimestampExact(snowflake) {
 	return Number(BigInt(snowflake) >> 22n) + EPOCH
@@ -124,6 +116,5 @@ module.exports.hasPermission = hasPermission
 module.exports.hasSomePermissions = hasSomePermissions
 module.exports.hasAllPermissions = hasAllPermissions
 module.exports.isWebhookMessage = isWebhookMessage
-module.exports.isEphemeralMessage = isEphemeralMessage
 module.exports.snowflakeToTimestampExact = snowflakeToTimestampExact
 module.exports.timestampToSnowflakeInexact = timestampToSnowflakeInexact
diff --git a/m2d/actions/redact.js b/m2d/actions/redact.js
index 7569df4..26a7142 100644
--- a/m2d/actions/redact.js
+++ b/m2d/actions/redact.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ async function deleteMessage(event) {
 	db.prepare("DELETE FROM event_message WHERE event_id = ?").run(event.event_id)
 	for (const row of rows) {
 		db.prepare("DELETE FROM message_channel WHERE message_id = ?").run(row.message_id)
-		await discord.snow.channel.deleteMessage(row.channel_id, row.message_id, event.content.reason)
+		discord.snow.channel.deleteMessage(row.channel_id, row.message_id, event.content.reason)
 	}
 }