diff --git a/src/consts.rs b/src/consts.rs
index 3e9f541..5a0aa29 100644
--- a/src/consts.rs
+++ b/src/consts.rs
@@ -13,22 +13,3 @@ pub static COLORS: Lazy<HashMap<&str, Color>> = Lazy::new(|| {
 		// TODO purple & pink :D
 	])
 });
-
-pub const ETA_MESSAGES: [&str; 16] = [
-	"Sometime",
-	"Some day",
-	"Not far",
-	"The future",
-	"Never",
-	"Perhaps tomorrow?",
-	"There are no ETAs",
-	"No",
-	"Nah",
-	"Yes",
-	"Yas",
-	"Next month",
-	"Next year",
-	"Next week",
-	"In Prism Launcher 2.0.0",
-	"At the appropriate juncture, in due course, in the fullness of time",
-];
diff --git a/src/handlers/event/eta.rs b/src/handlers/event/eta.rs
index 8480189..dcf9dbe 100644
--- a/src/handlers/event/eta.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/event/eta.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,30 @@
-use crate::{consts, utils};
-
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use poise::serenity_prelude::{Context, Message};
+use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
 use regex::Regex;
 
 static ETA_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"\beta\b").unwrap());
 
+pub const ETA_MESSAGES: [&str; 16] = [
+	"Sometime",
+	"Some day",
+	"Not far",
+	"The future",
+	"Never",
+	"Perhaps tomorrow?",
+	"There are no ETAs",
+	"No",
+	"Nah",
+	"Yes",
+	"Yas",
+	"Next month",
+	"Next year",
+	"Next week",
+	"In Prism Launcher 2.0.0",
+	"At the appropriate juncture, in due course, in the fullness of time",
+];
+
 pub async fn handle(ctx: &Context, message: &Message) -> Result<()> {
 	if !ETA_REGEX.is_match(&message.content) {
 		return Ok(());
@@ -14,7 +32,9 @@ pub async fn handle(ctx: &Context, message: &Message) -> Result<()> {
 
 	let response = format!(
 		"{} <:pofat:1031701005559144458>",
-		utils::random_choice(consts::ETA_MESSAGES)?
+		ETA_MESSAGES
+			.choose(&mut rand::thread_rng())
+			.unwrap_or(&"sometime")
 	);
 
 	message.reply(ctx, response).await?;
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index 7592306..8cfb89f 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Result};
-use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
-
 mod resolve_message;
 
 pub use resolve_message::resolve as resolve_message;
-
-/*
- * chooses a random element from an array
- */
-pub fn random_choice<const N: usize>(arr: [&str; N]) -> Result<String> {
-	let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
-	let resp = arr
-		.choose(&mut rng)
-		.ok_or_else(|| eyre!("Couldn't choose random object from array:\n{arr:#?}!"))?;
-
-	Ok((*resp).to_string())
-}