diff --git a/src/commands/mod.rs b/src/commands/mod.rs
index 99e4919..45c23d6 100644
--- a/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use color_eyre::eyre::Report;
 use poise::Command;
 
 mod general;
-pub mod moderation;
 
 pub fn to_global_commands() -> Vec<Command<Data, Report>> {
     vec![
@@ -15,8 +14,5 @@ pub fn to_global_commands() -> Vec<Command<Data, Report>> {
         general::say(),
         general::stars(),
         general::tag(),
-        moderation::ban_user(),
-        moderation::mass_ban(),
-        moderation::kick_user(),
     ]
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/moderation/actions.rs b/src/commands/moderation/actions.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0513238..0000000
--- a/src/commands/moderation/actions.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,238 +0,0 @@
-use crate::{consts::COLORS, Context};
-
-use async_trait::async_trait;
-use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Context as _, Result};
-use log::*;
-use poise::serenity_prelude::{CacheHttp, GuildId, Http, Timestamp, User};
-
-type Fields<'a> = Vec<(&'a str, String, bool)>;
-
-#[async_trait]
-pub trait ModActionInfo {
-    fn to_fields(&self) -> Option<Fields>;
-    fn description(&self) -> String;
-    async fn run_action(
-        &self,
-        http: impl CacheHttp + AsRef<Http>,
-        user: &User,
-        guild_id: &GuildId,
-        reason: String,
-    ) -> Result<()>;
-}
-
-pub struct ModAction<T>
-where
-    T: ModActionInfo,
-{
-    pub reason: Option<String>,
-    pub data: T,
-}
-
-impl<T: ModActionInfo> ModAction<T> {
-    fn get_all_fields(&self) -> Fields {
-        let mut fields = vec![];
-
-        if let Some(reason) = self.reason.clone() {
-            fields.push(("Reason:", reason, false));
-        }
-
-        if let Some(mut action_fields) = self.data.to_fields() {
-            fields.append(&mut action_fields);
-        }
-
-        fields
-    }
-
-    /// internal mod logging
-    pub async fn log_action(&self, ctx: &Context<'_>) -> Result<()> {
-        let channel_id = ctx
-            .data()
-            .config
-            .discord
-            .channels
-            .say_log_channel_id
-            .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("Couldn't find say_log_channel_id! Unable to log mod action"))?;
-
-        let channel = ctx
-          .http()
-          .get_channel(channel_id.into())
-          .await
-          .wrap_err_with(|| "Couldn't resolve say_log_channel_id as a Channel! Are you sure you sure you used the right one?")?;
-
-        let channel = channel
-          .guild()
-          .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("Couldn't resolve say_log_channel_id as a GuildChannel! Are you sure you used the right one?"))?;
-
-        let fields = self.get_all_fields();
-        let title = format!("{} user!", self.data.description());
-
-        channel
-            .send_message(ctx, |m| {
-                m.embed(|e| e.title(title).fields(fields).color(COLORS["red"]))
-            })
-            .await?;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    /// public facing message
-    pub async fn reply(&self, ctx: &Context<'_>, user: &User, dm_user: Option<bool>) -> Result<()> {
-        let mut resp = format!("{} {}!", self.data.description(), user.name);
-
-        if dm_user.unwrap_or_default() {
-            resp = format!("{resp} (user notified with direct message)");
-        }
-
-        ctx.reply(resp).await?;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    pub async fn dm_user(&self, ctx: &Context<'_>, user: &User, guild_id: &GuildId) -> Result<()> {
-        let guild = ctx.http().get_guild(*guild_id.as_u64()).await?;
-        let title = format!("{} from {}!", self.data.description(), guild.name);
-
-        user.dm(ctx, |m| {
-            m.embed(|e| {
-                e.title(title).color(COLORS["red"]);
-
-                if let Some(reason) = &self.reason {
-                    e.description(format!("Reason: {}", reason));
-                }
-
-                e
-            })
-        })
-        .await?;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    pub async fn handle(
-        &self,
-        ctx: &Context<'_>,
-        user: &User,
-        quiet: Option<bool>,
-        dm_user: Option<bool>,
-        handle_reply: bool,
-    ) -> Result<()> {
-        if quiet.unwrap_or_default() {
-            ctx.defer_ephemeral().await?;
-        } else {
-            ctx.defer().await?;
-        }
-
-        let guild_id = ctx
-            .guild_id()
-            .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("Couldn't get GuildId for context!"))?;
-        let actual_reason = self.reason.clone().unwrap_or("".to_string());
-
-        if dm_user.unwrap_or_default() {
-            self.dm_user(ctx, user, &guild_id).await?;
-        }
-
-        self.data
-            .run_action(ctx, user, &guild_id, actual_reason)
-            .await?;
-
-        self.log_action(ctx).await?;
-
-        if handle_reply {
-            self.reply(ctx, user, dm_user).await?;
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct Ban {
-    pub purge_messages_days: u8,
-}
-
-#[async_trait]
-impl ModActionInfo for Ban {
-    fn to_fields(&self) -> Option<Fields> {
-        let fields = vec![(
-            "Purged messages:",
-            format!("Last {} day(s)", self.purge_messages_days),
-            false,
-        )];
-
-        Some(fields)
-    }
-
-    fn description(&self) -> String {
-        "Banned".to_string()
-    }
-
-    async fn run_action(
-        &self,
-        http: impl CacheHttp + AsRef<Http>,
-        user: &User,
-        guild_id: &GuildId,
-        reason: String,
-    ) -> Result<()> {
-        debug!("Banning user {user} with reason: \"{reason}\"");
-
-        guild_id
-            .ban_with_reason(http, user, self.purge_messages_days, reason)
-            .await?;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct Timeout {
-    pub time_until: Timestamp,
-}
-
-#[async_trait]
-impl ModActionInfo for Timeout {
-    fn to_fields(&self) -> Option<Fields> {
-        let fields = vec![("Timed out until:", self.time_until.to_string(), false)];
-
-        Some(fields)
-    }
-
-    fn description(&self) -> String {
-        "Timed out".to_string()
-    }
-
-    #[allow(unused_variables)]
-    async fn run_action(
-        &self,
-        http: impl CacheHttp + AsRef<Http>,
-        user: &User,
-        guild_id: &GuildId,
-        reason: String,
-    ) -> Result<()> {
-        todo!()
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct Kick {}
-
-#[async_trait]
-impl ModActionInfo for Kick {
-    fn to_fields(&self) -> Option<Fields> {
-        None
-    }
-
-    fn description(&self) -> String {
-        "Kicked".to_string()
-    }
-
-    async fn run_action(
-        &self,
-        http: impl CacheHttp + AsRef<Http>,
-        user: &User,
-        guild_id: &GuildId,
-        reason: String,
-    ) -> Result<()> {
-        debug!("Kicked user {user} with reason: \"{reason}\"");
-
-        guild_id.kick_with_reason(http, user, &reason).await?;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/commands/moderation/mod.rs b/src/commands/moderation/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 21259f7..0000000
--- a/src/commands/moderation/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,166 +0,0 @@
-use crate::Context;
-use std::error::Error;
-
-use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Result};
-use poise::serenity_prelude::{ArgumentConvert, ChannelId, GuildId, User};
-
-pub mod actions;
-use actions::{Ban, Kick, ModAction};
-
-async fn split_argument<T>(
-    ctx: &Context<'_>,
-    guild_id: Option<GuildId>,
-    channel_id: Option<ChannelId>,
-    list: String,
-) -> Result<Vec<T>>
-where
-    T: ArgumentConvert,
-    T::Err: Error + Send + Sync + 'static,
-{
-    // yes i should be using something like `filter_map()` here. async closures
-    // are unstable though so woooooo
-    let mut res: Vec<T> = vec![];
-    for item in list.split(',') {
-        let item = T::convert(ctx.serenity_context(), guild_id, channel_id, item.trim()).await?;
-
-        res.push(item);
-    }
-
-    Ok(res)
-}
-
-/// Ban a user
-#[poise::command(
-    slash_command,
-    prefix_command,
-    guild_only,
-    default_member_permissions = "BAN_MEMBERS",
-    required_permissions = "BAN_MEMBERS",
-    aliases("ban")
-)]
-pub async fn ban_user(
-    ctx: Context<'_>,
-    #[description = "User to ban"] user: User,
-    #[description = "Reason to ban"] reason: Option<String>,
-    #[description = "Number of days to purge their messages from (defaults to 0)"]
-    purge_messages_days: Option<u8>,
-    #[description = "If true, the reply from the bot will be ephemeral"] quiet: Option<bool>,
-    #[description = "If true, the affected user will be sent a DM"] dm_user: Option<bool>,
-) -> Result<()> {
-    let dmd = purge_messages_days.unwrap_or(0);
-
-    let action = ModAction {
-        reason,
-        data: Ban {
-            purge_messages_days: dmd,
-        },
-    };
-
-    action.handle(&ctx, &user, quiet, dm_user, true).await?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-/// Ban multiple users
-#[poise::command(
-    slash_command,
-    prefix_command,
-    guild_only,
-    default_member_permissions = "BAN_MEMBERS",
-    required_permissions = "BAN_MEMBERS",
-    aliases("ban_multi")
-)]
-pub async fn mass_ban(
-    ctx: Context<'_>,
-    #[description = "Comma separated list of users to ban"] users: String,
-    #[description = "Reason to ban"] reason: Option<String>,
-    #[description = "Number of days to purge their messages from (defaults to 0)"]
-    purge_messages_days: Option<u8>,
-    #[description = "If true, the reply from the bot will be ephemeral"] quiet: Option<bool>,
-    #[description = "If true, the affected user will be sent a DM"] dm_user: Option<bool>,
-) -> Result<()> {
-    let gid = ctx
-        .guild_id()
-        .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("Couldn't get GuildId!"))?;
-
-    let dmd = purge_messages_days.unwrap_or(0);
-    let users: Vec<User> = split_argument(&ctx, Some(gid), None, users).await?;
-
-    for user in &users {
-        let action = ModAction {
-            reason: reason.clone(),
-            data: Ban {
-                purge_messages_days: dmd,
-            },
-        };
-
-        action.handle(&ctx, user, quiet, dm_user, false).await?;
-    }
-
-    let resp = format!("{} users banned!", users.len());
-    ctx.reply(resp).await?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-/// Kick a user
-#[poise::command(
-    slash_command,
-    prefix_command,
-    guild_only,
-    default_member_permissions = "KICK_MEMBERS",
-    required_permissions = "KICK_MEMBERS",
-    aliases("kick")
-)]
-pub async fn kick_user(
-    ctx: Context<'_>,
-    #[description = "User to kick"] user: User,
-    #[description = "Reason to kick"] reason: Option<String>,
-    #[description = "If true, the reply from the bot will be ephemeral"] quiet: Option<bool>,
-    #[description = "If true, the affected user will be sent a DM"] dm_user: Option<bool>,
-) -> Result<()> {
-    let action = ModAction {
-        reason,
-        data: Kick {},
-    };
-
-    action.handle(&ctx, &user, quiet, dm_user, true).await?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-/// Kick multiple users
-#[poise::command(
-    slash_command,
-    prefix_command,
-    guild_only,
-    default_member_permissions = "KICK_MEMBERS",
-    required_permissions = "KICK_MEMBERS",
-    aliases("multi_kick")
-)]
-pub async fn mass_kick(
-    ctx: Context<'_>,
-    #[description = "Comma separated list of users to kick"] users: String,
-    #[description = "Reason to kick"] reason: Option<String>,
-    #[description = "If true, the reply from the bot will be ephemeral"] quiet: Option<bool>,
-    #[description = "If true, the affected user will be sent a DM"] dm_user: Option<bool>,
-) -> Result<()> {
-    let gid = ctx
-        .guild_id()
-        .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("Couldn't get GuildId!"))?;
-    let users: Vec<User> = split_argument(&ctx, Some(gid), None, users).await?;
-
-    for user in &users {
-        let action = ModAction {
-            reason: reason.clone(),
-            data: Kick {},
-        };
-
-        action.handle(&ctx, user, quiet, dm_user, false).await?;
-    }
-
-    let resp = format!("{} users kicked!", users.len());
-    ctx.reply(resp).await?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/src/handlers/event/message_logger.rs b/src/handlers/event/message_logger.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index d4f00e4..0000000
--- a/src/handlers/event/message_logger.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-use crate::consts::COLORS;
-use crate::Data;
-
-use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Result};
-use log::debug;
-use poise::serenity_prelude::{
-    ChannelId, Colour, Http, Message, MessageId, MessageUpdateEvent, User,
-};
-
-#[allow(unused_variables)]
-pub async fn log_msg<T>(user: &User, content: String, color: T) -> Result<()>
-where
-    T: Into<Colour>,
-{
-    todo!()
-}
-
-pub async fn handle_create(data: &Data, msg: &Message) -> Result<()> {
-    let channel_id = msg.channel_id;
-    let message_id = msg.id;
-    let content = &msg.content;
-    let author_id = msg.author.id;
-
-    debug!("Logging message {message_id}");
-    data.storage
-        .store_message(&channel_id, &message_id, content.to_string(), author_id)
-        .await?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-pub async fn handle_update(data: &Data, event: &MessageUpdateEvent) -> Result<()> {
-    let stored = data
-        .storage
-        .get_message(&event.channel_id, &event.id)
-        .await?;
-
-    let new_content = event.content.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
-        eyre!("Couldn't get content from event! Is the MESSAGE_CONTENT intent enabled?")
-    })?;
-
-    let author = event
-        .author
-        .as_ref()
-        .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("Couldn't get author from message!"))?;
-
-    if new_content != &stored.content {
-        log_msg(author, new_content.to_string(), COLORS["yellow"]).await?;
-
-        debug!("Updating message {}", event.id);
-        data.storage
-            .store_message(
-                &event.channel_id,
-                &event.id,
-                new_content.to_string(),
-                author.id,
-            )
-            .await?;
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-pub async fn handle_delete(
-    http: impl AsRef<Http>,
-    data: &Data,
-    channel_id: &ChannelId,
-    message_id: &MessageId,
-) -> Result<()> {
-    let stored = data.storage.get_message(channel_id, message_id).await?;
-    let user = http.as_ref().get_user(*stored.author.as_u64()).await?;
-
-    log_msg(&user, stored.content, COLORS["red"]).await?;
-
-    debug!("Deleting message {message_id}");
-    data.storage.delete_message(channel_id, message_id).await?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/src/handlers/event/mod.rs b/src/handlers/event/mod.rs
index a0db8c2..57f614a 100644
--- a/src/handlers/event/mod.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/event/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ mod analyze_logs;
 mod delete_on_reaction;
 mod eta;
 mod expand_link;
-mod message_logger;
 pub mod pluralkit;
 mod support_onboard;
 
@@ -48,28 +47,11 @@ pub async fn handle(
                 return Ok(());
             }
 
-            // store all new messages to monitor edits and deletes
-            message_logger::handle_create(data, new_message).await?;
-
             eta::handle(ctx, new_message).await?;
             expand_link::handle(ctx, new_message).await?;
             analyze_logs::handle(ctx, new_message, data).await?;
         }
 
-        Event::MessageDelete {
-            channel_id,
-            deleted_message_id,
-            guild_id: _,
-        } => message_logger::handle_delete(ctx, data, channel_id, deleted_message_id).await?,
-
-        Event::MessageUpdate {
-            old_if_available: _,
-            new: _,
-            event,
-        } => {
-            message_logger::handle_update(data, event).await?;
-        }
-
         Event::ReactionAdd { add_reaction } => {
             delete_on_reaction::handle(ctx, add_reaction).await?
         }
diff --git a/src/storage/message_logger.rs b/src/storage/message_logger.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ee2407..0000000
--- a/src/storage/message_logger.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-use poise::serenity_prelude::UserId;
-use redis_macros::{FromRedisValue, ToRedisArgs};
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-
-pub const MSG_LOG_KEY: &str = "message-log-v1";
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, FromRedisValue, ToRedisArgs)]
-pub struct MessageLog {
-    pub author: UserId,
-    pub content: String,
-}
diff --git a/src/storage/mod.rs b/src/storage/mod.rs
index 885817a..2cfbe33 100644
--- a/src/storage/mod.rs
+++ b/src/storage/mod.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@ use std::fmt::Debug;
 
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use log::*;
-use poise::serenity_prelude::{ChannelId, MessageId, UserId};
+use poise::serenity_prelude::UserId;
 use redis::{AsyncCommands as _, Client, FromRedisValue, ToRedisArgs};
 
-pub mod message_logger;
-use message_logger::*;
-
 const PK_KEY: &str = "pluralkit-v1";
 const LAUNCHER_VERSION_KEY: &str = "launcher-version-v1";
 
@@ -97,45 +94,6 @@ impl Storage {
         self.key_exists(&key).await
     }
 
-    pub async fn store_message(
-        &self,
-        channel_id: &ChannelId,
-        message_id: &MessageId,
-        content: String,
-        author: UserId,
-    ) -> Result<()> {
-        let key = format!("{MSG_LOG_KEY}:{channel_id}:{message_id}");
-
-        let val = MessageLog { author, content };
-
-        self.set_key(&key, val).await?;
-        self.expire_key(&key, 30 * 24 * 60 * 60).await?; // only store for 30 days
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    pub async fn get_message(
-        &self,
-        channel_id: &ChannelId,
-        message_id: &MessageId,
-    ) -> Result<MessageLog> {
-        let key = format!("{MSG_LOG_KEY}:{channel_id}:{message_id}");
-        let res = self.get_key(&key).await?;
-
-        Ok(res)
-    }
-
-    pub async fn delete_message(
-        &self,
-        channel_id: &ChannelId,
-        message_id: &MessageId,
-    ) -> Result<()> {
-        let key = format!("{MSG_LOG_KEY}:{channel_id}:{message_id}");
-        self.delete_key(&key).await?;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     pub async fn cache_launcher_version(&self, version: &str) -> Result<()> {
         self.set_key(LAUNCHER_VERSION_KEY, version).await?;