diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/delete_message.ts b/src/helpers/messages/delete_message.ts
index d3aeaa373..a1f5672ff 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/delete_message.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/delete_message.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,27 @@
 import { botID } from "../../bot.ts";
+import { cacheHandlers } from "../../cache.ts";
 import { RequestManager } from "../../rest/request_manager.ts";
-import { Message } from "../../structures/mod.ts";
 import { endpoints } from "../../util/constants.ts";
 import { requireBotChannelPermissions } from "../../util/permissions.ts";
 import { delay } from "../../util/utils.ts";
 
-/** Delete a message */
+/** Delete a message with the channel id and message id only. */
 export async function deleteMessage(
-  message: Message,
+  channelID: string,
+  messageID: string,
   reason?: string,
   delayMilliseconds = 0,
 ) {
-  if (message.author.id !== botID) {
-    // This needs to check the channels permission not the guild permission
+  const message = await cacheHandlers.get("messages", messageID);
+
+  if (message && message.author.id !== botID) {
     await requireBotChannelPermissions(message.channelID, ["MANAGE_MESSAGES"]);
   }
 
   if (delayMilliseconds) await delay(delayMilliseconds);
 
   const result = await RequestManager.delete(
-    endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE(message.channelID, message.id),
+    endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE(channelID, messageID),
     { reason },
   );
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/delete_message_by_id.ts b/src/helpers/messages/delete_message_by_id.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5104f70fb..000000000
--- a/src/helpers/messages/delete_message_by_id.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import { cacheHandlers } from "../../cache.ts";
-import { RequestManager } from "../../rest/request_manager.ts";
-import { endpoints } from "../../util/constants.ts";
-import { delay } from "../../util/utils.ts";
-import { deleteMessage } from "./delete_message.ts";
-
-/** Delete a message with the channel id and message id only. */
-export async function deleteMessageByID(
-  channelID: string,
-  messageID: string,
-  reason?: string,
-  delayMilliseconds = 0,
-) {
-  const message = await cacheHandlers.get("messages", messageID);
-  if (message) return deleteMessage(message, reason, delayMilliseconds);
-
-  if (delayMilliseconds) await delay(delayMilliseconds);
-
-  const result = await RequestManager.delete(
-    endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE(channelID, messageID),
-    { reason },
-  );
-
-  return result;
-}
diff --git a/src/helpers/mod.ts b/src/helpers/mod.ts
index 13f607fd9..b6fed9609 100644
--- a/src/helpers/mod.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/mod.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ import { addReaction } from "./messages/add_reaction.ts";
 import { addReactions } from "./messages/add_reactions.ts";
 import { deleteMessage } from "./messages/delete_message.ts";
 import { deleteMessages } from "./messages/delete_messages.ts";
-import { deleteMessageByID } from "./messages/delete_message_by_id.ts";
 import { editMessage } from "./messages/edit_message.ts";
 import { getMessage } from "./messages/get_message.ts";
 import { getMessages } from "./messages/get_messages.ts";
@@ -142,7 +141,6 @@ export {
   deleteIntegration,
   deleteInvite,
   deleteMessage,
-  deleteMessageByID,
   deleteMessages,
   deleteRole,
   deleteServer,
@@ -326,7 +324,6 @@ export let helpers = {
   // messages
   addReaction,
   addReactions,
-  deleteMessageByID,
   deleteMessage,
   deleteMessages,
   editMessage,
diff --git a/src/structures/message.ts b/src/structures/message.ts
index 2187efab4..9b8b2c203 100644
--- a/src/structures/message.ts
+++ b/src/structures/message.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { cacheHandlers } from "../cache.ts";
 import { sendDirectMessage } from "../helpers/members/send_direct_message.ts";
 import { addReaction } from "../helpers/messages/add_reaction.ts";
 import { addReactions } from "../helpers/messages/add_reactions.ts";
-import { deleteMessageByID } from "../helpers/messages/delete_message_by_id.ts";
+import { deleteMessage } from "../helpers/messages/delete_message.ts";
 import { editMessage } from "../helpers/messages/edit_message.ts";
 import { pinMessage } from "../helpers/messages/pin_message.ts";
 import { removeAllReactions } from "../helpers/messages/remove_all_reactions.ts";
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const baseMessage: Partial<Message> = {
 
   // METHODS
   delete(reason, delayMilliseconds) {
-    return deleteMessageByID(
+    return deleteMessage(
       this.channelID!,
       this.id!,
       reason,
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export interface Message {
   delete(
     reason?: string,
     delayMilliseconds?: number,
-  ): ReturnType<typeof deleteMessageByID>;
+  ): ReturnType<typeof deleteMessage>;
   /** Edit the message */
   edit(content: string | MessageContent): ReturnType<typeof editMessage>;
   /** Pins the message in the channel */