diff --git a/src/handlers/guild.ts b/src/handlers/guild.ts
index 9a8851d7e..d021ab284 100644
--- a/src/handlers/guild.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/guild.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { botHasPermission } from "../utils/permissions.ts";
 import { RequestManager } from "../module/requestManager.ts";
 import { endpoints } from "../constants/discord.ts";
 import { Errors } from "../types/errors.ts";
-import { Permissions, Permission } from "../types/permission.ts";
+import { Permissions } from "../types/permission.ts";
 import {
   ChannelCreatePayload,
   ChannelTypes,
@@ -39,12 +39,7 @@ import { cacheHandlers } from "../controllers/cache.ts";
 
 /** Gets an array of all the channels ids that are the children of this category. */
 export function categoryChildrenIDs(guild: Guild, id: string) {
-  const channelIDs: string[] = [];
-  guild.channels.forEach((channel) => {
-    if (channel.parentID === id) channelIDs.push(channel.id);
-  });
-
-  return channelIDs;
+  return guild.channels.filter((channel) => channel.parentID === id);
 }
 
 /** The full URL of the icon from Discords CDN. Undefined when no icon is set. */
@@ -477,7 +472,7 @@ export function deleteIntegration(guildID: string, id: string) {
   return RequestManager.delete(endpoints.GUILD_INTEGRATION(guildID, id));
 }
 
-/** Sync an integration. Requires teh MANAGE_GUILD permission. */
+/** Sync an integration. Requires the MANAGE_GUILD permission. */
 export function syncIntegration(guildID: string, id: string) {
   if (
     !botHasPermission(guildID, [Permissions.MANAGE_GUILD])
@@ -517,7 +512,7 @@ export function getBan(guildID: string, memberID: string) {
   ) as Promise<BannedUser>;
 }
 
-/** Ban a user from the guild and optionally delete previous messages sent by the user. Requires teh BAN_MEMBERS permission. */
+/** Ban a user from the guild and optionally delete previous messages sent by the user. Requires the BAN_MEMBERS permission. */
 export function ban(guildID: string, id: string, options: BanOptions) {
   if (
     !botHasPermission(guildID, [Permissions.BAN_MEMBERS])
@@ -541,45 +536,6 @@ export function unban(guildID: string, id: string) {
   return RequestManager.delete(endpoints.GUILD_BAN(guildID, id));
 }
 
-/** Check whether a member has certain permissions in this channel. */
-export function channelHasPermissions(
-  guild: Guild,
-  channelID: string,
-  memberID: string,
-  permissions: Permission[],
-) {
-  if (memberID === guild.ownerID) return true;
-
-  const member = guild.members.get(memberID);
-  if (!member) {
-    throw new Error(
-      "Invalid member id provided. This member was not found in the cache. Please fetch them with getMember on guild.",
-    );
-  }
-
-  const channel = guild.channels.get(channelID);
-  if (!channel) {
-    throw new Error(
-      "Invalid channel id provided. This channel was not found in the cache.",
-    );
-  }
-
-  let permissionBits = member.roles.reduce((bits, roleID) => {
-    const role = guild.roles.get(roleID);
-    if (!role) return bits;
-
-    bits |= BigInt(role.permissions_new);
-
-    return bits;
-  }, BigInt(0));
-
-  if (permissionBits & BigInt(Permissions.ADMINISTRATOR)) return true;
-
-  return permissions.every((permission) =>
-    permissionBits & BigInt(Permissions[permission])
-  );
-}
-
 /** Modify a guilds settings. Requires the MANAGE_GUILD permission. */
 export async function editGuild(guildID: string, options: GuildEditOptions) {
   if (
diff --git a/src/handlers/member.ts b/src/handlers/member.ts
index 597a62dba..a7f2b9586 100644
--- a/src/handlers/member.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/member.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export async function sendDirectMessage(
   }
 
   // If it does exist try sending a message to this user
-  return sendMessage(dmChannel, content);
+  return sendMessage(dmChannel.id, content);
 }
 
 /** Kick a member from the server */
diff --git a/src/handlers/message.ts b/src/handlers/message.ts
index 79352f301..6d6758cd6 100644
--- a/src/handlers/message.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/message.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ export async function deleteMessage(
   if (message.author.id !== botID) {
     // This needs to check the channels permission not the guild permission
     if (
-      !message.channel.guildID ||
       !botHasChannelPermissions(
-        message.channel.id,
+        message.channelID,
         [Permissions.MANAGE_MESSAGES],
       )
     ) {