diff --git a/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp b/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp
index 71fd79e38..e555e0697 100644
--- a/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp
+++ b/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp
@@ -500,8 +500,7 @@ namespace llarp
       {
         log::info(
             link_cat, "Remote requested too many relay IDs (greater than 1/4 of what we have).");
-        m.respond(
-            serialize_response({{messages::STATUS_KEY, RCFetchMessage::INVALID_REQUEST}}));
+        m.respond(serialize_response({{messages::STATUS_KEY, RCFetchMessage::INVALID_REQUEST}}));
         return;
       }
 
@@ -510,8 +509,7 @@ namespace llarp
       {
         if (sv.size() != RouterID::SIZE)
         {
-          m.respond(serialize_response(
-              {{messages::STATUS_KEY, RCFetchMessage::INVALID_REQUEST}}));
+          m.respond(serialize_response({{messages::STATUS_KEY, RCFetchMessage::INVALID_REQUEST}}));
           return;
         }
         explicit_relays.emplace(reinterpret_cast<const byte_t*>(sv.data()));
diff --git a/llarp/messages/dht.hpp b/llarp/messages/dht.hpp
index e86d1f153..2a0e38805 100644
--- a/llarp/messages/dht.hpp
+++ b/llarp/messages/dht.hpp
@@ -4,51 +4,6 @@
 
 namespace llarp
 {
-  namespace FindRouterMessage
-  {
-    inline auto RETRY_EXP = "RETRY AS EXPLORATORY"sv;
-    inline auto RETRY_ITER = "RETRY AS ITERATIVE"sv;
-    inline auto RETRY_NEW = "RETRY WITH NEW RECIPIENT"sv;
-
-    inline static std::string
-    serialize(const RouterID& rid, bool is_iterative, bool is_exploratory)
-    {
-      oxenc::bt_dict_producer btdp;
-
-      try
-      {
-        btdp.append("E", is_exploratory ? 1 : 0);
-        btdp.append("I", is_iterative ? 1 : 0);
-        btdp.append("K", rid.ToView());
-      }
-      catch (...)
-      {
-        log::error(link_cat, "Error: FindRouterMessage failed to bt encode contents!");
-      }
-
-      return std::move(btdp).str();
-    }
-
-    inline static std::string
-    serialize(const std::string& rid, bool is_iterative, bool is_exploratory)
-    {
-      oxenc::bt_dict_producer btdp;
-
-      try
-      {
-        btdp.append("E", is_exploratory ? 1 : 0);
-        btdp.append("I", is_iterative ? 1 : 0);
-        btdp.append("K", std::move(rid));
-      }
-      catch (...)
-      {
-        log::error(link_cat, "Error: FindRouterMessage failed to bt encode contents!");
-      }
-
-      return std::move(btdp).str();
-    }
-  }  // namespace FindRouterMessage
-
   namespace FindIntroMessage
   {
     inline auto NOT_FOUND = "NOT FOUND"sv;