diff --git a/include/ircd/json/tuple/at.h b/include/ircd/json/tuple/at.h
index ece5302b6..ce0c9a5a1 100644
--- a/include/ircd/json/tuple/at.h
+++ b/include/ircd/json/tuple/at.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ at(const tuple &t)
 		val<idx>(t)
 	};
 
-	using value_type = tuple_value_type<tuple, idx>;
 	if(!defined(json::value(ret)))
 		throw not_found
 		{
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ at(tuple &t)
 		val<idx>(t)
 	};
 
-	using value_type = tuple_value_type<tuple, idx>;
 	if(!defined(json::value(ret)))
 		throw not_found
 		{
diff --git a/include/ircd/json/tuple/get.h b/include/ircd/json/tuple/get.h
index e49f880cb..0532e9e9c 100644
--- a/include/ircd/json/tuple/get.h
+++ b/include/ircd/json/tuple/get.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ get(const tuple &t,
 		val<idx>(t)
 	};
 
-	using value_type = tuple_value_type<tuple, idx>;
 	return defined(json::value(ret))? ret : def;
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ get(tuple &t,
 		get<hash, tuple>(t)
 	};
 
-	using value_type = decltype(ret);
 	return defined(json::value(ret))? ret : def;
 }