diff --git a/include/ircd/client.h b/include/ircd/client.h
index 451d17adf..8870a04af 100644
--- a/include/ircd/client.h
+++ b/include/ircd/client.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace ircd
 
 	const char *write(client &, const char *&start, const char *const &stop);
 	char *read(client &, char *&start, char *const &stop);
-	string_view readline(client &, char *&start, char *const &stop);
 
 	http::response::write_closure write_closure(client &);
 	parse::read_closure read_closure(client &);
diff --git a/ircd/client.cc b/ircd/client.cc
index c58062b38..448e809fa 100644
--- a/ircd/client.cc
+++ b/ircd/client.cc
@@ -87,63 +87,6 @@ noexcept
 	request.join();
 }
 
-ircd::string_view
-ircd::readline(client &client,
-               char *&start,
-               char *const &stop)
-{
-	auto &sock(*client.sock);
-
-	size_t pos;
-	string_view ret;
-	char *const base(start); do
-	{
-		const std::array<mutable_buffer, 1> bufs
-		{{
-			{ start, stop }
-		}};
-
-		start += sock.read_some(bufs);
-		ret = {base, start};
-		pos = ret.find("\r\n");
-	}
-	while(pos != std::string_view::npos);
-
-	return { begin(ret), std::next(begin(ret), pos + 2) };
-}
-
-char *
-ircd::read(client &client,
-           char *&start,
-           char *const &stop)
-{
-	auto &sock(*client.sock);
-	const std::array<mutable_buffer, 1> bufs
-	{{
-		{ start, stop }
-	}};
-
-	char *const base(start);
-	start += sock.read_some(bufs);
-	return base;
-}
-
-const char *
-ircd::write(client &client,
-            const char *&start,
-            const char *const &stop)
-{
-	auto &sock(*client.sock);
-	const std::array<const_buffer, 1> bufs
-	{{
-		{ start, stop }
-	}};
-
-	const char *const base(start);
-	start += sock.write(bufs);
-	return base;
-}
-
 ircd::hostport
 ircd::local(const client &client)
 {
@@ -211,6 +154,42 @@ ircd::read_closure(client &client)
     };
 }
 
+char *
+ircd::read(client &client,
+           char *&start,
+           char *const &stop)
+{
+	auto &sock(*client.sock);
+	const std::array<mutable_buffer, 1> bufs
+	{{
+		{ start, stop }
+	}};
+
+	char *const base(start);
+	start += sock.read_some(bufs);
+	return base;
+}
+
+const char *
+ircd::write(client &client,
+            const char *&start,
+            const char *const &stop)
+{
+	auto &sock(*client.sock);
+	const std::array<const_buffer, 1> bufs
+	{{
+		{ start, stop }
+	}};
+
+	const char *const base(start);
+	start += sock.write(bufs);
+	return base;
+}
+
+//
+// client
+//
+
 ircd::client::client()
 :client{std::shared_ptr<socket>{}}
 {
diff --git a/modules/client/sync.cc b/modules/client/sync.cc
index 2b2c805e2..94ea6d4cd 100644
--- a/modules/client/sync.cc
+++ b/modules/client/sync.cc
@@ -578,13 +578,6 @@ initial_sync(client &client,
              const bool &full_state,
              const string_view &set_presence)
 {
-	char buf[4096] {0};
-	json::mutable_object body{buf};
-	body.insert({"foo","bar"});
-	body.insert({"baz","bam"});
-
-	std::cout << buf << std::endl;
-
 	const std::string rooms
 	{
 		initial_sync_rooms(client, request, filter_id, full_state)