diff --git a/ircd/m/dbs.cc b/ircd/m/dbs.cc
index 7c9b403b3..9fc787164 100644
--- a/ircd/m/dbs.cc
+++ b/ircd/m/dbs.cc
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ ircd::string_view
 ircd::m::dbs::state_root(const mutable_buffer &out,
                          const id::event &event_id)
 {
-	return state_root(out, event::fetch::index(event_id));
+	return state_root(out, index(event_id));
 }
 
 ircd::string_view
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ ircd::m::dbs::state_root(const mutable_buffer &out,
                          const id::room &room_id,
                          const id::event &event_id)
 {
-	return state_root(out, room_id, event::fetch::index(event_id));
+	return state_root(out, room_id, index(event_id));
 }
 
 ircd::string_view
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ ircd::m::dbs::state_root(const mutable_buffer &out,
                          const id::event &event_id,
                          const uint64_t &depth)
 {
-	return state_root(out, room_id, event::fetch::index(event_id), depth);
+	return state_root(out, room_id, index(event_id), depth);
 }
 
 ircd::string_view
diff --git a/modules/console.cc b/modules/console.cc
index 52358d5d5..469bcf211 100644
--- a/modules/console.cc
+++ b/modules/console.cc
@@ -2055,7 +2055,7 @@ console_cmd__event(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 			return true;
 
 		case hash("idx"):
-			out << m::event::fetch::index(event) << std::endl;
+			out << index(event) << std::endl;
 			return true;
 
 		case hash("content"):
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ console_cmd__event__erase(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 
 	m::dbs::write_opts opts;
 	opts.op = db::op::DELETE;
-	opts.idx = m::event::fetch::index(event);
+	opts.idx = index(event);
 	m::dbs::write(txn, event, opts);
 	txn();