diff --git a/server-api/src/admin.rs b/server-api/src/admin.rs
index 1d39067..ca64cd1 100644
--- a/server-api/src/admin.rs
+++ b/server-api/src/admin.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use mysql_async::prelude::Queryable;
 use serde_json::Value;
 
 use crate::perms::ADMIN_PERMS;
-use crate::db_types::UBigInt;
 
 macro_rules! get_target_id {
     ($obj:expr) => {
@@ -22,16 +21,8 @@ macro_rules! get_target_id {
 }
 
 async fn modify_perms(p: &Pool, uid: u64, new_perms: u64) -> Result<(), SqlError>{
-    /* NOTE: this whole func will return Ok(UpdateStatus) 
-     * */
-    use mysql_async::{params, Conn};
+    use mysql_async::params;
     let conn = p.get_conn().await?;
-    let (conn, prow):(Conn, Option<(UBigInt, UBigInt)>)  = conn.first_exec(
-        "SELECT id, perms WHERE id = :id",
-        params!{"id" => uid}
-        ).await?;
-
-
     conn.prep_exec(
         "UPDATE members SET permissions = :perms WHERE id = :id", 
         params!{