diff --git a/src/types/nostr.ts b/src/types/nostr.ts
index 6a762bb..a7d6f0c 100644
--- a/src/types/nostr.ts
+++ b/src/types/nostr.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { UnsignedEvent } from 'nostr-tools'
-
 export interface SignedEvent {
   kind: number
   tags: string[][]
@@ -14,5 +12,3 @@ export interface NostrJoiningBlock {
   block: number
   encodedEventPointer: string
 }
-
-export type Rumor = UnsignedEvent & { id: string }
diff --git a/src/utils/misc.ts b/src/utils/misc.ts
index c9234d2..7e59df4 100644
--- a/src/utils/misc.ts
+++ b/src/utils/misc.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@ import {
   verifyEvent
 } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify'
-import { MetadataController, NostrController } from '../controllers'
-import { appPrivateRoutes } from '../routes'
+import { NostrController } from '../controllers'
+import { AuthState } from '../store/auth/types'
+import store from '../store/store'
+import { CreateSignatureEventContent, Meta } from '../types'
 import { hexToNpub, now } from './nostr'
 import { parseJson } from './string'
-import { CreateSignatureEventContent, Meta } from '../types'
-import store from '../store/store'
-import { AuthState } from '../store/auth/types'
 
 /**
  * Uploads a file to a file storage service.
@@ -57,128 +56,6 @@ export const uploadToFileStorage = async (
   return response.data.url as string
 }
 
-/**
- * Sends a Direct Message (DM) to a recipient, encrypting the content and handling authentication.
- * @param fileUrl The URL of the encrypted zip file to be included in the DM.
- * @param encryptionKey The encryption key used to decrypt the zip file to be included in the DM.
- * @param pubkey The public key of the recipient.
- * @param nostrController The NostrController instance for handling authentication and encryption.
- * @param isSigner Boolean indicating whether the recipient is a signer or viewer.
- * @param setAuthUrl Function to set the authentication URL in the component state.
- */
-export const sendDM = async (
-  fileUrl: string,
-  encryptionKey: string,
-  pubkey: string,
-  nostrController: NostrController,
-  isSigner: boolean,
-  setAuthUrl: (value: React.SetStateAction<string | undefined>) => void
-) => {
-  // Construct the content of the DM
-  const initialLine = isSigner
-    ? 'Your signature is requested on the document below!'
-    : 'You have received a signed document.'
-
-  const decryptionUrl = `${window.location.origin}/#${
-    appPrivateRoutes.sign
-  }?file=${encodeURIComponent(fileUrl)}&key=${encodeURIComponent(
-    encryptionKey
-  )}`
-
-  const content = `${initialLine}\n\n${decryptionUrl}`
-
-  // Set up event listener for authentication event
-  nostrController.on('nsecbunker-auth', (url) => {
-    setAuthUrl(url)
-  })
-
-  // Set up timeout promise to handle encryption timeout
-  const timeoutPromise = new Promise<never>((_, reject) => {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      reject(new Error('Timeout occurred'))
-    }, 60000) // Timeout duration = 60 seconds
-  })
-
-  // Encrypt the DM content, with timeout
-  const encrypted = await Promise.race([
-    nostrController.nip04Encrypt(pubkey, content),
-    timeoutPromise
-  ])
-    .then((res) => {
-      return res
-    })
-    .catch((err) => {
-      console.log('err :>> ', err)
-      toast.error(
-        err.message || 'An error occurred while encrypting DM content'
-      )
-      return null
-    })
-    .finally(() => {
-      setAuthUrl(undefined) // Clear authentication URL
-    })
-
-  // Return if encryption failed
-  if (!encrypted) return
-
-  // Construct event metadata for the DM
-  const event: EventTemplate = {
-    kind: 4, // DM event type
-    content: encrypted, // Encrypted DM content
-    created_at: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000), // Current timestamp
-    tags: [['p', pubkey]] // Tag with recipient's public key
-  }
-
-  // Sign the DM event
-  const signedEvent = await nostrController.signEvent(event).catch((err) => {
-    console.log('err :>> ', err)
-    toast.error(err.message || 'An error occurred while signing event for DM')
-    return null
-  })
-
-  // Return if event signing failed
-  if (!signedEvent) return
-
-  // Get relay list metadata
-  const metadataController = new MetadataController()
-  const relaySet = await metadataController
-    .findRelayListMetadata(pubkey)
-    .catch((err) => {
-      toast.error(
-        err.message || 'An error occurred while finding relay list metadata'
-      )
-      return null
-    })
-
-  // Return if metadata retrieval failed
-  if (!relaySet) return
-
-  // Ensure relay list is not empty
-  if (relaySet.read.length === 0) {
-    toast.error('No relay found for publishing encrypted DM')
-    return
-  }
-
-  // Publish the signed DM event to the recipient's read relays
-  await nostrController
-    .publishEvent(signedEvent, relaySet.read)
-    .then((relays) => {
-      toast.success(`Encrypted DM sent on: ${relays.join('\n')}`)
-    })
-    .catch((errResults) => {
-      console.log('err :>> ', errResults)
-      toast.error('An error occurred while publishing DM')
-
-      errResults.forEach((errResult: any) => {
-        toast.error(
-          `Publishing to ${errResult.relay} caused the following error: ${errResult.error}`
-        )
-      })
-
-      return null
-    })
-}
-
 /**
  * Signs an event for a meta.json file.
  * @param content contains content for event.
diff --git a/src/utils/nostr.ts b/src/utils/nostr.ts
index 169437e..aab520a 100644
--- a/src/utils/nostr.ts
+++ b/src/utils/nostr.ts
@@ -209,10 +209,7 @@ export const getRoboHashPicture = (
   return `https://robohash.org/${npub}.png?set=set${set}`
 }
 
-export const TWO_DAYS = 2 * 24 * 60 * 60
-
 export const now = () => Math.round(Date.now() / 1000)
-export const randomNow = () => Math.round(now() - Math.random() * TWO_DAYS)
 
 /**
  * Generate nip44 conversation key