diff --git a/src/database/ddl.py b/src/database/ddl.py
index 491d521..4a0d9c3 100644
--- a/src/database/ddl.py
+++ b/src/database/ddl.py
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import json
+import time
+
 import logging
-
 import math
-import timeit
-
 import typing
 
-from peewee import ModelSelect
-from playhouse.shortcuts import model_to_dict
 from peewee import *
+import nacl.hash
+
+from src.server.validation import is_valid_base_comment
+from src.misc import clean
 
 
 def get_database_connection():
@@ -125,10 +126,6 @@ def comment_list(claim_id: str = None, parent_id: str = None,
     return data
 
 
-def clean(thing: dict) -> dict:
-    return {k: v for k, v in thing.items() if v is not None}
-
-
 def get_comment(comment_id: str) -> dict:
     return (comment_list(expressions=(Comment.comment_id == comment_id), page_size=1)
             .get('items')
diff --git a/src/database/writes.py b/src/database/writes.py
index b9d4b98..9f13f3f 100644
--- a/src/database/writes.py
+++ b/src/database/writes.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from src.server.validation import is_valid_base_comment
 from src.server.validation import is_valid_credential_input
 from src.server.validation import validate_signature_from_claim
 from src.server.validation import body_is_valid
-from src.server.misc import get_claim_from_id
+from src.misc import get_claim_from_id
 from src.server.external import send_notifications
 from src.server.external import send_notification
 import src.database.queries as db
diff --git a/src/server/misc.py b/src/misc.py
similarity index 86%
rename from src/server/misc.py
rename to src/misc.py
index 4f620e6..e9d5be8 100644
--- a/src/server/misc.py
+++ b/src/misc.py
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ def clean_input_params(kwargs: dict):
             kwargs[k] = v.strip()
             if k in ID_LIST:
                 kwargs[k] = v.lower()
+
+
+def clean(thing: dict) -> dict:
+    return {k: v for k, v in thing.items() if v is not None}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/handles.py b/src/server/handles.py
index c2d5f3e..a63504b 100644
--- a/src/server/handles.py
+++ b/src/server/handles.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import src.database.queries as db
 from src.database.writes import abandon_comment, create_comment
 from src.database.writes import hide_comments
 from src.database.writes import edit_comment
-from src.server.misc import clean_input_params
+from src.misc import clean_input_params
 from src.server.errors import make_error, report_error
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)