diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 3b962a3..ef5ecbe 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <chrono>     // For seeding random number generator
 #include <vector> // For getAllKeys
 #include <string_view> // For litecask values
-#include <sqlite3.h> // Include SQLite
 #include <stdexcept> // For std::runtime_error
 
 
@@ -39,17 +38,6 @@ private:
     bool released_;
 };
 
-// Helper to execute SQL and check for errors
-void execute_sql(sqlite3* db, const char* sql, const std::string& error_msg_prefix) {
-    char* err_msg = nullptr;
-    int rc = sqlite3_exec(db, sql, 0, 0, &err_msg);
-    if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
-        std::string error_details = error_msg_prefix + ": " + (err_msg ? err_msg : "Unknown error");
-        sqlite3_free(err_msg);
-        throw std::runtime_error(error_details);
-    }
-}
-
 bool Server::init_db() {
     try {
         std::filesystem::path db_path = config_.object_store_path / "index.db";