diff --git a/cogs/app_commands/__init__.py b/cogs/app_commands/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 42e9366..0000000
--- a/cogs/app_commands/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-import nextcord
-from nextcord.ext import commands
-from utils import embed_success
-
-
-class ApplicationCommandsExample(commands.Cog, name="App Commands"):
-    def __init__(self, bot: commands.Bot):
-        self.bot = bot
-
-    @nextcord.slash_command(description="Slash command that responds with 'Hello World'")
-    async def my_slash_cmd(self, interaction: nextcord.Interaction):
-        await interaction.send(embed=embed_success("Hello World!"))
-
-    @nextcord.slash_command(description="Slash command that repeats an argument")
-    async def my_slash_cmd_2(self, interaction: nextcord.Interaction, my_arg: str):
-        await interaction.send(embed=embed_success(f"You said: {my_arg}"))
-
-    @nextcord.user_command()
-    async def my_user_cmd(self, interaction: nextcord.Interaction, member: nextcord.Member):
-        await interaction.send(f"Hello, {member.mention}!")
-
-    @nextcord.message_command()
-    async def my_message_cmd(self, interaction: nextcord.Interaction, message: nextcord.Message):
-        await interaction.send(f"Hello, {message.author.mention}!")
-
-
-# This function will be called when this extension is loaded.
-# It is necessary to add these functions to the bot.
-def setup(bot: commands.Bot):
-    bot.add_cog(ApplicationCommandsExample(bot))
diff --git a/cogs/help/__init__.py b/cogs/help/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 31aeac1..0000000
--- a/cogs/help/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-from nextcord.ext import commands
-
-from .help_command import NewHelpCommand
-
-
-class HelpCog(commands.Cog):
-    def __init__(self, bot: commands.Bot):
-        self.bot = bot
-        self._original_help_command = bot.help_command
-        bot.help_command = NewHelpCommand()
-        bot.help_command.cog = self
-
-    def cog_unload(self):
-        self.bot.help_command = self._original_help_command
-
-
-# setup functions for bot
-def setup(bot: commands.Bot):
-    bot.add_cog(HelpCog(bot))
diff --git a/cogs/help/help_command.py b/cogs/help/help_command.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8634b78..0000000
--- a/cogs/help/help_command.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-import config
-import nextcord
-from nextcord.embeds import EmptyEmbed
-from nextcord.ext import commands
-
-
-class NewHelpCommand(commands.MinimalHelpCommand):
-    """Custom help command override using embeds"""
-
-    COLOUR = nextcord.Colour.blurple()
-
-    def get_ending_note(self):
-        """Returns note to display at the bottom"""
-        invoked_with = self.invoked_with
-        return f"Use {config.BOT_PREFIX}{invoked_with} [command] for more info on a command."
-
-    def get_command_signature(self, command: commands.core.Command):
-        """Retrieves the signature portion of the help page."""
-        return f"{command.qualified_name} {command.signature}"
-
-    async def send_bot_help(self, mapping: dict):
-        """implements bot command help page"""
-        embed = nextcord.Embed(title="Bot Commands", colour=self.COLOUR)
-        avatar = self.context.bot.user.avatar
-        avatar_url = avatar.url if avatar else EmptyEmbed
-        embed.set_author(name=self.context.bot.user.name, icon_url=avatar_url)
-        description = self.context.bot.description
-        if description:
-            embed.description = description
-
-        for cog, commands in mapping.items():
-            name = "No Category" if cog is None else cog.qualified_name
-            filtered = await self.filter_commands(commands, sort=True)
-            if filtered:
-                # \u2002 = middle dot
-                value = "\u2002".join(f"{config.BOT_PREFIX}{c.name}" for c in filtered)
-                if cog and cog.description:
-                    value = f"{cog.description}\n{value}"
-                embed.add_field(name=name, value=value)
-
-        embed.set_footer(text=self.get_ending_note())
-        await self.get_destination().send(embed=embed)
-
-    async def send_cog_help(self, cog: commands.Cog):
-        """implements cog help page"""
-        embed = nextcord.Embed(title=f"{cog.qualified_name} Commands", colour=self.COLOUR)
-        if cog.description:
-            embed.description = cog.description
-
-        filtered = await self.filter_commands(cog.get_commands(), sort=True)
-        for command in filtered:
-            embed.add_field(
-                name=self.get_command_signature(command),
-                value=command.short_doc or "...",
-                inline=False,
-            )
-
-        embed.set_footer(text=self.get_ending_note())
-        await self.get_destination().send(embed=embed)
-
-    async def send_group_help(self, group: commands.Group):
-        """implements group help page and command help page"""
-        embed = nextcord.Embed(title=group.qualified_name, colour=self.COLOUR)
-        if group.help:
-            embed.description = group.help
-
-        if isinstance(group, commands.Group):
-            filtered = await self.filter_commands(group.commands, sort=True)
-            for command in filtered:
-                embed.add_field(
-                    name=self.get_command_signature(command),
-                    value=command.short_doc or "...",
-                    inline=False,
-                )
-
-        embed.set_footer(text=self.get_ending_note())
-        await self.get_destination().send(embed=embed)
-
-    # Use the same function as group help for command help
-    send_command_help = send_group_help  # type: ignore
diff --git a/cogs/ping/__init__.py b/cogs/ping/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f768c4e..0000000
--- a/cogs/ping/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-from nextcord.ext import commands
-from utils import embed_success
-
-
-class Ping(commands.Cog, name="Ping"):
-    def __init__(self, bot: commands.Bot):
-        self.bot = bot
-
-    @commands.command(name="ping")
-    async def ping(self, ctx: commands.Context):
-        """A command which simply acknowledges the user's ping.
-        Usage:
-        ```
-        ?ping
-        ```
-        """
-        # log in console that a ping was received
-        print("Received ping")
-        # respond to the message
-        await ctx.send(embed=embed_success("Pong!"))
-
-
-# This function will be called when this extension is loaded.
-# It is necessary to add these functions to the bot.
-def setup(bot: commands.Bot):
-    bot.add_cog(Ping(bot))
diff --git a/cogs/register_highscore_channel/__init__.py b/cogs/register_highscore_channel/__init__.py
index 665bb9e..4c12462 100644
--- a/cogs/register_highscore_channel/__init__.py
+++ b/cogs/register_highscore_channel/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+"""
+Bot command to register the highscores channel
+"""
+
 from nextcord.ext import commands
 import highscores  # pylint: disable=import-error
 
@@ -16,7 +20,7 @@ class RegisterHighscoreChannel(commands.Cog, name="Register HighScore Channel"):
         """
         # log in console that a ping was received
         print(f"Registering {ctx.channel.id}.")
-        print(bot.open_highscores_data())
+        print(highscores.open_highscores_data())
         # respond to the message
         await ctx.send(f"Registered <#{ctx.channel.id}> as channel to post highscores in.")
 
diff --git a/utils/__init__.py b/utils/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 387d09a..0000000
--- a/utils/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-from .embedder import *
diff --git a/utils/embedder.py b/utils/embedder.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a87b413..0000000
--- a/utils/embedder.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-from typing import Optional, Union
-
-import nextcord
-from nextcord.embeds import EmptyEmbed, _EmptyEmbed
-
-DEFAULT_COLOR = nextcord.Colour.blurple()
-MAX_EMBED_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH = 4096
-MAX_EMBED_FIELD_TITLE_LENGTH = 256
-MAX_EMBED_FIELD_FOOTER_LENGTH = 2048
-
-
-def __trim(text: str, limit: int) -> str:
-    """limit text to a certain number of characters"""
-    return text[: limit - 3].strip() + "..." if len(text) > limit else text
-
-
-def embed_success(
-    title: str,
-    description: Optional[str] = None,
-    footer: Optional[str] = None,
-    url: Union[str, _EmptyEmbed] = EmptyEmbed,
-    image: Optional[str] = None,
-    thumbnail: Optional[str] = None,
-) -> nextcord.Embed:
-    """Embed a success message and an optional description, footer, and url"""
-    return build_embed(title, description, footer, url, nextcord.Colour.green(), image, thumbnail)
-
-
-def embed_warning(
-    title: str,
-    description: Optional[str] = None,
-    footer: Optional[str] = None,
-    url: Union[str, _EmptyEmbed] = EmptyEmbed,
-    image: Optional[str] = None,
-    thumbnail: Optional[str] = None,
-) -> nextcord.Embed:
-    """Embed a warning message and an optional description, footer, and url"""
-    return build_embed(title, description, footer, url, nextcord.Colour.gold(), image, thumbnail)
-
-
-def embed_error(
-    title: str,
-    description: Optional[str] = None,
-    footer: Optional[str] = None,
-    url: Union[str, _EmptyEmbed] = EmptyEmbed,
-    image: Optional[str] = None,
-    thumbnail: Optional[str] = None,
-) -> nextcord.Embed:
-    """Embed an error message and an optional description, footer, and url"""
-    return build_embed(title, description, footer, url, nextcord.Colour.red(), image, thumbnail)
-
-
-def build_embed(
-    title: str,
-    description: Optional[str] = None,
-    footer: Optional[str] = None,
-    url: Union[str, _EmptyEmbed] = EmptyEmbed,
-    colour: nextcord.Colour = DEFAULT_COLOR,
-    image: Optional[str] = None,
-    thumbnail: Optional[str] = None,
-) -> nextcord.Embed:
-    """Embed a message and an optional description, footer, and url"""
-    # create the embed
-    embed = nextcord.Embed(
-        title=__trim(title, MAX_EMBED_FIELD_TITLE_LENGTH), url=url, colour=colour
-    )
-    if description:
-        embed.description = __trim(description, MAX_EMBED_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH)
-    if footer:
-        embed.set_footer(text=__trim(footer, MAX_EMBED_FIELD_FOOTER_LENGTH))
-    if image:
-        embed.set_image(url=image)
-    if thumbnail:
-        embed.set_thumbnail(url=thumbnail)
-    return embed