diff --git a/checkin/transport_http.go b/checkin/transport_http.go
index b5f1777a..63592639 100644
--- a/checkin/transport_http.go
+++ b/checkin/transport_http.go
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ type errorer interface {
 	error() error
 }
 
-type errorWrapper struct {
-	Error string `json:"error"`
-}
-
 func decodeRequest(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	var req checkinRequest
 	err := plist.NewDecoder(io.LimitReader(r.Body, 10000)).Decode(&req)
diff --git a/command/event.go b/command/event.go
index b2467269..22741cf0 100644
--- a/command/event.go
+++ b/command/event.go
@@ -257,7 +257,3 @@ func UnmarshalEvent(data []byte, e *Event) error {
 func stringPtr(s string) *string {
 	return &s
 }
-
-func boolPtr(b bool) *bool {
-	return &b
-}
diff --git a/command/transport_http.go b/command/transport_http.go
index 10fb9604..41d0a36b 100644
--- a/command/transport_http.go
+++ b/command/transport_http.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package command
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -46,27 +45,6 @@ func EncodeError(ctx context.Context, err error, w http.ResponseWriter) {
 	})
 }
 
-func codeFromErr(err error) int {
-	switch err {
-	case errEmptyRequest:
-		return http.StatusBadRequest
-	default:
-		return http.StatusInternalServerError
-	}
-}
-
-func errorDecoder(r *http.Response) error {
-	var w errorWrapper
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&w); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return errors.New(w.Error)
-}
-
-type errorWrapper struct {
-	Error string `json:"error"`
-}
-
 func decodeRequest(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	var req newCommandRequest
 	err := json.NewDecoder(io.LimitReader(r.Body, 10000)).Decode(&req)
diff --git a/config/db.go b/config/db.go
index f2e12e49..21d4501b 100644
--- a/config/db.go
+++ b/config/db.go
@@ -122,13 +122,6 @@ func (db *DB) PushTopic() (string, error) {
 	return topic, errors.Wrap(err, "get topic from push certificate")
 }
 
-func isNotFound(err error) bool {
-	if _, ok := err.(*notFound); ok {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 type notFound struct {
 	ResourceType string
 	Message      string
diff --git a/connect/endpoint.go b/connect/endpoint.go
index 5c987e96..acccaeb6 100644
--- a/connect/endpoint.go
+++ b/connect/endpoint.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package connect
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/endpoint"
 	"github.com/micromdm/mdm"
@@ -19,9 +18,6 @@ type mdmConnectResponse struct {
 
 func (r mdmConnectResponse) error() error { return r.Err }
 
-// errInvalidMessageType is an invalid checking command.
-var errInvalidMessageType = errors.New("invalid message type")
-
 type Endpoints struct {
 	ConnectEndpoint endpoint.Endpoint
 }
diff --git a/connect/transport_http.go b/connect/transport_http.go
index 29820405..db56ab60 100644
--- a/connect/transport_http.go
+++ b/connect/transport_http.go
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ type errorer interface {
 	error() error
 }
 
-type errorWrapper struct {
-	Error string `json:"error"`
-}
-
 func decodeRequest(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	var req mdmConnectRequest
 	err := plist.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req)
diff --git a/enroll/endpoint.go b/enroll/endpoint.go
index 677c40d2..4a836038 100644
--- a/enroll/endpoint.go
+++ b/enroll/endpoint.go
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ type mdmOTAPhase2Phase3Request struct {
 	p7                   *pkcs7.PKCS7
 }
 
-type mdmOTAEnrollResponse struct {
-	Payload
-	Err error `plist:"error,omitempty"`
-}
-
 func MakeServerEndpoints(s Service, scepDepot *boltdepot.Depot) Endpoints {
 	return Endpoints{
 		GetEnrollEndpoint:       MakeGetEnrollEndpoint(s),
diff --git a/push/endpoint.go b/push/endpoint.go
index 61dc1612..bbb13171 100644
--- a/push/endpoint.go
+++ b/push/endpoint.go
@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@ package push
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/endpoint"
 )
 
-var errEmptyRequest = errors.New("request must contain UDID of the device")
-
 type Endpoints struct {
 	PushEndpoint endpoint.Endpoint
 }
diff --git a/push/transport_http.go b/push/transport_http.go
index f85c9492..6de6dd39 100644
--- a/push/transport_http.go
+++ b/push/transport_http.go
@@ -46,27 +46,6 @@ func EncodeError(ctx context.Context, err error, w http.ResponseWriter) {
 	})
 }
 
-func codeFromErr(err error) int {
-	switch err {
-	case errEmptyRequest:
-		return http.StatusBadRequest
-	default:
-		return http.StatusInternalServerError
-	}
-}
-
-func errorDecoder(r *http.Response) error {
-	var w errorWrapper
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&w); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return errors.New(w.Error)
-}
-
-type errorWrapper struct {
-	Error string `json:"error"`
-}
-
 func decodeRequest(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	var errBadRoute = errors.New("bad route")
 	var req pushRequest
diff --git a/serve.go b/serve.go
index f25c7117..34069388 100644
--- a/serve.go
+++ b/serve.go
@@ -882,12 +882,6 @@ func mdmAuthSignMessageMiddleware(db *boltdepot.Depot, next http.Handler) http.H
 	}
 }
 
-func basicAuth(password string) string {
-	const authUsername = "micromdm"
-	auth := authUsername + ":" + password
-	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(auth))
-}
-
 func apiAuthMiddleware(token string, next http.Handler) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		_, password, ok := r.BasicAuth()
@@ -897,7 +891,6 @@ func apiAuthMiddleware(token string, next http.Handler) http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/user/db.go b/user/db.go
index 620e6e97..5c5b8302 100644
--- a/user/db.go
+++ b/user/db.go
@@ -139,10 +139,3 @@ type notFound struct {
 func (e *notFound) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("not found: %s %s", e.ResourceType, e.Message)
 }
-
-func isNotFound(err error) bool {
-	if _, ok := err.(*notFound); ok {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}