diff --git a/src/api.c b/src/api.c
index b432b08..e3244e2 100644
--- a/src/api.c
+++ b/src/api.c
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@
     }                                                                   \
   } while (0)
 
-#define DBUSERERR(line) do { \
-    const int e = line; \
-    if(e != SQLITE_OK && e != SQLITE_ROW && e != SQLITE_DONE) { \
-		r = sqlite3_errmsg(connection); \
-    } \
-} while(0)
-
 static sqlite3 * connection = NULL;
 
 DECL int
@@ -93,7 +86,7 @@ set_repo(const char * const who, const char * const link)
 }
 
 DECL int
-rtos(void* data,
+rtos(void * data,
   int argc,
   char** argv,
   char** colname
@@ -128,8 +121,8 @@ DECL char *
 raw(const char * const sql)
 {
   char* errmsg;
-  char* r = (char*)calloc(sizeof(char), 10000);	// TODO: allow for reallocing in rtos, start with a smaller value
-  DBUSERERR(sqlite3_exec(connection, sql, rtos, &r, &errmsg));
+  char *r = (char*)calloc(sizeof(char), 10000);	// TODO: allow for reallocing in rtos, start with a smaller value
+  sqlite3_exec(connection, sql, rtos, &r, &errmsg);
   if (errmsg){
     free(r);
 	r = errmsg;