diff --git a/packages/api/routes/search.ts b/packages/api/routes/search.ts
index 63d75fc..9b8c7fc 100644
--- a/packages/api/routes/search.ts
+++ b/packages/api/routes/search.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { JwtClaims, authCheck } from "../middleware/auth";
-import express, { Application, Request, Response } from "express";
+import { JwtClaims, authCheck } from '../middleware/auth';
+import express, { Application, Request, Response } from 'express';
 
-import { User } from "@nirvana/core/models";
-import UserSearchResponse from "../../core/responses/userSearch.response";
-import { UserService } from "../services/user.service";
+import User from '@nirvana/core/models/user.model';
+import UserSearchResponse from '../../core/responses/userSearch.response';
+import { UserService } from '../services/user.service';
 
 export default function getSearchRoutes() {
   const router = express.Router();
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default function getSearchRoutes() {
   router.use(express.json());
 
   // get user details based on id token
-  router.get("/users", authCheck, handleUserSearch);
+  router.get('/users', authCheck, handleUserSearch);
 
   return router;
 }
@@ -23,18 +23,14 @@ async function handleUserSearch(req: Request, res: Response) {
     const { query } = req.query;
 
     if (!query) {
-      res.status(400).send("No search query provided!");
+      res.status(400).send('No search query provided!');
       return;
     }
 
     // text search on users
-    const users: User[] | null = await UserService.getUsersLikeEmailAndName(
-      query as string
-    );
+    const users: User[] | null = await UserService.getUsersLikeEmailAndName(query as string);
 
-    const filteredUsers = users?.filter(
-      (currUser) => currUser._id?.toString() !== userInfo.userId
-    );
+    const filteredUsers = users?.filter((currUser) => currUser._id?.toString() !== userInfo.userId);
 
     const resObj = new UserSearchResponse(filteredUsers ?? []);
 
diff --git a/packages/api/services/user.service.ts b/packages/api/services/user.service.ts
index d2fdb43..52cd135 100644
--- a/packages/api/services/user.service.ts
+++ b/packages/api/services/user.service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import User, { GoogleUserInfo } from '@nirvana/core/models/user.model';
+import User, { GoogleUserInfo, UserStatus } from '@nirvana/core/models/user.model';
 
 import { ObjectId } from 'mongodb';
-import { UserStatus } from '../../core/models/user.model';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import { collections } from './database.service';
 
diff --git a/packages/core/responses/error.response.ts b/packages/core/responses/error.response.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 04c61d2..0000000
--- a/packages/core/responses/error.response.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-export default class ErrorResponse {
-  status: number;
-  message: string;
-  detail: string;
-}
diff --git a/packages/core/responses/getContacts.response.ts b/packages/core/responses/getContacts.response.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d9b2523..0000000
--- a/packages/core/responses/getContacts.response.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import Relationship from "../models/relationship.model";
-import { User } from "../models/user.model";
-
-export default class GetContactsResponse {
-  contactsDetails: ContactDetails[] = [];
-
-  constructor() {}
-}
-
-export class ContactDetails {
-  isSpeaking: boolean = false;
-
-  constructor(public otherUser: User, public relationship: Relationship) {}
-}
diff --git a/packages/core/responses/getConversationDetails.response.ts b/packages/core/responses/getConversationDetails.response.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 732cf1f..0000000
--- a/packages/core/responses/getConversationDetails.response.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import Content from "../models/content.model";
-import Relationship from "../models/relationship.model";
-import { User } from "@nirvana/core/models";
-
-export default class GetConversationDetailsResponse {
-  // get the messages for this conversation for like last 7 days or just a count of them until we paginate?
-
-  constructor(
-    public contactUser: User,
-    public isLiveOrPinned: boolean,
-    public ourRelationship?: Relationship,
-    public latestContent?: Content[]
-  ) {}
-}
diff --git a/packages/core/responses/getDmConversationByOtherUserId.response.ts b/packages/core/responses/getDmConversationByOtherUserId.response.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fcb38a9..0000000
--- a/packages/core/responses/getDmConversationByOtherUserId.response.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { Line } from "../models/line.model";
-
-export default class GetDmConversationByOtherUserIdResponse {
-  constructor(public conversation: Conversation) {}
-}
diff --git a/packages/core/responses/getUserLines.response.ts b/packages/core/responses/getUserLines.response.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 06ddf6a..0000000
--- a/packages/core/responses/getUserLines.response.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import { Line } from "../models/line.model";
-import MasterLineData from "../models/masterLineData.model";
-
-export default class GetUserLinesResponse {
-  constructor(public masterLines: MasterLineData[]) {}
-}
diff --git a/packages/core/responses/login.response.ts b/packages/core/responses/login.response.ts
index 7654118..b73c48f 100644
--- a/packages/core/responses/login.response.ts
+++ b/packages/core/responses/login.response.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { User } from "../models/user.model";
+import User from '../models/user.model';
 
 export default class LoginResponse {
   constructor(public jwtToken: string, public userDetails: User) {}
diff --git a/packages/core/responses/userDetails.response.ts b/packages/core/responses/userDetails.response.ts
index 92cb73f..a37fdfd 100644
--- a/packages/core/responses/userDetails.response.ts
+++ b/packages/core/responses/userDetails.response.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { User } from "@nirvana/core/models";
+import User from '../models/user.model';
 
 export default class UserDetailsResponse {
   constructor(public user: User) {}
diff --git a/packages/core/responses/userSearch.response.ts b/packages/core/responses/userSearch.response.ts
index 85b248a..34fe339 100644
--- a/packages/core/responses/userSearch.response.ts
+++ b/packages/core/responses/userSearch.response.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-import { User } from "@nirvana/core/models";
+import User from '../models/user.model';
 
 /**
  * Full results from the global search
  */
 export default class UserSearchResponse {
-  // all friends/contacts matching search
-  contacts?: User[];
-
   // all public users
   constructor(public users: User[]) {}
 }