diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3fdc256..554c400 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
     "release-it": "^14.11.8",
     "ts-node": "^10.4.0",
     "type-fest": "^2.8.0",
-    "typed-emitter": "^1.4.0",
     "typescript": "^4.5.4"
   },
   "eslintConfig": {
diff --git a/src/commands/disconnect.ts b/src/commands/disconnect.ts
index c63f9a2..4df76db 100644
--- a/src/commands/disconnect.ts
+++ b/src/commands/disconnect.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {SlashCommandBuilder} from '@discordjs/builders';
 import {TYPES} from '../types.js';
 import {inject, injectable} from 'inversify';
 import PlayerManager from '../managers/player.js';
-import errorMsg from '../utils/error-msg.js';
 import Command from '.';
 
 @injectable()
@@ -24,12 +23,7 @@ export default class implements Command {
     const player = this.playerManager.get(interaction.guild!.id);
 
     if (!player.voiceConnection) {
-      await interaction.reply({
-        content: errorMsg('not connected'),
-        ephemeral: true,
-      });
-
-      return;
+      throw new Error('not connected');
     }
 
     player.disconnect();
diff --git a/src/commands/fseek.ts b/src/commands/fseek.ts
index f4f1172..985a7c4 100644
--- a/src/commands/fseek.ts
+++ b/src/commands/fseek.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {SlashCommandBuilder} from '@discordjs/builders';
 import {TYPES} from '../types.js';
 import {inject, injectable} from 'inversify';
 import PlayerManager from '../managers/player.js';
-import errorMsg from '../utils/error-msg.js';
 import Command from '.';
 import {prettyTime} from '../utils/time.js';
 
@@ -31,41 +30,21 @@ export default class implements Command {
     const currentSong = player.getCurrent();
 
     if (!currentSong) {
-      await interaction.reply({
-        content: errorMsg('nothing is playing'),
-        ephemeral: true,
-      });
-
-      return;
+      throw new Error('nothing is playing');
     }
 
     if (currentSong.isLive) {
-      await interaction.reply({
-        content: errorMsg('can\'t seek in a livestream'),
-        ephemeral: true,
-      });
-
-      return;
+      throw new Error('can\'t seek in a livestream');
     }
 
     const seekTime = interaction.options.getNumber('seconds');
 
     if (!seekTime) {
-      await interaction.reply({
-        content: errorMsg('missing number of seconds to seek'),
-        ephemeral: true,
-      });
-
-      return;
+      throw new Error('missing number of seconds to seek');
     }
 
     if (seekTime + player.getPosition() > currentSong.length) {
-      await interaction.reply({
-        content: errorMsg('can\'t seek past the end of the song'),
-        ephemeral: true,
-      });
-
-      return;
+      throw new Error('can\'t seek past the end of the song');
     }
 
     await Promise.all([
diff --git a/src/commands/pause.ts b/src/commands/pause.ts
index 5d87b87..fc98bdf 100644
--- a/src/commands/pause.ts
+++ b/src/commands/pause.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {TYPES} from '../types.js';
 import {inject, injectable} from 'inversify';
 import PlayerManager from '../managers/player.js';
 import {STATUS} from '../services/player.js';
-import errorMsg from '../utils/error-msg.js';
 import Command from '.';
 
 @injectable()
@@ -25,11 +24,7 @@ export default class implements Command {
     const player = this.playerManager.get(interaction.guild!.id);
 
     if (player.status !== STATUS.PLAYING) {
-      await interaction.reply({
-        content: errorMsg('not currently playing'),
-        ephemeral: true,
-      });
-      return;
+      throw new Error('not currently playing');
     }
 
     player.pause();
diff --git a/src/commands/remove.ts b/src/commands/remove.ts
index c58fbdf..55c416f 100644
--- a/src/commands/remove.ts
+++ b/src/commands/remove.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {inject, injectable} from 'inversify';
 import {TYPES} from '../types.js';
 import PlayerManager from '../managers/player.js';
 import Command from '.';
-import errorMsg from '../utils/error-msg.js';
 import {SlashCommandBuilder} from '@discordjs/builders';
 
 @injectable()
@@ -34,17 +33,11 @@ export default class implements Command {
     const range = interaction.options.getInteger('range') ?? 1;
 
     if (position < 1) {
-      await interaction.reply({
-        content: errorMsg('position must be greater than 0'),
-        ephemeral: true,
-      });
+      throw new Error('position must be at least 1');
     }
 
     if (range < 1) {
-      await interaction.reply({
-        content: errorMsg('range must be greater than 0'),
-        ephemeral: true,
-      });
+      throw new Error('range must be at least 1');
     }
 
     player.removeFromQueue(position, range);
diff --git a/src/commands/seek.ts b/src/commands/seek.ts
index ecfde64..07f6590 100644
--- a/src/commands/seek.ts
+++ b/src/commands/seek.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {CommandInteraction} from 'discord.js';
 import {TYPES} from '../types.js';
 import {inject, injectable} from 'inversify';
 import PlayerManager from '../managers/player.js';
-import errorMsg from '../utils/error-msg.js';
 import Command from '.';
 import {parseTime, prettyTime} from '../utils/time.js';
 import {SlashCommandBuilder} from '@discordjs/builders';
@@ -32,19 +31,11 @@ export default class implements Command {
     const currentSong = player.getCurrent();
 
     if (!currentSong) {
-      await interaction.reply({
-        content: errorMsg('nothing is playing'),
-        ephemeral: true,
-      });
-      return;
+      throw new Error('nothing is playing');
     }
 
     if (currentSong.isLive) {
-      await interaction.reply({
-        content: errorMsg('can\'t seek in a livestream'),
-        ephemeral: true,
-      });
-      return;
+      throw new Error('can\'t seek in a livestream');
     }
 
     const time = interaction.options.getString('time')!;
@@ -58,11 +49,7 @@ export default class implements Command {
     }
 
     if (seekTime > currentSong.length) {
-      await interaction.reply({
-        content: errorMsg('can\'t seek past the end of the song'),
-        ephemeral: true,
-      });
-      return;
+      throw new Error('can\'t seek past the end of the song');
     }
 
     await Promise.all([
diff --git a/src/commands/shuffle.ts b/src/commands/shuffle.ts
index 9c0a664..e27f1e2 100644
--- a/src/commands/shuffle.ts
+++ b/src/commands/shuffle.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {CommandInteraction} from 'discord.js';
 import {TYPES} from '../types.js';
 import {inject, injectable} from 'inversify';
 import PlayerManager from '../managers/player.js';
-import errorMsg from '../utils/error-msg.js';
 import Command from '.';
 import {SlashCommandBuilder} from '@discordjs/builders';
 
@@ -24,11 +23,7 @@ export default class implements Command {
     const player = this.playerManager.get(interaction.guild!.id);
 
     if (player.isQueueEmpty()) {
-      await interaction.reply({
-        content: errorMsg('not enough songs to shuffle'),
-        ephemeral: true,
-      });
-      return;
+      throw new Error('not enough songs to shuffle');
     }
 
     player.shuffle();
diff --git a/src/commands/skip.ts b/src/commands/skip.ts
index cfcd605..4c51e77 100644
--- a/src/commands/skip.ts
+++ b/src/commands/skip.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {TYPES} from '../types.js';
 import {inject, injectable} from 'inversify';
 import PlayerManager from '../managers/player.js';
 import Command from '.';
-import errorMsg from '../utils/error-msg.js';
 import {SlashCommandBuilder} from '@discordjs/builders';
 import {buildPlayingMessageEmbed} from '../utils/build-embed.js';
 
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ export default class implements Command {
     const numToSkip = interaction.options.getInteger('skip') ?? 1;
 
     if (numToSkip < 1) {
-      await interaction.reply({content: errorMsg('invalid number of songs to skip'), ephemeral: true});
+      throw new Error('invalid number of songs to skip');
     }
 
     const player = this.playerManager.get(interaction.guild!.id);
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ export default class implements Command {
         embeds: player.getCurrent() ? [buildPlayingMessageEmbed(player)] : [],
       });
     } catch (_: unknown) {
-      await interaction.reply({content: errorMsg('no song to skip to'), ephemeral: true});
+      throw new Error('no song to skip to');
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/unskip.ts b/src/commands/unskip.ts
index b1947b8..17d6489 100644
--- a/src/commands/unskip.ts
+++ b/src/commands/unskip.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {CommandInteraction} from 'discord.js';
 import {TYPES} from '../types.js';
 import {inject, injectable} from 'inversify';
 import PlayerManager from '../managers/player.js';
-import errorMsg from '../utils/error-msg.js';
 import Command from '.';
 import {SlashCommandBuilder} from '@discordjs/builders';
 import {buildPlayingMessageEmbed} from '../utils/build-embed.js';
@@ -31,10 +30,7 @@ export default class implements Command {
         embeds: player.getCurrent() ? [buildPlayingMessageEmbed(player)] : [],
       });
     } catch (_: unknown) {
-      await interaction.reply({
-        content: errorMsg('no song to go back to'),
-        ephemeral: true,
-      });
+      throw new Error('no song to go back to');
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/services/player.ts b/src/services/player.ts
index 9257d98..871b1c1 100644
--- a/src/services/player.ts
+++ b/src/services/player.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import {VoiceChannel, Snowflake, Client, TextChannel} from 'discord.js';
 import {Readable} from 'stream';
-import EventEmitter from 'events';
-import TypedEmitter from 'typed-emitter';
 import hasha from 'hasha';
 import ytdl from 'ytdl-core';
 import {WriteStream} from 'fs-capacitor';
@@ -37,8 +35,10 @@ export interface PlayerEvents {
   statusChange: (oldStatus: STATUS, newStatus: STATUS) => void;
 }
 
-export default class extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEmitter<PlayerEvents>) {
+export default class {
   public voiceConnection: VoiceConnection | null = null;
+  public status = STATUS.PAUSED;
+
   private queue: QueuedSong[] = [];
   private queuePosition = 0;
   private audioPlayer: AudioPlayer | null = null;
@@ -47,14 +47,11 @@ export default class extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEmitter<PlayerEvent
   private lastSongURL = '';
 
   private positionInSeconds = 0;
-  private internalStatus = STATUS.PAUSED;
 
   private readonly discordClient: Client;
   private readonly fileCache: FileCacheProvider;
 
   constructor(client: Client, fileCache: FileCacheProvider) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line constructor-super
-    super();
     this.discordClient = client;
     this.fileCache = fileCache;
   }
@@ -309,17 +306,6 @@ export default class extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEmitter<PlayerEvent
     return this.queueSize() === 0;
   }
 
-  get status() {
-    return this.internalStatus;
-  }
-
-  set status(newStatus: STATUS) {
-    const previousStatus = this.internalStatus;
-    this.internalStatus = newStatus;
-
-    this.emit('statusChange', previousStatus, newStatus);
-  }
-
   private getHashForCache(url: string): string {
     return hasha(url);
   }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ad92fbf..16fe8bd 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3540,11 +3540,6 @@ type-fest@^2.8.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/type-fest/-/type-fest-2.10.0.tgz#0ee9c3cd411efb3bba434065d32235592d3644cf"
   integrity sha512-u2yreDMllFI3VCpWt0rKrGs/E2LO0YHBwiiOIj+ilQh9+ALMaa4lNBSdoDvuHN3cbKcYk9L1BXP49x9RT+o/SA==
 
-typed-emitter@^1.4.0:
-  version "1.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typed-emitter/-/typed-emitter-1.4.0.tgz#38c6bf1224e764906bb20cb0b458fa914100607c"
-  integrity sha512-weBmoo3HhpKGgLBOYwe8EB31CzDFuaK7CCL+axXhUYhn4jo6DSkHnbefboCF5i4DQ2aMFe0C/FdTWcPdObgHyg==
-
 typedarray-to-buffer@^3.1.5:
   version "3.1.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typedarray-to-buffer/-/typedarray-to-buffer-3.1.5.tgz#a97ee7a9ff42691b9f783ff1bc5112fe3fca9080"