diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index 7a06e7b..df459be 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -234,14 +234,7 @@ func savexonk(x *Honk) {
 		log.Printf("eradicating %s by %s", x.XID, x.Honker)
 		xonk := getxonk(x.UserID, x.XID)
 		if xonk != nil {
-			_, err := stmtZonkDonks.Exec(xonk.ID)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("error eradicating: %s", err)
-			}
-			_, err = stmtZonkIt.Exec(xonk.ID)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("error eradicating: %s", err)
-			}
+			deletehonk(xonk.ID)
 		}
 		_, err := stmtSaveZonker.Exec(x.UserID, x.XID, "zonk")
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index 9c8f369..0a1290a 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func savehonk(h *Honk) error {
 		}
 	}
 	for _, o := range h.Onts {
-		_, err = stmtSaveOnts.Exec(strings.ToLower(o), h.ID)
+		_, err = stmtSaveOnt.Exec(strings.ToLower(o), h.ID)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("error saving ont: %s", err)
 			return err
@@ -256,6 +256,21 @@ func savehonk(h *Honk) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func deletehonk(honkid int64) {
+	_, err := stmtDeleteDonks.Exec(honkid)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error deleting: %s", err)
+	}
+	_, err = stmtDeleteOnts.Exec(honkid)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error deleting: %s", err)
+	}
+	_, err = stmtDeleteHonk.Exec(honkid)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error deleting: %s", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func cleanupdb(arg string) {
 	db := opendatabase()
 	days, err := strconv.Atoi(arg)
@@ -281,9 +296,9 @@ var stmtHonksByOntology, stmtHonksForUser, stmtHonksForMe, stmtSaveDub, stmtHonk
 var stmtHonksBySearch, stmtHonksByHonker, stmtSaveHonk, stmtFileData, stmtWhatAbout *sql.Stmt
 var stmtOneBonk, stmtFindZonk, stmtFindXonk, stmtSaveDonk, stmtFindFile, stmtSaveFile *sql.Stmt
 var stmtAddDoover, stmtGetDoovers, stmtLoadDoover, stmtZapDoover, stmtOneHonker *sql.Stmt
-var stmtThumbBiters, stmtZonkIt, stmtZonkDonks, stmtSaveZonker *sql.Stmt
+var stmtThumbBiters, stmtDeleteHonk, stmtDeleteDonks, stmtDeleteOnts, stmtSaveZonker *sql.Stmt
 var stmtGetZonkers, stmtRecentHonkers, stmtGetXonker, stmtSaveXonker, stmtDeleteXonker *sql.Stmt
-var stmtSelectOnts, stmtSaveOnts, stmtUpdateFlags, stmtClearFlags *sql.Stmt
+var stmtSelectOnts, stmtSaveOnt, stmtUpdateFlags, stmtClearFlags *sql.Stmt
 
 func preparetodie(db *sql.DB, s string) *sql.Stmt {
 	stmt, err := db.Prepare(s)
@@ -318,14 +333,15 @@ func prepareStatements(db *sql.DB) {
 	stmtHonksByOntology = preparetodie(db, selecthonks+"join onts on honks.honkid = onts.honkid where onts.ontology = ? and (honks.userid = ? or (? = -1 and honks.whofore = 2))"+limit)
 
 	stmtSaveHonk = preparetodie(db, "insert into honks (userid, what, honker, xid, rid, dt, url, audience, noise, convoy, whofore, format, precis, oonker, flags, onts) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)")
-	stmtSaveOnts = preparetodie(db, "insert into onts (ontology, honkid) values (?, ?)")
+	stmtDeleteHonk = preparetodie(db, "delete from honks where honkid = ?")
+	stmtSaveOnt = preparetodie(db, "insert into onts (ontology, honkid) values (?, ?)")
+	stmtDeleteOnts = preparetodie(db, "delete from onts where honkid = ?")
+	stmtSaveDonk = preparetodie(db, "insert into donks (honkid, fileid) values (?, ?)")
+	stmtDeleteDonks = preparetodie(db, "delete from donks where honkid = ?")
+	stmtSaveFile = preparetodie(db, "insert into files (xid, name, description, url, media, local, content) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)")
 	stmtFileData = preparetodie(db, "select media, content from files where xid = ?")
 	stmtFindXonk = preparetodie(db, "select honkid from honks where userid = ? and xid = ?")
-	stmtSaveDonk = preparetodie(db, "insert into donks (honkid, fileid) values (?, ?)")
-	stmtZonkIt = preparetodie(db, "delete from honks where honkid = ?")
-	stmtZonkDonks = preparetodie(db, "delete from donks where honkid = ?")
 	stmtFindFile = preparetodie(db, "select fileid from files where url = ? and local = 1")
-	stmtSaveFile = preparetodie(db, "insert into files (xid, name, description, url, media, local, content) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)")
 	stmtWhatAbout = preparetodie(db, "select userid, username, displayname, about, pubkey, options from users where username = ?")
 	stmtSaveDub = preparetodie(db, "insert into honkers (userid, name, xid, flavor) values (?, ?, ?, ?)")
 	stmtAddDoover = preparetodie(db, "insert into doovers (dt, tries, username, rcpt, msg) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)")
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index 3236fe2..ad8d9ea 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -794,16 +794,9 @@ func zonkit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if wherefore == "unbonk" {
 		xonk := getbonk(userinfo.UserID, what)
 		if xonk != nil {
-			_, err := stmtZonkDonks.Exec(xonk.ID)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("error zonking: %s", err)
-			}
-			_, err = stmtZonkIt.Exec(xonk.ID)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("error zonking: %s", err)
-			}
+			deletehonk(xonk.ID)
 			xonk = getxonk(userinfo.UserID, what)
-			_, err = stmtClearFlags.Exec(flagIsBonked, xonk.ID)
+			_, err := stmtClearFlags.Exec(flagIsBonked, xonk.ID)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Printf("error unbonking: %s", err)
 			}
@@ -816,14 +809,7 @@ func zonkit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if wherefore == "zonk" {
 		xonk := getxonk(userinfo.UserID, what)
 		if xonk != nil {
-			_, err := stmtZonkDonks.Exec(xonk.ID)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("error zonking: %s", err)
-			}
-			_, err = stmtZonkIt.Exec(xonk.ID)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("error zonking: %s", err)
-			}
+			deletehonk(xonk.ID)
 			if xonk.Whofore == 2 || xonk.Whofore == 3 {
 				sendzonkofsorts(xonk, user, "zonk")
 			}