diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a8336f98..ba15b57b 100755
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ serde = "1"
 serde_derive = "1"
 serde_cbor = "0.9"
 ws = "*"
-env_logger = "*"
-diesel = { version = "1.0.0", features = ["postgres", "uuid", "r2d2", "sqlite"] }
+
 dotenv = "0.9.0"
+env_logger = "*"
+
+r2d2 = "0.8.2"
+r2d2_sqlite = "0.6"
+rusqlite = { version = "0.14.0", features = ["bundled"] }
diff --git a/diesel.toml b/diesel.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 92267c82..00000000
--- a/diesel.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# For documentation on how to configure this file,
-# see diesel.rs/guides/configuring-diesel-cli
-
-[print_schema]
-file = "src/schema.rs"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
deleted file mode 100755
index 983100e6..00000000
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-extern crate rand;
-extern crate uuid;
-extern crate ws;
-extern crate env_logger;
-
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate diesel;
-extern crate dotenv;
-
-extern crate serde;
-extern crate serde_cbor;
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate serde_derive;
-
-mod schema;
-mod models;
-
-mod cryp;
-mod battle;
-mod net;
-mod combat;
-mod skill;
-mod rpc;
-mod user;
-
-use net::{start};
-
-fn main() {
-    start()
-}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 66cc97e5..29b79bba 100755
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ extern crate uuid;
 extern crate ws;
 extern crate env_logger;
 
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate diesel;
-extern crate dotenv;
+// #[macro_use]
+// extern crate dotenv;
+extern crate r2d2;
+extern crate r2d2_sqlite;
+extern crate rusqlite;
 
 extern crate serde;
 extern crate serde_cbor;
@@ -18,8 +20,6 @@ mod net;
 mod combat;
 mod skill;
 mod rpc;
-mod schema;
-mod models;
 mod user;
 
 use net::{start};
diff --git a/src/models.rs b/src/models.rs
deleted file mode 100755
index fc3d7fd8..00000000
--- a/src/models.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-use diesel::sql_types::Blob;
-
-#[derive(Queryable)]
-pub struct Lobby {
-    pub id: String,
-    pub a: String,
-    pub b: String,
-    pub data: Blob,
-}
-
-#[derive(Serialize, Queryable)]
-pub struct User {
-    pub id: String,
-    pub name: String,
-}
-
-#[derive(Insertable)]
-#[table_name = "users"]
-pub struct NewUser {
-    pub id: String,
-    pub name: String,
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/net.rs b/src/net.rs
index 8397a2cf..7e408557 100755
--- a/src/net.rs
+++ b/src/net.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
 use ws::{listen, Handler, Sender, Result, Message, Handshake, CloseCode, Error};
 use serde_cbor::{to_vec};
 
-use diesel::prelude::*;
-// use diesel::pg::PgConnection;
-use diesel::r2d2::{Pool, ConnectionManager};
-use dotenv::dotenv;
-use std::env;
+use r2d2::{Pool};
+use r2d2::{PooledConnection};
+use r2d2_sqlite::{SqliteConnectionManager};
+
+pub type Db = PooledConnection<SqliteConnectionManager>;
 
 use cryp::{generate};
 use rpc::{Rpc,RpcMessage};
 
-pub type DbPool = Pool<ConnectionManager<SqliteConnection>>;
-
 struct Server {
     out: Sender,
     rpc: Rpc,
-    db: DbPool,
+    db: Pool<SqliteConnectionManager>,
 }
 
 impl Handler for Server {
@@ -47,19 +45,11 @@ impl Handler for Server {
 }
 
 pub fn start() {
-    // dotenv().ok();
-
-    // let database_url = env::var("DATABASE_URL")
-    //     .expect("DATABASE_URL must be set");
-
-    let manager = ConnectionManager::<SqliteConnection>::new("/var/cryps/cryps.db");
-
-    // let manager = ConnectionManager::PgConnection::establish(&database_url)
-    //     .expect(&format!("Error connecting to {}", database_url))
+    let manager = SqliteConnectionManager::file("/var/cryps/cryps.db");
 
     let pool = Pool::builder()
         .build(manager)
         .expect("Failed to create pool.");
 
     listen("127.0.0.1:40000", |out| { Server { out, rpc: Rpc {}, db: pool.clone() } }).unwrap();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/rpc.rs b/src/rpc.rs
index a1281093..de1f440e 100644
--- a/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/src/rpc.rs
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ use ws::{Message};
 use serde_cbor::{from_slice};
 use serde_cbor::error::Error as CborError;
 
+use net::Db;
 use cryp::generate;
-use net::{DbPool};
 use user::{create};
 
 pub struct Rpc;
 
 impl Rpc {
-    pub fn receive(&self, msg: Message, db: DbPool) -> StdResult<Vec<u8>, RpcError> {
+    pub fn receive(&self, msg: Message, db: Db) -> StdResult<Vec<u8>, RpcError> {
         // consume the ws data into bytes
         let data = msg.into_data();
 
diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
deleted file mode 100755
index 8dfaf551..00000000
--- a/src/schema.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-table! {
-    lobbies (id) {
-        id -> Text,
-        a -> Text,
-        b -> Nullable<Text>,
-        data -> Nullable<Blob>,
-    }
-}
-
-table! {
-    users (id) {
-        id -> Text,
-        name -> Text,
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/user.rs b/src/user.rs
index 984188e6..9889ccaf 100644
--- a/src/user.rs
+++ b/src/user.rs
@@ -1,29 +1,28 @@
+use serde_cbor::to_vec;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-use diesel;
-use diesel::prelude::*;
-
-use net::{DbPool};
+use net::Db;
 use rpc::{AccountCreateParams};
 
-use models;
-use schema;
+struct User {
+    name: String,
+    id: Uuid,
+}
 
-pub fn create(params: AccountCreateParams, db: DbPool) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let uuid = format!("{}", Uuid::new_v4());
-        let new_user = models::NewUser {
-            id: uuid,
-            name: params.name,
-        };
+pub fn create(params: AccountCreateParams, db: Db) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let uuid = Uuid::new_v4();
+    let new_user = User {
+        id: uuid,
+        name: params.name,
+    };
 
-        let conn: &SqliteConnection = &db.get().unwrap();
+    db.execute("
+        CREATE TABLE user (
+              id              TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+              name            TEXT NOT NULL,
+              )", &[]).unwrap();
 
-        let user = diesel::insert_into(users)
-            .values(&new_user)
-            .get_result(conn)
-            .expect("Error saving user");
-
-    match to_vec(&level_two) {
+    match to_vec(&true) {
         Ok(v) => v,
         Err(e) => panic!("couldn't serialize cryp"),
     }