diff --git a/kfet/utils.py b/kfet/utils.py
index b1facf1e..540f260c 100644
--- a/kfet/utils.py
+++ b/kfet/utils.py
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ class DjangoJsonWebsocketConsumer(AsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer):
 
     @classmethod
     async def encode_json(cls, content):
+        # Remove the type value, only used by Channels to choose the group to send to
+        content.pop("type")
+
         return json.dumps(content, cls=DjangoJSONEncoder)
 
 
@@ -96,27 +99,3 @@ class PermConsumerMixin:
             await super().connect()
         else:
             await self.close()
-
-    # async def raw_connect(self, message, **kwargs):
-    #     # Same as original raw_connect method of JsonWebsocketConsumer
-    #     # We add user to connection_groups call.
-    #     groups = self.connection_groups(user=message.user, **kwargs)
-    #     for group in groups:
-    #         await self.channel_layer.group_add(group, message.reply_channel)
-    #         # Group(group, channel_layer=message.channel_layer).add(message.reply_channel)
-    #     self.connect(message, **kwargs)
-    #
-    # async def raw_disconnect(self, message, **kwargs):
-    #     # Same as original raw_connect method of JsonWebsocketConsumer
-    #     # We add user to connection_groups call.
-    #     groups = self.connection_groups(user=message.user, **kwargs)
-    #     for group in groups:
-    #         await self.channel_layer.group_discard(group, message.reply_channel)
-    #         # Group(group, channel_layer=message.channel_layer).discard(
-    #         #     message.reply_channel
-    #         # )
-    #     self.disconnect(message, **kwargs)
-    #
-    # def connection_groups(self, user, **kwargs):
-    #     """`message.user` is available as `user` arg. Original behavior."""
-    #     return super().connection_groups(user=user, **kwargs)