diff --git a/src/ergonomadicdb/ergonomadicdb.go b/src/ergonomadicdb/ergonomadicdb.go
index 05ee8084..b724d7be 100644
--- a/src/ergonomadicdb/ergonomadicdb.go
+++ b/src/ergonomadicdb/ergonomadicdb.go
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
-	irc.NewDatabase().ExecSqlFile(flag.Arg(0) + ".sql").Close()
+	db := irc.NewDatabase()
+	defer db.Close()
+	irc.ExecSqlFile(db, flag.Arg(0)+".sql")
 }
diff --git a/src/irc/channel.go b/src/irc/channel.go
index 6f826ab3..3a347958 100644
--- a/src/irc/channel.go
+++ b/src/irc/channel.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func NewChannel(s *Server, name string) *Channel {
 	}
 	go channel.receiveCommands(commands)
 	go channel.receiveReplies(replies)
+	Save(s.db, channel)
 	return channel
 }
 
diff --git a/src/irc/nickserv.go b/src/irc/nickserv.go
index 798df1c7..98fd9b43 100644
--- a/src/irc/nickserv.go
+++ b/src/irc/nickserv.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (m *RegisterCommand) HandleNickServ(ns *NickServ) {
 	}
 
 	user := NewUser(client.nick, ns.server).SetPassword(m.password)
-	ns.server.db.Save(user)
+	Save(ns.server.db, user)
 	ns.Reply(client, "You have registered.")
 
 	if !user.Login(client, client.nick, m.password) {
diff --git a/src/irc/persistence.go b/src/irc/persistence.go
index c8805fa5..32811943 100644
--- a/src/irc/persistence.go
+++ b/src/irc/persistence.go
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-type Database struct {
-	*sql.DB
-}
-
-type Transaction struct {
-	*sql.Tx
-}
-
 type RowId uint64
 
 type Queryable interface {
@@ -35,16 +27,12 @@ type Savable interface {
 // general
 //
 
-func NewDatabase() *Database {
+func NewDatabase() (db *sql.DB) {
 	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", "ergonomadic.db")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("cannot open database")
 	}
-	return &Database{db}
-}
-
-func NewTransaction(tx *sql.Tx) *Transaction {
-	return &Transaction{tx}
+	return
 }
 
 func readLines(filename string) <-chan string {
@@ -72,8 +60,8 @@ func readLines(filename string) <-chan string {
 	return lines
 }
 
-func (db *Database) ExecSqlFile(filename string) *Database {
-	db.Transact(func(q Queryable) bool {
+func ExecSqlFile(db *sql.DB, filename string) {
+	Transact(db, func(q Queryable) bool {
 		for line := range readLines(filepath.Join("sql", filename)) {
 			log.Println(line)
 			_, err := q.Exec(line)
@@ -83,10 +71,9 @@ func (db *Database) ExecSqlFile(filename string) *Database {
 		}
 		return true
 	})
-	return db
 }
 
-func (db *Database) Transact(txf func(Queryable) bool) {
+func Transact(db *sql.DB, txf func(Queryable) bool) {
 	tx, err := db.Begin()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Panicln(err)
@@ -98,10 +85,8 @@ func (db *Database) Transact(txf func(Queryable) bool) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (db *Database) Save(s Savable) {
-	db.Transact(func(tx Queryable) bool {
-		return s.Save(tx)
-	})
+func Save(db *sql.DB, s Savable) {
+	Transact(db, s.Save)
 }
 
 //
@@ -189,6 +174,11 @@ func UpdateUser(q Queryable, user *User) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func DeleteUser(q Queryable, user *User) (err error) {
+	_, err = q.Exec("DELETE FROM user WHERE id = ?", *(user.id))
+	return
+}
+
 // user-channel
 
 func DeleteAllUserChannels(q Queryable, rowId RowId) (err error) {
@@ -258,3 +248,8 @@ func UpdateChannel(q Queryable, channel *Channel) (err error) {
 		channel.name, *(channel.id))
 	return
 }
+
+func DeleteChannel(q Queryable, channel *Channel) (err error) {
+	_, err = q.Exec("DELETE FROM channel WHERE id = ?", *(channel.id))
+	return
+}
diff --git a/src/irc/server.go b/src/irc/server.go
index a7788c7c..467afd67 100644
--- a/src/irc/server.go
+++ b/src/irc/server.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package irc
 
 import (
 	"code.google.com/p/go.crypto/bcrypt"
+	"database/sql"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"time"
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	channels ChannelNameMap
 	services ServiceNameMap
 	commands chan<- Command
-	db       *Database
+	db       *sql.DB
 }
 
 func NewServer(name string) *Server {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func NewServer(name string) *Server {
 	}
 	go server.receiveCommands(commands)
 	NewNickServ(server)
-	server.db.Transact(func(q Queryable) bool {
+	Transact(server.db, func(q Queryable) bool {
 		urs, err := FindAllUsers(server.db)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false
@@ -146,6 +147,9 @@ func (s *Server) Nick() string {
 
 func (s *Server) DeleteChannel(channel *Channel) {
 	delete(s.channels, channel.name)
+	if err := DeleteChannel(s.db, channel); err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+	}
 }
 
 //