diff --git a/scripts/db.ts b/scripts/db.ts
index f1b7989..cdc5174 100644
--- a/scripts/db.ts
+++ b/scripts/db.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
 import { db } from '@/db.ts';
 import { eventsDB } from '@/db/events.ts';
+import { type Kysely } from '@/deps.ts';
 import { signAdminEvent } from '@/sign.ts';
 
+interface DB {
+  users: {
+    pubkey: string;
+    username: string;
+    inserted_at: Date;
+    admin: 0 | 1;
+  };
+}
+
 switch (Deno.args[0]) {
   case 'users-to-events':
     await usersToEvents();
@@ -14,7 +24,7 @@ switch (Deno.args[0]) {
 async function usersToEvents() {
   const { origin, host } = Conf.url;
 
-  for (const row of await db.selectFrom('users').selectAll().execute()) {
+  for (const row of await (db as unknown as Kysely<DB>).selectFrom('users').selectAll().execute()) {
     const event = await signAdminEvent({
       kind: 30361,
       tags: [
diff --git a/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts b/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts
index ddd8170..5e345ae 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const createAccountController: AppController = async (c) => {
       pubkey,
       username: result.data.username,
       inserted_at: new Date(),
-      admin: 0,
+      admin: false,
     });
 
     return c.json({
diff --git a/src/db.ts b/src/db.ts
index 25d6d78..253fed9 100644
--- a/src/db.ts
+++ b/src/db.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ interface DittoDB {
   events: EventRow;
   events_fts: EventFTSRow;
   tags: TagRow;
-  users: UserRow;
   relays: RelayRow;
   unattached_media: UnattachedMediaRow;
   author_stats: AuthorStatsRow;
@@ -52,13 +51,6 @@ interface TagRow {
   event_id: string;
 }
 
-interface UserRow {
-  pubkey: string;
-  username: string;
-  inserted_at: Date;
-  admin: 0 | 1;
-}
-
 interface RelayRow {
   url: string;
   domain: string;
@@ -120,4 +112,4 @@ async function migrate() {
 
 await migrate();
 
-export { type AuthorStatsRow, db, type DittoDB, type EventRow, type EventStatsRow, type TagRow, type UserRow };
+export { type AuthorStatsRow, db, type DittoDB, type EventRow, type EventStatsRow, type TagRow };
diff --git a/src/db/events.ts b/src/db/events.ts
index 2d18af2..0c03157 100644
--- a/src/db/events.ts
+++ b/src/db/events.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ function getFilterQuery(filter: DittoFilter): EventQuery {
     }
   }
 
+  // FIXME: local filtering is broken.
   if (typeof filter.local === 'boolean') {
     query = filter.local
       ? query.innerJoin('users', 'users.pubkey', 'events.pubkey') as typeof query
diff --git a/src/db/migrations/010_drop_users.ts b/src/db/migrations/010_drop_users.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9649b64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/migrations/010_drop_users.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { Kysely } from '@/deps.ts';
+
+export async function up(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await db.schema.dropTable('users').execute();
+}
+
+export async function down(_db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+}
diff --git a/src/db/users.ts b/src/db/users.ts
index 8f0a78a..195dfe2 100644
--- a/src/db/users.ts
+++ b/src/db/users.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
-import { Debug, type Filter, type Insertable } from '@/deps.ts';
-import { type UserRow } from '@/db.ts';
+import { Debug, type Filter } from '@/deps.ts';
 import { eventsDB } from '@/db/events.ts';
 import * as pipeline from '@/pipeline.ts';
 import { signAdminEvent } from '@/sign.ts';
-import { nostrNow } from '@/utils.ts';
 
 const debug = Debug('ditto:users');
 
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@ interface User {
 }
 
 /** Adds a user to the database. */
-async function insertUser(user: Insertable<UserRow>) {
+async function insertUser(user: User) {
   debug('insertUser', JSON.stringify(user));
   const { origin, host } = Conf.url;
 
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ async function insertUser(user: Insertable<UserRow>) {
       ['alt', `@${user.username}@${host}'s account was updated by the admins of ${host}`],
     ],
     content: '',
-    created_at: nostrNow(),
+    created_at: Math.floor(user.inserted_at.getTime() / 1000),
   });
 
   return pipeline.handleEvent(event);
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ async function insertUser(user: Insertable<UserRow>) {
  * await findUser({ username: 'alex' });
  * ```
  */
-async function findUser(user: Partial<Insertable<UserRow>>): Promise<User | undefined> {
+async function findUser(user: Partial<User>): Promise<User | undefined> {
   const filter: Filter = { kinds: [30361], authors: [Conf.pubkey], limit: 1 };
 
   for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(user)) {
diff --git a/src/views/mastodon/accounts.ts b/src/views/mastodon/accounts.ts
index bfcd7ef..eae3dd7 100644
--- a/src/views/mastodon/accounts.ts
+++ b/src/views/mastodon/accounts.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
-import { type DittoEvent } from '@/db/events.ts';
 import { findUser } from '@/db/users.ts';
 import { lodash, nip19, type UnsignedEvent } from '@/deps.ts';
 import { jsonMetaContentSchema } from '@/schemas/nostr.ts';
 import { verifyNip05Cached } from '@/utils/nip05.ts';
+import { type DittoEvent } from '@/store.ts';
 import { Nip05, nostrDate, nostrNow, parseNip05 } from '@/utils.ts';
 import { renderEmojis } from '@/views/mastodon/emojis.ts';
 
diff --git a/src/views/mastodon/statuses.ts b/src/views/mastodon/statuses.ts
index 2363ef9..b49be49 100644
--- a/src/views/mastodon/statuses.ts
+++ b/src/views/mastodon/statuses.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import { findReplyTag, nip19 } from '@/deps.ts';
 import { getMediaLinks, parseNoteContent } from '@/note.ts';
 import { getAuthor } from '@/queries.ts';
 import { jsonMediaDataSchema } from '@/schemas/nostr.ts';
+import { DittoEvent } from '@/store.ts';
 import { nostrDate } from '@/utils.ts';
 import { unfurlCardCached } from '@/utils/unfurl.ts';
 import { accountFromPubkey, renderAccount } from '@/views/mastodon/accounts.ts';
 import { DittoAttachment, renderAttachment } from '@/views/mastodon/attachments.ts';
 import { renderEmojis } from '@/views/mastodon/emojis.ts';
 
-async function renderStatus(event: eventsDB.DittoEvent<1>, viewerPubkey?: string) {
+async function renderStatus(event: DittoEvent<1>, viewerPubkey?: string) {
   const account = event.author
     ? await renderAccount({ ...event.author, author_stats: event.author_stats })
     : await accountFromPubkey(event.pubkey);