diff --git a/bot.rb b/bot.rb
index 21970ba..4cab6da 100644
--- a/bot.rb
+++ b/bot.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ PIN_EMOJI = '📌'
 
 TRIM_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 500
 
-def get_bot_token
-  "Bot #{ENV['DISCORD_TOKEN']}"
-end
-
 bot.reaction_add do |event|
   next unless [BOOKMARK_EMOJI, PIN_EMOJI].include? event.emoji.name
 
@@ -39,7 +35,7 @@ bot.reaction_add do |event|
   end
 
   if(event.emoji.name == PIN_EMOJI)
-    Discordrb::API::Channel.pin_message(get_bot_token(), event.channel.id, event.message.id)
+    event.message.pin
   end
 
   nil # `event` is of type Respondable, so the return line of the block needs to be nil to prevent the bot sending something in the chhannel the reaction occured.
@@ -47,7 +43,7 @@ end
 
 bot.reaction_remove do |event|
   next unless event.emoji.name == PIN_EMOJI
-  Discordrb::API::Channel.unpin_message(get_bot_token(), event.channel.id, event.message.id)
+  event.message.unpin
   nil
 end