diff --git a/apps/backend/src/routes/profiles.ts b/apps/backend/src/routes/profiles.ts
index 81026c74..f678cb30 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/routes/profiles.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/routes/profiles.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,11 @@
 import type { FastifyInstance, FastifyRequest, FastifyReply } from 'fastify';
 import { getProfileUrl } from '@devcard/shared';
 import { updateProfileSchema, createLinkSchema, reorderLinksSchema } from '../utils/validators.js';
-import { getErrorMessage } from '../utils/error.util.js';
 import * as profileService from '../services/profileService'
 
-// ── Response types ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-// Declared explicitly so the API contract is visible without tracing through
-// Prisma's generic return types.  Follows the convention in public.ts.
-
-type ProfileUpdateResponse = {
-  id: string;
-  email: string;
-  username: string;
-  displayName: string;
-  bio: string | null;
-  pronouns: string | null;
-  role: string | null;
-  company: string | null;
-  avatarUrl: string | null;
-  accentColor: string;
-};
+
+
+
 
 export async function profileRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
   // All profile routes require auth