diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1345176..a511841 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [package]
 name = "nebkor-maelstrom"
 edition = "2024"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.1.1"
 license-file = "LICENSE.md"
 readme = "README.md"
-description = "An easy-to-use and synchronous client for creating Maelstrom distributed clients."
+description = "An easy-to-use and synchronous framework for creating Maelstrom distributed clients."
 repository = "https://git.kittencollective.com/nebkor/nebkor-maelstrom"
 keywords = ["maelstrom", "glomers", "gossip", "distributed"]
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index aa3c747..8259040 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::{
-    collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap},
+    collections::HashMap,
     io::{BufRead, Write},
     sync::{
         Arc, Mutex, OnceLock,
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ pub type NodeyNodeFace = Arc<Mutex<dyn Node>>;
 pub type OnInit = Box<dyn Fn(&Runner)>;
 pub type RpcFuture = Receiver<Message>;
 pub type RpcResult = std::result::Result<Option<Value>, ErrorCode>;
-pub type Topology = BTreeMap<String, Vec<String>>;
 
 pub trait Node {
     fn handle(&mut self, runner: &Runner, msg: Message);
@@ -233,35 +232,3 @@ pub fn mk_payload(payload: &[(&str, Value)]) -> Payload {
         .map(|p| (p.0.to_string(), p.1.clone()))
         .collect()
 }
-
-/// Convenience function for turning a `topology` message into a map of node ->
-/// neighbors (String -> Vec<String>).
-pub fn parse_toplogy(msg: &Message) -> Option<Topology> {
-    if msg.typ() != "topology" {
-        return None;
-    }
-    let topology = msg
-        .body
-        .payload
-        .get("topology")
-        .unwrap()
-        .as_object()
-        .cloned()
-        .unwrap();
-    Some(
-        topology
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|(node, neighbors)| {
-                (
-                    node,
-                    neighbors
-                        .as_array()
-                        .unwrap()
-                        .iter()
-                        .map(|neighbor| neighbor.as_str().unwrap().to_string())
-                        .collect(),
-                )
-            })
-            .collect(),
-    )
-}