diff --git a/didier/didier.py b/didier/didier.py
index dc08e53..0b5b457 100644
--- a/didier/didier.py
+++ b/didier/didier.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import traceback
-from typing import Union, Optional
 
 import discord
 from discord.ext import commands
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ from didier.utils.prefix import get_prefix
 class Didier(commands.Bot):
     """DIDIER <3"""
 
-    initial_extensions: tuple[str] = ()
+    initial_extensions: tuple[str, ...] = ()
 
     def __init__(self):
         activity = discord.Activity(type=discord.ActivityType.playing, name=settings.DISCORD_STATUS_MESSAGE)
@@ -75,21 +74,6 @@ class Didier(commands.Bot):
             elif os.path.isdir(new_path := f"{path}/{file}"):
                 await self._load_directory_extensions(new_path)
 
-    async def respond(
-        self,
-        context: Union[commands.Context, discord.Interaction],
-        message: str,
-        mention_author: bool = False,
-        ephemeral: bool = True,
-        embeds: Optional[list[discord.Embed]] = None,
-    ):
-        """Function to respond to both a normal message and an interaction"""
-        if isinstance(context, commands.Context):
-            return await context.reply(message, mention_author=mention_author, embeds=embeds)
-
-        if isinstance(context, discord.Interaction):
-            return await context.response.send_message(message, ephemeral=ephemeral, embeds=embeds)
-
     async def resolve_message(self, reference: discord.MessageReference) -> discord.Message:
         """Fetch a message from a reference"""
         # Message is in the cache, return it
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5ca139e..a5ef1e7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ plugins = [
 [tool.pylint.master]
 disable = [
     "missing-module-docstring",
-    "too-few-public-methods"
+    "too-few-public-methods",
+    "too-many-arguments"
 ]
 
 [tool.pylint.format]