diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/privateDM/send/ChatNewMessageViewModel.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/privateDM/send/ChatNewMessageViewModel.kt
index cd0146a58..3eed76370 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/privateDM/send/ChatNewMessageViewModel.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/privateDM/send/ChatNewMessageViewModel.kt
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ class ChatNewMessageViewModel :
                     toUser = toUser,
                     message = message,
                     imetas = usedAttachments,
-                    replyingTo = replyTo.value?.toEId(),
+                    replyingTo = replyTo.value?.toEventHint<PrivateDmEvent>(),
                     signer = accountViewModel.account.signer,
                 ) {
                     expiration?.let { expiration(it) }
diff --git a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/Note.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/Note.kt
index 41be89db2..aceb9bae3 100644
--- a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/Note.kt
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/Note.kt
@@ -35,13 +35,9 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.Event
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.HexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.hints.EventHintBundle
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.normalizer.NormalizedRelayUrl
-import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.aTag.ATag
-import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.events.ETag
-import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.events.EventReference
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.hashtags.anyHashTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.publishedAt.PublishedAtProvider
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip10Notes.BaseThreadedEvent
-import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip10Notes.tags.MarkedETag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip18Reposts.GenericRepostEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip18Reposts.RepostEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip19Bech32.entities.NAddress
@@ -102,8 +98,6 @@ class AddressableNote(
     fun dTag(): String = address.dTag
 
     fun toNAddr() = NAddress.create(address.kind, address.pubKeyHex, address.dTag, relayHintUrl())
-
-    fun toATag() = ATag(address, relayHintUrl())
 }
 
 @Stable
@@ -915,25 +909,6 @@ open class Note(
         }
     }
 
-    fun toETag(): ETag {
-        val noteEvent = event
-        return if (noteEvent != null) {
-            ETag(noteEvent.id, relayHintUrl(), noteEvent.pubKey)
-        } else {
-            ETag(idHex, relayHintUrl(), author?.pubkeyHex)
-        }
-    }
-
-    fun toEId(): EventReference {
-        val noteEvent = event
-        return if (noteEvent != null) {
-            // uses the confirmed event id if available
-            EventReference(noteEvent.id, noteEvent.pubKey, relayHintUrl())
-        } else {
-            EventReference(idHex, author?.pubkeyHex, relayHintUrl())
-        }
-    }
-
     inline fun <reified T : Event> toEventHint(): EventHintBundle<T>? {
         val safeEvent = event
         return if (safeEvent is T) {
@@ -942,15 +917,6 @@ open class Note(
             null
         }
     }
-
-    fun toMarkedETag(marker: MarkedETag.MARKER): MarkedETag {
-        val noteEvent = event
-        return if (noteEvent != null) {
-            MarkedETag(noteEvent.id, relayHintUrl(), marker, noteEvent.pubKey)
-        } else {
-            MarkedETag(idHex, relayHintUrl(), marker, author?.pubkeyHex)
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 @Stable
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip04Dm/messages/PrivateDmEvent.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip04Dm/messages/PrivateDmEvent.kt
index 86d8e7ad8..aa6a16fb2 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip04Dm/messages/PrivateDmEvent.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip04Dm/messages/PrivateDmEvent.kt
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.Event
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.HexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.TagArrayBuilder
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.any
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.hints.EventHintBundle
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.hints.PubKeyHintProvider
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.signers.NostrSigner
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.signers.SignerExceptions
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.signers.eventTemplate
-import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.events.EventReference
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.people.PTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.people.pTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip10Notes.tags.MarkedETag
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class PrivateDmEvent(
             toUser: PTag,
             message: String,
             imetas: List<IMetaTag>? = null,
-            replyingTo: EventReference? = null,
+            replyingTo: EventHintBundle<PrivateDmEvent>? = null,
             createdAt: Long = TimeUtils.now(),
             signer: NostrSigner,
             initializer: TagArrayBuilder<PrivateDmEvent>.() -> Unit = {},
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class PrivateDmEvent(
             to: PTag,
             message: String,
             imetas: List<IMetaTag>? = null,
-            replyingTo: EventReference?,
+            replyingTo: EventHintBundle<PrivateDmEvent>?,
             createdAt: Long = TimeUtils.now(),
             signer: NostrSigner,
         ) = signer.sign(build(to, message, imetas, replyingTo, createdAt, signer))