diff --git a/src/events/zone/characterJoin.ts b/src/events/zone/characterJoin.ts
index b1801f7..80d86d2 100644
--- a/src/events/zone/characterJoin.ts
+++ b/src/events/zone/characterJoin.ts
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ export default function (socket: TSocket, io: Server) {
       io.to(zone.id.toString()).emit('zone:character:join', socket.character)
 
       // add character to zone manager
-      ZoneManager.addCharacterToZone(zone.id, socket.character as Character)
+      ZoneManager.getZoneById(zone.id).addCharacter(socket.character as Character)
 
       // send over zone and characters to socket
-      callback({ zone, characters: ZoneManager.getCharactersInZone(zone.id) })
+      callback({ zone, characters: ZoneManager.getZoneById(zone.id).getCharacters() })
     } catch (error: any) {
       logger.error(`Error requesting zone: ${error.message}`)
       socket.disconnect()
diff --git a/src/utilities/character/movementValidator.ts b/src/utilities/character/movementValidator.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c20a41f..0000000
--- a/src/utilities/character/movementValidator.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import { ExtendedCharacter } from '../types'
-import ZoneManager from '../../managers/zoneManager'
-
-export class MovementValidator {
-
-}