diff --git a/files/routes/__init__.py b/files/routes/__init__.py
index 1fd42379a6..3379152bbc 100644
--- a/files/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/files/routes/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from files.helpers.config.const import FEATURES
 
 # import flask then...
-from flask import g, request, render_template, make_response, redirect, jsonify, send_file
+from flask import g, request, render_template, make_response, redirect, send_file
 
 # import our app then...
 from files.__main__ import app
diff --git a/files/routes/giphy.py b/files/routes/giphy.py
index c3aff5d2bc..816b30a0e0 100644
--- a/files/routes/giphy.py
+++ b/files/routes/giphy.py
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ def giphy(v=None, path=None):
 		url = f"https://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/search?q={searchTerm}&api_key={GIPHY_KEY}&limit=48"
 	else:
 		url = f"https://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs?api_key={GIPHY_KEY}&limit=48"
-	return jsonify(requests.get(url, timeout=5).json())
+	return requests.get(url, timeout=5).json()
diff --git a/files/routes/special.py b/files/routes/special.py
index 378afb28d6..4905cd2824 100644
--- a/files/routes/special.py
+++ b/files/routes/special.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from flask import g, jsonify, render_template
+from flask import g, render_template
 from files.helpers.get import get_accounts_dict
 
 from files.routes.wrappers import auth_required
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def _special_leaderboard_get():
 @auth_required
 def get_leaderboard(v):
 	result = _special_leaderboard_get()
-	if g.is_api_or_xhr: return jsonify(result)
+	if g.is_api_or_xhr: return result
 	users = get_accounts_dict([r[0] for r in result],
 		v=v, include_shadowbanned=False, graceful=True)
 	return render_template("special/worldcup22_leaderboard.html",
diff --git a/files/routes/static.py b/files/routes/static.py
index f431cabc72..f19f2b9fc3 100644
--- a/files/routes/static.py
+++ b/files/routes/static.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def marseys(v:User):
 
 @app.get("/emojis")
 def emoji_list():
-	return jsonify(get_emojis(g.db))
+	return get_emojis(g.db)
 
 @cache.cached(timeout=86400, key_prefix=MARSEYS_CACHE_KEY)
 def get_marseys(db:scoped_session):