diff --git a/event.test.ts b/event.test.ts
index ff91ac6..619efce 100644
--- a/event.test.ts
+++ b/event.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { getPublicKey } from './keys.ts'
 describe('Event', () => {
   describe('getBlankEvent', () => {
     it('should return a blank event object', () => {
-      expect(getBlankEvent()).toEqual({
+      expect(getBlankEvent(255)).toEqual({
         kind: 255,
         content: '',
         tags: [],
diff --git a/event.ts b/event.ts
index d07c56e..d72f8ed 100644
--- a/event.ts
+++ b/event.ts
@@ -8,35 +8,33 @@ import { utf8Encoder } from './utils.ts'
 /** Designates a verified event signature. */
 export const verifiedSymbol = Symbol('verified')
 
-/** @deprecated Use numbers instead. */
-/* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
-export enum Kind {
-  Metadata = 0,
-  Text = 1,
-  RecommendRelay = 2,
-  Contacts = 3,
-  EncryptedDirectMessage = 4,
-  EventDeletion = 5,
-  Repost = 6,
-  Reaction = 7,
-  BadgeAward = 8,
-  ChannelCreation = 40,
-  ChannelMetadata = 41,
-  ChannelMessage = 42,
-  ChannelHideMessage = 43,
-  ChannelMuteUser = 44,
-  Blank = 255,
-  Report = 1984,
-  ZapRequest = 9734,
-  Zap = 9735,
-  RelayList = 10002,
-  ClientAuth = 22242,
-  NwcRequest = 23194,
-  HttpAuth = 27235,
-  ProfileBadge = 30008,
-  BadgeDefinition = 30009,
-  Article = 30023,
-  FileMetadata = 1063,
+export const Kind = {
+  Metadata: 0,
+  Text: 1,
+  RecommendRelay: 2,
+  Contacts: 3,
+  EncryptedDirectMessage: 4,
+  EventDeletion: 5,
+  Repost: 6,
+  Reaction: 7,
+  BadgeAward: 8,
+  ChannelCreation: 40,
+  ChannelMetadata: 41,
+  ChannelMessage: 42,
+  ChannelHideMessage: 43,
+  ChannelMuteUser: 44,
+  Blank: 255,
+  Report: 1984,
+  ZapRequest: 9734,
+  Zap: 9735,
+  RelayList: 10002,
+  ClientAuth: 22242,
+  NwcRequest: 23194,
+  HttpAuth: 27235,
+  ProfileBadge: 30008,
+  BadgeDefinition: 30009,
+  Article: 30023,
+  FileMetadata: 1063,
 }
 
 export interface Event<K extends number = number> {
@@ -61,9 +59,7 @@ export interface VerifiedEvent<K extends number = number> extends Event<K> {
   [verifiedSymbol]: true
 }
 
-export function getBlankEvent(): EventTemplate<Kind.Blank>
-export function getBlankEvent<K extends number>(kind: K): EventTemplate<K>
-export function getBlankEvent<K>(kind: K | Kind.Blank = Kind.Blank) {
+export function getBlankEvent(kind: number = 255): EventTemplate {
   return {
     kind,
     content: '',
diff --git a/nip13.test.ts b/nip13.test.ts
index 9463f4f..2b9b491 100644
--- a/nip13.test.ts
+++ b/nip13.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { getPow, minePow } from './nip13.ts'
+import { Kind } from './event.ts'
 
 test('identifies proof-of-work difficulty', async () => {
   const id = '000006d8c378af1779d2feebc7603a125d99eca0ccf1085959b307f64e5dd358'
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ test('mines POW for an event', async () => {
 
   const event = minePow(
     {
-      kind: 1,
+      kind: Kind.Text,
       tags: [],
       content: 'Hello, world!',
       created_at: 0,
diff --git a/nip18.ts b/nip18.ts
index 3a7e6da..f03d95c 100644
--- a/nip18.ts
+++ b/nip18.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function finishRepostEvent(
   reposted: Event<number>,
   relayUrl: string,
   privateKey: string,
-): Event<Kind.Repost> {
+): Event {
   return finishEvent(
     {
       kind: Kind.Repost,
diff --git a/nip25.ts b/nip25.ts
index 5e10c47..2640d7f 100644
--- a/nip25.ts
+++ b/nip25.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ export type ReactionEventTemplate = {
   created_at: number
 }
 
-export function finishReactionEvent(
-  t: ReactionEventTemplate,
-  reacted: Event<number>,
-  privateKey: string,
-): Event<Kind.Reaction> {
+export function finishReactionEvent(t: ReactionEventTemplate, reacted: Event<number>, privateKey: string): Event {
   const inheritedTags = reacted.tags.filter(tag => tag.length >= 2 && (tag[0] === 'e' || tag[0] === 'p'))
 
   return finishEvent(
diff --git a/nip28.ts b/nip28.ts
index fba812f..a540586 100644
--- a/nip28.ts
+++ b/nip28.ts
@@ -44,10 +44,7 @@ export interface ChannelMuteUserEventTemplate {
   tags?: string[][]
 }
 
-export const channelCreateEvent = (
-  t: ChannelCreateEventTemplate,
-  privateKey: string,
-): Event<Kind.ChannelCreation> | undefined => {
+export const channelCreateEvent = (t: ChannelCreateEventTemplate, privateKey: string): Event | undefined => {
   let content: string
   if (typeof t.content === 'object') {
     content = JSON.stringify(t.content)
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ export const channelCreateEvent = (
 export const channelMetadataEvent = (
   t: ChannelMetadataEventTemplate,
   privateKey: string,
-): Event<Kind.ChannelMetadata> | undefined => {
+): Event | undefined => {
   let content: string
   if (typeof t.content === 'object') {
     content = JSON.stringify(t.content)
@@ -92,7 +89,7 @@ export const channelMetadataEvent = (
   )
 }
 
-export const channelMessageEvent = (t: ChannelMessageEventTemplate, privateKey: string): Event<Kind.ChannelMessage> => {
+export const channelMessageEvent = (t: ChannelMessageEventTemplate, privateKey: string): Event => {
   const tags = [['e', t.channel_create_event_id, t.relay_url, 'root']]
 
   if (t.reply_to_channel_message_event_id) {
@@ -114,7 +111,7 @@ export const channelMessageEvent = (t: ChannelMessageEventTemplate, privateKey:
 export const channelHideMessageEvent = (
   t: ChannelHideMessageEventTemplate,
   privateKey: string,
-): Event<Kind.ChannelHideMessage> | undefined => {
+): Event | undefined => {
   let content: string
   if (typeof t.content === 'object') {
     content = JSON.stringify(t.content)
@@ -138,7 +135,7 @@ export const channelHideMessageEvent = (
 export const channelMuteUserEvent = (
   t: ChannelMuteUserEventTemplate,
   privateKey: string,
-): Event<Kind.ChannelMuteUser> | undefined => {
+): Event | undefined => {
   let content: string
   if (typeof t.content === 'object') {
     content = JSON.stringify(t.content)
diff --git a/nip57.ts b/nip57.ts
index 94fd488..0c523b4 100644
--- a/nip57.ts
+++ b/nip57.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function useFetchImplementation(fetchImplementation: any) {
   _fetch = fetchImplementation
 }
 
-export async function getZapEndpoint(metadata: Event<Kind.Metadata>): Promise<null | string> {
+export async function getZapEndpoint(metadata: Event): Promise<null | string> {
   try {
     let lnurl: string = ''
     let { lud06, lud16 } = JSON.parse(metadata.content)
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ export function makeZapRequest({
   amount: number
   comment: string
   relays: string[]
-}): EventTemplate<Kind.ZapRequest> {
+}): EventTemplate {
   if (!amount) throw new Error('amount not given')
   if (!profile) throw new Error('profile not given')
 
-  let zr: EventTemplate<Kind.ZapRequest> = {
-    kind: 9734,
+  let zr: EventTemplate = {
+    kind: Kind.ZapRequest,
     created_at: Math.round(Date.now() / 1000),
     content: comment,
     tags: [
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ export function makeZapReceipt({
   preimage?: string
   bolt11: string
   paidAt: Date
-}): EventTemplate<Kind.Zap> {
-  let zr: Event<Kind.ZapRequest> = JSON.parse(zapRequest)
+}): EventTemplate {
+  let zr: Event = JSON.parse(zapRequest)
   let tagsFromZapRequest = zr.tags.filter(([t]) => t === 'e' || t === 'p' || t === 'a')
 
-  let zap: EventTemplate<Kind.Zap> = {
-    kind: 9735,
+  let zap: EventTemplate = {
+    kind: Kind.Zap,
     created_at: Math.round(paidAt.getTime() / 1000),
     content: '',
     tags: [...tagsFromZapRequest, ['bolt11', bolt11], ['description', zapRequest]],