4 files changed, 17 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/bin/build-master-status-from-mysql b/bin/build-master-status-from-mysql
index 729375f..e4dd313 100755
--- a/bin/build-master-status-from-mysql
+++ b/bin/build-master-status-from-mysql
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ find "${work_dir}/package-states" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 \
 if [ -s "${webserver_directory}/mysql-sanity.html" ] && \
   [ ! -s "${work_dir}/build-master-sanity" ]; then
   printf 'oh girls, my database is dirty again ...\n' | \
-    sponge "${irc_dir}/#archlinux32/in"
+    irc_say
   echo 'build master is insane' > \
     "${work_dir}/build-master-sanity"
 fi
diff --git a/bin/get-package-updates b/bin/get-package-updates
index d3cb140..a6c3f32 100755
--- a/bin/get-package-updates
+++ b/bin/get-package-updates
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ if [ "${deletion_list_count}" -gt 1000 ]; then
       done
     } | \
       tee "${work_dir}/told-irc-about-too-many-deletion-list-packages" | \
-      sponge "${irc_dir}/#archlinux32/in"
+      irc_say
   fi
   exit 3
 fi
diff --git a/bin/return-assignment b/bin/return-assignment
index 417654b..c259f1c 100755
--- a/bin/return-assignment
+++ b/bin/return-assignment
@@ -222,21 +222,19 @@ if [ "$5" = 'ERROR' ]; then
       fi
     )
 
-    if [ -p "${irc_dir}/#archlinux32/in" ]; then
-      {
-        printf '%s is broken (says %s).' \
-          "$1" \
-          "${slave}"
-        if [ -n "${rescheduled_packages}" ]; then
-          printf -- ' - I rescheduled:'
-          # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-          printf ' %s,' ${rescheduled_packages} | \
-            sed 's/,$/./'
-        fi
-        printf '\n'
-      } | \
-        sponge "${irc_dir}/#archlinux32/in"
-    fi
+    {
+      printf '%s is broken (says %s).' \
+        "$1" \
+        "${slave}"
+      if [ -n "${rescheduled_packages}" ]; then
+        printf -- ' - I rescheduled:'
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+        printf ' %s,' ${rescheduled_packages} | \
+          sed 's/,$/./'
+      fi
+      printf '\n'
+    } | \
+      irc_say
   fi
 
   exit 0
diff --git a/bin/sanity-check b/bin/sanity-check
index d98332c..9615ac7 100755
--- a/bin/sanity-check
+++ b/bin/sanity-check
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ usage() {
 i_am_insane() {
   if [ ! -s "${work_dir}/build-master-sanity" ]; then
     printf '\001ACTION goes insane.\001\n' | \
-      sponge "${irc_dir}/#archlinux32/in"
+      irc_say
   fi
   echo 'build master is insane' > \
     "${work_dir}/build-master-sanity"
@@ -432,5 +432,5 @@ done
 if [ -f "${work_dir}/build-master-sanity" ]; then
   rm "${work_dir}/build-master-sanity"
   printf '\001ACTION resumes sanity.\001\n' | \
-    sponge "${irc_dir}/#archlinux32/in"
+    irc_say
 fi