diff --git a/examples/endpoint/users.zig b/examples/endpoint/users.zig
index 7e0a825..8e2d500 100644
--- a/examples/endpoint/users.zig
+++ b/examples/endpoint/users.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const std = @import("std");
-const zap = @import("zap");
 
 alloc: std.mem.Allocator = undefined,
 users: std.AutoHashMap(usize, InternalUser) = undefined,
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ pub fn toJSON(self: *Self) ![]const u8 {
     }
     std.debug.assert(self.users.count() == l.items.len);
     std.debug.assert(self.count == l.items.len);
-    return zap.stringifyArrayListAlloc(self.alloc, User, &l, .{});
+    return std.json.stringifyAlloc(self.alloc, l.items, .{});
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/src/util.zig b/src/util.zig
index 6f1702c..bc739fb 100644
--- a/src/util.zig
+++ b/src/util.zig
@@ -60,44 +60,3 @@ pub fn stringifyBuf(
         return null;
     }
 }
-
-/// provide your own buf, NOT mutex-protected
-pub fn stringifyArrayListBuf(
-    buffer: []u8,
-    comptime T: anytype,
-    list: *std.ArrayList(T),
-    options: std.json.StringifyOptions,
-) !?[]const u8 {
-    var fba = std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator.init(buffer);
-    var string = std.ArrayList(u8).init(fba.allocator());
-    var writer = string.writer();
-    try writer.writeByte('[');
-    var first: bool = true;
-    for (list.items) |user| {
-        if (!first) try writer.writeByte(',');
-        first = false;
-        try std.json.stringify(user, options, string.writer());
-    }
-    try writer.writeByte(']');
-    return string.items;
-}
-
-/// provide your own allocator, NOT mutex-protected
-pub fn stringifyArrayListAlloc(
-    a: std.mem.Allocator,
-    comptime T: anytype,
-    list: *std.ArrayList(T),
-    options: std.json.StringifyOptions,
-) ![]const u8 {
-    var string = std.ArrayList(u8).init(a);
-    var writer = string.writer();
-    try writer.writeByte('[');
-    var first: bool = true;
-    for (list.items) |item| {
-        if (!first) try writer.writeByte(',');
-        first = false;
-        try std.json.stringify(item, options, string.writer());
-    }
-    try writer.writeByte(']');
-    return string.toOwnedSlice();
-}