diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e2854b592d..9d13e896cb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1149,7 +1149,6 @@ name = "drainer"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "error-stack",
- "fred",
  "redis_interface",
  "router",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/crates/drainer/Cargo.toml b/crates/drainer/Cargo.toml
index 1ec8d37ad0..b5b149bd92 100644
--- a/crates/drainer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/drainer/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
 error-stack = "0.2.4"
-fred = { version = "5.2.0", features = ["metrics", "partial-tracing"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.89"
 structopt = "0.3.26"
 thiserror = "1.0.37"
 tokio = { version = "1.21.2", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
+
 # First Party Crates
 redis_interface = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../redis_interface" }
 router = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../router", features = ["kv_store"] }
diff --git a/crates/drainer/src/lib.rs b/crates/drainer/src/lib.rs
index f52fbd1820..1f83444ea9 100644
--- a/crates/drainer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/drainer/src/lib.rs
@@ -60,15 +60,18 @@ async fn drainer(
         };
 
         let conn = pg_connection(&store.master_pool).await;
-
+        let insert_op = "insert";
+        let update_op = "update";
+        let payment_intent = "payment_intent";
+        let payment_attempt = "payment_attempt";
         match db_op {
             // TODO: Handle errors
             kv::DBOperation::Insert { insertable } => match insertable {
                 kv::Insertable::PaymentIntent(a) => {
-                    macro_util::handle_resp!(a.insert(&conn).await, "ins", "pi")
+                    macro_util::handle_resp!(a.insert(&conn).await, insert_op, payment_intent)
                 }
                 kv::Insertable::PaymentAttempt(a) => {
-                    macro_util::handle_resp!(a.insert(&conn).await, "ins", "pa")
+                    macro_util::handle_resp!(a.insert(&conn).await, insert_op, payment_attempt)
                 }
                 kv::Insertable::Refund(a) => {
                     macro_util::handle_resp!(a.insert(&conn).await, "ins", "ref")
@@ -76,10 +79,18 @@ async fn drainer(
             },
             kv::DBOperation::Update { updatable } => match updatable {
                 kv::Updateable::PaymentIntentUpdate(a) => {
-                    macro_util::handle_resp!(a.orig.update(&conn, a.update_data).await, "up", "pi")
+                    macro_util::handle_resp!(
+                        a.orig.update(&conn, a.update_data).await,
+                        update_op,
+                        payment_intent
+                    )
                 }
                 kv::Updateable::PaymentAttemptUpdate(a) => {
-                    macro_util::handle_resp!(a.orig.update(&conn, a.update_data).await, "up", "pa")
+                    macro_util::handle_resp!(
+                        a.orig.update(&conn, a.update_data).await,
+                        update_op,
+                        payment_attempt
+                    )
                 }
                 kv::Updateable::RefundUpdate(a) => {
                     macro_util::handle_resp!(a.orig.update(&conn, a.update_data).await, "up", "ref")
diff --git a/crates/drainer/src/utils.rs b/crates/drainer/src/utils.rs
index 44b76659b2..33c304eae0 100644
--- a/crates/drainer/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/drainer/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 
 use error_stack::{IntoReport, ResultExt};
-use fred::types as fred;
 use redis_interface as redis;
 use router::services::Store;
 
@@ -31,11 +30,10 @@ pub async fn read_from_stream(
     max_read_count: u64,
     redis: &redis::RedisConnectionPool,
 ) -> errors::DrainerResult<StreamReadResult> {
-    let stream_key = fred::MultipleKeys::from(stream_name);
     // "0-0" id gives first entry
     let stream_id = "0-0";
     let entries = redis
-        .stream_read_entries(stream_key, stream_id, Some(max_read_count))
+        .stream_read_entries(stream_name, stream_id, Some(max_read_count))
         .await
         .change_context(errors::DrainerError::StreamReadError(
             stream_name.to_owned(),
@@ -48,17 +46,11 @@ pub async fn trim_from_stream(
     minimum_entry_id: &str,
     redis: &redis::RedisConnectionPool,
 ) -> errors::DrainerResult<usize> {
-    let trim_kind = fred::XCapKind::MinID;
-    let trim_type = fred::XCapTrim::Exact;
-    let trim_id = fred::StringOrNumber::String(minimum_entry_id.into());
-    let xcap = fred::XCap::try_from((trim_kind, trim_type, trim_id))
-        .into_report()
-        .change_context(errors::DrainerError::StreamTrimFailed(
-            stream_name.to_owned(),
-        ))?;
-
+    let trim_kind = redis::StreamCapKind::MinID;
+    let trim_type = redis::StreamCapTrim::Exact;
+    let trim_id = minimum_entry_id;
     let trim_result = redis
-        .stream_trim_entries(stream_name, xcap)
+        .stream_trim_entries(stream_name, (trim_kind, trim_type, trim_id))
         .await
         .change_context(errors::DrainerError::StreamTrimFailed(
             stream_name.to_owned(),
diff --git a/crates/redis_interface/src/types.rs b/crates/redis_interface/src/types.rs
index d765fe4ce6..ba4b1b8455 100644
--- a/crates/redis_interface/src/types.rs
+++ b/crates/redis_interface/src/types.rs
@@ -142,3 +142,33 @@ impl fred::types::FromRedis for MsetnxReply {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum StreamCapKind {
+    MinID,
+    MaxLen,
+}
+
+impl From<StreamCapKind> for fred::types::XCapKind {
+    fn from(item: StreamCapKind) -> Self {
+        match item {
+            StreamCapKind::MaxLen => Self::MaxLen,
+            StreamCapKind::MinID => Self::MinID,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum StreamCapTrim {
+    Exact,
+    AlmostExact,
+}
+
+impl From<StreamCapTrim> for fred::types::XCapTrim {
+    fn from(item: StreamCapTrim) -> Self {
+        match item {
+            StreamCapTrim::Exact => Self::Exact,
+            StreamCapTrim::AlmostExact => Self::AlmostExact,
+        }
+    }
+}