diff --git a/src/monitor_utils/database.py b/src/monitor_utils/database.py
index c275f24..ea70d02 100644
--- a/src/monitor_utils/database.py
+++ b/src/monitor_utils/database.py
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ async def write_alert_ops(alert_ops: list[UpdateOne]):
         await get_collection(ALERTS_COLLECTION_NAME).bulk_write(
             alert_ops, ordered=False
         )
-    except BulkWriteError as error:
+    except BulkWriteError as exc:
         real_errors = [
             write_error
-            for write_error in error.details["writeErrors"]
+            for write_error in exc.details["writeErrors"]
             if write_error.get("code") != 11000
         ]
         if real_errors:
diff --git a/src/monitor_utils/runner.py b/src/monitor_utils/runner.py
index 974a9bf..e8c720a 100644
--- a/src/monitor_utils/runner.py
+++ b/src/monitor_utils/runner.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from typing import Awaitable, Callable, Iterable
 
 import aiohttp
@@ -16,9 +15,7 @@ from monitor_utils.config import (
     set_logger_levels,
 )
 from monitor_utils.constants import (
-    BUCKET_WEBHOOK_MAP,
     EXPECTED_TASK_ERRORS,
-    FLAG_WEBHOOK_MAP,
     LOGGING_LEVEL,
 )
 from monitor_utils.database import get_collection
@@ -105,73 +102,19 @@ def setup_config(
     return category_names, config["channels"], collection
 
 
-def get_channel_id(
-    product: Product, channel_ids: dict, use_price_drop_bucket: bool = False
-) -> str:
-    """Resolve the Discord channel id for a product based on its attributes.
-
-    Checks flags in priority order: app exclusive, sold out, event ending
-    within a day, availability flag mappings, then the percentage or price
-    drop bucket. A KeyError on bucket lookup is acceptable because each
-    monitor's percentage filtering guarantees the bucket exists.
-
-    Args:
-        product: Built product whose attributes select the channel.
-        channel_ids: Mapping of channel keys to a channel id or list of ids.
-        use_price_drop_bucket: Route to the price drop bucket instead of the
-            percentage bucket.
-
-    Returns:
-        The resolved channel id.
-    """
-
-    if product.availability.app_exclusive:
-        return get_single_channel_id(channel_ids["appExclusive"])
-
-    if product.availability.available is False:
-        return get_single_channel_id(channel_ids["soldOut"])
-
-    if product.timing.end_date:
-        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-        if (product.timing.end_date - now) <= timedelta(days=1):
-            return get_single_channel_id(channel_ids["event"])
-
-    for attr, key in FLAG_WEBHOOK_MAP:
-        if getattr(product.availability, attr, False):
-            return get_single_channel_id(channel_ids[key])
-
-    percentage = product.metadata.percentage or 0
-    percentage_bucket = min(90, (percentage // 10) * 10)
-    if use_price_drop_bucket:
-        return get_single_channel_id(channel_ids[BUCKET_WEBHOOK_MAP["price_drop"]])
-
-    return get_single_channel_id(channel_ids[BUCKET_WEBHOOK_MAP[percentage_bucket]])
-
-
-def get_single_channel_id(value: str | list[str]) -> str:
-    """Return the first channel id when given a list, else the value itself."""
-
-    if isinstance(value, list):
-        return value[0]
-
-    return value
-
-
 def build_product_details(
     product: dict,
-    channel_ids: dict,
     min_percentage: int,
     min_price_drop: float | None = None,
 ) -> Product | None:
     """Build a Product from a Mongo document if it passes discount thresholds.
 
     Skips documents with a missing or zero original price. Passing requires
-    meeting min_percentage, or min_price_drop when provided. The resolved
-    channel id is attached to the product's metadata before returning.
+    meeting min_percentage, or min_price_drop when provided. Channel routing
+    is owned by the consumer bot; no channel id is attached here.
 
     Args:
         product: Mongo document for the product.
-        channel_ids: Mapping of channel keys passed to get_channel_id.
         min_percentage: Minimum discount percentage to pass.
         min_price_drop: Optional minimum absolute price drop to pass.
 
@@ -227,9 +170,6 @@ def build_product_details(
             member_deal=product["memberDeal"],
         ),
     )
-    built.metadata.channel_id = get_channel_id(
-        built, channel_ids, passes_price_drop and not passes_percentage
-    )
     return built
 
 
@@ -279,8 +219,8 @@ async def execute_monitor_logic(
             if pre_task_func:
                 try:
                     await pre_task_func(session=session, **kwargs)
-                except EXPECTED_TASK_ERRORS as error:
-                    LOGGER.warning("failed to get products", exc_info=error)
+                except EXPECTED_TASK_ERRORS as exc:
+                    LOGGER.warning("failed to get products", exc_info=exc)
                 except Exception:
                     LOGGER.exception("unexpected error")
                     raise