diff --git a/src/database/redis.js b/src/database/redis.js
index 759f100bab..14059f4a8c 100644
--- a/src/database/redis.js
+++ b/src/database/redis.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 const nconf = require('nconf');
 const semver = require('semver');
-const util = require('util');
 const session = require('express-session');
 
 const connection = require('./redis/connection');
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ redisModule.questions = [
 
 redisModule.init = async function () {
 	redisModule.client = await connection.connect(nconf.get('redis'));
-	require('./redis/promisify')(redisModule.client);
 };
 
 redisModule.createSessionStore = async function (options) {
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ redisModule.checkCompatibilityVersion = function (version, callback) {
 };
 
 redisModule.close = async function () {
-	await redisModule.client.async.quit();
+	await redisModule.client.quit();
 };
 
 redisModule.info = async function (cxn) {
@@ -72,8 +70,7 @@ redisModule.info = async function (cxn) {
 		cxn = await connection.connect(nconf.get('redis'));
 	}
 	redisModule.client = redisModule.client || cxn;
-	const infoAsync = util.promisify(cb => cxn.info(cb));
-	const data = await infoAsync();
+	const data = await cxn.info();
 	const lines = data.toString().split('\r\n').sort();
 	const redisData = {};
 	lines.forEach((line) => {
diff --git a/src/database/redis/hash.js b/src/database/redis/hash.js
index 24630ba371..103cbc4a81 100644
--- a/src/database/redis/hash.js
+++ b/src/database/redis/hash.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 			key.forEach(k => batch.hmset(k, data));
 			await helpers.execBatch(batch);
 		} else {
-			await module.client.async.hmset(key, data);
+			await module.client.hmset(key, data);
 		}
 
 		cache.del(key);
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 			key.forEach(k => batch.hset(k, field, value));
 			await helpers.execBatch(batch);
 		} else {
-			await module.client.async.hset(key, field, value);
+			await module.client.hset(key, field, value);
 		}
 
 		cache.del(key);
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 		if (cachedData[key]) {
 			return cachedData[key].hasOwnProperty(field) ? cachedData[key][field] : null;
 		}
-		return await module.client.async.hget(key, String(field));
+		return await module.client.hget(key, String(field));
 	};
 
 	module.getObjectFields = async function (key, fields) {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 			unCachedKeys.forEach(k => batch.hgetall(k));
 			data = await helpers.execBatch(batch);
 		} else if (unCachedKeys.length === 1) {
-			data = [await module.client.async.hgetall(unCachedKeys[0])];
+			data = [await module.client.hgetall(unCachedKeys[0])];
 		}
 
 		// convert empty objects into null for back-compat with node_redis
@@ -138,15 +138,15 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 	};
 
 	module.getObjectKeys = async function (key) {
-		return await module.client.async.hkeys(key);
+		return await module.client.hkeys(key);
 	};
 
 	module.getObjectValues = async function (key) {
-		return await module.client.async.hvals(key);
+		return await module.client.hvals(key);
 	};
 
 	module.isObjectField = async function (key, field) {
-		const exists = await module.client.async.hexists(key, field);
+		const exists = await module.client.hexists(key, field);
 		return exists === 1;
 	};
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 		if (key === undefined || key === null || field === undefined || field === null) {
 			return;
 		}
-		await module.client.async.hdel(key, field);
+		await module.client.hdel(key, field);
 		cache.del(key);
 	};
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 			key.forEach(k => batch.hdel(k, fields));
 			await helpers.execBatch(batch);
 		} else {
-			await module.client.async.hdel(key, fields);
+			await module.client.hdel(key, fields);
 		}
 
 		cache.del(key);
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 			key.forEach(k => batch.hincrby(k, field, value));
 			result = await helpers.execBatch(batch);
 		} else {
-			result = await module.client.async.hincrby(key, field, value);
+			result = await module.client.hincrby(key, field, value);
 		}
 		cache.del(key);
 		return Array.isArray(result) ? result.map(value => parseInt(value, 10)) : parseInt(result, 10);
diff --git a/src/database/redis/list.js b/src/database/redis/list.js
index 9cbb7e69d6..bbd48ebddc 100644
--- a/src/database/redis/list.js
+++ b/src/database/redis/list.js
@@ -5,45 +5,45 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 		if (!key) {
 			return;
 		}
-		await module.client.async.lpush(key, value);
+		await module.client.lpush(key, value);
 	};
 
 	module.listAppend = async function (key, value) {
 		if (!key) {
 			return;
 		}
-		await module.client.async.rpush(key, value);
+		await module.client.rpush(key, value);
 	};
 
 	module.listRemoveLast = async function (key) {
 		if (!key) {
 			return;
 		}
-		return await module.client.async.rpop(key);
+		return await module.client.rpop(key);
 	};
 
 	module.listRemoveAll = async function (key, value) {
 		if (!key) {
 			return;
 		}
-		await module.client.async.lrem(key, 0, value);
+		await module.client.lrem(key, 0, value);
 	};
 
 	module.listTrim = async function (key, start, stop) {
 		if (!key) {
 			return;
 		}
-		await module.client.async.ltrim(key, start, stop);
+		await module.client.ltrim(key, start, stop);
 	};
 
 	module.getListRange = async function (key, start, stop) {
 		if (!key) {
 			return;
 		}
-		return await module.client.async.lrange(key, start, stop);
+		return await module.client.lrange(key, start, stop);
 	};
 
 	module.listLength = async function (key) {
-		return await module.client.async.llen(key);
+		return await module.client.llen(key);
 	};
 };
diff --git a/src/database/redis/main.js b/src/database/redis/main.js
index 46aa9e8360..fcb12844a8 100644
--- a/src/database/redis/main.js
+++ b/src/database/redis/main.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 	const helpers = require('./helpers');
 
 	module.flushdb = async function () {
-		await module.client.async.send_command('flushdb', []);
+		await module.client.send_command('flushdb', []);
 	};
 
 	module.emptydb = async function () {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 			const data = await helpers.execBatch(batch);
 			return data.map(exists => exists === 1);
 		}
-		const exists = await module.client.async.exists(key);
+		const exists = await module.client.exists(key);
 		return exists === 1;
 	};
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 		const seen = {};
 		do {
 			/* eslint-disable no-await-in-loop */
-			const res = await module.client.async.scan(cursor, 'MATCH', params.match, 'COUNT', 10000);
+			const res = await module.client.scan(cursor, 'MATCH', params.match, 'COUNT', 10000);
 			cursor = res[0];
 			const values = res[1].filter((value) => {
 				const isSeen = !!seen[value];
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 	};
 
 	module.delete = async function (key) {
-		await module.client.async.del(key);
+		await module.client.del(key);
 		module.objectCache.del(key);
 	};
 
@@ -52,25 +52,25 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 		if (!Array.isArray(keys) || !keys.length) {
 			return;
 		}
-		await module.client.async.del(keys);
+		await module.client.del(keys);
 		module.objectCache.del(keys);
 	};
 
 	module.get = async function (key) {
-		return await module.client.async.get(key);
+		return await module.client.get(key);
 	};
 
 	module.set = async function (key, value) {
-		await module.client.async.set(key, value);
+		await module.client.set(key, value);
 	};
 
 	module.increment = async function (key) {
-		return await module.client.async.incr(key);
+		return await module.client.incr(key);
 	};
 
 	module.rename = async function (oldKey, newKey) {
 		try {
-			await module.client.async.rename(oldKey, newKey);
+			await module.client.rename(oldKey, newKey);
 		} catch (err) {
 			if (err && err.message !== 'ERR no such key') {
 				throw err;
@@ -81,31 +81,31 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 	};
 
 	module.type = async function (key) {
-		const type = await module.client.async.type(key);
+		const type = await module.client.type(key);
 		return type !== 'none' ? type : null;
 	};
 
 	module.expire = async function (key, seconds) {
-		await module.client.async.expire(key, seconds);
+		await module.client.expire(key, seconds);
 	};
 
 	module.expireAt = async function (key, timestamp) {
-		await module.client.async.expireat(key, timestamp);
+		await module.client.expireat(key, timestamp);
 	};
 
 	module.pexpire = async function (key, ms) {
-		await module.client.async.pexpire(key, ms);
+		await module.client.pexpire(key, ms);
 	};
 
 	module.pexpireAt = async function (key, timestamp) {
-		await module.client.async.pexpireat(key, timestamp);
+		await module.client.pexpireat(key, timestamp);
 	};
 
 	module.ttl = async function (key) {
-		return await module.client.async.ttl(key);
+		return await module.client.ttl(key);
 	};
 
 	module.pttl = async function (key) {
-		return await module.client.async.pttl(key);
+		return await module.client.pttl(key);
 	};
 };
diff --git a/src/database/redis/promisify.js b/src/database/redis/promisify.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 03050b2ba1..0000000000
--- a/src/database/redis/promisify.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-const util = require('util');
-
-module.exports = function (redisClient) {
-	redisClient.async = {
-		quit: util.promisify(redisClient.quit).bind(redisClient),
-		send_command: util.promisify(redisClient.send_command).bind(redisClient),
-
-		exists: util.promisify(redisClient.exists).bind(redisClient),
-		scan: util.promisify(redisClient.scan).bind(redisClient),
-
-		del: util.promisify(redisClient.del).bind(redisClient),
-		get: util.promisify(redisClient.get).bind(redisClient),
-		set: util.promisify(redisClient.set).bind(redisClient),
-		incr: util.promisify(redisClient.incr).bind(redisClient),
-		rename: util.promisify(redisClient.rename).bind(redisClient),
-		type: util.promisify(redisClient.type).bind(redisClient),
-		expire: util.promisify(redisClient.expire).bind(redisClient),
-		expireat: util.promisify(redisClient.expireat).bind(redisClient),
-		pexpire: util.promisify(redisClient.pexpire).bind(redisClient),
-		pexpireat: util.promisify(redisClient.pexpireat).bind(redisClient),
-		ttl: util.promisify(redisClient.ttl).bind(redisClient),
-		pttl: util.promisify(redisClient.pttl).bind(redisClient),
-
-		hmset: util.promisify(redisClient.hmset).bind(redisClient),
-		hset: util.promisify(redisClient.hset).bind(redisClient),
-		hget: util.promisify(redisClient.hget).bind(redisClient),
-		hdel: util.promisify(redisClient.hdel).bind(redisClient),
-		hgetall: util.promisify(redisClient.hgetall).bind(redisClient),
-		hkeys: util.promisify(redisClient.hkeys).bind(redisClient),
-		hvals: util.promisify(redisClient.hvals).bind(redisClient),
-		hexists: util.promisify(redisClient.hexists).bind(redisClient),
-		hincrby: util.promisify(redisClient.hincrby).bind(redisClient),
-
-		sadd: util.promisify(redisClient.sadd).bind(redisClient),
-		srem: util.promisify(redisClient.srem).bind(redisClient),
-		sismember: util.promisify(redisClient.sismember).bind(redisClient),
-		smembers: util.promisify(redisClient.smembers).bind(redisClient),
-		scard: util.promisify(redisClient.scard).bind(redisClient),
-		spop: util.promisify(redisClient.spop).bind(redisClient),
-
-		zadd: util.promisify(redisClient.zadd).bind(redisClient),
-		zrem: util.promisify(redisClient.zrem).bind(redisClient),
-		zrange: util.promisify(redisClient.zrange).bind(redisClient),
-		zrevrange: util.promisify(redisClient.zrevrange).bind(redisClient),
-		zrangebyscore: util.promisify(redisClient.zrangebyscore).bind(redisClient),
-		zrevrangebyscore: util.promisify(redisClient.zrevrangebyscore).bind(redisClient),
-		zscore: util.promisify(redisClient.zscore).bind(redisClient),
-		zcount: util.promisify(redisClient.zcount).bind(redisClient),
-		zcard: util.promisify(redisClient.zcard).bind(redisClient),
-		zrank: util.promisify(redisClient.zrank).bind(redisClient),
-		zrevrank: util.promisify(redisClient.zrevrank).bind(redisClient),
-		zincrby: util.promisify(redisClient.zincrby).bind(redisClient),
-		zrangebylex: util.promisify(redisClient.zrangebylex).bind(redisClient),
-		zrevrangebylex: util.promisify(redisClient.zrevrangebylex).bind(redisClient),
-		zremrangebylex: util.promisify(redisClient.zremrangebylex).bind(redisClient),
-		zlexcount: util.promisify(redisClient.zlexcount).bind(redisClient),
-		zscan: util.promisify(redisClient.zscan).bind(redisClient),
-
-		lpush: util.promisify(redisClient.lpush).bind(redisClient),
-		rpush: util.promisify(redisClient.rpush).bind(redisClient),
-		rpop: util.promisify(redisClient.rpop).bind(redisClient),
-		lrem: util.promisify(redisClient.lrem).bind(redisClient),
-		ltrim: util.promisify(redisClient.ltrim).bind(redisClient),
-		lrange: util.promisify(redisClient.lrange).bind(redisClient),
-		llen: util.promisify(redisClient.llen).bind(redisClient),
-
-	};
-};
diff --git a/src/database/redis/sets.js b/src/database/redis/sets.js
index a0431995a4..b2b390598b 100644
--- a/src/database/redis/sets.js
+++ b/src/database/redis/sets.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 		if (!value.length) {
 			return;
 		}
-		await module.client.async.sadd(key, value);
+		await module.client.sadd(key, value);
 	};
 
 	module.setsAdd = async function (keys, value) {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 	};
 
 	module.isSetMember = async function (key, value) {
-		const result = await module.client.async.sismember(key, value);
+		const result = await module.client.sismember(key, value);
 		return result === 1;
 	};
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 	};
 
 	module.getSetMembers = async function (key) {
-		return await module.client.async.smembers(key);
+		return await module.client.smembers(key);
 	};
 
 	module.getSetsMembers = async function (keys) {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 	};
 
 	module.setCount = async function (key) {
-		return await module.client.async.scard(key);
+		return await module.client.scard(key);
 	};
 
 	module.setsCount = async function (keys) {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 	};
 
 	module.setRemoveRandom = async function (key) {
-		return await module.client.async.spop(key);
+		return await module.client.spop(key);
 	};
 
 	return module;
diff --git a/src/database/redis/sorted.js b/src/database/redis/sorted.js
index ccb87df99c..cc23c4a957 100644
--- a/src/database/redis/sorted.js
+++ b/src/database/redis/sorted.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 		}
 
 		const params = genParams(method, key, start, stop, min, max, withScores);
-		const data = await module.client.async[method](params);
+		const data = await module.client[method](params);
 		if (!withScores) {
 			return data;
 		}
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 	}
 
 	module.sortedSetCount = async function (key, min, max) {
-		return await module.client.async.zcount(key, min, max);
+		return await module.client.zcount(key, min, max);
 	};
 
 	module.sortedSetCard = async function (key) {
-		return await module.client.async.zcard(key);
+		return await module.client.zcard(key);
 	};
 
 	module.sortedSetsCard = async function (keys) {
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 	};
 
 	module.sortedSetRank = async function (key, value) {
-		return await module.client.async.zrank(key, value);
+		return await module.client.zrank(key, value);
 	};
 
 	module.sortedSetRevRank = async function (key, value) {
-		return await module.client.async.zrevrank(key, value);
+		return await module.client.zrevrank(key, value);
 	};
 
 	module.sortedSetsRanks = async function (keys, values) {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		const score = await module.client.async.zscore(key, value);
+		const score = await module.client.zscore(key, value);
 		return score === null ? score : parseFloat(score);
 	};
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 	};
 
 	module.getSortedSetMembers = async function (key) {
-		return await module.client.async.zrange(key, 0, -1);
+		return await module.client.zrange(key, 0, -1);
 	};
 
 	module.getSortedSetsMembers = async function (keys) {
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 	};
 
 	module.sortedSetIncrBy = async function (key, increment, value) {
-		const newValue = await module.client.async.zincrby(key, increment, value);
+		const newValue = await module.client.zincrby(key, increment, value);
 		return parseFloat(newValue);
 	};
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 		if (count) {
 			args.push('LIMIT', start, count);
 		}
-		return await module.client.async[method](args);
+		return await module.client[method](args);
 	}
 
 	module.getSortedSetScan = async function (params) {
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 		const seen = {};
 		do {
 			/* eslint-disable no-await-in-loop */
-			const res = await module.client.async.zscan(params.key, cursor, 'MATCH', params.match, 'COUNT', 5000);
+			const res = await module.client.zscan(params.key, cursor, 'MATCH', params.match, 'COUNT', 5000);
 			cursor = res[0];
 			done = cursor === '0';
 			const data = res[1];
diff --git a/src/database/redis/sorted/add.js b/src/database/redis/sorted/add.js
index 6662b50efd..660618b8a4 100644
--- a/src/database/redis/sorted/add.js
+++ b/src/database/redis/sorted/add.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 		if (!utils.isNumber(score)) {
 			throw new Error(`[[error:invalid-score, ${score}]]`);
 		}
-		await module.client.async.zadd(key, score, String(value));
+		await module.client.zadd(key, score, String(value));
 	};
 
 	async function sortedSetAddMulti(key, scores, values) {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 		for (let i = 0; i < scores.length; i += 1) {
 			args.push(scores[i], String(values[i]));
 		}
-		await module.client.async.zadd(args);
+		await module.client.zadd(args);
 	}
 
 	module.sortedSetsAdd = async function (keys, scores, value) {
diff --git a/src/database/redis/sorted/remove.js b/src/database/redis/sorted/remove.js
index 363569f0e6..0c2b0164b0 100644
--- a/src/database/redis/sorted/remove.js
+++ b/src/database/redis/sorted/remove.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = function (module) {
 			key.forEach(k => batch.zrem(k, value));
 			await helpers.execBatch(batch);
 		} else {
-			await module.client.async.zrem(key, value);
+			await module.client.zrem(key, value);
 		}
 	};