diff --git a/database/2025_01_03_190130_remove_local_users_table.php b/database/2025_01_03_190130_remove_local_users_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f676120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/2025_01_03_190130_remove_local_users_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+use Index\Db\DbConnection;
+use Index\Db\Migration\DbMigration;
+
+final class RemoveLocalUsersTable_20250103_190130 implements DbMigration {
+    public function migrate(DbConnection $conn): void {
+        // Remove foreign key from prm_uploads
+        $conn->execute(<<<SQL
+            ALTER TABLE prm_uploads
+                DROP INDEX prm_uploads_user_foreign,
+                ADD INDEX prm_uploads_user_index (user_id) USING BTREE,
+                DROP FOREIGN KEY prm_uploads_user_foreign
+        SQL);
+
+        // Nuke table
+        $conn->execute('DROP TABLE prm_users');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Auth/AuthInfo.php b/src/Auth/AuthInfo.php
index 615d2c0..38b3009 100644
--- a/src/Auth/AuthInfo.php
+++ b/src/Auth/AuthInfo.php
@@ -1,30 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 namespace EEPROM\Auth;
 
-use EEPROM\Users\UserInfo;
-
-class AuthInfo {
-    public private(set) ?UserInfo $userInfo;
-
-    public function __construct() {
-        $this->setInfo();
-    }
-
-    public function setInfo(
-        ?UserInfo $userInfo = null
-    ): void {
-        $this->userInfo = $userInfo;
-    }
-
-    public function removeInfo(): void {
-        $this->setInfo();
-    }
-
-    public bool $loggedIn {
-        get => $this->userInfo !== null;
-    }
-
-    public ?string $userId {
-        get => $this->userInfo?->id;
-    }
+interface AuthInfo {
+    public bool $authed { get; }
+    public ?string $userId { get; }
+    public bool $restricted { get; }
+    public int $legacyMultiplier { get; }
 }
diff --git a/src/Auth/AuthInfoWrapper.php b/src/Auth/AuthInfoWrapper.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da5b70a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Auth/AuthInfoWrapper.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+namespace EEPROM\Auth;
+
+class AuthInfoWrapper implements AuthInfo {
+    public AuthInfo $value;
+
+    public function __construct(?AuthInfo $authInfo = null) {
+        $this->value = $authInfo ?? BlankAuthInfo::instance();
+    }
+
+    public bool $authed {
+        get => $this->value->authed;
+    }
+
+    public ?string $userId {
+        get => $this->value->userId;
+    }
+
+    public bool $restricted {
+        get => $this->value->restricted;
+    }
+
+    public int $legacyMultiplier {
+        get => $this->value->legacyMultiplier;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Auth/AuthRoutes.php b/src/Auth/AuthRoutes.php
index 40010a9..7301f13 100644
--- a/src/Auth/AuthRoutes.php
+++ b/src/Auth/AuthRoutes.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 namespace EEPROM\Auth;
 
-use EEPROM\Users\UsersContext;
+use EEPROM\Auth\{BlankAuthInfo,FlashiiAuthInfo};
 use Flashii\{FlashiiClient,FlashiiUrls};
 use Flashii\Credentials\{BearerCredentials,MisuzuCredentials};
 use Index\Config\Config;
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ class AuthRoutes implements RouteHandler {
 
     public function __construct(
         private Config $config,
-        private AuthInfo $authInfo,
-        private UsersContext $usersCtx
+        private AuthInfoWrapper $authInfo
     ) {}
 
     #[HttpMiddleware('/')]
@@ -39,9 +38,8 @@ class AuthRoutes implements RouteHandler {
                     $this->config->getString('api', FlashiiUrls::PROD_API_URL)
                 ));
 
-                $authInfo = $flashii->v1()->me();
-                if($authInfo !== null)
-                    $this->authInfo->setInfo($this->usersCtx->getUser($authInfo->getId()));
+                $userInfo = $flashii->v1()->me();
+                $this->authInfo->value = $userInfo === null ? BlankAuthInfo::instance() : new FlashiiAuthInfo($userInfo);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Auth/BlankAuthInfo.php b/src/Auth/BlankAuthInfo.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae02aa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Auth/BlankAuthInfo.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+namespace EEPROM\Auth;
+
+class BlankAuthInfo implements AuthInfo {
+    public private(set) bool $authed = false;
+    public private(set) ?string $userId = null;
+    public private(set) bool $restricted = true;
+    public private(set) int $legacyMultiplier = 0;
+
+    private static BlankAuthInfo $instance;
+
+    public static function init(): void {
+        self::$instance = new BlankAuthInfo;
+    }
+
+    public static function instance(): BlankAuthInfo {
+        return self::$instance;
+    }
+}
+
+BlankAuthInfo::init();
diff --git a/src/Auth/FlashiiAuthInfo.php b/src/Auth/FlashiiAuthInfo.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfb7208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Auth/FlashiiAuthInfo.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+namespace EEPROM\Auth;
+
+use Flashii\V1\Users\V1User;
+
+class FlashiiAuthInfo implements AuthInfo {
+    public function __construct(
+        private V1User $userInfo
+    ) {}
+
+    public private(set) bool $authed = true;
+
+    public ?string $userId {
+        get => $this->userInfo->getId();
+    }
+
+    public bool $restricted {
+        // temporary hack
+        get => $this->userInfo->hasRole('x-banned');
+    }
+
+    // replace this with an extended version of constrain_size that supports role specific size limits
+    public int $legacyMultiplier {
+        get => $this->userInfo->hasRole('admin')
+            || $this->userInfo->hasRole('gmod')
+            || $this->userInfo->hasRole('dev')
+            || $this->userInfo->hasRole('tenshi') ? 2 : 1;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/EEPROMContext.php b/src/EEPROMContext.php
index 8d8cadf..8d23c3b 100644
--- a/src/EEPROMContext.php
+++ b/src/EEPROMContext.php
@@ -3,37 +3,32 @@ namespace EEPROM;
 
 use Index\Config\Config;
 use Index\Db\DbConnection;
-use EEPROM\Auth\AuthInfo;
+use EEPROM\Auth\AuthInfoWrapper;
 use RPCii\HmacVerificationProvider;
 use RPCii\Server\HttpRpcServer;
 
 class EEPROMContext {
     public private(set) DatabaseContext $database;
-
     public private(set) SnowflakeGenerator $snowflake;
-
-    private AuthInfo $authInfo;
+    public private(set) AuthInfoWrapper $authInfo;
 
     public private(set) Denylist\DenylistContext $denylistCtx;
     public private(set) Pools\PoolsContext $poolsCtx;
     public private(set) Storage\StorageContext $storageCtx;
     public private(set) Uploads\UploadsContext $uploadsCtx;
-    private Users\UsersContext $usersCtx;
 
     public function __construct(
         private Config $config,
         DbConnection $dbConn
     ) {
-        $this->snowflake = new SnowflakeGenerator;
         $this->database = new DatabaseContext($dbConn);
-
-        $this->authInfo = new AuthInfo;
+        $this->snowflake = new SnowflakeGenerator;
+        $this->authInfo = new AuthInfoWrapper;
 
         $this->denylistCtx = new Denylist\DenylistContext($dbConn);
         $this->poolsCtx = new Pools\PoolsContext($dbConn);
         $this->storageCtx = new Storage\StorageContext($config->scopeTo('storage'), $dbConn, $this->snowflake);
         $this->uploadsCtx = new Uploads\UploadsContext($config->scopeTo('domain'), $dbConn, $this->snowflake);
-        $this->usersCtx = new Users\UsersContext($dbConn);
     }
 
     public function createRouting(bool $isApiDomain): RoutingContext {
@@ -48,8 +43,7 @@ class EEPROMContext {
 
             $routingCtx->register(new Auth\AuthRoutes(
                 $this->config->scopeTo('apii'),
-                $this->authInfo,
-                $this->usersCtx
+                $this->authInfo
             ));
 
             $routingCtx->register(new LandingRoutes($this->database));
diff --git a/src/Uploads/UploadsData.php b/src/Uploads/UploadsData.php
index ab0a065..18b52aa 100644
--- a/src/Uploads/UploadsData.php
+++ b/src/Uploads/UploadsData.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use Index\Db\{DbConnection,DbStatementCache,DbTools};
 use EEPROM\SnowflakeGenerator;
 use EEPROM\Pools\PoolInfo;
 use EEPROM\Storage\StorageRecord;
-use EEPROM\Users\UserInfo;
 
 class UploadsData {
     private DbStatementCache $cache;
@@ -64,12 +63,12 @@ class UploadsData {
     public function getUpload(
         ?string $uploadId = null,
         PoolInfo|string|null $poolInfo = null,
-        UserInfo|string|null $userInfo = null,
+        string|null|false $userId = false,
         ?string $secret = null,
     ): UploadInfo {
         $hasUploadId = $uploadId !== null;
         $hasPoolInfo = $poolInfo !== null;
-        $hasUserInfo = $userInfo !== null;
+        $hasUserId = $userId !== false;
         $hasSecret = $secret !== null;
 
         $args = 0;
@@ -80,8 +79,8 @@ class UploadsData {
         }
         if($hasPoolInfo)
             $query .= sprintf(' %s pool_id = ?', ++$args > 1 ? 'AND' : 'WHERE');
-        if($hasUserInfo)
-            $query .= sprintf(' %s user_id = ?', ++$args > 1 ? 'AND' : 'WHERE');
+        if($hasUserId)
+            $query .= sprintf(' %s user_id %s', ++$args > 1 ? 'AND' : 'WHERE', $userId === null ? 'IS NULL' : '= ?');
         if($hasSecret)
             $query .= sprintf(' %s upload_secret = ?', ++$args > 1 ? 'AND' : 'WHERE');
 
@@ -90,8 +89,8 @@ class UploadsData {
             $stmt->nextParameter($uploadId);
         if($hasPoolInfo)
             $stmt->nextParameter($poolInfo instanceof PoolInfo ? $poolInfo->id : $poolInfo);
-        if($hasUserInfo)
-            $stmt->nextParameter($userInfo instanceof UserInfo ? $userInfo->id : $userInfo);
+        if($hasUserId && $userId !== null)
+            $stmt->nextParameter($userId);
         if($hasSecret)
             $stmt->nextParameter($secret);
         $stmt->execute();
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ class UploadsData {
 
     public function resolveUploadFromVariant(
         PoolInfo|string $poolInfo,
-        UserInfo|string $userInfo,
+        ?string $userId,
         StorageRecord|string $fileInfo,
         string $variant
     ): string {
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ class UploadsData {
             AND uf.upload_variant = ?
         SQL);
         $stmt->nextParameter($poolInfo instanceof PoolInfo ? $poolInfo->id : $poolInfo);
-        $stmt->nextParameter($userInfo instanceof UserInfo ? $userInfo->id : $userInfo);
+        $stmt->nextParameter($userId);
         $stmt->nextParameter($fileInfo instanceof StorageRecord ? $fileInfo->id : $fileInfo);
         $stmt->nextParameter($variant);
         $stmt->execute();
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ class UploadsData {
 
     public function createUpload(
         PoolInfo|string $poolInfo,
-        UserInfo|string $userInfo,
+        ?string $userId,
         string $fileName,
         string $remoteAddr
     ): UploadInfo {
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ class UploadsData {
         $stmt = $this->cache->get('INSERT INTO prm_uploads (upload_id, pool_id, user_id, upload_secret, upload_name, upload_ip) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, INET6_ATON(?))');
         $stmt->nextParameter($uploadId);
         $stmt->nextParameter($poolInfo instanceof PoolInfo ? $poolInfo->id : $poolInfo);
-        $stmt->nextParameter($userInfo instanceof UserInfo ? $userInfo->id : $userInfo);
+        $stmt->nextParameter($userId);
         $stmt->nextParameter(XString::random(4));
         $stmt->nextParameter($fileName);
         $stmt->nextParameter($remoteAddr);
diff --git a/src/Uploads/UploadsRoutes.php b/src/Uploads/UploadsRoutes.php
index ddb9a4e..64f2c0c 100644
--- a/src/Uploads/UploadsRoutes.php
+++ b/src/Uploads/UploadsRoutes.php
@@ -157,11 +157,10 @@ class UploadsRoutes implements RouteHandler {
         if($request->getMethod() === 'OPTIONS')
             return 204;
 
-        if(!$this->authInfo->loggedIn)
+        if(!$this->authInfo->authed)
             return 401;
 
-        $userInfo = $this->authInfo->userInfo;
-        if($userInfo->restricted)
+        if($this->authInfo->restricted)
             return 403;
 
         if(!$request->isFormContent())
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ class UploadsRoutes implements RouteHandler {
 
         $maxFileSize = $maxSizeRule->maxSize;
         if($maxSizeRule->allowLegacyMultiplier)
-            $maxFileSize *= $userInfo->dataSizeMultiplier;
+            $maxFileSize *= $this->authInfo->legacyMultiplier;
 
         if($file->getSize() !== $fileSize || $fileSize > $maxFileSize) {
             $response->setHeader('Access-Control-Expose-Headers', 'X-EEPROM-Max-Size');
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ class UploadsRoutes implements RouteHandler {
             // TODO: Okay so we're reading from the prm_uploads_files table, then fetching the info from prm_uploads,
             //  and then fetching the info again from the prm_uploads_files table... this can be done better but this will do for now
             $uploadInfo = $this->uploadsCtx->uploads->getUpload(
-                uploadId: $this->uploadsCtx->uploads->resolveUploadFromVariant($poolInfo, $userInfo, $storageInfo, '')
+                uploadId: $this->uploadsCtx->uploads->resolveUploadFromVariant($poolInfo, $this->authInfo->userId, $storageInfo, '')
             );
             $variantInfo = $this->uploadsCtx->uploads->getUploadVariant($uploadInfo, '');
 
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ class UploadsRoutes implements RouteHandler {
         } catch(RuntimeException $ex) {
             $uploadInfo = $this->uploadsCtx->uploads->createUpload(
                 $poolInfo,
-                $userInfo,
+                $this->authInfo->userId,
                 $fileName,
                 $request->getRemoteAddress()
             );
@@ -267,7 +266,7 @@ class UploadsRoutes implements RouteHandler {
         $response->setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', 'Authorization');
         $response->setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'OPTIONS, GET, DELETE');
 
-        if(!$this->authInfo->loggedIn)
+        if(!$this->authInfo->authed)
             return 401;
 
         if(strlen($uploadId) === 32) {
@@ -290,8 +289,7 @@ class UploadsRoutes implements RouteHandler {
             return 404;
         }
 
-        $userInfo = $this->authInfo->userInfo;
-        if($userInfo->restricted || $userInfo->id !== $uploadInfo->userId)
+        if($this->authInfo->restricted || $this->authInfo->userId !== $uploadInfo->userId)
             return 403;
 
         $this->uploadsCtx->uploads->deleteUpload($uploadInfo);
diff --git a/src/Users/UserInfo.php b/src/Users/UserInfo.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 341399e..0000000
--- a/src/Users/UserInfo.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-namespace EEPROM\Users;
-
-use Carbon\CarbonImmutable;
-use Index\Db\DbResult;
-
-class UserInfo {
-    public function __construct(
-        public private(set) string $id,
-        public private(set) int $createdTime,
-        public private(set) ?int $restrictedTime,
-        public private(set) int $dataSizeMultiplier,
-    ) {}
-
-    public static function fromResult(DbResult $result): UserInfo {
-        return new UserInfo(
-            id: $result->getString(0),
-            createdTime: $result->getInteger(1),
-            restrictedTime: $result->getIntegerOrNull(2),
-            dataSizeMultiplier: $result->getInteger(3),
-        );
-    }
-
-    public CarbonImmutable $createdAt {
-        get => CarbonImmutable::createFromTimestampUTC($this->createdTime);
-    }
-
-    public bool $restricted {
-        get => $this->restrictedTime !== null;
-    }
-
-    public ?CarbonImmutable $restrictedAt {
-        get => $this->restrictedTime === null ? null : CarbonImmutable::createFromTimestampUTC($this->restrictedTime);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Users/UsersContext.php b/src/Users/UsersContext.php
deleted file mode 100644
index f5e8bf3..0000000
--- a/src/Users/UsersContext.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-namespace EEPROM\Users;
-
-use Index\Db\DbConnection;
-
-class UsersContext {
-    public private(set) UsersData $users;
-
-    public function __construct(DbConnection $dbConn) {
-        $this->users = new UsersData($dbConn);
-    }
-
-    public function getUser(string $userId): UserInfo {
-        $this->users->ensureUserExists($userId);
-        return $this->users->getUser($userId);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Users/UsersData.php b/src/Users/UsersData.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 51bdb23..0000000
--- a/src/Users/UsersData.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-namespace EEPROM\Users;
-
-use Index\Db\{DbConnection,DbStatementCache};
-
-// restrictions and permissions should be checked with misuzu or cached or something
-// size multiplier should also just be replaced with an alternate max size value for premioids, maybe based on rank?
-
-class UsersData {
-    private DbStatementCache $cache;
-
-    public function __construct(DbConnection $dbConn) {
-        $this->cache = new DbStatementCache($dbConn);
-    }
-
-    public function getUser(string $userId): ?UserInfo {
-        $stmt = $this->cache->get('SELECT user_id, UNIX_TIMESTAMP(user_created), UNIX_TIMESTAMP(user_restricted), user_size_multiplier FROM prm_users WHERE user_id = ?');
-        $stmt->nextParameter($userId);
-        $stmt->execute();
-
-        $result = $stmt->getResult();
-        return $result->next() ? UserInfo::fromResult($result) : null;
-    }
-
-    public function ensureUserExists(string $userId): void {
-        $stmt = $this->cache->get('INSERT IGNORE INTO prm_users (user_id) VALUES (?)');
-        $stmt->nextParameter($userId);
-        $stmt->execute();
-    }
-}