diff --git a/apps/api/src/db/seed.ts b/apps/api/src/db/seed.ts
index 77f6709..2ff67bf 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/db/seed.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/db/seed.ts
@@ -94,11 +94,6 @@ function pick<T>(arr: T[]): T {
   return arr[Math.floor(rand() * arr.length)]!;
 }
 
-/** Return n distinct random elements from an array. */
-function pickN<T>(arr: T[], n: number): T[] {
-  const shuffled = [...arr].sort(() => rand() - 0.5);
-  return shuffled.slice(0, n);
-}
 
 function randInt(min: number, max: number): number {
   return Math.floor(rand() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
@@ -1105,7 +1100,7 @@ async function seed() {
       const groomer = pick(groomers);
       const bather = bathers.length > 0 && rand() < 0.6 ? pick(bathers) : null;
 
-      let startTime = randDate(appointmentsBackDate, now);
+      const startTime = randDate(appointmentsBackDate, now);
       startTime.setHours(randInt(8, 16), pick([0, 15, 30, 45]), 0, 0);
       const endTime = new Date(startTime.getTime() + svc.dur * 60 * 1000);
       const effectivePrice = svc.price;