diff --git a/dev/release.sh b/dev/release.sh
index a94dafa..e920cbd 100755
--- a/dev/release.sh
+++ b/dev/release.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ printf '\nPerforming last-minute formatting...\n'
 black src
 isort src
 git add . || true
-git commit -am "Format code for release $VERSION" || true
+git commit -am "[auto] Format code for release $VERSION" || true
 
 printf '\nCreating release branch...\n'
 git tag -m "Release $VERSION_P" "$VERSION"
diff --git a/src/niobot/client.py b/src/niobot/client.py
index 9e2434b..0e32ddc 100644
--- a/src/niobot/client.py
+++ b/src/niobot/client.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 from .attachment import BaseAttachment
 from .commands import Command, Module
 from .exceptions import *
-from .patches.nio__responses import DirectRoomsErrorResponse, DirectRoomsResponse
 from .utils import Typing, force_await, run_blocking
 from .utils.help_command import default_help_command
 
@@ -734,20 +733,10 @@ async def get_dm_rooms(
         :param user: The user ID or object to get DM rooms for.
         :return: A dictionary of user IDs to lists of rooms, or a list of rooms.
         """
-        # When https://github.com/poljar/matrix-nio/pull/451/ is merged in the next version of matrix-nio,
-        # this function should be changed to use Api.list_direct_rooms.
-        # For now, I'll just pull the code from the PR and whack it in here.
-        # It's ugly, but it's better than what we had before:
-        # https://github.com/nexy7574/niobot/blob/216509/src/niobot/client.py#L668-L701
-
-        result = await self._send(
-            DirectRoomsResponse,
-            "GET",
-            nio.Api._build_path(
-                ["user", self.user_id, "account_data", "m.direct"], {"access-token", self.access_token}
-            ),
-        )
-        if isinstance(result, DirectRoomsErrorResponse):
+        if not hasattr(self, "list_direct_rooms"):
+            raise RuntimeError("You must have matrix-nio version 0.24.0 or later to use this feature.")
+        result = await self.list_direct_rooms()
+        if isinstance(result, nio.DirectRoomsErrorResponse()):
             raise GenericMatrixError("Failed to get DM rooms", response=result)
         if user:
             user_id = self._get_id(user)
diff --git a/src/niobot/patches/nio__responses.py b/src/niobot/patches/nio__responses.py
index 7f4159d..e3454c9 100644
--- a/src/niobot/patches/nio__responses.py
+++ b/src/niobot/patches/nio__responses.py
@@ -1,33 +1,8 @@
+# OUTDATED AND NOT USED ANYMORE
 # Pull from https://github.com/poljar/matrix-nio/pull/451 temporarily.
-from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Union
-
-from nio.responses import ErrorResponse, Response
+from nio.responses import DirectRoomsErrorResponse, DirectRoomsResponse
 
 __all__ = (
     "DirectRoomsErrorResponse",
     "DirectRoomsResponse",
-)
-
-
-class DirectRoomsErrorResponse(ErrorResponse):
-    pass
-
-
-@dataclass
-class DirectRoomsResponse(Response):
-    """A response containing a list of direct rooms.
-    Attributes:
-        rooms (List[str]): The rooms joined by the account.
-    """
-
-    rooms: Dict[str, List[str]] = field()
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_dict(
-        cls,
-        parsed_dict: Dict[Any, Any],
-    ) -> Union["DirectRoomsResponse", DirectRoomsErrorResponse]:
-        if parsed_dict.get("errcode") is not None:
-            return DirectRoomsErrorResponse.from_dict(parsed_dict)
-        return cls(parsed_dict)
+)
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