diff --git a/otouto/plugins/echo.lua b/otouto/plugins/echo.lua
index 10228b4..93d3b29 100644
--- a/otouto/plugins/echo.lua
+++ b/otouto/plugins/echo.lua
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ function echo:action(msg)
 		local output
 		if msg.chat.type == 'supergroup' then
 			output = '*Echo:*\n"' .. utilities.md_escape(input) .. '"'
-		else
-			output = utilities.md_escape(utilities.char.zwnj..input)
 		end
-		utilities.send_message(self, msg.chat.id, output, true, nil, true)
+		utilities.send_message(self, msg.chat.id, input, true, nil, true)
 	end
 
 
diff --git a/otouto/utilities.lua b/otouto/utilities.lua
index d984ca4..535be96 100644
--- a/otouto/utilities.lua
+++ b/otouto/utilities.lua
@@ -706,56 +706,6 @@ function cache_data(plugin, query, data, timeout, typ)
   end
 end
 
---[[
-Ordered table iterator, allow to iterate on the natural order of the keys of a
-table.
--- http://lua-users.org/wiki/SortedIteration
-]]
-
-function __genOrderedIndex( t )
-    local orderedIndex = {}
-    for key in pairs(t) do
-        table.insert( orderedIndex, key )
-    end
-    table.sort( orderedIndex )
-    return orderedIndex
-end
-
-function orderedNext(t, state)
-    -- Equivalent of the next function, but returns the keys in the alphabetic
-    -- order. We use a temporary ordered key table that is stored in the
-    -- table being iterated.
-
-    key = nil
-    --print("orderedNext: state = "..tostring(state) )
-    if state == nil then
-        -- the first time, generate the index
-        t.__orderedIndex = __genOrderedIndex( t )
-        key = t.__orderedIndex[1]
-    else
-        -- fetch the next value
-        for i = 1,table.getn(t.__orderedIndex) do
-            if t.__orderedIndex[i] == state then
-                key = t.__orderedIndex[i+1]
-            end
-        end
-    end
-
-    if key then
-        return key, t[key]
-    end
-
-    -- no more value to return, cleanup
-    t.__orderedIndex = nil
-    return
-end
-
-function orderedPairs(t)
-    -- Equivalent of the pairs() function on tables. Allows to iterate
-    -- in order
-    return orderedNext, t, nil
-end
-
 -- converts total amount of seconds (e.g. 65 seconds) to human redable time (e.g. 1:05 minutes)
 function makeHumanTime(totalseconds)
   local seconds = totalseconds % 60