diff --git a/projects/tentacles/src/python/tentacles/schema.sql b/projects/tentacles/src/python/tentacles/schema.sql
index 4c1f3d8..1e36258 100644
--- a/projects/tentacles/src/python/tentacles/schema.sql
+++ b/projects/tentacles/src/python/tentacles/schema.sql
@@ -157,10 +157,6 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS email_spool (
  , FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES users(id)
 );
 
--- name: migration-0002-create-occupied-state
--- Create a state representing that the printer needs to be unloaded after a print
-INSERT OR IGNORE INTO printer_statuses (id, name) VALUES (5, 'occupied');
-
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Users
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/projects/tentacles/src/python/tentacles/workers.py b/projects/tentacles/src/python/tentacles/workers.py
index 90f599f..03cd5e9 100644
--- a/projects/tentacles/src/python/tentacles/workers.py
+++ b/projects/tentacles/src/python/tentacles/workers.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Mostly related to monitoring and managing Printer state.
 """
 
 from contextlib import closing
-from functools import cache
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 from pprint import pformat
@@ -50,11 +49,6 @@ class OctoRest(_OR):
                 raise e
 
 
-@cache
-def get_client(url, key):
-    return OctoRest(url=url, apikey=key)
-
-
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -69,27 +63,9 @@ def poll_printers(app: App, db: Db) -> None:
                 log.info(f"Printer {printer.id} {printer.status} -> {status}")
             db.update_printer_status(pid=printer.id, status=status)
 
-        def _bed_clear():
-            if not (
-                snapshots := client._post(
-                    "/api/plugin/bedready", json={"command": "list_snapshots"}
-                )
-            ):
-                return True  # Assume the bed is ready
-
-            status = client._post(
-                "/api/plugin/bedready",
-                json={
-                    "command": "check_bed",
-                    "similarity": 0.97,
-                    "reference": snapshots[0],
-                },
-            )
-            return status.get("bed_clear", True)
-
         printer_job = {}
         try:
-            client = get_client(printer.url, printer.api_key)
+            client = OctoRest(url=printer.url, apikey=printer.api_key)
             printer_job: dict = client.job_info()
             try:
                 printer_state: dict = client.printer().get("state").get("flags", {})
@@ -116,10 +92,7 @@ def poll_printers(app: App, db: Db) -> None:
                 _set_status("connecting")
 
             elif printer_state.get("ready"):
-                if _bed_clear():
-                    _set_status("idle")
-                else:
-                    _set_status("occupied")
+                _set_status("idle")
 
             else:
                 raise Exception(
@@ -163,7 +136,7 @@ def push_jobs(app: App, db: Db) -> None:
             db.delete_job(job.user_id, job.id)
 
         try:
-            client = get_client(printer.url, printer.api_key)
+            client = OctoRest(url=printer.url, apikey=printer.api_key)
             printer_job = client.job_info()
             try:
                 printer_state = client.printer().get("state").get("flags", {})
@@ -209,7 +182,7 @@ def revoke_jobs(app: App, db: Db) -> None:
 
             try:
                 log.info(f"Cancelling running job {job.id}")
-                client = get_client(printer.url, printer.api_key)
+                client = OctoRest(url=printer.url, apikey=printer.api_key)
                 try:
                     client.cancel()
                 except HTTPError as e:
@@ -238,7 +211,7 @@ def pull_jobs(app: App, db: Db) -> None:
     for job in db.list_running_jobs():
         printer = db.fetch_printer(pid=job.printer_id)
         try:
-            client = get_client(printer.url, printer.api_key)
+            client = OctoRest(url=printer.url, apikey=printer.api_key)
             job_state = client.job_info()
             try:
                 printer_state = client.printer().get("state").get("flags", {})