diff --git a/src/guild.nim b/src/guild.nim
index b4b1aa8..bcf188e 100644
--- a/src/guild.nim
+++ b/src/guild.nim
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ proc newGuild*(json: JsonNode): Guild {.inline.} =
     #TODO: voice_states
     if (json.contains("members")):
         for member in json["members"]:
-            g.members.insert(newGuildMember(member, g.roles, g.id))
+            g.members.insert(newGuildMember(member, g.id))
     if (json.contains("channels")):
         for channel in json["channels"]:
             g.channels.insert(newChannel(channel))
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ proc getGuildMember*(guild: var Guild, memberID: snowflake): GuildMember =
             return member
 
     result = newGuildMember(sendRequest(endpoint(fmt("/guilds/{guild.id}/members/{memberID}")), 
-        HttpPatch, defaultHeaders(), guild.id, RateLimitBucketType.guild), guild.roles, guild.id)
+        HttpPatch, defaultHeaders(), guild.id, RateLimitBucketType.guild), guild.id)
     guild.members.add(result)
 
 # Would this endpoint be worth adding? https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/guild#list-guild-members
diff --git a/src/member.nim b/src/member.nim
index c671c83..1778dc3 100644
--- a/src/member.nim
+++ b/src/member.nim
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ type GuildMember* = ref object of DiscordObject
     ## This type is a guild member.
     user*: User ## The user this guild member represents.
     nick*: string ## This users guild nickname.
-    roles*: seq[Role] ## Array of roles.
+    roles*: seq[snowflake] ## Array of roles.
     joinedAt*: string ## When the user joined the guild.
     premiumSince*: string ## When the user started boosting the guild.
     deaf*: bool ## Whether the user is deafened in voice channels.
     mute*: bool ## Whether the user is muted in voice channels.
     guildID*: snowflake ## The guild this member is in.
 
-proc newGuildMember*(json: JsonNode, guildRoles: seq[Role], guild: snowflake): GuildMember {.inline.} =
+proc newGuildMember*(json: JsonNode, guild: snowflake): GuildMember {.inline.} =
     ## Construct a GuildMember using json.
     result = GuildMember(
         nick: json{"nick"}.getStr(),
@@ -27,15 +27,9 @@ proc newGuildMember*(json: JsonNode, guildRoles: seq[Role], guild: snowflake): G
         result.user = newUser(json["user"])
 
     # Add roles
-    if (json.contains("roles") and guildRoles.len > 0):
-        var roleIDs: seq[snowflake]
-        for role in json["roles"]:
-            roleIDs.add(getIDFromJson(role.getStr()))
-
-        for role in guildRoles:
-            if (roleIDs.contains(role.id)):
-                result.roles.add(role)
-
+    for role in json["roles"]:
+        result.roles.add(getIDFromJson(role.getStr()))
+    
 type GuildMemberModify* = ref object
     nick: Option[string]
     roles: Option[seq[snowflake]]
diff --git a/src/message.nim b/src/message.nim
index c563407..aab5909 100644
--- a/src/message.nim
+++ b/src/message.nim
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ proc newMessage*(messageJson: JsonNode): Message =
     if (messageJson.contains("author")):
         msg.author = newUser(messageJson["author"])
     if (messageJson.contains("member")):
-        msg.member = newGuildMember(messageJson["member"], @[], msg.guildID)
+        msg.member = newGuildMember(messageJson["member"], msg.guildID)
 
     if (messageJson.contains("mentions")):
         let mentionsJson = messageJson["mentions"].getElems()