diff --git a/subscriptions.go b/subscriptions.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fcee1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subscriptions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package skill
+
+import (
+	"olympos.io/encoding/edn"
+)
+
+func (e *EventContextSubscription) GetResultInMapForm() []map[edn.Keyword]edn.RawMessage {
+	return decode[[]map[edn.Keyword]edn.RawMessage](e.Result)
+}
+
+func (e *EventContextSubscription) GetResultInListForm() [][]edn.RawMessage {
+	return decode[[][]edn.RawMessage](e.Result)
+}
+
+func decode[P interface{}](event edn.RawMessage) P {
+	ednboby, _ := edn.Marshal(event)
+	var decoded P
+	edn.Unmarshal(ednboby, &decoded)
+	return decoded
+}
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index cf26771..5bb68f3 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package skill
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/atomist-skills/go-skill/util"
 	"olympos.io/encoding/edn"
 )
 
@@ -51,14 +50,6 @@ type EventContextSubscription struct {
 	} `edn:"metadata"`
 }
 
-func (e *EventContextSubscription) GetResultInMapForm() []map[edn.Keyword]edn.RawMessage {
-	return util.Decode[[]map[edn.Keyword]edn.RawMessage](e.Result)
-}
-
-func (e *EventContextSubscription) GetResultInListForm() [][]edn.RawMessage {
-	return util.Decode[[][]edn.RawMessage](e.Result)
-}
-
 type EventContextWebhook struct {
 	Name          string        `edn:"name"`
 	Configuration Configuration `edn:"configuration"`