diff --git a/backend/src/confirmation.rs b/backend/src/confirmation.rs
index 20ae5fd..cc39d40 100644
--- a/backend/src/confirmation.rs
+++ b/backend/src/confirmation.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path;
 
 pub fn confirm_action(token: &str) -> Result<(Action, String)> {
-    let pending_path = pending_path!().join(token);
+    let pending_path = pending_path().join(token);
     let content = read_file(&pending_path)?;
     let key = toml::from_str::<Pending>(&content)?;
     if Utc::now().timestamp() - key.timestamp() > SETTINGS.max_age {
diff --git a/backend/src/main.rs b/backend/src/main.rs
index f96387d..dfe17c7 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.rs
+++ b/backend/src/main.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use std::env;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path;
 use tokio::{task, time};
-use utils::init_logger;
+use utils::{init_logger, pending_path, webpage_path};
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
 struct Key {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     if init_logger().is_err() {
         panic!("Could not set up logger!")
     };
-    fs::create_dir_all(pending_path!())?;
+    fs::create_dir_all(pending_path())?;
     task::spawn(async {
         let mut metronome = time::interval(time::Duration::from_secs(SETTINGS.cleanup_interval));
         loop {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
 }
 
 async fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, CompatErr> {
-    let path = webpage_path!().join(req.match_info().query("filename"));
+    let path = webpage_path().join(req.match_info().query("filename"));
     for file in &["", "index.html"] {
         let path = if file.is_empty() {
             path.to_owned()
diff --git a/backend/src/management.rs b/backend/src/management.rs
index 35ca412..4b40138 100644
--- a/backend/src/management.rs
+++ b/backend/src/management.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use crate::pending_path;
 use crate::settings::ROOT_FOLDER;
-use crate::utils::{get_user_file_path, key_exists, read_file};
+use crate::utils::{get_user_file_path, key_exists, read_file, pending_path};
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use chrono::Utc;
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ impl Pending {
 
 fn store_pending(pending: &Pending, token: &str) -> Result<()> {
     let serialized = toml::to_string(pending)?;
-    fs::write(pending_path!().join(token), serialized)?;
+    fs::write(pending_path().join(token), serialized)?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ pub fn store_pending_deletion(email: String, token: &str) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 pub fn clean_stale(max_age: i64) {
-    for path in fs::read_dir(pending_path!()).unwrap().flatten() {
+    for path in fs::read_dir(pending_path()).unwrap().flatten() {
         let file_path = path.path();
         let content = match read_file(&file_path) {
             Ok(content) => content,
diff --git a/backend/src/utils.rs b/backend/src/utils.rs
index 3d03cb5..c985572 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils.rs
+++ b/backend/src/utils.rs
@@ -21,20 +21,6 @@ use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! pending_path {
-    () => {
-        Path::new(&ROOT_FOLDER).join("pending")
-    };
-}
-
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! webpage_path {
-    () => {
-        Path::new("assets").join("webpage")
-    };
-}
-
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! validate_cert {
     ( $x:expr ) => {
@@ -45,6 +31,14 @@ macro_rules! validate_cert {
     };
 }
 
+pub fn pending_path() -> PathBuf {
+    Path::new(&ROOT_FOLDER).join("pending")
+}
+
+pub fn webpage_path() -> PathBuf {
+    Path::new("assets").join("webpage")
+}
+
 pub fn read_file(path: &PathBuf) -> Result<String> {
     if path.is_file() {
         Ok(fs::read_to_string(path)?)
@@ -101,10 +95,6 @@ pub fn key_exists(email: &str) -> Result<bool> {
     Ok(true)
 }
 
-pub fn _get_filename(path: &Path) -> Option<&str> {
-    path.file_name()?.to_str()
-}
-
 pub fn custom_color_format(
     w: &mut dyn std::io::Write,
     now: &mut DeferredNow,
@@ -150,7 +140,7 @@ pub fn init_logger() -> Result<LoggerHandle, FlexiLoggerError> {
 }
 
 pub fn return_outcome(data: Result<&str, &CompatErr>) -> Result<HttpResponse> {
-    let path = webpage_path!().join("status").join("index.html");
+    let path = webpage_path().join("status").join("index.html");
     let template = read_file(&path)?;
     let (page, message) = match data {
         Ok(message) => (template.replace("((%s))", "Success!"), message.to_string()),