diff --git a/src/client_lib.rs b/src/client_lib.rs
index 0377034..d29ff86 100644
--- a/src/client_lib.rs
+++ b/src/client_lib.rs
@@ -46,24 +46,6 @@ pub fn get_invitation_pub(lox_auth_pubkeys: &Vec<IssuerPubKey>) -> &IssuerPubKey
     &lox_auth_pubkeys[4]
 }
 
-// Helper function to get credential trust level as i8
-// (Note that this value should only be 0-4)
-pub fn get_cred_trust_level(cred: &lox_library::cred::Lox) -> i8 {
-    let trust_levels: [Scalar; 5] = [
-        Scalar::zero(),
-        Scalar::one(),
-        Scalar::from(2u64),
-        Scalar::from(3u64),
-        Scalar::from(4u8),
-    ];
-    for i in 0..trust_levels.len() {
-        if cred.trust_level == trust_levels[i] {
-            return i.try_into().unwrap();
-        }
-    }
-    -1
-}
-
 // Helper function to check if credential is eligible for
 // promotion from level 0 to 1
 pub async fn eligible_for_trust_promotion(
@@ -74,7 +56,7 @@ pub async fn eligible_for_trust_promotion(
         Some(v) => v,
         None => return false,
     };
-    get_cred_trust_level(cred) == 0
+    scalar_u32(&cred.trust_level).unwrap() == 0
         && level_since + trust_promotion::UNTRUSTED_INTERVAL <= get_today(net).await
 }
 
@@ -85,7 +67,7 @@ pub async fn eligible_for_level_up(net: &dyn Networking, cred: &lox_library::cre
         Some(v) => v,
         None => return false,
     };
-    let trust_level: usize = get_cred_trust_level(cred).try_into().unwrap();
+    let trust_level: usize = scalar_u32(&cred.trust_level).unwrap().try_into().unwrap();
     trust_level > 0
         && level_since + lox_library::proto::level_up::LEVEL_INTERVAL[trust_level]
             <= get_today(net).await
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index aeca2e3..3d0fa4d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ async fn main() {
     };
 
     let (lox_cred, bucket) = if matches.opt_present("L") {
-        let old_level = get_cred_trust_level(&lox_cred);
+        let old_level = scalar_u32(&lox_cred.trust_level).unwrap();
 
         // If trust level is 0, do trust promotion, otherwise level up.
         let (cred, bucket) = if old_level == 0 {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ async fn main() {
         };
         save_object(&cred, &lox_cred_filename);
         save_object(&bucket, &bucket_filename);
-        let new_level = get_cred_trust_level(&cred);
+        let new_level = scalar_u32(&cred.trust_level).unwrap();
         if new_level > old_level {
             println!("Old level: {}\nNew level: {}", old_level, new_level);
         } else if new_level == old_level {