diff --git a/src/collections/raw/all.rs b/src/collections/raw/all.rs
index abab4a1b..c4e740f7 100644
--- a/src/collections/raw/all.rs
+++ b/src/collections/raw/all.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ use crate::{
     sticker::raw::StickerEvent,
     tag::raw::TagEvent,
     typing::raw::TypingEvent,
-    util::{get_type_field, serde_json_error_to_generic_de_error as conv_err},
+    util::{get_field, serde_json_error_to_generic_de_error as conv_err},
     CustomEvent, CustomRoomEvent, CustomStateEvent, EventType,
 };
 
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Event {
         use EventType::*;
 
         let value = Value::deserialize(deserializer)?;
-        let event_type = get_type_field(&value)?;
+        let event_type = get_field(&value, "type")?;
 
         match event_type {
             CallAnswer => from_value(value).map(Self::CallAnswer).map_err(conv_err),
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for RoomEvent {
         use EventType::*;
 
         let value = Value::deserialize(deserializer)?;
-        let event_type = get_type_field(&value)?;
+        let event_type = get_field(&value, "type")?;
 
         match event_type {
             CallAnswer => from_value(value).map(Self::CallAnswer).map_err(conv_err),
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for StateEvent {
         use EventType::*;
 
         let value = Value::deserialize(deserializer)?;
-        let event_type = get_type_field(&value)?;
+        let event_type = get_field(&value, "type")?;
 
         match event_type {
             RoomAliases => from_value(value).map(Self::RoomAliases).map_err(conv_err),
diff --git a/src/collections/raw/only.rs b/src/collections/raw/only.rs
index 7fe339b6..92395e2c 100644
--- a/src/collections/raw/only.rs
+++ b/src/collections/raw/only.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use crate::{
     sticker::raw::StickerEvent,
     tag::raw::TagEvent,
     typing::raw::TypingEvent,
-    util::{get_type_field, serde_json_error_to_generic_de_error as conv_err},
+    util::{get_field, serde_json_error_to_generic_de_error as conv_err},
     CustomEvent, CustomRoomEvent, EventType,
 };
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Event {
         use EventType::*;
 
         let value = Value::deserialize(deserializer)?;
-        let event_type = get_type_field(&value)?;
+        let event_type = get_field(&value, "type")?;
 
         match event_type {
             Direct => from_value(value).map(Self::Direct).map_err(conv_err),
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for RoomEvent {
         use EventType::*;
 
         let value = Value::deserialize(deserializer)?;
-        let event_type = get_type_field(&value)?;
+        let event_type = get_field(&value, "type")?;
 
         match event_type {
             CallAnswer => from_value(value).map(Self::CallAnswer).map_err(conv_err),
diff --git a/src/stripped.rs b/src/stripped.rs
index 2541e348..5f4f71ce 100644
--- a/src/stripped.rs
+++ b/src/stripped.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use crate::{
         power_levels::PowerLevelsEventContent, third_party_invite::ThirdPartyInviteEventContent,
         topic::TopicEventContent,
     },
+    util::get_field,
     EventType, TryFromRaw,
 };
 
@@ -195,51 +196,14 @@ where
     where
         D: Deserializer<'de>,
     {
-        use serde::de::Error as _;
-        use serde_json::from_value;
-
-        let conv_err = |error: serde_json::Error| D::Error::custom(error.to_string());
-
         // TODO: Optimize
         let value = Value::deserialize(deserializer)?;
 
-        let event_type = from_value(
-            value
-                .get("type")
-                .cloned()
-                .ok_or_else(|| D::Error::missing_field("type"))?,
-        )
-        .map_err(conv_err)?;
-
-        let content = from_value(
-            value
-                .get("content")
-                .cloned()
-                .ok_or_else(|| D::Error::missing_field("content"))?,
-        )
-        .map_err(conv_err)?;
-
-        let sender = from_value(
-            value
-                .get("sender")
-                .cloned()
-                .ok_or_else(|| D::Error::missing_field("sender"))?,
-        )
-        .map_err(conv_err)?;
-
-        let state_key = from_value(
-            value
-                .get("state_key")
-                .cloned()
-                .ok_or_else(|| D::Error::missing_field("state_key"))?,
-        )
-        .map_err(conv_err)?;
-
         Ok(Self {
-            content,
-            event_type,
-            state_key,
-            sender,
+            content: get_field(&value, "content")?,
+            event_type: get_field(&value, "type")?,
+            state_key: get_field(&value, "state_key")?,
+            sender: get_field(&value, "sender")?,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 69a6fb91..953ee7ca 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use crate::{EventType, TryFromRaw};
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+
+use crate::TryFromRaw;
 
 pub fn try_convert_variant<Enum: TryFromRaw, Content: TryFromRaw>(
     raw_variant: fn(Content::Raw) -> Enum::Raw,
@@ -14,12 +16,15 @@ pub fn serde_json_error_to_generic_de_error<E: serde::de::Error>(error: serde_js
     E::custom(error.to_string())
 }
 
-pub fn get_type_field<E: serde::de::Error>(value: &serde_json::Value) -> Result<EventType, E> {
+pub fn get_field<T: DeserializeOwned, E: serde::de::Error>(
+    value: &serde_json::Value,
+    field: &'static str,
+) -> Result<T, E> {
     serde_json::from_value(
         value
-            .get("type")
+            .get(field)
             .cloned()
-            .ok_or_else(|| E::missing_field("type"))?,
+            .ok_or_else(|| E::missing_field(field))?,
     )
     .map_err(serde_json_error_to_generic_de_error)
 }