diff --git a/llarp/crypto/encrypted_frame.hpp b/llarp/crypto/encrypted_frame.hpp
index d10d799a3..7731d74e5 100644
--- a/llarp/crypto/encrypted_frame.hpp
+++ b/llarp/crypto/encrypted_frame.hpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace llarp
     AsyncDecrypt(const EncryptedFrame& frame, User_ptr u, WorkerFunction_t worker)
     {
       target = frame;
-      worker(std::bind(&AsyncFrameDecrypter<User>::Decrypt, this, std::move(u)));
+      worker([this, u = std::move(u)]() mutable { Decrypt(std::move(u)); });
     }
   };
 }  // namespace llarp
diff --git a/llarp/dht/explorenetworkjob.cpp b/llarp/dht/explorenetworkjob.cpp
index 379f2d4b4..55c35a33c 100644
--- a/llarp/dht/explorenetworkjob.cpp
+++ b/llarp/dht/explorenetworkjob.cpp
@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@ namespace llarp
       llarp::LogDebug("got ", valuesFound.size(), " routers from exploration");
 
       auto router = parent->GetRouter();
-      using std::placeholders::_1;
       for (const auto& pk : valuesFound)
       {
         // lookup router
         if (router and router->nodedb()->Has(pk))
           continue;
         parent->LookupRouter(
-            pk, std::bind(&AbstractRouter::HandleDHTLookupForExplore, router, pk, _1));
+            pk, [router, pk](const auto& res) { router->HandleDHTLookupForExplore(pk, res); });
       }
     }
   }  // namespace dht
diff --git a/llarp/handlers/exit.cpp b/llarp/handlers/exit.cpp
index f775bcd3e..7c3d28a21 100644
--- a/llarp/handlers/exit.cpp
+++ b/llarp/handlers/exit.cpp
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ namespace llarp
         }
         return std::nullopt;
       }
-      else
-        return std::nullopt;
+      return std::nullopt;
     }
 
     const EventLoop_ptr&
@@ -112,16 +111,13 @@ namespace llarp
           return false;
         if (auto* rid = std::get_if<RouterID>(&*maybeAddr))
         {
-          auto range = m_ActiveExits.equal_range(PubKey{*rid});
-          auto itr = range.first;
-          while (itr != range.second)
+          for (auto [itr, end] = m_ActiveExits.equal_range(PubKey{*rid}); itr != end; ++itr)
           {
             if (not itr->second->LooksDead(Now()))
             {
               if (itr->second->QueueInboundTraffic(ManagedBuffer{payload}, type))
                 return true;
             }
-            ++itr;
           }
 
           if (not m_Router->PathToRouterAllowed(*rid))
@@ -136,8 +132,7 @@ namespace llarp
         }
         return true;
       }
-      else
-        return false;
+      return false;
     }
 
     bool
@@ -357,13 +352,9 @@ namespace llarp
     ExitEndpoint::VisitEndpointsFor(
         const PubKey& pk, std::function<bool(exit::Endpoint* const)> visit) const
     {
-      auto range = m_ActiveExits.equal_range(pk);
-      auto itr = range.first;
-      while (itr != range.second)
+      for (auto [itr, end] = m_ActiveExits.equal_range(pk); itr != end; ++itr)
       {
-        if (visit(itr->second.get()))
-          ++itr;
-        else
+        if (not visit(itr->second.get()))
           return true;
       }
       return false;
@@ -422,25 +413,17 @@ namespace llarp
               " as we have no working endpoints");
         }
       });
+      for (auto& [pubkey, endpoint] : m_ActiveExits)
       {
-        auto itr = m_ActiveExits.begin();
-        while (itr != m_ActiveExits.end())
+        if (!endpoint->Flush())
         {
-          if (!itr->second->Flush())
-          {
-            LogWarn("exit session with ", itr->first, " dropped packets");
-          }
-          ++itr;
+          LogWarn("exit session with ", pubkey, " dropped packets");
         }
       }
+      for (auto& [id, session] : m_SNodeSessions)
       {
-        auto itr = m_SNodeSessions.begin();
-        while (itr != m_SNodeSessions.end())
-        {
-          itr->second->FlushUpstream();
-          itr->second->FlushDownstream();
-          ++itr;
-        }
+        session->FlushUpstream();
+        session->FlushDownstream();
       }
       m_Router->PumpLL();
     }
@@ -558,15 +541,13 @@ namespace llarp
       // find oldest activity ip address
       huint128_t found = {0};
       llarp_time_t min = std::numeric_limits<llarp_time_t>::max();
-      auto itr = m_IPActivity.begin();
-      while (itr != m_IPActivity.end())
+      for (const auto& [addr, time] : m_IPActivity)
       {
-        if (itr->second < min)
+        if (time < min)
         {
-          found.h = itr->first.h;
-          min = itr->second;
+          found.h = addr.h;
+          min = time;
         }
-        ++itr;
       }
       // kick old ident off exit
       // TODO: DoS
@@ -620,9 +601,9 @@ namespace llarp
     ExitEndpoint::AllRemoteEndpoints() const
     {
       std::unordered_set<AddressVariant_t> remote;
-      for (auto itr = m_Paths.begin(); itr != m_Paths.end(); ++itr)
+      for (const auto& [path, pubkey] : m_Paths)
       {
-        remote.insert(RouterID{itr->second});
+        remote.insert(RouterID{pubkey});
       }
       return remote;
     }
@@ -640,9 +621,7 @@ namespace llarp
       huint128_t ip = m_KeyToIP[pk];
       m_KeyToIP.erase(pk);
       m_IPToKey.erase(ip);
-      auto range = m_ActiveExits.equal_range(pk);
-      auto exit_itr = range.first;
-      while (exit_itr != range.second)
+      for (auto [exit_itr, end] = m_ActiveExits.equal_range(pk); exit_itr != end;)
         exit_itr = m_ActiveExits.erase(exit_itr);
     }
 
@@ -677,19 +656,14 @@ namespace llarp
     {
       exit::Endpoint* endpoint = nullptr;
       PubKey pk;
-      {
-        auto itr = m_Paths.find(path);
-        if (itr == m_Paths.end())
-          return nullptr;
+      if (auto itr = m_Paths.find(path); itr != m_Paths.end())
         pk = itr->second;
-      }
+      else
+        return nullptr;
+      if (auto itr = m_ActiveExits.find(pk); itr != m_ActiveExits.end())
       {
-        auto itr = m_ActiveExits.find(pk);
-        if (itr != m_ActiveExits.end())
-        {
-          if (itr->second->PubKey() == pk)
-            endpoint = itr->second.get();
-        }
+        if (itr->second->PubKey() == pk)
+          endpoint = itr->second.get();
       }
       return endpoint;
     }
@@ -698,8 +672,7 @@ namespace llarp
     ExitEndpoint::UpdateEndpointPath(const PubKey& remote, const PathID_t& next)
     {
       // check if already mapped
-      auto itr = m_Paths.find(next);
-      if (itr != m_Paths.end())
+      if (auto itr = m_Paths.find(next); itr != m_Paths.end())
         return false;
       m_Paths.emplace(next, remote);
       return true;
@@ -780,7 +753,7 @@ namespace llarp
       {
         auto session = std::make_shared<exit::SNodeSession>(
             other,
-            std::bind(&ExitEndpoint::QueueSNodePacket, this, std::placeholders::_1, ip),
+            [this, ip](const auto& buf) { return QueueSNodePacket(buf, ip); },
             GetRouter(),
             2,
             1,
@@ -837,18 +810,14 @@ namespace llarp
     void
     ExitEndpoint::RemoveExit(const exit::Endpoint* ep)
     {
-      auto range = m_ActiveExits.equal_range(ep->PubKey());
-      auto itr = range.first;
-      while (itr != range.second)
+      for (auto [itr, end] = m_ActiveExits.equal_range(ep->PubKey()); itr != end; ++itr)
       {
         if (itr->second->GetCurrentPath() == ep->GetCurrentPath())
         {
-          itr = m_ActiveExits.erase(itr);
+          m_ActiveExits.erase(itr);
           // now ep is gone af
           return;
         }
-
-        ++itr;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/llarp/handlers/exit.hpp b/llarp/handlers/exit.hpp
index cfea855e9..d5053b8d2 100644
--- a/llarp/handlers/exit.hpp
+++ b/llarp/handlers/exit.hpp
@@ -103,12 +103,10 @@ namespace llarp
       void
       CalculateTrafficStats(Stats& stats)
       {
-        auto itr = m_ActiveExits.begin();
-        while (itr != m_ActiveExits.end())
+        for (auto& [pubkey, endpoint] : m_ActiveExits)
         {
-          stats[itr->first].first += itr->second->TxRate();
-          stats[itr->first].second += itr->second->RxRate();
-          ++itr;
+          stats[pubkey].first += endpoint->TxRate();
+          stats[pubkey].second += endpoint->RxRate();
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/llarp/hook/shell.cpp b/llarp/hook/shell.cpp
index 9de5e2aee..2a740ea14 100644
--- a/llarp/hook/shell.cpp
+++ b/llarp/hook/shell.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ namespace llarp
     {
       auto job = std::make_shared<ExecShellHookJob>(shared_from_this(), std::move(params));
 
-      m_ThreadPool.addJob(std::bind(&ExecShellHookJob::Exec, job));
+      m_ThreadPool.addJob([job = std::move(job)] { job->Exec(); });
     }
 
     Backend_ptr
diff --git a/llarp/messages/relay_status.cpp b/llarp/messages/relay_status.cpp
index 77c3664a5..9ea58a55b 100644
--- a/llarp/messages/relay_status.cpp
+++ b/llarp/messages/relay_status.cpp
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ namespace llarp
         uint64_t _status,
         HopHandler_ptr _hop,
         AbstractRouter* _router,
-        const PathID_t& pathid)
+        PathID_t pathid)
         : frames{std::move(_frames)}
         , status{_status}
         , hop{std::move(_hop)}
         , router{_router}
-        , pathid{pathid}
+        , pathid{std::move(pathid)}
     {}
 
     ~LRSM_AsyncHandler() = default;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace llarp
     void
     queue_handle()
     {
-      auto func = std::bind(&llarp::LRSM_AsyncHandler::handle, shared_from_this());
+      auto func = [self = shared_from_this()] { self->handle(); };
       router->QueueWork(func);
     }
   };
diff --git a/llarp/router/rc_lookup_handler.cpp b/llarp/router/rc_lookup_handler.cpp
index 7a6255cd3..48150090f 100644
--- a/llarp/router/rc_lookup_handler.cpp
+++ b/llarp/router/rc_lookup_handler.cpp
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ namespace llarp
 
     if (shouldDoLookup)
     {
-      auto fn =
-          std::bind(&RCLookupHandler::HandleDHTLookupResult, this, router, std::placeholders::_1);
+      auto fn = [this, router](const auto& res) { HandleDHTLookupResult(router, res); };
 
       // if we are a client try using the hidden service endpoints
       if (!isServiceNode)
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ namespace llarp
     if (!SessionIsAllowed(newrc.pubkey))
       return false;
 
-    auto func = std::bind(&RCLookupHandler::CheckRC, this, newrc);
+    auto func = [this, newrc] { CheckRC(newrc); };
     _work(func);
 
     // update dht if required