diff --git a/src/Lavalink4NET.DSharpPlus.Nightly/DiscordClientWrapper.cs b/src/Lavalink4NET.DSharpPlus.Nightly/DiscordClientWrapper.cs
index 57428a5c..b871764c 100644
--- a/src/Lavalink4NET.DSharpPlus.Nightly/DiscordClientWrapper.cs
+++ b/src/Lavalink4NET.DSharpPlus.Nightly/DiscordClientWrapper.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Lavalink4NET.DSharpPlus;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Wraps a <see cref="DiscordClient"/> or <see cref="DiscordShardedClient"/> instance.
+/// Wraps a <see cref="DiscordClient"/> instance.
 /// </summary>
 public sealed class DiscordClientWrapper : IDiscordClientWrapper
 {
@@ -27,21 +27,9 @@ public sealed class DiscordClientWrapper : IDiscordClientWrapper
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public event AsyncEventHandler<L4N.VoiceStateUpdatedEventArgs>? VoiceStateUpdated;
 
-    private readonly object _client; // either DiscordShardedClient or DiscordClient
+    private readonly DiscordClient _client; // sharded clients are now also managed by the same DiscordClient type
     private readonly ILogger<DiscordClientWrapper> _logger;
     private readonly TaskCompletionSource<ClientInformation> _readyTaskCompletionSource;
-    private bool _disposed;
-
-    private DiscordClientWrapper(object discordClient, ILogger<DiscordClientWrapper> logger)
-    {
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(discordClient);
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(logger);
-
-        _client = discordClient;
-        _logger = logger;
-
-        _readyTaskCompletionSource = new TaskCompletionSource<ClientInformation>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
-    }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="DiscordClientWrapper"/>.
@@ -49,9 +37,14 @@ private DiscordClientWrapper(object discordClient, ILogger<DiscordClientWrapper>
     /// <param name="discordClient">The Discord Client to wrap.</param>
     /// <param name="logger">a logger associated with this wrapper.</param>
     public DiscordClientWrapper(DiscordClient discordClient, ILogger<DiscordClientWrapper> logger)
-        : this((object)discordClient, logger)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(discordClient);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(logger);
+
+        _client = discordClient;
+        _logger = logger;
+
+        _readyTaskCompletionSource = new TaskCompletionSource<ClientInformation>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
 
         void AddEventHandler(Type eventArgsType, Delegate eventHandler)
         {
@@ -73,21 +66,6 @@ void AddEventHandler(Type eventArgsType, Delegate eventHandler)
         AddEventHandler(typeof(GuildDownloadCompletedEventArgs), new AsyncEventHandler<DiscordClient, GuildDownloadCompletedEventArgs>(OnGuildDownloadCompleted));
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="DiscordClientWrapper"/>.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="shardedDiscordClient">The Sharded Discord Client to wrap.</param>
-    /// <param name="logger">a logger associated with this wrapper.</param>
-    public DiscordClientWrapper(DiscordShardedClient shardedDiscordClient, ILogger<DiscordClientWrapper> logger)
-        : this((object)shardedDiscordClient, logger)
-    {
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(shardedDiscordClient);
-
-        shardedDiscordClient.VoiceStateUpdated += OnVoiceStateUpdated;
-        shardedDiscordClient.VoiceServerUpdated += OnVoiceServerUpdated;
-        shardedDiscordClient.GuildDownloadCompleted += OnGuildDownloadCompleted;
-    }
-
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     /// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException">thrown if the instance is disposed</exception>
     public async ValueTask<ImmutableArray<ulong>> GetChannelUsersAsync(
@@ -101,7 +79,7 @@ public async ValueTask<ImmutableArray<ulong>> GetChannelUsersAsync(
         DiscordChannel channel;
         try
         {
-            channel = await GetClientForGuild(guildId)
+            channel = await _client
                 .GetChannelAsync(voiceChannelId)
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
@@ -145,8 +123,6 @@ public async ValueTask SendVoiceUpdateAsync(
     {
         cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-        var client = GetClientForGuild(guildId);
-
         var payload = new VoiceStateUpdatePayload
         {
             GuildId = guildId,
@@ -155,13 +131,17 @@ public async ValueTask SendVoiceUpdateAsync(
             IsSelfDeafened = selfDeaf,
         };
 
+#pragma warning disable DSP0004 // Type is for evaluation purposes only and is subject to change or removal in future updates. Suppress this diagnostic to proceed.
 #pragma warning disable CS0618 // This method should not be used unless you know what you're doing. Instead, look towards the other explicitly implemented methods which come with client-side validation.
+
         // Jan 23, 2024, OoLunar: We're telling Discord that we're joining a voice channel.
         // At the time of writing, both DSharpPlus.VoiceNext and DSharpPlus.VoiceLink™
         // use this method to send voice state updates.
-        await client
-            .SendPayloadAsync(GatewayOpCode.VoiceStateUpdate, payload)
+        await _client
+            .SendPayloadAsync(GatewayOpCode.VoiceStateUpdate, payload, guildId)
             .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+#pragma warning restore DSP0004 // Type is for evaluation purposes only and is subject to change or removal in future updates. Suppress this diagnostic to proceed.
 #pragma warning restore CS0618 // This method should not be used unless you know what you're doing. Instead, look towards the other explicitly implemented methods which come with client-side validation.
     }
 
@@ -172,11 +152,7 @@ public ValueTask<ClientInformation> WaitForReadyAsync(CancellationToken cancella
         return new(_readyTaskCompletionSource.Task.WaitAsync(cancellationToken));
     }
 
-    private DiscordClient GetClientForGuild(ulong guildId) => _client is DiscordClient discordClient
-        ? discordClient
-        : ((DiscordShardedClient)_client).GetShard(guildId);
-
-    private Task OnGuildDownloadCompleted(DiscordClient discordClient, GuildDownloadCompletedEventArgs eventArgs)
+    private async Task OnGuildDownloadCompleted(DiscordClient discordClient, GuildDownloadCompletedEventArgs eventArgs)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(discordClient);
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(eventArgs);
@@ -184,10 +160,9 @@ private Task OnGuildDownloadCompleted(DiscordClient discordClient, GuildDownload
         var clientInformation = new ClientInformation(
             Label: "DSharpPlus",
             CurrentUserId: discordClient.CurrentUser.Id,
-            ShardCount: discordClient.ShardCount);
+            ShardCount: (await discordClient.GetGatewayInfoAsync()).ShardCount);
 
         _readyTaskCompletionSource.TrySetResult(clientInformation);
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
     }
 
     private async Task OnVoiceServerUpdated(DiscordClient discordClient, VoiceServerUpdatedEventArgs voiceServerUpdateEventArgs)
diff --git a/src/Lavalink4NET.DSharpPlus.Nightly/Lavalink4NET.DSharpPlus.Nightly.csproj b/src/Lavalink4NET.DSharpPlus.Nightly/Lavalink4NET.DSharpPlus.Nightly.csproj
index c561a925..820efd13 100644
--- a/src/Lavalink4NET.DSharpPlus.Nightly/Lavalink4NET.DSharpPlus.Nightly.csproj
+++ b/src/Lavalink4NET.DSharpPlus.Nightly/Lavalink4NET.DSharpPlus.Nightly.csproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <PackAsTool>False</PackAsTool>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="DSharpPlus" Version="5.0.0-nightly-02304" />
+    <PackageReference Include="DSharpPlus" Version="5.0.0-nightly-02306" />
     <ProjectReference Include="../Lavalink4NET/Lavalink4NET.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="../Lavalink4NET.targets" />