diff --git a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py
index 11cd1383..af9dc039 100644
--- a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py
+++ b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ from ahriman import __version__
 from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler
 from ahriman.application.help_formatter import _HelpFormatter
 from ahriman.core.module_loader import implementations
-from ahriman.core.utils import enum_values
 from ahriman.models.log_handler import LogHandler
 
 
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ Start web service (requires additional configuration):
     parser.add_argument("-l", "--lock", help="lock file", type=Path, default=Path("ahriman.pid"))
     parser.add_argument("--log-handler", help="explicit log handler specification. If none set, the handler will be "
                                               "guessed from environment",
-                        type=LogHandler, choices=enum_values(LogHandler))
+                        type=LogHandler, choices=tuple(LogHandler))
     parser.add_argument("-q", "--quiet", help="force disable any logging", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--report", help="force enable or disable reporting to web service",
                         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction, default=True)
diff --git a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/add.py b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/add.py
index 172cec88..74e23d9c 100644
--- a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/add.py
+++ b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/add.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from ahriman.application.application import Application
 from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
 from ahriman.application.handlers.update import Update
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
-from ahriman.core.utils import enum_values, extract_user
+from ahriman.core.utils import extract_user
 from ahriman.models.package_source import PackageSource
 from ahriman.models.pkgbuild_patch import PkgbuildPatch
 from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class Add(Handler):
                             action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction, default=True)
         parser.add_argument("-n", "--now", help="run update function after", action="store_true")
         parser.add_argument("-s", "--source", help="explicitly specify the package source for this command",
-                            type=PackageSource, choices=enum_values(PackageSource), default=PackageSource.Auto)
+                            type=PackageSource, choices=tuple(PackageSource), default=PackageSource.Auto)
         parser.add_argument("-u", "--username", help="build as user", default=extract_user())
         parser.add_argument("-v", "--variable", help="apply specified makepkg variables to the next build",
                             action="append")
diff --git a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/rebuild.py b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/rebuild.py
index 0ca70b47..c325550e 100644
--- a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/rebuild.py
+++ b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/rebuild.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import argparse
 from ahriman.application.application import Application
 from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
-from ahriman.core.utils import enum_values, extract_user
+from ahriman.core.utils import extract_user
 from ahriman.models.build_status import BuildStatusEnum
 from ahriman.models.package import Package
 from ahriman.models.packagers import Packagers
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class Rebuild(Handler):
         parser.add_argument("-e", "--exit-code", help="return non-zero exit status if result is empty",
                             action="store_true")
         parser.add_argument("-s", "--status", help="filter packages by status. Requires --from-database to be set",
-                            type=BuildStatusEnum, choices=enum_values(BuildStatusEnum))
+                            type=BuildStatusEnum, choices=tuple(BuildStatusEnum))
         parser.add_argument("-u", "--username", help="build as user", default=extract_user())
         return parser
 
diff --git a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/setup.py b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/setup.py
index 773dad92..91e23962 100644
--- a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/setup.py
+++ b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ from ahriman.application.application import Application
 from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
 from ahriman.core.exceptions import InitializeError, MissingArchitectureError
-from ahriman.core.utils import enum_values
 from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
 from ahriman.models.sign_settings import SignSettings
 from ahriman.models.user import User
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ class Setup(Handler):
         parser.add_argument("--server", help="server to be used for devtools. If none set, local files will be used")
         parser.add_argument("--sign-key", help="sign key id")
         parser.add_argument("--sign-target", help="sign options", action="append",
-                            type=SignSettings.from_option, choices=enum_values(SignSettings))
+                            type=SignSettings.from_option, choices=tuple(SignSettings))
         parser.add_argument("--web-port", help="port of the web service", type=int)
         parser.add_argument("--web-unix-socket", help="path to unix socket used for interprocess communications",
                             type=Path)
diff --git a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/statistics.py b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/statistics.py
index 75b96bff..996b741a 100644
--- a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/statistics.py
+++ b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/statistics.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from ahriman.application.application import Application
 from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
 from ahriman.core.formatters import EventStatsPrinter, PackageStatsPrinter, RepositoryStatsPrinter
-from ahriman.core.utils import enum_values, pretty_datetime
+from ahriman.core.utils import pretty_datetime
 from ahriman.models.event import Event, EventType
 from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class Statistics(Handler):
         parser.add_argument("package", help="fetch only events for the specified package", nargs="?")
         parser.add_argument("--chart", help="create updates chart and save it to the specified path", type=Path)
         parser.add_argument("-e", "--event", help="event type filter",
-                            type=EventType, choices=enum_values(EventType), default=EventType.PackageUpdated)
+                            type=EventType, choices=tuple(EventType), default=EventType.PackageUpdated)
         parser.add_argument("--from-date", help="only fetch events which are newer than the date")
         parser.add_argument("--limit", help="limit response by specified amount of events", type=int, default=-1)
         parser.add_argument("--offset", help="skip specified amount of events", type=int, default=0)
diff --git a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/status.py b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/status.py
index 25151833..d272c13e 100644
--- a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/status.py
+++ b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/status.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
 from ahriman.core.formatters import PackagePrinter, StatusPrinter
 from ahriman.core.types import Comparable
-from ahriman.core.utils import enum_values
 from ahriman.models.build_status import BuildStatus, BuildStatusEnum
 from ahriman.models.package import Package
 from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ class Status(Handler):
         parser.add_argument("--info", help="show additional package information",
                             action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction, default=False)
         parser.add_argument("-s", "--status", help="filter packages by status",
-                            type=BuildStatusEnum, choices=enum_values(BuildStatusEnum))
+                            type=BuildStatusEnum, choices=tuple(BuildStatusEnum))
         parser.set_defaults(lock=None, quiet=True, report=False, unsafe=True)
         return parser
 
diff --git a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/status_update.py b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/status_update.py
index a06eb5d3..b77b0876 100644
--- a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/status_update.py
+++ b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/status_update.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import argparse
 from ahriman.application.application import Application
 from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
-from ahriman.core.utils import enum_values
 from ahriman.models.action import Action
 from ahriman.models.build_status import BuildStatusEnum
 from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ class StatusUpdate(Handler):
                                             "If no packages supplied, service status will be updated",
                             nargs="*")
         parser.add_argument("-s", "--status", help="new package build status",
-                            type=BuildStatusEnum, choices=enum_values(BuildStatusEnum), default=BuildStatusEnum.Success)
+                            type=BuildStatusEnum, choices=tuple(BuildStatusEnum), default=BuildStatusEnum.Success)
         parser.set_defaults(action=Action.Update, lock=None, quiet=True, report=False, unsafe=True)
         return parser
 
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ class StatusUpdate(Handler):
         parser = root.add_parser("repo-status-update", help="update repository status",
                                  description="update repository status on the status page")
         parser.add_argument("-s", "--status", help="new status",
-                            type=BuildStatusEnum, choices=enum_values(BuildStatusEnum), default=BuildStatusEnum.Success)
+                            type=BuildStatusEnum, choices=tuple(BuildStatusEnum), default=BuildStatusEnum.Success)
         parser.set_defaults(action=Action.Update, lock=None, package=[], quiet=True, report=False, unsafe=True)
         return parser
 
diff --git a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/users.py b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/users.py
index ff138f9e..1ad9c9ce 100644
--- a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/users.py
+++ b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/users.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
 from ahriman.core.database import SQLite
 from ahriman.core.exceptions import PasswordError
 from ahriman.core.formatters import UserPrinter
-from ahriman.core.utils import enum_values
 from ahriman.models.action import Action
 from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
 from ahriman.models.user import User
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ class Users(Handler):
             "-p", "--password", help="user password. Blank password will be treated as empty password, "
             "which is in particular must be used for OAuth2 authorization type.")
         parser.add_argument("-R", "--role", help="user access level",
-                            type=UserAccess, choices=enum_values(UserAccess), default=UserAccess.Read)
+                            type=UserAccess, choices=tuple(UserAccess), default=UserAccess.Read)
         parser.set_defaults(action=Action.Update, architecture="", exit_code=False, lock=None, quiet=True,
                             report=False, repository="")
         return parser
@@ -110,8 +109,7 @@ class Users(Handler):
         parser.add_argument("username", help="filter users by username", nargs="?")
         parser.add_argument("-e", "--exit-code", help="return non-zero exit status if result is empty",
                             action="store_true")
-        parser.add_argument("-R", "--role", help="filter users by role", type=UserAccess,
-                            choices=enum_values(UserAccess))
+        parser.add_argument("-R", "--role", help="filter users by role", type=UserAccess, choices=tuple(UserAccess))
         parser.set_defaults(action=Action.List, architecture="", lock=None, quiet=True, report=False, repository="",
                             unsafe=True)
         return parser
diff --git a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/utils.py b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/utils.py
index 48db2cf7..cd782ea6 100644
--- a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/utils.py
+++ b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/utils.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import subprocess
 
 from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable, Iterator, Mapping
 from dataclasses import asdict
-from enum import Enum
 from filelock import FileLock
 from pathlib import Path
 from pwd import getpwuid
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "check_output",
     "check_user",
     "dataclass_view",
-    "enum_values",
     "extract_user",
     "filelock",
     "filter_json",
@@ -242,19 +240,6 @@ def dataclass_view(instance: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
     return asdict(instance, dict_factory=lambda fields: {key: value for key, value in fields if value is not None})
 
 
-def enum_values(enum: type[Enum]) -> list[str]:
-    """
-    generate list of enumeration values from the source
-
-    Args:
-        enum(type[Enum]): source enumeration class
-
-    Returns:
-        list[str]: available enumeration values as string
-    """
-    return [str(key.value) for key in enum]  # explicit str conversion for typing
-
-
 def extract_user() -> str | None:
     """
     extract user from system environment
diff --git a/ahriman-core/tests/ahriman/core/test_utils.py b/ahriman-core/tests/ahriman/core/test_utils.py
index 2e75ba0d..22923975 100644
--- a/ahriman-core/tests/ahriman/core/test_utils.py
+++ b/ahriman-core/tests/ahriman/core/test_utils.py
@@ -221,15 +221,6 @@ def test_dataclass_view_without_none(package_ahriman: Package) -> None:
     assert Package.from_json(result) == package_ahriman
 
 
-def test_enum_values() -> None:
-    """
-    must correctly generate choices from enumeration classes
-    """
-    values = enum_values(PackageSource)
-    for value in values:
-        assert PackageSource(value).value == value
-
-
 def test_extract_user() -> None:
     """
     must extract user from system environment