diff --git a/src/compiler.zig b/src/compiler.zig
index f0771ff..a223c67 100644
--- a/src/compiler.zig
+++ b/src/compiler.zig
@@ -26,29 +26,17 @@ pub const Compiler = struct {
         var scanr = scanner.Scanner.init(self.allocator, self.src);
         var line: usize = 0;
         while (true) {
-            var token_opt = scanr.scanToken() catch |err| {
-                std.debug.warn("Scan Error: {x}\n", err);
-                std.debug.warn(
-                    "line: {}, cur lexeme: {}\n",
-                    scanr.line,
-                    scanr.currentLexeme(),
-                );
-                break;
-            };
+            var token = scanr.scanToken();
 
-            if (token_opt) |token| {
-                if (token.line != line) {
-                    try self.stdout.print("{} ", token.line);
-                    line = token.line;
-                } else {
-                    try self.stdout.print("  | ");
-                }
-
-                try self.stdout.print("{} '{}'\n", token.ttype, token.lexeme);
-                if (token.ttype == TokenType.EOF) break;
+            if (token.line != line) {
+                try self.stdout.print("{} ", token.line);
+                line = token.line;
             } else {
-                break;
+                try self.stdout.print("  | ");
             }
+
+            try self.stdout.print("{} '{}'\n", token.ttype, token.lexeme);
+            if (token.ttype == TokenType.EOF) break;
         }
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/new_scanner.zig b/src/new_scanner.zig
index b2005f7..88b0bab 100644
--- a/src/new_scanner.zig
+++ b/src/new_scanner.zig
@@ -1,16 +1,8 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const tokens = @import("token.zig");
 
-const Token = tokens.Token;
-const TokenType = tokens.TokenType;
-
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 
-pub const TokenError = error{
-    Unexpected,
-    Unterminated,
-};
-
 pub const Scanner = struct {
     source: []const u8,
 
@@ -27,136 +19,7 @@ pub const Scanner = struct {
         };
     }
 
-    fn isAtEnd(self: *Scanner) bool {
-        return self.current >= self.source.len;
-    }
-
-    fn advance(self: *Scanner) u8 {
-        self.current += 1;
-        return self.source[self.current - 1];
-    }
-
-    pub fn currentLexeme(self: *Scanner) []const u8 {
-        return self.source[self.start..self.current];
-    }
-
-    fn makeToken(self: *Scanner, ttype: TokenType) Token {
-        return Token{
-            .ttype = ttype,
-            .lexeme = self.currentLexeme(),
-            .line = self.line,
-        };
-    }
-
-    /// Check if the next character matches what is expected.
-    fn match(self: *Scanner, expected: u8) bool {
-        if (self.isAtEnd()) return false;
-        if (self.source[self.current] != expected) return false;
-
-        self.current += 1;
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    /// Add a SimpleToken of type_match if the next character is
-    /// `expected`. Adds a SimpleToken of type_nomatch when it is not.
-    fn makeMatchToken(
-        self: *Scanner,
-        expected: u8,
-        type_match: TokenType,
-        type_nomatch: TokenType,
-    ) Token {
-        if (self.match(expected)) {
-            return self.makeToken(type_match);
-        } else {
-            return self.makeToken(type_nomatch);
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn peek(self: *Scanner) u8 {
-        if (self.isAtEnd()) return 0;
-        return self.source[self.current];
-    }
-
-    fn peekNext(self: *Scanner) u8 {
-        if (self.isAtEnd()) return 0;
-        return self.source[self.current - 1];
-    }
-
-    fn skipWhitespace(self: *Scanner) void {
-        while (true) {
-            var c = self.peek();
-            switch (c) {
-                ' ', '\r', '\t' => blk: {
-                    _ = self.advance();
-                },
-                '\n' => blk: {
-                    self.line += 1;
-                    _ = self.advance();
-                },
-                else => return,
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn doString(self: *Scanner) !Token {
-        // consume entire string
-        while (self.peek() != '"' and !self.isAtEnd()) {
-            if (self.peek() == '\n') self.line += 1;
-            _ = self.advance();
-        }
-
-        // unterminated string.
-        if (self.isAtEnd()) {
-            return TokenError.Unterminated;
-        }
-
-        // the closing ".
-        _ = self.advance();
-
-        // trim the surrounding quotes.
-        return self.makeToken(.STRING);
-    }
-
-    pub fn scanToken(self: *Scanner) !?Token {
-        self.skipWhitespace();
-        self.start = self.current;
-        if (self.isAtEnd()) return self.makeToken(TokenType.EOF);
-
-        var c = self.advance();
-
-        var token = switch (c) {
-            '(' => self.makeToken(.LEFT_PAREN),
-            ')' => self.makeToken(.RIGHT_PAREN),
-            '{' => self.makeToken(.LEFT_BRACE),
-            '}' => self.makeToken(.RIGHT_BRACE),
-            ',' => self.makeToken(.COMMA),
-            '.' => self.makeToken(.DOT),
-            '-' => self.makeToken(.MINUS),
-            '+' => self.makeToken(.PLUS),
-            ';' => self.makeToken(.SEMICOLON),
-            '*' => self.makeToken(.STAR),
-
-            '!' => self.makeMatchToken('=', .BANG_EQUAL, .BANG),
-            '=' => self.makeMatchToken('=', .EQUAL_EQUAL, .EQUAL),
-            '<' => self.makeMatchToken('=', .LESS_EQUAL, .LESS),
-            '>' => self.makeMatchToken('=', .GREATER_EQUAL, .GREATER),
-
-            '/' => blk: {
-                if (self.peekNext() == '/') {
-                    while (self.peek() != '\n' and !self.isAtEnd()) {
-                        _ = self.advance();
-                    }
-                    break :blk null;
-                } else {
-                    break :blk self.makeToken(.SLASH);
-                }
-            },
-
-            '"' => try self.doString(),
-
-            else => return TokenError.Unexpected,
-        };
-
-        return token;
+    pub fn scanToken(self: *Scanner) tokens.Token {
+        return tokens.Token{};
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/scanner.zig b/src/scanner.zig
index ed5ec0e..0cffde2 100644
--- a/src/scanner.zig
+++ b/src/scanner.zig
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub const Scanner = struct {
         return self.source[self.current - 1];
     }
 
-    pub fn currentLexeme(self: *Scanner) []u8 {
+    fn currentLexeme(self: *Scanner) []u8 {
         return self.source[self.start..self.current];
     }