diff --git a/examples/hello.v b/examples/hello.v
index 9a3e886..6bd25d9 100644
--- a/examples/hello.v
+++ b/examples/hello.v
@@ -30,8 +30,4 @@ fn main(a int) int {
 	loop a > 2 {
 		println('skirts')
 	}
-
-	cock_and_ball_torture('cbt', 1, 2, 3)
-
-	return 23
 }
diff --git a/src/ast.zig b/src/ast.zig
index 73b77cf..05f0b25 100644
--- a/src/ast.zig
+++ b/src/ast.zig
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ pub const ExprType = enum {
     Logical,
     Literal,
     Variable,
-    Call,
     Grouping,
 };
 
@@ -85,12 +84,6 @@ pub const VarDecl = struct {
     mutable: bool = false,
 };
 
-pub const CallExpr = struct {
-    callee: *Expr,
-    paren: Token,
-    arguments: ExprList,
-};
-
 pub const Expr = union(ExprType) {
     Assign: AssignExpr,
     VarDecl: VarDecl,
@@ -102,7 +95,6 @@ pub const Expr = union(ExprType) {
 
     Variable: Token,
     Grouping: *Expr,
-    Call: CallExpr,
 };
 
 pub const Block = std.ArrayList(*Stmt);
@@ -125,13 +117,6 @@ pub const Stmt = union(enum) {
     If: IfStmt,
     Loop: LoopStmt,
 
-    Return: ReturnStmt,
-
-    pub const ReturnStmt = struct {
-        keyword: Token,
-        value: *Expr,
-    };
-
     pub fn mkPrintln(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, expr: *Expr) !*Stmt {
         var stmt = try allocator.create(Stmt);
         stmt.* = Stmt{ .Println = expr };
@@ -171,18 +156,6 @@ pub const Stmt = union(enum) {
 
         return stmt;
     }
-
-    pub fn mkReturn(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, tok: Token, value: *Expr) !*Stmt {
-        var stmt = try allocator.create(Stmt);
-        stmt.* = Stmt{
-            .Return = ReturnStmt{
-                .keyword = tok,
-                .value = value,
-            },
-        };
-
-        return stmt;
-    }
 };
 
 pub const Node = union(NodeType) {
@@ -332,18 +305,6 @@ pub fn printExpr(expr: *Expr) void {
             std.debug.warn(")");
         },
 
-        .Call => |call| {
-            std.debug.warn("(");
-            printExpr(call.callee);
-
-            for (call.arguments.toSlice()) |arg| {
-                std.debug.warn(" ");
-                printExpr(arg);
-            }
-
-            std.debug.warn(")");
-        },
-
         else => std.debug.warn("UnknownExpr-{}", @tagName(expr.*)),
     }
 }
@@ -380,12 +341,6 @@ pub fn printStmt(ident: usize, stmt: *Stmt) void {
             std.debug.warn(")\n");
         },
 
-        .Return => |ret| {
-            std.debug.warn("(return ");
-            printExpr(ret.value);
-            std.debug.warn(")\n");
-        },
-
         else => std.debug.warn("UnknownStmt-{}", @tagName(stmt.*)),
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser.zig b/src/parser.zig
index 2a2bb7a..e171ea1 100644
--- a/src/parser.zig
+++ b/src/parser.zig
@@ -241,19 +241,6 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
         return vardecl;
     }
 
-    fn mkCall(self: *@This(), callee: *Expr, paren: Token, args: ast.ExprList) !*Expr {
-        var expr = try self.allocator.create(Expr);
-        expr.* = Expr{
-            .Call = ast.CallExpr{
-                .callee = callee,
-                .paren = paren,
-                .arguments = args,
-            },
-        };
-
-        return expr;
-    }
-
     fn mkBool(self: *Parser, val: bool) !*ast.Expr {
         var expr = try self.allocator.create(Expr);
         expr.* = Expr{
@@ -464,7 +451,6 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
             .If => try self.parseIfStmt(),
             .Loop => try self.parseLoop(),
             .Println => try self.parsePrintln(),
-            .Return => try self.parseReturn(),
 
             // TODO make newlines tokens and consume newline?
             else => try self.parseStmtExpr(),
@@ -526,20 +512,14 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
         return try Stmt.mkLoop(self.allocator, expr, body);
     }
 
-    fn parseReturn(self: *@This()) !*Stmt {
-        const tok = try self.consumeSingle(.Return);
-        const expr = (try self.parseExpr()).Expr;
-        return try Stmt.mkReturn(self.allocator, tok, expr);
-    }
-
     fn parsePrintln(self: *@This()) !*Stmt {
         _ = try self.consumeSingle(.Println);
 
         _ = try self.consumeSingle(.LeftParen);
-        var expr = (try self.parseExpr()).Expr;
+        var expr = try self.parseExpr();
         _ = try self.consumeSingle(.RightParen);
 
-        return try Stmt.mkPrintln(self.allocator, expr);
+        return try Stmt.mkPrintln(self.allocator, expr.Expr);
     }
 
     fn parseStmtExpr(self: *@This()) !*Stmt {
@@ -696,58 +676,10 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
             return try self.mkUnary(op, right);
         }
 
-        var expr = try self.parseCall();
-        return expr;
-    }
-
-    fn parseCall(self: *@This()) !*Expr {
-        // we parse a primary expression instead of consuming a .Identifier
-        // since parseCall is connected to the rest of the parser. doing
-        // identifiers would break the rest of the rules that want primaries.
-
-        // nothing stops us from ensuring expr is a Variable though ;)
         var expr = try self.parsePrimary();
-
-        while (true) {
-            if (self.check(.LeftParen)) {
-                if (ast.ExprType(expr.*) != .Variable) {
-                    self.doError("cannot call non-variable{}", ast.ExprType(expr.*));
-                    return Result.CompileError;
-                }
-
-                _ = try self.consumeSingle(.LeftParen);
-                expr = try self.finishCall(expr);
-            } else {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
         return expr;
     }
 
-    fn finishCall(self: *@This(), callee: *Expr) !*Expr {
-        var args = ast.ExprList.init(self.allocator);
-        errdefer args.deinit();
-
-        if (!self.check(.RightParen)) {
-
-            // emulating do-while really badly
-            var arg = (try self.parseExpr()).Expr;
-            try args.append(arg);
-
-            while (self.check(.Comma)) {
-                _ = try self.consumeSingle(.Comma);
-
-                arg = (try self.parseExpr()).Expr;
-                try args.append(arg);
-            }
-        }
-
-        var paren = try self.consume(.RightParen, "Expected ')' after arguments");
-
-        return self.mkCall(callee, paren, args);
-    }
-
     fn parsePrimary(self: *@This()) !*Expr {
         const curtype = self.peek().ttype;
         const lexeme = self.peek().lexeme;