diff --git a/src/mem/basic.rs b/src/mem/basic.rs
index 54b2150..5df793e 100644
--- a/src/mem/basic.rs
+++ b/src/mem/basic.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 use crate::{
     mem::{
         gc::Gc,
-        intern::Intern,
         ptr::ObjCell,
     },
     obj::prelude::*,
 };
-use std::{collections::HashMap, ptr::NonNull};
+use std::{ptr::NonNull};
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct BasicGc {
@@ -45,30 +44,6 @@ impl Gc for BasicGc {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Default)]
-pub struct BasicIntern {
-    strs: HashMap<String, ObjRef<Str>>,
-    syms: HashMap<String, Sym>,
-}
-
-impl Intern for BasicIntern {
-    fn intern_str<G: Gc>(&mut self, gc: &mut G, s: &str) -> StrRef {
-        if let Some(obj_ref) = self.strs.get(s) {
-            *obj_ref
-        } else {
-            todo!("TODO(obj) intern strings - need attrs for Str type somehow")
-            //let s = Str::new(&mut ctx, s.to_string());
-            //ctx.gc_mut().alloc(s)
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn intern_sym(&mut self, s: &str) -> Sym {
-        let len = self.syms.len();
-        *self.syms.entry(s.to_string())
-            .or_insert_with(|| Sym::new(len))
-    }
-}
-
 // TODO object cloning
 // implementing `clone` is difficult without an ObjCtx, since Attrs has a pointer to itself. This
 // pointer would need to be updated.
diff --git a/src/mem/mod.rs b/src/mem/mod.rs
index f6e6378..1306ea7 100644
--- a/src/mem/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mem/mod.rs
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ pub mod gc;
 pub mod intern;
 pub mod ptr;
 
-pub use basic::{BasicGc, BasicIntern};
+pub use basic::BasicGc; 
 
 pub mod prelude {
     pub use crate::mem::{
         BasicGc,
-        BasicIntern,
         gc::Gc,
-        intern::Intern,
         ptr::{DynRef, ObjRef},
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/obj/ty.rs b/src/obj/ty.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index c04b4c9..0000000
--- a/src/obj/ty.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-use crate::obj::{attrs::AttrsBuilder, prelude::*};
-use std::cell::Cell;
-
-pub struct Ty {
-    marked: Cell<bool>,
-    attrs: ObjRef<Attrs>,
-}
-
-impl Ty {
-    pub fn new(ctx: &mut ObjCtx) -> Self {
-        todo!()
-    }
-}
-
-impl Obj for Ty {
-    fn attrs(&self) -> ObjRef<Attrs> {
-        todo!()
-    }
-
-    fn is_marked(&self) -> bool {
-        self.marked.get()
-    }
-
-    fn mark(&self) {
-        self.marked.set(true);
-    }
-
-    fn unmark(&self) {
-        self.marked.set(false);
-    }
-
-    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
-        self
-    }
-}