diff --git a/src/filecache/mod.rs b/src/filecache/mod.rs
index fe91d95..d0f7f25 100755
--- a/src/filecache/mod.rs
+++ b/src/filecache/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#![allow(dead_code)]
-
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
@@ -16,13 +14,6 @@ use notify::{DebouncedEvent, RecommendedWatcher, RecursiveMode, Watcher};
 
 type CacheGuard<T> = Arc<RwLock<T>>;
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum FileEntryError {
-    NeedsUpdate,
-    EmptyFile,
-    FileOpenError,
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct FileEntry {
     path: CacheGuard<std::path::PathBuf>,
@@ -57,7 +48,6 @@ impl FileEntry {
         Arc::new(RwLock::new(String::from(&*path)))
     }
 
-    // HACK: this whole function has been hacked up trying to fix dead locks.
     fn do_hash(&mut self) {
         let path_ptr = self.path.clone();
         let path_lock = path_ptr.read().unwrap();
@@ -75,7 +65,6 @@ impl FileEntry {
             };
 
             let mut hasher = blake3::Hasher::new();
-            // HACK: this feels bad...
             hasher.update_rayon(
                 &temp_content
                     .bytes()
@@ -98,36 +87,6 @@ impl FileEntry {
 
             *self.hash.write().unwrap() = Some(hasher.finalize());
         }
-        /*
-
-        loop {
-            let has_content = ptr.read().unwrap().is_some();
-            if has_content {
-                let mut hasher = blake3::Hasher::new();
-                hasher.update_rayon(content.get_ref());
-
-
-                let hash_ptr = self.hash.clone();
-                let hash_ptr = hash_ptr.write().unwrap();
-                let hash_ptr = Some(hasher.finalize());
-
-                break;
-            } else {
-
-                let content_lock = self.content.clone();
-                let mut content = content_lock.write().unwrap();
-
-                if content.is_none() {
-                    let path_lock = self.path.clone();
-                    let file = std::fs::File::open(path_lock.read().unwrap().as_path());
-                    let file = file.unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("issue opening file for {:#?}", &self.path));
-
-
-                continue;
-            }
-        }
-
-         */
     }
 }
 
@@ -142,7 +101,7 @@ pub struct FileCache {
     cache: CacheGuard<HashMap<String, CacheGuard<FileEntry>>>,
     cache_dir: std::path::PathBuf,
     notify_watcher: RecommendedWatcher,
-    notify_thread: std::thread::JoinHandle<()>,
+    _notify_thread: std::thread::JoinHandle<()>,
 }
 
 impl FileCache {
@@ -171,7 +130,7 @@ impl FileCache {
             cache: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())),
             cache_dir: cache_dir.to_path_buf(),
             notify_watcher: notify::Watcher::new(tx, Duration::from_secs(1)).unwrap(),
-            notify_thread: thread::Builder::new()
+            _notify_thread: thread::Builder::new()
                 .name("notify-thread".to_string())
                 .spawn(move || FileCache::notify_loop(rx))
                 .unwrap(),
@@ -222,10 +181,9 @@ impl FileCache {
     }
 
     fn notify_loop(rx: Receiver<DebouncedEvent>) {
-        let this_thread = std::thread::current();
-        log::info!("notify loop starting on thread-{:?}", &this_thread);
+        log::info!("notify loop starting on thread-{:?}", std::thread::current());
 
-        let thread_name: String = match &this_thread.name() {
+        let thread_name: String = match std::thread::current().name() {
             Some(s) => s.to_string(),
             None => "notify-thread".to_string(),
         };
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0003e9a..fabc8e2 100755
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ extern crate notify;
 
 /* general utility crates */
 //extern crate chrono;
-extern crate lazy_static;
 extern crate regex;
 
 mod filecache;