diff --git a/cmdLine/rabbit.cpp b/cmdLine/rabbit.cpp
index 4d43edf..ef7a19f 100644
--- a/cmdLine/rabbit.cpp
+++ b/cmdLine/rabbit.cpp
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ void PrintUsage()
 {
 	fprintf(stderr,"usage: sq <options> <scriptpath [args]>.\n"
 		"Available options are:\n"
-		"   -c			  compiles the file to bytecode(default output 'out.karrot')\n"
-		"   -o			  specifies output file for the -c option\n"
-		"   -c			  compiles only\n"
 		"   -d			  generates debug infos\n"
 		"   -v			  displays version infos\n"
 		"   -h			  prints help\n");
@@ -87,8 +84,6 @@ void PrintUsage()
 int getargs(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,int argc, char* argv[],int64_t *retval)
 {
 	int i;
-	int compiles_only = 0;
-	char * output = NULL;
 	*retval = 0;
 	if(argc>1)
 	{
@@ -104,14 +99,6 @@ int getargs(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,int argc, char* argv[],int64_t *retval)
 				case 'd':
 					sq_enabledebuginfo(v,1);
 					break;
-				case 'c':
-					compiles_only = 1;
-					break;
-				case 'o':
-					if(arg < argc) {
-						arg++;
-						output = argv[arg];
-					}
 					break;
 				case 'v':
 					PrintVersionInfos();
@@ -140,49 +127,28 @@ int getargs(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,int argc, char* argv[],int64_t *retval)
 
 			arg++;
 
-			//sq_pushstring(v,"ARGS",-1);
-			//sq_newarray(v,0);
-
-			//sq_createslot(v,-3);
-			//sq_pop(v,1);
-			if(compiles_only) {
-				if(SQ_SUCCEEDED(rabbit::std::loadfile(v,filename,SQTrue))){
-					const char *outfile = "out.karrot";
-					if(output) {
-						outfile = output;
-					}
-					if(SQ_SUCCEEDED(rabbit::std::writeclosuretofile(v,outfile)))
-						return _DONE;
+			if(SQ_SUCCEEDED(rabbit::std::loadfile(v,filename,SQTrue))) {
+				int callargs = 1;
+				sq_pushroottable(v);
+				for(i=arg;i<argc;i++)
+				{
+					const char *a;
+					a=argv[i];
+					sq_pushstring(v,a,-1);
+					callargs++;
 				}
-			}
-			else {
-				//if(SQ_SUCCEEDED(rabbit::std::dofile(v,filename,SQFalse,SQTrue))) {
-					//return _DONE;
-				//}
-				if(SQ_SUCCEEDED(rabbit::std::loadfile(v,filename,SQTrue))) {
-					int callargs = 1;
-					sq_pushroottable(v);
-					for(i=arg;i<argc;i++)
-					{
-						const char *a;
-						a=argv[i];
-						sq_pushstring(v,a,-1);
-						callargs++;
-						//sq_arrayappend(v,-2);
+				if(SQ_SUCCEEDED(sq_call(v,callargs,SQTrue,SQTrue))) {
+					rabbit::ObjectType type = sq_gettype(v,-1);
+					if(type == rabbit::OT_INTEGER) {
+						*retval = type;
+						sq_getinteger(v,-1,retval);
 					}
-					if(SQ_SUCCEEDED(sq_call(v,callargs,SQTrue,SQTrue))) {
-						rabbit::ObjectType type = sq_gettype(v,-1);
-						if(type == rabbit::OT_INTEGER) {
-							*retval = type;
-							sq_getinteger(v,-1,retval);
-						}
-						return _DONE;
-					}
-					else{
-						return _ERROR;
-					}
-
+					return _DONE;
 				}
+				else{
+					return _ERROR;
+				}
+
 			}
 			//if this point is reached an error occurred
 			{
diff --git a/rabbit-std/sqstdio.cpp b/rabbit-std/sqstdio.cpp
index d677e43..7c57fd2 100644
--- a/rabbit-std/sqstdio.cpp
+++ b/rabbit-std/sqstdio.cpp
@@ -317,41 +317,38 @@ rabbit::Result rabbit::std::loadfile(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,const char *filen
 			//probably an empty file
 			us = 0;
 		}
-		if(us == SQ_BYTECODE_STREAM_TAG) { //BYTECODE
-			rabbit::std::fseek(file,0,SQ_SEEK_SET);
-			if(SQ_SUCCEEDED(sq_readclosure(v,file_read,file))) {
-				rabbit::std::fclose(file);
-				return SQ_OK;
-			}
+		switch (us) {
+			//gotta swap the next 2 lines on BIG endian machines
+			case 0xFFFE:
+				func = _io_file_lexfeed_UCS2_BE;
+				break; //UTF-16 little endian;
+			case 0xFEFF:
+				func = _io_file_lexfeed_UCS2_LE;
+				break; //UTF-16 big endian;
+			case 0xBBEF:
+				if(rabbit::std::fread(&uc,1,sizeof(uc),file) == 0) {
+					rabbit::std::fclose(file);
+					return sq_throwerror(v,"io error");
+				}
+				if(uc != 0xBF) {
+					rabbit::std::fclose(file);
+					return sq_throwerror(v,"Unrecognized encoding");
+				}
+				func = _io_file_lexfeed_PLAIN;
+				break;
+				//UTF-8 ;
+			default:
+				rabbit::std::fseek(file,0,SQ_SEEK_SET);
+				break;
+				// ascii
 		}
-		else { //SCRIPT
-
-			switch(us)
-			{
-				//gotta swap the next 2 lines on BIG endian machines
-				case 0xFFFE: func = _io_file_lexfeed_UCS2_BE; break;//UTF-16 little endian;
-				case 0xFEFF: func = _io_file_lexfeed_UCS2_LE; break;//UTF-16 big endian;
-				case 0xBBEF:
-					if(rabbit::std::fread(&uc,1,sizeof(uc),file) == 0) {
-						rabbit::std::fclose(file);
-						return sq_throwerror(v,"io error");
-					}
-					if(uc != 0xBF) {
-						rabbit::std::fclose(file);
-						return sq_throwerror(v,"Unrecognized encoding");
-					}
-					func = _io_file_lexfeed_PLAIN;
-					break;//UTF-8 ;
-				default: rabbit::std::fseek(file,0,SQ_SEEK_SET); break; // ascii
-			}
-			IOBuffer buffer;
-			buffer.ptr = 0;
-			buffer.size = 0;
-			buffer.file = file;
-			if(SQ_SUCCEEDED(sq_compile(v,func,&buffer,filename,printerror))){
-				rabbit::std::fclose(file);
-				return SQ_OK;
-			}
+		IOBuffer buffer;
+		buffer.ptr = 0;
+		buffer.size = 0;
+		buffer.file = file;
+		if(SQ_SUCCEEDED(sq_compile(v,func,&buffer,filename,printerror))){
+			rabbit::std::fclose(file);
+			return SQ_OK;
 		}
 		rabbit::std::fclose(file);
 		return SQ_ERROR;
@@ -376,18 +373,6 @@ rabbit::Result rabbit::std::dofile(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,const char *filenam
 	return SQ_ERROR;
 }
 
-rabbit::Result rabbit::std::writeclosuretofile(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,const char *filename)
-{
-	SQFILE file = rabbit::std::fopen(filename,"wb+");
-	if(!file) return sq_throwerror(v,"cannot open the file");
-	if(SQ_SUCCEEDED(sq_writeclosure(v,file_write,file))) {
-		rabbit::std::fclose(file);
-		return SQ_OK;
-	}
-	rabbit::std::fclose(file);
-	return SQ_ERROR; //forward the error
-}
-
 int64_t _g_io_loadfile(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v)
 {
 	const char *filename;
@@ -401,15 +386,6 @@ int64_t _g_io_loadfile(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v)
 	return SQ_ERROR; //propagates the error
 }
 
-int64_t _g_io_writeclosuretofile(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v)
-{
-	const char *filename;
-	sq_getstring(v,2,&filename);
-	if(SQ_SUCCEEDED(rabbit::std::writeclosuretofile(v,filename)))
-		return 1;
-	return SQ_ERROR; //propagates the error
-}
-
 int64_t _g_io_dofile(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v)
 {
 	const char *filename;
@@ -428,7 +404,6 @@ int64_t _g_io_dofile(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v)
 static const rabbit::RegFunction iolib_funcs[]={
 	_DECL_GLOBALIO_FUNC(loadfile,-2,".sb"),
 	_DECL_GLOBALIO_FUNC(dofile,-2,".sb"),
-	_DECL_GLOBALIO_FUNC(writeclosuretofile,3,".sc"),
 	{NULL,(SQFUNCTION)0,0,NULL}
 };
 
diff --git a/rabbit-std/sqstdio.hpp b/rabbit-std/sqstdio.hpp
index da1e62c..6cf71db 100644
--- a/rabbit-std/sqstdio.hpp
+++ b/rabbit-std/sqstdio.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ rabbit::Result getfile(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v, int64_t idx, SQFILE *file);
 //compiler helpers
 rabbit::Result loadfile(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,const char *filename,rabbit::Bool printerror);
 rabbit::Result dofile(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,const char *filename,rabbit::Bool retval,rabbit::Bool printerror);
-rabbit::Result writeclosuretofile(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,const char *filename);
 
 rabbit::Result register_iolib(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v);
 
diff --git a/rabbit/Closure.cpp b/rabbit/Closure.cpp
index 53ef1a4..56ebd49 100644
--- a/rabbit/Closure.cpp
+++ b/rabbit/Closure.cpp
@@ -23,125 +23,6 @@
 #include <rabbit/RefCounted.hpp>
 #include <rabbit/squtils.hpp>
 
-
-
-bool rabbit::SafeWrite(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,SQWRITEFUNC write,rabbit::UserPointer up,rabbit::UserPointer dest,int64_t size)
-{
-	if(write(up,dest,size) != size) {
-		v->raise_error("io error (write function failure)");
-		return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
-bool rabbit::SafeRead(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,SQWRITEFUNC read,rabbit::UserPointer up,rabbit::UserPointer dest,int64_t size)
-{
-	if(size && read(up,dest,size) != size) {
-		v->raise_error("io error, read function failure, the origin stream could be corrupted/trucated");
-		return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
-bool rabbit::WriteTag(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,SQWRITEFUNC write,rabbit::UserPointer up,uint32_t tag)
-{
-	return SafeWrite(v,write,up,&tag,sizeof(tag));
-}
-
-bool rabbit::CheckTag(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,SQWRITEFUNC read,rabbit::UserPointer up,uint32_t tag)
-{
-	uint32_t t;
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up,&t,sizeof(t)));
-	if(t != tag){
-		v->raise_error("invalid or corrupted closure stream");
-		return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
-bool rabbit::WriteObject(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,rabbit::UserPointer up,SQWRITEFUNC write,rabbit::ObjectPtr &o)
-{
-	uint32_t _type = (uint32_t)o.getType();
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&_type,sizeof(_type)));
-	switch(o.getType()){
-		case rabbit::OT_STRING:
-			_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&o.toString()->_len,sizeof(int64_t)));
-			_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,o.getStringValue(),sq_rsl(o.toString()->_len)));
-			break;
-		case rabbit::OT_BOOL:
-		case rabbit::OT_INTEGER:
-			_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&o.toInteger(),sizeof(int64_t)));break;
-		case rabbit::OT_FLOAT:
-			_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&o.toFloat(),sizeof(float_t)));break;
-		case rabbit::OT_NULL:
-			break;
-		default:
-			v->raise_error("cannot serialize a %s",getTypeName(o));
-			return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
-bool rabbit::ReadObject(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,rabbit::UserPointer up,SQREADFUNC read,rabbit::ObjectPtr &o)
-{
-	uint32_t _type;
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up,&_type,sizeof(_type)));
-	rabbit::ObjectType t = (rabbit::ObjectType)_type;
-	switch(t){
-	case rabbit::OT_STRING:{
-		int64_t len;
-		_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up,&len,sizeof(int64_t)));
-		_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up,_get_shared_state(v)->getScratchPad(sq_rsl(len)),sq_rsl(len)));
-		o=rabbit::String::create(_get_shared_state(v),_get_shared_state(v)->getScratchPad(-1),len);
-				   }
-		break;
-	case rabbit::OT_INTEGER:{
-		int64_t i;
-		_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up,&i,sizeof(int64_t))); o = i; break;
-					}
-	case rabbit::OT_BOOL:{
-		int64_t i;
-		_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up,&i,sizeof(int64_t))); o._type = rabbit::OT_BOOL; o._unVal.nInteger = i; break;
-					}
-	case rabbit::OT_FLOAT:{
-		float_t f;
-		_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up,&f,sizeof(float_t))); o = f; break;
-				  }
-	case rabbit::OT_NULL:
-		o.Null();
-		break;
-	default:
-		v->raise_error("cannot serialize a %s",IdType2Name(t));
-		return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
-bool rabbit::Closure::save(rabbit::VirtualMachine *v,rabbit::UserPointer up,SQWRITEFUNC write)
-{
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteTag(v,write,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_HEAD));
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteTag(v,write,up,sizeof(char)));
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteTag(v,write,up,sizeof(int64_t)));
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteTag(v,write,up,sizeof(float_t)));
-	_CHECK_IO(_function->save(v,up,write));
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteTag(v,write,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_TAIL));
-	return true;
-}
-
-bool rabbit::Closure::load(rabbit::VirtualMachine *v,rabbit::UserPointer up,SQREADFUNC read,rabbit::ObjectPtr &ret)
-{
-	_CHECK_IO(CheckTag(v,read,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_HEAD));
-	_CHECK_IO(CheckTag(v,read,up,sizeof(char)));
-	_CHECK_IO(CheckTag(v,read,up,sizeof(int64_t)));
-	_CHECK_IO(CheckTag(v,read,up,sizeof(float_t)));
-	rabbit::ObjectPtr func;
-	_CHECK_IO(rabbit::FunctionProto::load(v,up,read,func));
-	_CHECK_IO(CheckTag(v,read,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_TAIL));
-	ret = rabbit::Closure::create(_get_shared_state(v),func.toFunctionProto(),v->_roottable.toTable()->getWeakRef(rabbit::OT_TABLE));
-	//FIXME: load an root for this closure
-	return true;
-}
-
 rabbit::Closure::~Closure() {
 	__Objrelease(_root);
 	__Objrelease(_env);
diff --git a/rabbit/Closure.hpp b/rabbit/Closure.hpp
index d12767f..1bd2dd8 100644
--- a/rabbit/Closure.hpp
+++ b/rabbit/Closure.hpp
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ namespace rabbit {
 			Closure *clone();
 			~Closure();
 		
-			bool save(rabbit::VirtualMachine *v,rabbit::UserPointer up,SQWRITEFUNC write);
-			static bool load(rabbit::VirtualMachine *v,rabbit::UserPointer up,SQREADFUNC read,rabbit::ObjectPtr &ret);
 			rabbit::WeakRef *_env;
 			rabbit::WeakRef *_root;
 			rabbit::Class *_base;
@@ -42,12 +40,6 @@ namespace rabbit {
 			rabbit::ObjectPtr *_outervalues;
 			rabbit::ObjectPtr *_defaultparams;
 	};
-	bool SafeWrite(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,SQWRITEFUNC write,rabbit::UserPointer up,rabbit::UserPointer dest,int64_t size);
-	bool SafeRead(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,SQWRITEFUNC read,rabbit::UserPointer up,rabbit::UserPointer dest,int64_t size);
-	bool WriteTag(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,SQWRITEFUNC write,rabbit::UserPointer up,uint32_t tag);
-	bool CheckTag(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,SQWRITEFUNC read,rabbit::UserPointer up,uint32_t tag);
-	bool WriteObject(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,rabbit::UserPointer up,SQWRITEFUNC write,rabbit::ObjectPtr &o);
-	bool ReadObject(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,rabbit::UserPointer up,SQREADFUNC read,rabbit::ObjectPtr &o);
 
 }
 #define _CHECK_IO(exp)  { if(!exp)return false; }
diff --git a/rabbit/FunctionProto.cpp b/rabbit/FunctionProto.cpp
index 9cfca53..7eff0ec 100644
--- a/rabbit/FunctionProto.cpp
+++ b/rabbit/FunctionProto.cpp
@@ -131,151 +131,3 @@ rabbit::FunctionProto::FunctionProto(rabbit::SharedState *ss)
 rabbit::FunctionProto::~FunctionProto()
 {
 }
-
-
-
-bool rabbit::FunctionProto::save(rabbit::VirtualMachine *v,rabbit::UserPointer up,SQWRITEFUNC write)
-{
-	int64_t i,nliterals = _nliterals,nparameters = _nparameters;
-	int64_t noutervalues = _noutervalues,nlocalvarinfos = _nlocalvarinfos;
-	int64_t nlineinfos=_nlineinfos,ninstructions = _ninstructions,nfunctions=_nfunctions;
-	int64_t ndefaultparams = _ndefaultparams;
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteTag(v,write,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteObject(v,up,write,_sourcename));
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteObject(v,up,write,_name));
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteTag(v,write,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&nliterals,sizeof(nliterals)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&nparameters,sizeof(nparameters)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&noutervalues,sizeof(noutervalues)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&nlocalvarinfos,sizeof(nlocalvarinfos)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&nlineinfos,sizeof(nlineinfos)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&ndefaultparams,sizeof(ndefaultparams)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&ninstructions,sizeof(ninstructions)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&nfunctions,sizeof(nfunctions)));
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteTag(v,write,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	for(i=0;i<nliterals;i++){
-		_CHECK_IO(WriteObject(v,up,write,_literals[i]));
-	}
-
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteTag(v,write,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	for(i=0;i<nparameters;i++){
-		_CHECK_IO(WriteObject(v,up,write,_parameters[i]));
-	}
-
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteTag(v,write,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	for(i=0;i<noutervalues;i++){
-		_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&_outervalues[i]._type,sizeof(uint64_t)));
-		_CHECK_IO(WriteObject(v,up,write,_outervalues[i]._src));
-		_CHECK_IO(WriteObject(v,up,write,_outervalues[i]._name));
-	}
-
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteTag(v,write,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	for(i=0;i<nlocalvarinfos;i++){
-		rabbit::LocalVarInfo &lvi=_localvarinfos[i];
-		_CHECK_IO(WriteObject(v,up,write,lvi._name));
-		_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&lvi._pos,sizeof(uint64_t)));
-		_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&lvi._start_op,sizeof(uint64_t)));
-		_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&lvi._end_op,sizeof(uint64_t)));
-	}
-
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteTag(v,write,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,_lineinfos,sizeof(rabbit::LineInfo)*nlineinfos));
-
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteTag(v,write,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,_defaultparams,sizeof(int64_t)*ndefaultparams));
-
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteTag(v,write,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,_instructions,sizeof(rabbit::Instruction)*ninstructions));
-
-	_CHECK_IO(WriteTag(v,write,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	for(i=0;i<nfunctions;i++){
-		_CHECK_IO(_functions[i].toFunctionProto()->save(v,up,write));
-	}
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&_stacksize,sizeof(_stacksize)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&_bgenerator,sizeof(_bgenerator)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeWrite(v,write,up,&_varparams,sizeof(_varparams)));
-	return true;
-}
-
-bool rabbit::FunctionProto::load(rabbit::VirtualMachine *v,rabbit::UserPointer up,SQREADFUNC read,rabbit::ObjectPtr &ret)
-{
-	int64_t i, nliterals,nparameters;
-	int64_t noutervalues ,nlocalvarinfos ;
-	int64_t nlineinfos,ninstructions ,nfunctions,ndefaultparams ;
-	rabbit::ObjectPtr sourcename, name;
-	rabbit::ObjectPtr o;
-	_CHECK_IO(CheckTag(v,read,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	_CHECK_IO(ReadObject(v, up, read, sourcename));
-	_CHECK_IO(ReadObject(v, up, read, name));
-
-	_CHECK_IO(CheckTag(v,read,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, &nliterals, sizeof(nliterals)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, &nparameters, sizeof(nparameters)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, &noutervalues, sizeof(noutervalues)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, &nlocalvarinfos, sizeof(nlocalvarinfos)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, &nlineinfos, sizeof(nlineinfos)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, &ndefaultparams, sizeof(ndefaultparams)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, &ninstructions, sizeof(ninstructions)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, &nfunctions, sizeof(nfunctions)));
-
-
-	rabbit::FunctionProto *f = rabbit::FunctionProto::create(NULL,ninstructions,nliterals,nparameters,
-			nfunctions,noutervalues,nlineinfos,nlocalvarinfos,ndefaultparams);
-	rabbit::ObjectPtr proto = f; //gets a ref in case of failure
-	f->_sourcename = sourcename;
-	f->_name = name;
-
-	_CHECK_IO(CheckTag(v,read,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-
-	for(i = 0;i < nliterals; i++){
-		_CHECK_IO(ReadObject(v, up, read, o));
-		f->_literals[i] = o;
-	}
-	_CHECK_IO(CheckTag(v,read,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-
-	for(i = 0; i < nparameters; i++){
-		_CHECK_IO(ReadObject(v, up, read, o));
-		f->_parameters[i] = o;
-	}
-	_CHECK_IO(CheckTag(v,read,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-
-	for(i = 0; i < noutervalues; i++){
-		uint64_t type;
-		rabbit::ObjectPtr name;
-		_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, &type, sizeof(uint64_t)));
-		_CHECK_IO(ReadObject(v, up, read, o));
-		_CHECK_IO(ReadObject(v, up, read, name));
-		f->_outervalues[i] = rabbit::OuterVar(name,o, (rabbit::OuterType)type);
-	}
-	_CHECK_IO(CheckTag(v,read,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-
-	for(i = 0; i < nlocalvarinfos; i++){
-		rabbit::LocalVarInfo lvi;
-		_CHECK_IO(ReadObject(v, up, read, lvi._name));
-		_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, &lvi._pos, sizeof(uint64_t)));
-		_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, &lvi._start_op, sizeof(uint64_t)));
-		_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, &lvi._end_op, sizeof(uint64_t)));
-		f->_localvarinfos[i] = lvi;
-	}
-	_CHECK_IO(CheckTag(v,read,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, f->_lineinfos, sizeof(rabbit::LineInfo)*nlineinfos));
-
-	_CHECK_IO(CheckTag(v,read,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, f->_defaultparams, sizeof(int64_t)*ndefaultparams));
-
-	_CHECK_IO(CheckTag(v,read,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, f->_instructions, sizeof(rabbit::Instruction)*ninstructions));
-
-	_CHECK_IO(CheckTag(v,read,up,SQ_CLOSURESTREAM_PART));
-	for(i = 0; i < nfunctions; i++){
-		_CHECK_IO(o.toFunctionProto()->load(v, up, read, o));
-		f->_functions[i] = o;
-	}
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, &f->_stacksize, sizeof(f->_stacksize)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, &f->_bgenerator, sizeof(f->_bgenerator)));
-	_CHECK_IO(SafeRead(v,read,up, &f->_varparams, sizeof(f->_varparams)));
-
-	ret = f;
-	return true;
-}
-
diff --git a/rabbit/FunctionProto.hpp b/rabbit/FunctionProto.hpp
index d54c027..954dcc0 100644
--- a/rabbit/FunctionProto.hpp
+++ b/rabbit/FunctionProto.hpp
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ namespace rabbit {
 		
 			const char* getLocal(rabbit::VirtualMachine *v,uint64_t stackbase,uint64_t nseq,uint64_t nop);
 			int64_t getLine(rabbit::Instruction *curr);
-			bool save(rabbit::VirtualMachine *v,rabbit::UserPointer up,SQWRITEFUNC write);
-			static bool load(rabbit::VirtualMachine *v,rabbit::UserPointer up,SQREADFUNC read,rabbit::ObjectPtr &ret);
 			rabbit::ObjectPtr _sourcename;
 			rabbit::ObjectPtr _name;
 			int64_t _stacksize;
diff --git a/rabbit/rabbit.hpp b/rabbit/rabbit.hpp
index 9653149..553071e 100644
--- a/rabbit/rabbit.hpp
+++ b/rabbit/rabbit.hpp
@@ -198,10 +198,6 @@ uint64_t sq_getvmrefcount(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v, const rabbit::Object *po);
 int64_t sq_collectgarbage(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v);
 rabbit::Result sq_resurrectunreachable(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v);
 
-/*serialization*/
-rabbit::Result sq_writeclosure(rabbit::VirtualMachine* vm,SQWRITEFUNC writef,rabbit::UserPointer up);
-rabbit::Result sq_readclosure(rabbit::VirtualMachine* vm,SQREADFUNC readf,rabbit::UserPointer up);
-
 /*mem allocation*/
 void *sq_malloc(uint64_t size);
 void *sq_realloc(void* p,uint64_t oldsize,uint64_t newsize);
diff --git a/rabbit/sqapi.cpp b/rabbit/sqapi.cpp
index ab7c40c..71b4f94 100644
--- a/rabbit/sqapi.cpp
+++ b/rabbit/sqapi.cpp
@@ -1350,35 +1350,6 @@ void rabbit::sq_setcompilererrorhandler(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,SQCOMPILERERRO
 	_get_shared_state(v)->_compilererrorhandler = f;
 }
 
-rabbit::Result rabbit::sq_writeclosure(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,SQWRITEFUNC w,rabbit::UserPointer up)
-{
-	rabbit::ObjectPtr *o = NULL;
-	_GETSAFE_OBJ(v, -1, rabbit::OT_CLOSURE,o);
-	unsigned short tag = SQ_BYTECODE_STREAM_TAG;
-	if(o->toClosure()->_function->_noutervalues)
-		return sq_throwerror(v,"a closure with free variables bound cannot be serialized");
-	if(w(up,&tag,2) != 2)
-		return sq_throwerror(v,"io error");
-	if(!o->toClosure()->save(v,up,w))
-		return SQ_ERROR;
-	return SQ_OK;
-}
-
-rabbit::Result rabbit::sq_readclosure(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,SQREADFUNC r,rabbit::UserPointer up)
-{
-	rabbit::ObjectPtr closure;
-
-	unsigned short tag;
-	if(r(up,&tag,2) != 2)
-		return sq_throwerror(v,"io error");
-	if(tag != SQ_BYTECODE_STREAM_TAG)
-		return sq_throwerror(v,"invalid stream");
-	if(!rabbit::Closure::load(v,up,r,closure))
-		return SQ_ERROR;
-	v->push(closure);
-	return SQ_OK;
-}
-
 char * rabbit::sq_getscratchpad(rabbit::VirtualMachine* v,int64_t minsize)
 {
 	return _get_shared_state(v)->getScratchPad(minsize);