diff --git a/ceres-asm/src/lib.rs b/ceres-asm/src/lib.rs
index f5c5a5e..3a43db3 100644
--- a/ceres-asm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ceres-asm/src/lib.rs
@@ -198,41 +198,6 @@ pub enum Token {
 }
 
 impl Token {
-    // returns the token as a str
-    fn as_str(&self) -> String {
-        match self {
-            // general stuff
-            Self::Comment => "a comment".to_owned(),
-            Self::Newline => "\\n".to_owned(),
-            // registers
-            Self::ZeroRegister => "$z0".to_owned(),
-            Self::ProgramCounter => "$pc".to_owned(),
-            Self::StackPointer => "$sp".to_owned(),
-            Self::ReturnAddress => "$ra".to_owned(),
-            Self::ArgumentZero => "$a0".to_owned(),
-            Self::ArgumentOne => "$z1".to_owned(),
-            Self::ArgumentTwo => "$a2".to_owned(),
-            Self::ReturnZero => "$v0".to_owned(),
-            Self::ReturnOne => "$v1".to_owned(),
-            Self::TemporaryRegister(idx) => format!("$t{}", idx),
-            Self::RegisterIndex(idx) => format!("${}", idx),
-            // types
-            Self::Immediate => "immd".to_owned(),
-            Self::VideoMemory => "vram".to_owned(),
-            Self::CartMemory => "cram".to_owned(),
-            // literals
-            Self::HexLiteral(_) => "hex lit".to_owned(),
-            Self::BinaryLiteral(_) => "bin lit".to_owned(),
-            Self::DecimalLiteral(_) => "dec lit".to_owned(),
-            // instructions
-            Self::Load => "ld:".to_owned(),
-            Self::Add => "add".to_owned(),
-            Self::Sub => "sub".to_owned(),
-            // errors
-            Self::Error => "ERR".to_owned(),
-        }
-    }
-
     // returns the index of a register
     fn register_index(&self) -> Result<u8> {
         match self {