diff --git a/hblang/src/codegen.rs b/hblang/src/codegen.rs
index 28553c6..7868fb5 100644
--- a/hblang/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/hblang/src/codegen.rs
@@ -3227,14 +3227,13 @@ mod tests {
             }
         }
 
-        let input = find_block(input, ident).trim();
-
-        parser::test::format(ident, input);
+        let input = find_block(input, ident);
 
         let mut module_map = Vec::new();
         let mut last_start = 0;
         let mut last_module_name = "test";
         for (i, m) in input.match_indices("// in module: ") {
+            parser::test::format(ident, input[last_start..i].trim());
             module_map.push((last_module_name, &input[last_start..i]));
             let (module_name, _) = input[i + m.len()..].split_once('\n').unwrap();
             last_module_name = module_name;
@@ -3253,7 +3252,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut codegen = super::Codegen {
             files: module_map
                 .iter()
-                .map(|&(path, content)| parser::Ast::new(path, content, &loader, false))
+                .map(|&(path, content)| parser::Ast::new(path, content, &loader))
                 .collect(),
             ..Default::default()
         };
diff --git a/hblang/src/lib.rs b/hblang/src/lib.rs
index 2c33ebf..7059548 100644
--- a/hblang/src/lib.rs
+++ b/hblang/src/lib.rs
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ pub fn parse_from_fs(extra_threads: usize, root: &str) -> io::Result<Vec<Ast>> {
         let mut file = std::fs::File::open(path)?;
         file.read_to_end(buffer)?;
         let src = std::str::from_utf8(buffer).map_err(InvalidFileData)?;
-        Ok(Ast::new(path, src, &loader, false))
+        Ok(Ast::new(path, src, &loader))
     };
 
     let thread = || {
diff --git a/hblang/src/parser.rs b/hblang/src/parser.rs
index d3e24af..59fe5f8 100644
--- a/hblang/src/parser.rs
+++ b/hblang/src/parser.rs
@@ -70,16 +70,10 @@ pub struct Parser<'a, 'b> {
     trailing_sep: bool,
     idents: Vec<ScopeIdent>,
     captured: Vec<Ident>,
-    loose: bool,
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
-    pub fn new(
-        arena: &'b Arena<'a>,
-        symbols: &'b mut Symbols,
-        loader: Loader<'b>,
-        loose: bool,
-    ) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(arena: &'b Arena<'a>, symbols: &'b mut Symbols, loader: Loader<'b>) -> Self {
         let mut lexer = Lexer::new("");
         Self {
             loader,
@@ -92,7 +86,6 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
             trailing_sep: false,
             idents: Vec::new(),
             captured: Vec::new(),
-            loose,
         }
     }
 
@@ -220,7 +213,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
         }
 
         let index = self.idents.binary_search_by_key(&id, |s| s.ident).expect("fck up");
-        if std::mem::replace(&mut self.idents[index].declared, true) && !self.loose {
+        if std::mem::replace(&mut self.idents[index].declared, true) {
             self.report_pos(
                 pos,
                 format_args!("redeclaration of identifier: {}", self.lexer.slice(ident::range(id))),
@@ -1084,10 +1077,10 @@ impl AstInner<[Symbol]> {
             .0
     }
 
-    fn new(content: &str, path: &str, loader: Loader, loose: bool) -> NonNull<Self> {
+    fn new(content: &str, path: &str, loader: Loader) -> NonNull<Self> {
         let arena = Arena::default();
         let mut syms = Vec::new();
-        let mut parser = Parser::new(&arena, &mut syms, loader, loose);
+        let mut parser = Parser::new(&arena, &mut syms, loader);
         let exprs = parser.file(content, path) as *const [Expr<'static>];
 
         syms.sort_unstable_by_key(|s| s.name);
@@ -1119,8 +1112,8 @@ impl AstInner<[Symbol]> {
 pub struct Ast(NonNull<AstInner<[Symbol]>>);
 
 impl Ast {
-    pub fn new(path: &str, content: &str, loader: Loader, loose: bool) -> Self {
-        Self(AstInner::new(content, path, loader, loose))
+    pub fn new(path: &str, content: &str, loader: Loader) -> Self {
+        Self(AstInner::new(content, path, loader))
     }
 
     pub fn exprs(&self) -> &[Expr] {
@@ -1150,7 +1143,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Ast {
 
 impl Default for Ast {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self(AstInner::new("", "", &no_loader, false))
+        Self(AstInner::new("", "", &no_loader))
     }
 }
 
@@ -1326,7 +1319,7 @@ impl Drop for ArenaChunk {
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod test {
     pub fn format(ident: &str, input: &str) {
-        let ast = super::Ast::new(ident, input, &|_, _| Ok(0), true);
+        let ast = super::Ast::new(ident, input, &|_, _| Ok(0));
         let mut output = Vec::new();
         crate::format_to(&ast, input, &mut output).unwrap();