diff --git a/src/middle.ts b/src/middle.ts
index 5001ac6..63b3c84 100644
--- a/src/middle.ts
+++ b/src/middle.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ class FnLowerer {
     private lowerPlace(place: ast.Node): Inst {
         // evaluate to most direct pointer
 
-        const ty = this.tys.place(place);
+        const _ty = this.tys.place(place);
+
         if (place.is("IdentExpr")) {
             const sym = this.syms.get(place);
             if (sym.tag === "Let") {
@@ -201,13 +202,7 @@ class FnLowerer {
         }
 
         if (place.is("UnaryExpr") && place.kind.op === "Deref") {
-            const source = this.lowerExpr(place.kind.expr);
-            // return this.pushInst(
-            //     Ty.create("PtrMut", { ty }),
-            //     "Load",
-            //     { source },
-            // );
-            return source;
+            return this.lowerExpr(place.kind.expr);
         }
 
         if (place.is("IndexExpr")) {