diff --git a/compile.phi b/compile.phi
index 13f1707..861c37b 100644
--- a/compile.phi
+++ b/compile.phi
@@ -319,22 +319,6 @@
         ) (if (== pat_ty "list") (do
             (let (_ _ pats) pat)
 
-            //(emit (format
-            //    (+ ";\nif (r_%.type !== \"list\") {\nruntime.setLine(%);"
-            //        "\nruntime.panic(\"expected list\");\n}\n")
-            //    base_reg
-            //    line
-            //))
-            //(emit (format
-            //    (+ ";\nif (% > r_%.values.length) {\nruntime.setLine(%);\nruntime.panic"
-            //        "(`expected % elements, got ${r_%.values.length}`);\n}\n")
-            //    (len pats)
-            //    base_reg
-            //    line
-            //    (len pats)
-            //    base_reg
-            //))
-
             (let i 0)
             (for pat pats (do
                 (let reg (let_node_reg_count))