diff --git a/semantic-core/src/Data/Core.hs b/semantic-core/src/Data/Core.hs
index 1bb9934af1..e3a6d8c270 100644
--- a/semantic-core/src/Data/Core.hs
+++ b/semantic-core/src/Data/Core.hs
@@ -194,25 +194,8 @@ annWith :: (Carrier sig m, Member Core sig) => CallStack -> m a -> m a
 annWith callStack = maybe id (fmap send . Ann) (stackLoc callStack)
 
 
-stripAnnotations :: (Member Core sig, Syntax sig) => Term sig a -> Term sig a
-stripAnnotations = iter id alg Var Var
-  where alg t | Just c <- prj t, Ann _ b <- c = b
-              | otherwise                     = Term t
-
-
-instance Syntax Core where
-  foldSyntax go k h = \case
-    Let a -> Let a
-    a :>> b -> go h a :>> go h b
-    Lam u b -> Lam u (foldSyntax go k h b)
-    a :$ b -> go h a :$ go h b
-    Unit -> Unit
-    Bool b -> Bool b
-    If c t e -> If (go h c) (go h t) (go h e)
-    String s -> String s
-    Load t -> Load (go h t)
-    Edge e t -> Edge e (go h t)
-    Frame -> Frame
-    a :. b -> go h a :. go h b
-    a := b -> go h a := go h b
-    Ann loc t -> Ann loc (go h t)
+stripAnnotations :: (Member Core sig, HFunctor sig, forall g . Functor g => Functor (sig g)) => Term sig a -> Term sig a
+stripAnnotations (Var v)  = Var v
+stripAnnotations (Term t)
+  | Just c <- prj t, Ann _ b <- c = stripAnnotations b
+  | otherwise                     = Term (hmap stripAnnotations t)
diff --git a/semantic-core/src/Data/Core/Pretty.hs b/semantic-core/src/Data/Core/Pretty.hs
index 70cc97197a..57e70c7cb4 100644
--- a/semantic-core/src/Data/Core/Pretty.hs
+++ b/semantic-core/src/Data/Core/Pretty.hs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ module Data.Core.Pretty
 import           Control.Effect.Reader
 import           Data.Core
 import           Data.File
-import           Data.Functor.Const
 import           Data.Name
 import           Data.Scope
 import           Data.Term
@@ -56,57 +55,58 @@ inParens amount go = do
   body <- with amount go
   pure (encloseIf (amount >= prec) (symbol "(") (symbol ")") body)
 
-prettify :: (Member (Reader [AnsiDoc]) sig, Member (Reader Prec) sig, Carrier sig m)
-         => Style
-         -> Core (Const (m AnsiDoc)) a
-         -> m AnsiDoc
-prettify style = \case
-  Let a -> pure $ keyword "let" <+> name a
-  Const a :>> Const b -> do
-    prec <- ask @Prec
-    fore <- with 12 a
-    aft  <- with 12 b
-
-    let open  = symbol ("{" <> softline)
-        close = symbol (softline <> "}")
-        separator = ";" <> Pretty.line
-        body = fore <> separator <> aft
-
-    pure . Pretty.align $ encloseIf (12 > prec) open close (Pretty.align body)
-
-  Lam n f -> inParens 11 $ do
-    (x, body) <- bind n f
-    pure (lambda <> x <+> arrow <+> body)
-
-  Frame    -> pure $ primitive "frame"
-  Unit     -> pure $ primitive "unit"
-  Bool b   -> pure $ primitive (if b then "true" else "false")
-  String s -> pure . strlit $ Pretty.viaShow s
-
-  Const f :$ Const x -> inParens 11 $ (<+>) <$> f <*> x
-
-  If (Const con) (Const tru) (Const fal) -> do
-    con' <- "if"   `appending` con
-    tru' <- "then" `appending` tru
-    fal' <- "else" `appending` fal
-    pure $ Pretty.sep [con', tru', fal']
-
-  Load (Const p)   -> "load" `appending` p
-  Edge Lexical (Const n) -> "lexical" `appending` n
-  Edge Import (Const n) -> "import" `appending` n
-  Const item :. Const body   -> inParens 4 $ do
-    f <- item
-    g <- body
-    pure (f <> symbol "." <> g)
-
-  Const lhs := Const rhs -> inParens 3 $ do
-    f <- lhs
-    g <- rhs
-    pure (f <+> symbol "=" <+> g)
-
-  -- Annotations are not pretty-printed, as it lowers the signal/noise ratio too profoundly.
-  Ann _ (Const c) -> c
-  where bind (Ignored x) f = let x' = name x in (,) x' <$> local (x':) (getConst (unScope f))
+prettyCore :: Style -> Term Core User -> AnsiDoc
+prettyCore style = run . runReader @Prec 0 . go (pure . name)
+  where go :: (Member (Reader Prec) sig, Carrier sig m) => (a -> m AnsiDoc) -> Term Core a -> m AnsiDoc
+        go var = \case
+          Var v -> var v
+          Term t -> case t of
+            Let a -> pure $ keyword "let" <+> name a
+            a :>> b -> do
+              prec <- ask @Prec
+              fore <- with 12 (go var a)
+              aft  <- with 12 (go var b)
+
+              let open  = symbol ("{" <> softline)
+                  close = symbol (softline <> "}")
+                  separator = ";" <> Pretty.line
+                  body = fore <> separator <> aft
+
+              pure . Pretty.align $ encloseIf (12 > prec) open close (Pretty.align body)
+
+            Lam n f -> inParens 11 $ do
+              (x, body) <- bind n f
+              pure (lambda <> x <+> arrow <+> body)
+
+            Frame    -> pure $ primitive "frame"
+            Unit     -> pure $ primitive "unit"
+            Bool b   -> pure $ primitive (if b then "true" else "false")
+            String s -> pure . strlit $ Pretty.viaShow s
+
+            f :$ x -> inParens 11 $ (<+>) <$> go var f <*> go var x
+
+            If con tru fal -> do
+              con' <- "if"   `appending` go var con
+              tru' <- "then" `appending` go var tru
+              fal' <- "else" `appending` go var fal
+              pure $ Pretty.sep [con', tru', fal']
+
+            Load p   -> "load" `appending` go var p
+            Edge Lexical n -> "lexical" `appending` go var n
+            Edge Import n -> "import" `appending` go var n
+            item :. body   -> inParens 4 $ do
+              f <- go var item
+              g <- go var body
+              pure (f <> symbol "." <> g)
+
+            lhs := rhs -> inParens 3 $ do
+              f <- go var lhs
+              g <- go var rhs
+              pure (f <+> symbol "=" <+> g)
+
+            -- Annotations are not pretty-printed, as it lowers the signal/noise ratio too profoundly.
+            Ann _ c -> go var c
+          where bind (Ignored x) f = let x' = name x in (,) x' <$> go (incr (const (pure x')) var) (fromScope f)
         lambda = case style of
           Unicode -> symbol "λ"
           Ascii   -> symbol "\\"
@@ -117,8 +117,3 @@ prettify style = \case
 
 appending :: Functor f => AnsiDoc -> f AnsiDoc -> f AnsiDoc
 appending k item = (keyword k <+>) <$> item
-
-prettyCore :: Style -> Term Core User -> AnsiDoc
-prettyCore s = run . runReader @Prec 0 . runReader @[AnsiDoc] [] . cata id (prettify s) bound (pure . name)
-  where bound (Z _) = asks (head @AnsiDoc)
-        bound (S n) = local (tail @AnsiDoc) n
diff --git a/semantic-core/src/Data/Term.hs b/semantic-core/src/Data/Term.hs
index 0557116a13..f7e9695d9f 100644
--- a/semantic-core/src/Data/Term.hs
+++ b/semantic-core/src/Data/Term.hs
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE DeriveTraversable, FlexibleInstances, LambdaCase, MultiParamTypeClasses, QuantifiedConstraints, RankNTypes, ScopedTypeVariables, StandaloneDeriving, TypeOperators, UndecidableInstances #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveTraversable, FlexibleInstances, MultiParamTypeClasses, QuantifiedConstraints, StandaloneDeriving, UndecidableInstances #-}
 module Data.Term
 ( Term(..)
-, Syntax(..)
-, iter
-, cata
-, interpret
 ) where
 
 import Control.Effect.Carrier
 import Control.Monad (ap)
 import Control.Monad.Module
-import Data.Coerce (coerce)
-import Data.Functor.Const
-import Data.Scope
 
 data Term sig a
   = Var a
@@ -48,46 +41,3 @@ instance RightModule sig => Monad (Term sig) where
 
 instance RightModule sig => Carrier sig (Term sig) where
   eff = Term
-
-
-class (HFunctor sig, forall g . Functor g => Functor (sig g)) => Syntax sig where
-  foldSyntax :: (forall x y . (x -> m y) -> f x -> n y)
-             -> (forall a . Incr () (n a) -> m (Incr () (n a)))
-             -> (a -> m b)
-             -> sig f a
-             -> sig n b
-
-instance Syntax (Scope ()) where
-  foldSyntax go bound free = Scope . go (bound . fmap (go free)) . unScope
-
-instance (Syntax l, Syntax r) => Syntax (l :+: r) where
-  foldSyntax go bound free (L l) = L (foldSyntax go bound free l)
-  foldSyntax go bound free (R r) = R (foldSyntax go bound free r)
-
-
-iter :: forall m n sig a b
-     .  Syntax sig
-     => (forall a . m a -> n a)
-     -> (forall a . sig n a -> n a)
-     -> (forall a . Incr () (n a) -> m (Incr () (n a)))
-     -> (a -> m b)
-     -> Term sig a
-     -> n b
-iter var alg bound = go
-  where go :: forall x y . (x -> m y) -> Term sig x -> n y
-        go free = \case
-          Var a -> var (free a)
-          Term t -> alg (foldSyntax go bound free t)
-
-cata :: Syntax sig
-     => (a -> b)
-     -> (forall a . sig (Const b) a -> b)
-     -> (Incr () b -> a)
-     -> (x -> a)
-     -> Term sig x
-     -> b
-cata var alg k h = getConst . iter (coerce var) (Const . alg) (coerce k) (Const . h)
-
-
-interpret :: (Carrier sig m, Member eff sig, Syntax eff) => (forall a . Incr () (m a) -> m (Incr () (m a))) -> (a -> m b) -> Term eff a -> m b
-interpret = iter id send