diff --git a/src/core/utilities/functions.ts b/src/core/utilities/functions.ts
index ab67f99..18df085 100644
--- a/src/core/utilities/functions.ts
+++ b/src/core/utilities/functions.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 import * as Files from '../module-loading/readFile';
 import { basename } from 'path';
 import { Err, Ok } from 'ts-results-es';
-/**
- * A function that returns whatever value is provided.
- * Warning: this evaluates { @param value }. It does not defer a value.
- * @param value
- * @__PURE__
- */
-// prettier-ignore
-export const _const = <T>(value: T) => () => value;
 /**
  *
  * @param modName
@@ -19,8 +11,8 @@ export function nameOrFilename(modName: string | undefined, absPath: string) {
 }
 
 //function wrappers for empty ok / err
-export const ok = _const(Ok.EMPTY);
-export const err = _const(Err.EMPTY);
+export const ok = () => Ok.EMPTY;
+export const err = () => Err.EMPTY;
 
 export function partition<T, V>(arr: (T & V)[], condition: (e: T & V) => boolean): [T[], V[]] {
     const t: T[] = [];