diff --git a/src/Dodge/Update.hs b/src/Dodge/Update.hs
index 044a79206..abe9a313f 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Update.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Update.hs
@@ -993,7 +993,6 @@ canSpring cr =
         CrIsCorpse{} -> True
         CrDestroyed{} -> False
 
--- should possibly limit how big this can get
 crCrSpring :: Creature -> Creature -> World -> World
 crCrSpring c1 c2
     | id1 == id2 = id
@@ -1011,7 +1010,6 @@ crCrSpring c1 c2
     | Just t <- c1 ^? crType . slimeSplitTimer 
         , slimeFood c2
         , t <= 0 = slimeSuck c1 c2
---            cWorld . lWorld . creatures %~ (rolap . rolap')
     | SlimeCrit{} <- c1 ^. crType = id
     | SlimeCrit{} <- c2 ^. crType = id
     | otherwise = cWorld . lWorld . creatures %~ ( olap c1 c2 . olap' c2 c1)
@@ -1024,10 +1022,6 @@ crCrSpring c1 c2
         return $ z c1 > h2 || z c2 > h1
     olap a b = ix (a ^. crID) . crPos . _xy +~ overlap b
     olap' a b = ix (a ^. crID) . crPos . _xy -~ overlap b
-    suckx = (min 1 $ 2 * (1 - distance xy1 xy2 / (r1 + r2))) ^ (2:: Int)
---    rolap = ix id1 . crPos . _xy +~ f (suckx * 1.5 * m2 / (m1+m2)) *^ normalize (xy2 - xy1)
---    rolap' = ix id2 . crPos . _xy +~ f (suckx * 1.5*m1 / (m1+m2)) *^ normalize (xy1 - xy2)
-    f = min (distance xy1 xy2/2)
     id1 = _crID c1
     id2 = _crID c2
     xy1 = c1 ^. crPos . _xy
@@ -1039,8 +1033,6 @@ crCrSpring c1 c2
     comRad = crRad (c1 ^. crType) + crRad (c2 ^. crType)
     overlap c = ((comRad - diff) * crMass (_crType c) * 0.5 / massT) *^ signorm vec
     massT = crMass (_crType c1) + crMass (_crType c2)
-    m1 = crMass $ c1 ^. crType
-    m2 = crMass $ c2 ^. crType
 
 slimeSuck :: Creature -> Creature -> World -> World
 slimeSuck c1 c2 = cWorld . lWorld . creatures %~ (rolap . rolap')
@@ -1082,17 +1074,7 @@ feedSlime s c w = fromMaybe w $ do
             & crType . slimeCompression %~ ((r/r1) *^)
     r1 = s ^?! crType . slimeRad
     r2 = c ^. crType . to crRad
-    r = sqrt (r1*r1 + 4*r2*r2)
-    id1 = s ^. crID
-    id2 = c ^. crID
---    rolap = ix id1 . crPos . _xy +~ f' (suckx * 1.5 * m2 / (m1+m2)) *^ normalize (xy2 - xy1)
---    rolap' = ix id2 . crPos . _xy +~ f' (suckx * 1.5*m1 / (m1+m2)) *^ normalize (xy1 - xy2)
-    m1 = crMass $ s ^. crType
-    m2 = crMass $ c ^. crType
-    suckx = (min 1 $ 2 * (1 - distance xy1 xy2 / (r1 + r2))) ^ (2:: Int)
-    xy1 = s ^. crPos . _xy
-    xy2 = c ^. crPos . _xy
-    f' = min (distance xy1 xy2/2)
+    r = sqrt (r1*r1 + r2*r2)
 
 fuseSlimes :: Creature -> Creature -> World -> World
 fuseSlimes c1 c2 = (cWorld . lWorld . creatures . ix mini .~ c)