--- a/src/luan/modules/BasicLuan.java	Wed Aug 02 17:37:59 2017 -0600
+++ b/src/luan/modules/BasicLuan.java	Wed Aug 02 19:00:24 2017 -0600
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import luan.Luan;
 import luan.LuanState;
 import luan.LuanTable;
@@ -250,47 +248,4 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	public static Object to_luan(Object obj) throws LuanException {
-		if( !type(obj).equals("java") )
-			return obj;
-		LuanTable tbl = new LuanTable();
-		if( obj instanceof Map ) {
-			Map map = (Map)obj;
-			for( Object stupid : map.entrySet() ) {
-				Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry)stupid;
-				Object key = entry.getKey();
-				Object value = entry.getValue();
-				if( key != null && value != null )
-					tbl.rawPut(to_luan(key),to_luan(value));
-			}
-			return tbl;
-		}
-		if( obj instanceof Set ) {
-			Set set = (Set)obj;
-			for( Object el : set ) {
-				if( el != null )
-					tbl.rawPut(to_luan(el),Boolean.TRUE);
-			}
-			return tbl;
-		}
-		List list;
-		if( obj instanceof List ) {
-			list = (List)obj;
-		} else {
-			Class cls = obj.getClass();
-			if( cls.isArray() && !cls.getComponentType().isPrimitive() ) {
-				Object[] a = (Object[])obj;
-				list = Arrays.asList(a);
-			} else
-				throw new LuanException("can't convert type "+obj.getClass().getName()+" to luan");
-		}
-		int n = list.size();
-		for( int i=0; i<n; i++ ) {
-			Object val = list.get(i);
-			if( val != null )
-				tbl.rawPut(i+1,to_luan(val));
-		}
-		return tbl;
-	}
-
 }