diff --git a/rest/collection.go b/rest/collection.go
deleted file mode 100755
index 6e4f40a..0000000
--- a/rest/collection.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-package rest
-
-import (
-	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"sync"
-
-	"git.sdf.org/jchenry/x/encoding"
-	"git.sdf.org/jchenry/x/log"
-)
-
-// Example: Resource(p, c, JSONEncoder, json.Decode(func()interface{}{return &foo{}}), log.None{})
-func Resource(p *sync.Pool, g Gateway, e EntityEncoder, d encoding.Decoder, l log.Interface) http.HandlerFunc {
-	return restVerbHandler(
-		GetResource(g, e, l),
-		PostResource(g, d, p, l),
-		PutResource(g, e, d, p, l),
-		DeleteResource(g, l),
-	)
-}
-
-func GetResource(store Readable, encode EntityEncoder, log log.Interface) http.HandlerFunc {
-	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { // GET
-		if id := filepath.Base(r.URL.Path); id != "" {
-			if e, err := store.Read(id); err == nil { // handle individual entity
-				encode(w, e)
-			} else {
-				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-				log.Printf("Error: %s", err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			if params, err := url.ParseQuery(r.URL.RawQuery); err == nil {
-				if e, err := store.All(params); err == nil { // handle all entities
-					encode(w, e)
-				} else {
-					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-					log.Printf("Error: %s", err)
-				}
-			} else {
-				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func PostResource(store Creatable, decode encoding.Decoder, pool *sync.Pool, log log.Interface) http.HandlerFunc {
-	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { // POST TODO
-		e := pool.Get()
-		defer pool.Put(e)
-		if err := decode(r.Body, e); err == nil {
-			if err = store.Create(e); err == nil {
-				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
-			} else {
-				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-				log.Printf("Error: %s", err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func PutResource(store Updatable, encode EntityEncoder, decode encoding.Decoder, pool *sync.Pool, log log.Interface) http.HandlerFunc {
-	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { // PUT TODO
-		e := pool.Get()
-		defer pool.Put(e)
-		if err := decode(r.Body, e); err == nil {
-			if err = store.Update(e); err == nil {
-				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
-				encode(w, e)
-			} else {
-				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-				log.Printf("Error: %s", err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func DeleteResource(store Deletable, log log.Interface) http.HandlerFunc {
-	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { // DELETE TODO
-		if id := filepath.Base(r.URL.Path); id != "" {
-			if err := store.Delete(id); err == nil {
-				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
-			} else {
-				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-				log.Printf("Error: %s", err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/rest/doc.go b/rest/doc.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cef5c6..0000000
--- a/rest/doc.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-package rest
-
-// Deprecated: I wrote this code when i was foolish enough to think you should use such things.
-// I know better now. http.Handlers are properly structured helper functions are enough.
-// I will remove this at some point //TODO
diff --git a/rest/entity_handler.go b/rest/entity_handler.go
deleted file mode 100644
index cf53f31..0000000
--- a/rest/entity_handler.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-package rest
-
-import (
-	gohttp "net/http"
-
-	"git.sdf.org/jchenry/x/net/http"
-)
-
-// EntityHandler returns a handler that provides restful verbs, following a CRUD model
-func restVerbHandler(
-	get gohttp.Handler,
-	post gohttp.Handler,
-	put gohttp.Handler,
-	delete gohttp.Handler,
-) gohttp.HandlerFunc {
-	h, _ := http.MutliHandler(map[string]gohttp.Handler{
-		gohttp.MethodGet:    get,
-		gohttp.MethodPost:   post,
-		gohttp.MethodPut:    put,
-		gohttp.MethodDelete: delete,
-	})
-	return h
-}
diff --git a/rest/gateway.go b/rest/gateway.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b53207c..0000000
--- a/rest/gateway.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-package rest
-
-type Creatable interface {
-	Create(e interface{}) error
-}
-
-type Updatable interface {
-	Update(e interface{}) error
-}
-
-type Deletable interface {
-	Delete(id string) error
-}
-
-type Readable interface {
-	All(filters map[string][]string) (interface{}, error)
-	Read(id string) (interface{}, error)
-}
-
-type Gateway interface {
-	Creatable
-	Updatable
-	Deletable
-	Readable
-}
diff --git a/rest/response_encoder.go b/rest/response_encoder.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b95dbc..0000000
--- a/rest/response_encoder.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-package rest
-
-import (
-	"net/http"
-
-	"git.sdf.org/jchenry/x/encoding"
-	"git.sdf.org/jchenry/x/encoding/json"
-	"git.sdf.org/jchenry/x/encoding/xml"
-)
-
-type EntityEncoder func(w http.ResponseWriter, e interface{})
-
-func JSONEncoder(w http.ResponseWriter, e interface{}) error {
-	return EntityResponseEncoder(w, "application/json", json.Encoder, e)
-}
-
-func XMLEncoder(w http.ResponseWriter, e interface{}) error {
-	return EntityResponseEncoder(w, "application/xml", xml.Encoder, e)
-}
-
-func EntityResponseEncoder(w http.ResponseWriter, contentType string, encoder encoding.Encoder, e interface{}) error {
-	w.Header().Set("content-type", contentType)
-	return encoder(w, e)
-}
-
-func ErrorResponseEncoder(w http.ResponseWriter, contentType string, encoder encoding.Encoder, status int, err error) error {
-	w.WriteHeader(status)
-	return EntityResponseEncoder(w, contentType, encoder, map[string]interface{}{
-		"status":  status,
-		"message": err.Error,
-	})
-}