diff --git a/src/Lib/Check.idr b/src/Lib/Check.idr
index 6d7d9f0..de4d836 100644
--- a/src/Lib/Check.idr
+++ b/src/Lib/Check.idr
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ rename meta ren lvl v = go ren lvl v
     go ren lvl (VMeta ix sp) = if ix == meta
       then throwError $ E (0,0) "meta occurs check"
       else goSpine ren lvl (Meta ix) sp
-    go ren lvl (VLam n icit t) = pure (Lam n icit !(go (lvl :: ren) (S lvl) !(t $$ VVar lvl [<])))
+    go ren lvl (VLam n t) = pure (Lam n !(go (lvl :: ren) (S lvl) !(t $$ VVar lvl [<])))
     go ren lvl (VPi n icit ty tm) = pure (Pi n icit !(go ren lvl ty) !(go (lvl :: ren) (S lvl) !(tm $$ VVar lvl [<])))
     go ren lvl VU = pure U
 
 lams : Nat -> Tm -> Tm
 lams 0 tm = tm
-lams (S k) tm = Lam "arg:\{show k}" Explicit (lams k tm)
+lams (S k) tm = Lam "arg:\{show k}" (lams k tm)
 
 solve : Nat -> Nat -> SnocList Val -> Val  -> M  ()
 solve l m sp t = do
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ parameters (ctx: Context)
     t' <- forceMeta t
     u' <- forceMeta u
     case (t',u') of
-      (VLam _ _ t,  VLam _ _ t'  ) => unify (l + 1) !(t $$ VVar l [<]) !(t' $$ VVar l [<])
-      (t,           VLam _ _ t'  ) => unify (l + 1) !(t `vapp` VVar l [<]) !(t' $$ VVar l [<])
-      (VLam _ _ t,  t'           ) => unify (l + 1) !(t $$ VVar l [<]) !(t' `vapp` VVar l [<])
+      (VLam _ t,  VLam _ t') => unify (l + 1) !(t $$ VVar l [<]) !(t' $$ VVar l [<])
+      (t,         VLam _ t') => unify (l + 1) !(t `vapp` VVar l [<]) !(t' $$ VVar l [<])
+      (VLam _ t,  t'       ) => unify (l + 1) !(t $$ VVar l [<]) !(t' `vapp` VVar l [<])
       (VPi _ _ a b, VPi _ _ a' b') => unify l a a' >> unify (S l) !(b $$ VVar l [<]) !(b' $$ VVar l [<])
       (VVar k sp,   VVar k' sp'  ) =>
         if k == k' then unifySpine l (k == k') sp sp'
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ check ctx tm ty with (force ty)
                 let var = VVar (length ctx.env) [<]
                 let ctx' = extend ctx nm a
                 tm' <- check ctx' tm !(b $$ var)
-                pure $ Lam nm icit tm'
+                pure $ Lam nm tm'
               else if icit' == Implicit then do
                 let var = VVar (length ctx.env) [<]
                 ty' <- b $$ var
                 sc <- check (extend ctx nm' a) t ty'
-                pure $ Lam nm' icit' sc
+                pure $ Lam nm' sc
               else
                 error [(DS "Icity issue checking \{show t} at \{show ty}")]
           other => error [(DS "Expected pi type, got \{show !(quote 0 ty)}")]
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ check ctx tm ty with (force ty)
     let var = VVar (length ctx.env) [<]
     ty' <- b $$ var
     sc <- check (extend ctx nm' a) tm ty'
-    pure $ Lam nm' Implicit sc
+    pure $ Lam nm' sc
   check ctx tm _ | ty = do
     -- We need to insert if it's not a Lam
     -- TODO figure out why the exception is here (cribbed from kovacs)
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ infer ctx (RLam nm icit tm) = do
   let ctx' = extend ctx nm a
   (tm', b) <- infer ctx' tm
   putStrLn "make lam for \{show nm} scope \{show tm'} : \{show b}"
-  pure $ (Lam nm icit tm', VPi nm icit a $ MkClosure ctx.env !(quote (S ctx.lvl) b))
+  pure $ (Lam nm tm', VPi nm icit a $ MkClosure ctx.env !(quote (S ctx.lvl) b))
   -- error {ctx} [DS "can't infer lambda"]
 
 infer ctx RHole = do
diff --git a/src/Lib/TT.idr b/src/Lib/TT.idr
index f502857..2b80673 100644
--- a/src/Lib/TT.idr
+++ b/src/Lib/TT.idr
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ infixl 8 $$
 
 export
 vapp : Val -> Val -> M Val
-vapp (VLam _ icit t) u = t $$ u
+vapp (VLam _ t) u = t $$ u
 vapp (VVar k sp) u = pure $ VVar k (sp :< u)
 vapp (VRef nm sp) u = pure $ VRef nm (sp :< u)
 vapp (VMeta k sp) u = pure $ VMeta k (sp :< u)
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ eval env mode (Meta i) =
   case !(lookupMeta i) of
         (Unsolved _ k xs) => pure $ VMeta i [<]
         (Solved k t) => pure $ t
-eval env mode (Lam x icit t) = pure $ VLam x icit (MkClosure env t)
+eval env mode (Lam x t) = pure $ VLam x (MkClosure env t)
 eval env mode (Pi x icit a b) = pure $ VPi x icit !(eval env mode a) (MkClosure env b)
-eval env mode (Let x icit ty t u) = eval (!(eval env mode t) :: env) mode u
+eval env mode (Let x ty t u) = eval (!(eval env mode t) :: env) mode u
 eval env mode (Bnd i) = case getAt i env of
   Just rval => pure rval
   Nothing => error' "Bad deBruin index \{show i}"
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ quote l (VVar k sp) = if k < l
   then quoteSp l (Bnd ((l `minus` k) `minus` 1)) sp -- level to index
   else ?borken
 quote l (VMeta i sp) = quoteSp l (Meta i) sp
-quote l (VLam x icit t) = pure $ Lam x icit !(quote (S l) !(t $$ VVar l [<]))
+quote l (VLam x t) = pure $ Lam x !(quote (S l) !(t $$ VVar l [<]))
 quote l (VPi x icit a b) = pure $ Pi x icit !(quote l a) !(quote (S l) !(b $$ VVar l [<]))
 quote l VU = pure U
 quote l (VRef n sp) = quoteSp l (Ref n Nothing) sp
diff --git a/src/Lib/Types.idr b/src/Lib/Types.idr
index f69fbf5..e910f71 100644
--- a/src/Lib/Types.idr
+++ b/src/Lib/Types.idr
@@ -45,12 +45,11 @@ data Tm : Type where
   Meta : Nat -> Tm
   -- kovacs optimization, I think we can App out meta instead
   -- InsMeta : Nat -> List BD -> Tm
-  Lam : Name -> Icit -> Tm -> Tm
-  -- Do we need to remember Icit here?
+  Lam : Name -> Tm -> Tm
   App : Tm -> Tm -> Tm
   U   : Tm
   Pi  : Name -> Icit -> Tm -> Tm -> Tm
-  Let : Name -> Icit -> Tm -> Tm -> Tm -> Tm
+  Let : Name -> Tm -> Tm -> Tm -> Tm
 
 %name Tm t, u, v
 
@@ -58,14 +57,13 @@ public export
 Show Tm where
   show (Bnd k) = "(Bnd \{show k})"
   show (Ref str _) = "(Ref \{show str})"
-  show (Lam nm Implicit t) = "(\\ {\{nm}} => \{show  t})"
-  show (Lam nm Explicit t) = "(\\ \{nm}  => \{show  t})"
+  show (Lam nm t) = "(\\ \{nm}  => \{show  t})"
   show (App t u) = "(\{show t} \{show u})"
   show (Meta i) = "(Meta \{show i})"
   show U = "U"
   show (Pi str Implicit t u) = "(Pi (\{str} : \{show t}) => \{show u})"
   show (Pi str Explicit t u) = "(Pi {\{str} : \{show t}} => \{show u})"
-  show (Let str icit t u v) = "let \{str} : \{show t} = \{show u} in \{show v}"
+  show (Let str t u v) = "let \{str} : \{show t} = \{show u} in \{show v}"
 
 -- I can't really show val because it's HOAS...
 
@@ -82,11 +80,11 @@ Eq (Tm) where
   -- (Local x) == (Local y) = x == y
   (Bnd x) == (Bnd y) = x == y
   (Ref x _) == (Ref y _) = x == y
-  (Lam n icit t) == (Lam n' icit' t') = icit == icit' && t == t'
+  (Lam n t) == (Lam n' t') = t == t'
   (App t u) == App t' u' = t == t' && u == u'
   U == U = True
   (Pi n icit t u) == (Pi n' icit' t' u') = icit == icit' && t == t' && u == u'
-  (Let n icit t u v) == (Let n' icit' t' u' v') = t == t' && u == u' && v == v'
+  (Let n t u v) == (Let n' t' u' v') = t == t' && u == u' && v == v'
   _ == _ = False
 
 public export
@@ -94,12 +92,11 @@ Pretty Tm where
   pretty (Bnd k) = ?rhs_0
   pretty (Ref str mt) = text str
   pretty (Meta k) = text "?m\{show k}"
-  pretty (Lam str Implicit t) = text "(\\ {\{str}} => " <+> pretty t <+> ")"
-  pretty (Lam str Explicit t) = text "(\\ \{str} => " <+> pretty t <+> ")"
+  pretty (Lam str t) = text "(\\ \{str} => " <+> pretty t <+> ")"
   pretty (App t u) = text "(" <+> pretty t <+> pretty u <+> ")"
   pretty U = "U"
   pretty (Pi str icit t u) = text "(" <+> text str <+> ":" <+> pretty t <+> "=>" <+> pretty u <+> ")"
-  pretty (Let str icit t u v) = text "let" <+> text str <+> ":" <+> pretty t <+> "=" <+> pretty u
+  pretty (Let str t u v) = text "let" <+> text str <+> ":" <+> pretty t <+> "=" <+> pretty u
 
 -- public export
 -- data Closure : Nat -> Type
@@ -129,7 +126,7 @@ data Val : Type where
   VRef : (nm : String) -> (sp : SnocList Val) -> Val
   -- we'll need to look this up in ctx with IO
   VMeta : (ix : Nat) -> (sp : SnocList Val) -> Val
-  VLam : Name -> Icit -> Closure -> Val
+  VLam : Name -> Closure -> Val
   VPi : Name -> Icit -> Lazy Val -> Closure -> Val
   VU : Val
 
@@ -141,7 +138,7 @@ Show Val where
   show (VVar k sp) = "(%var \{show k} \{show sp})"
   show (VRef nm sp) = "(%ref \{nm} \{show sp})"
   show (VMeta ix sp) = "(%meta \{show ix} \{show sp})"
-  show (VLam str icit x) = "(%lam \{str} \{show icit} \{show x})"
+  show (VLam str x) = "(%lam \{str} \{show x})"
   show (VPi str Implicit x y) = "(%pi {\{str} : \{show  x}}. \{show  y})"
   show (VPi str Explicit x y) = "(%pi (\{str} : \{show  x}). \{show  y})"
   show VU = "U"