diff --git a/c_impl/Makefile b/c_impl/Makefile
index f3fd8a4..6b871be 100644
--- a/c_impl/Makefile
+++ b/c_impl/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SOURCES = src/main.c src/map.c
+SOURCES = src/main.c
 OBJECTS = $(subst .c,.o,$(SOURCES))
 
 COMMON_FLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic
diff --git a/c_impl/src/map.c b/c_impl/src/map.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a86659..0000000
--- a/c_impl/src/map.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-#include "map.h"
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-CharMap initMap() {
-    CharMap map = (CharMap){0, MAP_INIT_SIZE, 0};
-
-    map.buckets = calloc(MAP_INIT_SIZE, sizeof(Bucket));
-    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < MAP_INIT_SIZE; ++i) {
-        map.buckets[i].array = calloc(MAP_BUCKET_INIT_SIZE, sizeof(Item));
-        map.buckets[i].capacity = 4;
-    }
-
-    return map;
-}
-
-void cleanupMap(CharMap map) {
-    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < map.capacity; ++i) {
-        free(map.buckets[i].array);
-    }
-    free(map.buckets);
-}
-
-void insertMap(CharMap map, char item) {
-    // TODO recreate buckets when limit is reached
-    // though this is for practice, so it's not really necessary
-    unsigned int bucket_id = hasher(item) % map.capacity;
-    // first check if char exists in bucket
-    unsigned int i = 0;
-    for(; i < map.buckets[bucket_id].size; ++i) {
-        if(map.buckets[bucket_id].array[i].key == item) {
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if(i < map.buckets[bucket_id].size) {
-        // exists in bucket, just increment the value
-        map.buckets[bucket_id].array[i].value += 1;
-    } else {
-        // does not exist, check if capacity is there for new entry
-        // and increase capacity if there isn't
-        if(map.buckets[bucket_id].capacity == map.buckets[bucket_id].size) {
-            Item *new_array = malloc(sizeof(Item)
-                    * map.buckets[bucket_id].capacity * 2);
-            memcpy(new_array, map.buckets[bucket_id].array, map.buckets[bucket_id].capacity * sizeof(Item));
-            free(map.buckets[bucket_id].array);
-            map.buckets[bucket_id].array = new_array;
-            map.buckets[bucket_id].capacity *= 2;
-        }
-
-        map.buckets[bucket_id].array[map.buckets[bucket_id].size++] = (Item){item, 1};
-    }
-}
-
-unsigned int getMap(CharMap map, char item) {
-    unsigned int bucket_id = hasher(item) % map.capacity;
-    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < map.buckets[bucket_id].size; ++i) {
-        if(map.buckets[bucket_id].array[i].key == item) {
-            return map.buckets[bucket_id].array[i].value;
-        }
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void printMapContents(CharMap map) {
-    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < map.capacity; ++i) {
-        for(unsigned int j = 0; j < map.buckets[i].capacity; ++j) {
-            if(map.buckets[i].array[j].value > 0) {
-                printf("%c has %d entries\n", map.buckets[i].array[j].key,
-                        map.buckets[i].array[j].value);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-unsigned int hasher(char item) {
-    // really crappy hasher
-    return (((unsigned int)item) + 17) * 59;
-}
diff --git a/c_impl/src/map.h b/c_impl/src/map.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 08d8180..0000000
--- a/c_impl/src/map.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef PRACTICE_MAP_H
-#define PRACTICE_MAP_H
-
-/*
- * map contains a limited amount of buckets. Hashing the key will associate that
- * key to a given bucket. When multiple keys are associated with the same
- * bucket, use an array to hold multiple. Requries keys be hashable and
- * equatable.
- */
-
-#define MAP_LIMIT 0.75
-#define MAP_INIT_SIZE 32
-#define MAP_BUCKET_INIT_SIZE 4
-
-typedef struct Item {
-    char key;
-    unsigned int value;
-} Item;
-
-typedef struct Bucket {
-    Item *array;
-    unsigned int capacity;
-    unsigned int size;
-} Bucket;
-
-typedef struct CharMap {
-    Bucket *buckets;
-    unsigned int capacity;
-    unsigned int size;
-} CharMap;
-
-CharMap initMap();
-void cleanupMap(CharMap map);
-void insertMap(CharMap map, char item);
-unsigned int getMap(CharMap map, char item);
-void printMapContents(CharMap map);
-
-unsigned int hasher(char item);
-
-#endif