diff --git a/WIP/test1.js b/WIP/test1.js
deleted file mode 100644
index da3caf9..0000000
--- a/WIP/test1.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-const _ = require('lodash');
-const Timer = require('./examples/Timer');
-const List = require('./src/list/List');
-
-var run = () => {
-  var redis = require("redis");
-  this.client1 = redis.createClient({ host: "localhost", port: 6379 });
-  this.client2 = redis.createClient({ host: "localhost", port: 6379 });
-  var hash = "ccc"
-  this.client1.subscribe(hash);
-  this.client1.subscribe(hash);
-
-
-  let listA = new List("A");
-  let listB = new List("B");
-  let listC = new List("C");
-
-  const handleMessage = (hash, event) => {
-    const l = List.fromJson(JSON.parse(event));
-    // console.log("LIST", l);
-
-    if(l.id === 'A') {
-      listB.join(l);
-      listC.join(l);
-    } else if(l.id === 'B') {
-      listA.join(l);
-      listC.join(l);
-    } else if(l.id === 'C') {
-      listA.join(l);
-      console.log("Items:", listA.items.length);
-      // console.log(JSON.stringify(listA, null, 1));
-    }
-
-  }
-
-  this.client1.on("message", handleMessage);
-  this.client2.on("message", handleMessage);
-
-  let h = 0;
-  setInterval(() => {
-    listC.add("C--"+h);
-    this.client2.publish(hash, JSON.stringify(listC.toJson()));
-    h++;
-  }, 1000);
-
-  let i = 0;
-  setInterval(() => {
-    let a = 0;
-    for(let a = 0; a < 10; a ++) {
-      listB.add("B--"+(i+a));
-    }
-    this.client2.publish(hash, JSON.stringify(listB.toJson()));
-    i++;
-  }, 20);
-
-  let k = 0;
-  setInterval(() => {
-    listA.add("A--"+k);
-    k++;
-    listA.add("A--"+k);
-    k++;
-    listA.add("A--"+k);
-    k++;
-    this.client2.publish(hash, JSON.stringify(listA.toJson()));
-  }, 100);
-};
-
-run();
diff --git a/WIP/test2.js b/WIP/test2.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bb9322..0000000
--- a/WIP/test2.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-const _          = require('lodash');
-const async      = require('asyncawait/async');
-const await      = require('asyncawait/await');
-const ipfsDaemon = require('orbit-common/lib/ipfs-daemon');
-const ipfsAPI    = require('orbit-common/lib/ipfs-api-promised');
-const List       = require('./src/list/OrbitList');
-const Timer      = require('./examples/Timer');
-
-const startIpfs = async (() => {
-  return new Promise(async((resolve, reject) => {
-    const ipfsd  = await(ipfsDaemon());
-    resolve(ipfsd.daemon);
-  }));
-});
-
-let ipfs;
-
-var run = async(() => {
-  ipfs = await(startIpfs());
-
-  var redis = require("redis");
-  this.client1 = redis.createClient({ host: "localhost", port: 6379 });
-  this.client2 = redis.createClient({ host: "localhost", port: 6379 });
-  var hash = "ccc"
-  this.client1.subscribe(hash);
-  this.client1.subscribe(hash);
-
-
-  let listA = new List("A", ipfs);
-  let listB = new List("B", ipfs);
-  let listC = new List("C", ipfs);
-
-  const handleMessage = async((hash, event) => {
-    // const l = List.fromJson(JSON.parse(event));
-    console.log(">", event);
-    const l = await(List.fromIpfsHash(ipfs, event));
-    // console.log("ITEMS RECEIVED", l.items.length);
-
-    if(l.id === 'A') {
-      listB.join(l);
-      listC.join(l);
-    } else if(l.id === 'B') {
-      // listA.join(l);
-      // listC.join(l);
-    } else if(l.id === 'C') {
-      listB.join(l);
-      var timer = new Timer('a');
-      listC.join(listB);
-      console.log("join took " + timer.stop(true) + " ms");
-      console.log("Items:", listC.items.length);
-      // console.log(listC.toString());
-    }
-  });
-
-  this.client1.on("message", handleMessage);
-  this.client2.on("message", handleMessage);
-
-  let h = 0;
-  setInterval(async(() => {
-    listC.add("C--"+h);
-    const list = await(listC.getIpfsHash());
-    this.client2.publish(hash, list);
-    h++;
-  }), 1000);
-
-  let i = 0;
-  setInterval(async(() => {
-    let a = 0;
-    // for(let a = 0; a < 10; a ++) {
-      listB.add("B--"+(i+a));
-    // }
-    const list = await(listB.getIpfsHash());
-    this.client2.publish(hash, list);
-    i++;
-  }), 50);
-
-//   let k = 0;
-//   setInterval(async(() => {
-//     listA.add("A--"+k);
-//     k++;
-//     listA.add("A--"+k);
-//     k++;
-//     listA.add("A--"+k);
-//     k++;
-//     this.client2.publish(hash, JSON.stringify(listA.toJson()));
-//   }), 100);
-// });
-});
-
-run();
diff --git a/src/list/Node.js b/src/list/Node.js
index fca3850..6db8ddd 100644
--- a/src/list/Node.js
+++ b/src/list/Node.js
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ class Node {
     return "" + this.id + "." + this.seq + "." + this.ver;
   }
 
-  compact() {
-    return { id: this.id, seq: this.seq, ver: this.ver, data: this.data, next: this.next }
-  }
-
   toJson() {
     return { id: this.id, seq: this.seq, ver: this.ver, data: this.data, next: this.next }
   }
diff --git a/src/list/OrbitList.js b/src/list/OrbitList.js
index 127a41d..6f78b74 100644
--- a/src/list/OrbitList.js
+++ b/src/list/OrbitList.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class OrbitList extends List {
     node._commit();
     this._currentBatch.push(node);
     this.ver ++;
-
   }
 
   join(other) {
diff --git a/src/list/OrbitNode.js b/src/list/OrbitNode.js
index 619ea42..c5a848b 100644
--- a/src/list/OrbitNode.js
+++ b/src/list/OrbitNode.js
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ class OrbitNode extends Node {
     this.hash = hash ? hash : this.ipfsHash;
   }
 
-  get compactId() {
-    return "" + this.id + "." + this.seq + "." + this.ver;
-  }
-
   get ipfsHash() {
     this._commit();
     return this.hash;
diff --git a/test/list-node-tests.js b/test/list-node-tests.js
index f0ad641..da5703d 100644
--- a/test/list-node-tests.js
+++ b/test/list-node-tests.js
@@ -37,25 +37,4 @@ describe('Node', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('compact', () => {
-    it('presents the node as a compacted object', (done) => {
-      const node1 = new Node('A', 0, 0, 'hello');
-      const node2 = new Node('B', 0, 0, 'hello', [node1]);
-      const compacted1 = node1.compact();
-      const compacted2 = node2.compact();
-
-      assert.notEqual(compacted1, null);
-      assert.equal(compacted1.id, 'A');
-      assert.equal(compacted1.seq, 0);
-      assert.equal(compacted1.ver, 0);
-      assert.equal(compacted1.data, 'hello');
-      assert.equal(compacted1.next instanceof Array, true);
-      assert.equal(compacted1.next.length, 0);
-
-      assert.equal(compacted2.id, 'B');
-      assert.equal(compacted2.next.length, 1);
-      assert.equal(compacted2.next[0], 'A.0.0');
-      done();
-    });
-  });
 });