diff --git a/src/dat/nbt.c b/src/dat/nbt.c
index 2a6195a..4021b37 100644
--- a/src/dat/nbt.c
+++ b/src/dat/nbt.c
@@ -5,27 +5,21 @@
 
 #include "../util/types.h"
 
-/* the data structure that functions passes between functions, so it can communicate with the central function */
-struct nbt_procdat {
-	u32 ncomp; // the number of compound tags we've encountered
-};
-
 /* returns the string length from a specific location in the buffer */
 static inline u16 nbt_strlen(u8 const *restrict buf) {
 	return be16toh(*(u16 *)(buf));
 }
 
 int nbt_proc(void **restrict datout, u8 const *restrict buf, size_t len) {
-	struct nbt_procdat procdat = {0};
 
 	// first byte should be a compound tag
 	if (*buf != NBT_COMPOUND) return 1;
+	uint ncomp = 1;
 
 	// ignore the first tag + its name, so we start with the juicy data
 	uint tmp = nbt_strlen(buf + 1) + 3;
 	buf += tmp;
 	len -= tmp;
-	procdat.ncomp++;
 
 	// TODO: finish function
 	return 0;