diff --git a/ircd/lex_cast.cc b/ircd/lex_cast.cc
index 1ae23a43b..7dbc7968b 100644
--- a/ircd/lex_cast.cc
+++ b/ircd/lex_cast.cc
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ namespace ircd::lex
 	static string_view cast(const mutable_buffer &, T);
 }
 
-//TODO: XXX try removing once karma rules are optimized for globals
-#define RULE_INIT_PRIO \
-	__attribute__((init_priority(65535))), apply_to=variable(is_global)
-
 #pragma GCC visibility push(internal)
 namespace ircd::lex
 {
@@ -65,7 +61,6 @@ namespace ircd::lex
 	extern const rule_from<double()> from_double;
 	extern const rule_from<long double()> from_long_double;
 
-	#pragma clang attribute push(RULE_INIT_PRIO)
 	extern const rule_to<bool> to_bool, is_bool;
 	extern const rule_to<int8_t> to_int8_t, is_int8_t;
 	extern const rule_to<uint8_t> to_uint8_t, is_uint8_t;
@@ -78,7 +73,6 @@ namespace ircd::lex
 	extern const rule_to<float> to_float, is_float;
 	extern const rule_to<double> to_double, is_double;
 	extern const rule_to<long double> to_long_double, is_long_double;
-	#pragma clang attribute pop
 }
 #pragma GCC visibility pop
 
diff --git a/ircd/rfc1459.cc b/ircd/rfc1459.cc
index 8a975bac0..b358ab254 100644
--- a/ircd/rfc1459.cc
+++ b/ircd/rfc1459.cc
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ ircd::rfc1459::gen::grammar
 	grammar() noexcept;
 };
 
+/*
 struct [[gnu::visibility("internal")]]
 ircd::rfc1459::gen::carriage
 :gen::grammar<karma::ostream_iterator<char>>
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ ircd::rfc1459::gen::generate_prefix
 	generate_prefix() = default;
 }
 const ircd::rfc1459::gen::generate_prefix;
+*/
 
 template<class it>
 ircd::rfc1459::gen::grammar<it>::grammar()
@@ -392,7 +394,7 @@ std::ostream &
 ircd::rfc1459::operator<<(std::ostream &s, const parv &parv)
 {
 	using karma::delimit;
-
+/*
 	ssize_t i(0);
 	karma::ostream_iterator<char> osi(s);
 	for(; i < ssize_t(parv.size()) - 1; ++i)
@@ -402,27 +404,29 @@ ircd::rfc1459::operator<<(std::ostream &s, const parv &parv)
 	if(!parv.empty())
 		if(!karma::generate(osi, gen::generate_trailing, parv.at(parv.size() - 1)))
 			throw syntax_error("Invalid trailing parameter");
-
+*/
 	return s;
 }
 
 std::ostream &
 ircd::rfc1459::operator<<(std::ostream &s, const cmd &cmd)
 {
+/*
 	karma::ostream_iterator<char> osi(s);
 	if(!karma::generate(osi, gen::generate_command, cmd))
 		throw syntax_error("Bad command or numeric name");
-
+*/
 	return s;
 }
 
 std::ostream &
 ircd::rfc1459::operator<<(std::ostream &s, const pfx &pfx)
 {
+/*
 	karma::ostream_iterator<char> osi(s);
 	if(!karma::generate(osi, gen::generate_prefix, pfx))
 		throw syntax_error("Invalid prefix");
-
+*/
 	return s;
 }