diff --git a/include/ircd/parse.h b/include/ircd/parse.h
index d70a20ae6..771b8c6b5 100644
--- a/include/ircd/parse.h
+++ b/include/ircd/parse.h
@@ -45,20 +45,6 @@ struct ircd::parse
 	struct buffer;
 };
 
-struct ircd::parse::grammar
-{
-	static std::map<std::string_view, const grammar *> grammars;
-
-	const char *const name;
-
-  private:
-	decltype(grammars)::const_iterator grammars_it;
-
-  public:
-	grammar(const char *const &name);
-	~grammar() noexcept;
-};
-
 struct ircd::parse::buffer
 {
 	char *base;                                  // Lowest address of the buffer (const)
@@ -74,28 +60,24 @@ struct ircd::parse::buffer
 	void discard();
 	void remove();
 
-	buffer(const buffer &old, char *const &start, char *const &stop)
-	:base{start}
-	,parsed{start}
-	,read{start + old.unparsed()}
+	buffer(const buffer &old, const mutable_buffer &mb)
+	:base{data(mb)}
+	,parsed{data(mb)}
+	,read{data(mb) + old.unparsed()}
 	,stop{stop}
 	{
 		memmove(base, old.base, old.unparsed());
 	}
 
-	buffer(char *const &start, char *const &stop)
-	:base{start}
-	,parsed{start}
-	,read{start}
-	,stop{stop}
+	buffer(const mutable_buffer &mb)
+	:base{data(mb)}
+	,parsed{data(mb)}
+	,read{data(mb)}
+	,stop{data(mb) + ircd::size(mb)}
 	{}
 
 	template<size_t N> buffer(const buffer &old, char (&buf)[N])
-	:buffer{old, buf, buf + N}
-	{}
-
-	template<size_t N> buffer(char (&buf)[N])
-	:buffer{buf, buf + N}
+	:buffer{old, buf}
 	{}
 };
 
diff --git a/ircd/http.cc b/ircd/http.cc
index 29e245e9f..ca85369da 100644
--- a/ircd/http.cc
+++ b/ircd/http.cc
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ template<class it,
          class top>
 struct ircd::http::grammar
 :qi::grammar<it, top>
-,parse::grammar
 {
 	template<class R = unused_type, class... S> using rule = qi::rule<it, R, S...>;
 
@@ -218,15 +217,11 @@ struct ircd::http::grammar
 		,"response"
 	};
 
-	grammar(const rule<top> &top_rule, const char *const &name)
+	grammar(const rule<top> &top_rule)
 	:grammar<it, top>::base_type
 	{
 		top_rule
 	}
-	,parse::grammar
-	{
-		name
-	}
 	{}
 };
 
@@ -236,7 +231,7 @@ struct ircd::http::parser
 	static size_t content_length(const string_view &val);
 
 	using http::grammar<const char *, unused_type>::grammar;
-	parser(): grammar { grammar::ws, "http.request" } {}
+	parser(): grammar { grammar::ws } {}
 }
 const ircd::http::parser;
 
diff --git a/ircd/parse.cc b/ircd/parse.cc
index eaa882e38..092593f73 100644
--- a/ircd/parse.cc
+++ b/ircd/parse.cc
@@ -19,37 +19,9 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-//#include <boost/spirit/include/qi.hpp>
-//#include <boost/spirit/include/karma.hpp>
-
-namespace ircd {
-
-// Registry of grammars. Grammars are usualy static data or modules.
-IRCD_INIT_PRIORITY(STD_CONTAINER)
-decltype(parse::grammar::grammars)
-parse::grammar::grammars
+namespace ircd
 {
-};
 
-} // namespace ircd
-
-ircd::parse::grammar::grammar(const char *const &name)
-:name{name}
-,grammars_it{[this, &name]
-{
-	const auto iit(grammars.emplace(name, this));
-	if(!iit.second)
-		throw grammar_error("Parsing grammar named \"%s\" already exists.", name);
-
-	return iit.first;
-}()}
-{
-}
-
-ircd::parse::grammar::~grammar()
-noexcept
-{
-	grammars.erase(grammars_it);
 }