diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index c8c283f1c4..dd8f48d0b0 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ fn classify_command(
                     }))
                 }
                 false => match context.get_command(name).as_ref() {
-                    Command::Static(command) => {
+                    Command::Static(_command) => {
                         let arg_list_strings: Vec<Spanned<String>> = match call.children() {
                             //Some(args) => args.iter().map(|i| i.as_external_arg(source)).collect(),
                             Some(args) => args
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index 41b7b81bd9..1813129727 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ crate use autoview::Autoview;
 crate use cd::Cd;
 crate use clip::Clip;
 crate use command::{
-    command, static_command, CallInfo, Command, CommandArgs, EvaluatedStaticCommandArgs,
-    RawCommandArgs, StaticCommand, UnevaluatedCallInfo,
+    command, static_command, Command, CommandArgs, RawCommandArgs, StaticCommand,
+    UnevaluatedCallInfo,
 };
 crate use config::Config;
 crate use get::Get;
diff --git a/src/commands/autoview.rs b/src/commands/autoview.rs
index 5715491e6b..48ecb0570c 100644
--- a/src/commands/autoview.rs
+++ b/src/commands/autoview.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use crate::commands::{RawCommandArgs, StaticCommand};
 use crate::context::{SourceMap, SpanSource};
 use crate::errors::ShellError;
-use crate::format::GenericView;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use std::path::Path;
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn autoview(
     mut context: RunnableContext,
     raw: RawCommandArgs,
 ) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
-    let stream = async_stream_block! {
+    Ok(OutputStream::new(async_stream_block! {
         let input = context.input.drain_vec().await;
 
         if input.len() > 0 {
@@ -60,9 +59,7 @@ pub fn autoview(
                 // }
             }
         }
-    };
-
-    Ok(OutputStream::new(stream))
+    }))
 }
 
 fn equal_shapes(input: &Vec<Spanned<Value>>) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/commands/clip.rs b/src/commands/clip.rs
index 3601b76f27..b0fe940408 100644
--- a/src/commands/clip.rs
+++ b/src/commands/clip.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub fn clip(
     let stream = async_stream_block! {
         let values: Vec<Spanned<Value>> = input.values.collect().await;
 
-        inner_clip(values, name);
+        inner_clip(values, name).await;
     };
 
     let stream: BoxStream<'static, ReturnValue> = stream.boxed();
diff --git a/src/commands/command.rs b/src/commands/command.rs
index 5b8ee7de82..3223d01029 100644
--- a/src/commands/command.rs
+++ b/src/commands/command.rs
@@ -159,18 +159,6 @@ impl CommandArgs {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct SinkContext {
-    pub input: Vec<Spanned<Value>>,
-    pub env: Arc<Mutex<Environment>>,
-    pub name: Option<Span>,
-}
-
-pub struct SinkArgs<T> {
-    args: T,
-    context: SinkContext,
-    callback: fn(T, SinkContext) -> Result<(), ShellError>,
-}
-
 pub struct RunnableContext {
     pub input: InputStream,
     pub env: Arc<Mutex<Environment>>,
@@ -412,12 +400,6 @@ impl Command {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn is_sink(&self) -> bool {
-        match self {
-            Command::Static(..) => false,
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         match self {
             Command::Static(command) => command.signature(),
diff --git a/src/commands/plugin.rs b/src/commands/plugin.rs
index 902f4bbef1..3224f63103 100644
--- a/src/commands/plugin.rs
+++ b/src/commands/plugin.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use crate::errors::ShellError;
 use crate::parser::registry;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use derive_new::new;
-use futures_async_stream::async_stream_block;
 use serde::{self, Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::io::prelude::*;
 use std::io::BufReader;
@@ -60,38 +59,6 @@ impl StaticCommand for PluginCommand {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(new)]
-pub struct PluginSink {
-    path: String,
-    config: registry::Signature,
-}
-
-impl StaticCommand for PluginSink {
-    fn run(
-        &self,
-        args: CommandArgs,
-        registry: &CommandRegistry,
-    ) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
-        let path = self.path.clone();
-
-        let stream = async_stream_block! {
-            sink_plugin(path, args).await;
-        };
-
-        let stream: BoxStream<'static, ReturnValue> = stream.boxed();
-
-        Ok(OutputStream::from(stream))
-    }
-
-    fn name(&self) -> &str {
-        &self.config.name
-    }
-
-    fn signature(&self) -> registry::Signature {
-        self.config.clone()
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn filter_plugin(
     path: String,
     args: CommandArgs,
@@ -207,22 +174,3 @@ pub fn filter_plugin(
 
     Ok(stream.to_output_stream())
 }
-
-pub async fn sink_plugin(path: String, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
-    //use subprocess::Exec;
-    let input: Vec<Spanned<Value>> = args.input.values.collect().await;
-    let request = JsonRpc::new("sink", (args.call_info, input));
-    let request_raw = serde_json::to_string(&request).unwrap();
-    let mut tmpfile = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new()?;
-    let _ = writeln!(tmpfile, "{}", request_raw);
-    let _ = tmpfile.flush();
-
-    let mut child = std::process::Command::new(path)
-        .arg(tmpfile.path())
-        .spawn()
-        .expect("Failed to spawn child process");
-
-    let _ = child.wait();
-
-    Ok(OutputStream::empty())
-}
diff --git a/src/commands/rm.rs b/src/commands/rm.rs
index 8bc17573e1..fb2b19ae3c 100644
--- a/src/commands/rm.rs
+++ b/src/commands/rm.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-use crate::commands::{EvaluatedStaticCommandArgs, StaticCommand};
+use crate::commands::StaticCommand;
 use crate::errors::ShellError;
 use crate::parser::hir::SyntaxType;
-use crate::parser::registry::{NamedType, PositionalType};
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 pub struct Remove;
diff --git a/src/commands/save.rs b/src/commands/save.rs
index dae51c9f00..86be95404e 100644
--- a/src/commands/save.rs
+++ b/src/commands/save.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ use crate::commands::to_toml::value_to_toml_value;
 use crate::commands::to_yaml::value_to_yaml_value;
 use crate::commands::StaticCommand;
 use crate::errors::ShellError;
-use crate::object::{Primitive, Value};
+use crate::object::Value;
 use crate::parser::Spanned;
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 pub struct Save;
 
diff --git a/src/commands/vtable.rs b/src/commands/vtable.rs
index 6ff1367d34..a60a877654 100644
--- a/src/commands/vtable.rs
+++ b/src/commands/vtable.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl StaticCommand for VTable {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn vtable(args: VTableArgs, context: RunnableContext) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+pub fn vtable(_args: VTableArgs, context: RunnableContext) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let stream = async_stream_block! {
         let input = context.input.into_vec().await;
 
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 9348e41840..01a1e6b650 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use crate::commands::{CallInfo, Command, StaticCommand, UnevaluatedCallInfo};
-use crate::parser::{hir, registry, Span};
+use crate::commands::{Command, UnevaluatedCallInfo};
+use crate::parser::{hir, Span};
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
 use derive_new::new;
diff --git a/src/format.rs b/src/format.rs
index be835ea76e..ae43c6f8a9 100644
--- a/src/format.rs
+++ b/src/format.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ crate mod vtable;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
 crate use entries::EntriesView;
+#[allow(unused)]
 crate use generic::GenericView;
 crate use table::TableView;
 crate use vtable::VTableView;
diff --git a/src/object.rs b/src/object.rs
index f094c63a17..bf8ffb6860 100644
--- a/src/object.rs
+++ b/src/object.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ crate mod into;
 crate mod process;
 crate mod types;
 
+#[allow(unused)]
 crate use base::{Block, Primitive, Switch, Value};
 crate use dict::{Dictionary, SpannedDictBuilder};
 crate use files::dir_entry_dict;
diff --git a/src/object/base.rs b/src/object/base.rs
index db534d46af..b4350b7d9e 100644
--- a/src/object/base.rs
+++ b/src/object/base.rs
@@ -492,16 +492,6 @@ impl Value {
         }
     }
 
-    crate fn as_pair(&self) -> Result<(Spanned<Value>, Spanned<Value>), ShellError> {
-        match self {
-            Value::List(list) if list.len() == 2 => Ok((list[0].clone(), list[1].clone())),
-            other => Err(ShellError::string(format!(
-                "Expected pair, got {:?}",
-                other
-            ))),
-        }
-    }
-
     crate fn as_string(&self) -> Result<String, ShellError> {
         match self {
             Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(s)) => Ok(s.clone()),
@@ -529,17 +519,6 @@ impl Value {
         }
     }
 
-    crate fn as_block(&self) -> Result<Block, ShellError> {
-        match self {
-            Value::Block(block) => Ok(block.clone()),
-            // TODO: this should definitely be more general with better errors
-            other => Err(ShellError::string(format!(
-                "Expected block, got {:?}",
-                other
-            ))),
-        }
-    }
-
     crate fn is_true(&self) -> bool {
         match self {
             Value::Primitive(Primitive::Boolean(true)) => true,
diff --git a/src/object/types.rs b/src/object/types.rs
index 5ee3784d45..d20586f8b6 100644
--- a/src/object/types.rs
+++ b/src/object/types.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub trait ExtractType: Sized {
 
 impl<T> ExtractType for T {
     default fn extract(_value: &Spanned<Value>) -> Result<T, ShellError> {
-        let name = unsafe { std::intrinsics::type_name::<T>() };
+        let name = std::intrinsics::type_name::<T>();
         Err(ShellError::unimplemented(format!(
             "<T> ExtractType for {}",
             name
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl<T> ExtractType for T {
 
 impl<T: ExtractType> ExtractType for Vec<Spanned<T>> {
     fn extract(value: &Spanned<Value>) -> Result<Self, ShellError> {
-        let name = unsafe { std::intrinsics::type_name::<T>() };
+        let name = std::intrinsics::type_name::<T>();
         trace!("<Vec> Extracting {:?} for Vec<{}>", value, name);
 
         match value.item() {
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ impl<T: ExtractType> ExtractType for Vec<Spanned<T>> {
 
 impl<T: ExtractType, U: ExtractType> ExtractType for (T, U) {
     fn extract(value: &Spanned<Value>) -> Result<(T, U), ShellError> {
-        let t_name = unsafe { std::intrinsics::type_name::<T>() };
-        let u_name = unsafe { std::intrinsics::type_name::<U>() };
+        let t_name = std::intrinsics::type_name::<T>();
+        let u_name = std::intrinsics::type_name::<U>();
 
         trace!("Extracting {:?} for ({}, {})", value, t_name, u_name);
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl<T: ExtractType, U: ExtractType> ExtractType for (T, U) {
 
 impl<T: ExtractType> ExtractType for Option<T> {
     fn extract(value: &Spanned<Value>) -> Result<Option<T>, ShellError> {
-        let name = unsafe { std::intrinsics::type_name::<T>() };
+        let name = std::intrinsics::type_name::<T>();
         trace!("<Option> Extracting {:?} for Option<{}>", value, name);
 
         let result = match value.item() {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ impl<T: ExtractType> ExtractType for Option<T> {
 
 impl<T: ExtractType> ExtractType for Spanned<T> {
     fn extract(value: &Spanned<Value>) -> Result<Spanned<T>, ShellError> {
-        let name = unsafe { std::intrinsics::type_name::<T>() };
+        let name = std::intrinsics::type_name::<T>();
         trace!("<Spanned> Extracting {:?} for Spanned<{}>", value, name);
 
         Ok(T::extract(value)?.spanned(value.span))
diff --git a/src/parser/deserializer.rs b/src/parser/deserializer.rs
index 71576cbfd0..aa1fb0dc14 100644
--- a/src/parser/deserializer.rs
+++ b/src/parser/deserializer.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl<'de, 'a> de::Deserializer<'de> for &'a mut ConfigDeserializer<'de> {
         V: Visitor<'de>,
     {
         let value = self.pop();
-        let name = unsafe { std::intrinsics::type_name::<V::Value>() };
+        let name = std::intrinsics::type_name::<V::Value>();
         trace!("<Deserialize any> Extracting {:?}", name);
 
         V::Value::extract(&value.val)
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ impl<'de, 'a> de::Deserializer<'de> for &'a mut ConfigDeserializer<'de> {
 
         if self.saw_root {
             let value = self.pop();
-            let name = unsafe { std::intrinsics::type_name::<V::Value>() };
+            let name = std::intrinsics::type_name::<V::Value>();
             trace!("Extracting {:?} for {:?}", value.val, name);
             V::Value::extract(&value.val)
         } else {
diff --git a/src/prelude.rs b/src/prelude.rs
index a280e5c0f3..aac7402dc1 100644
--- a/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/prelude.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ crate use crate::Text;
 crate use futures::stream::BoxStream;
 crate use futures::{FutureExt, Stream, StreamExt};
 crate use futures_async_stream::async_stream_block;
+#[allow(unused)]
 crate use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 crate use std::collections::VecDeque;
 crate use std::future::Future;