diff --git a/lib/risc/builtin/compile_helper.rb b/lib/risc/builtin/compile_helper.rb
index cab959d9..c0c08a2d 100644
--- a/lib/risc/builtin/compile_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/risc/builtin/compile_helper.rb
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ module Risc
   module Builtin
     module CompileHelper
 
-      def compiler_for( type , method_name , arguments , locals = {})
+      def compiler_for( clazz_name , method_name , arguments , locals = {})
         frame = Parfait::NamedList.type_for( locals )
         args = Parfait::NamedList.type_for( arguments )
-        Risc::MethodCompiler.create_method(type , method_name , args, frame )
+        Risc::MethodCompiler.compiler_for_class(clazz_name , method_name , args, frame )
       end
 
     end
diff --git a/lib/risc/builtin/object.rb b/lib/risc/builtin/object.rb
index 85b8d6b5..61aaafdf 100644
--- a/lib/risc/builtin/object.rb
+++ b/lib/risc/builtin/object.rb
@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ module Risc
           emit_syscall( compiler.builder(true, compiler.method) , :exit )
           return compiler.method
         end
+
         # this is the really really first place the machine starts (apart from the jump here)
         # it isn't really a function, ie it is jumped to (not called), exits and may not return
         # so it is responsible for initial setup
         def __init__ context
-          compiler = Risc::MethodCompiler.create_method(:Object,:__init__ ,
+          compiler = MethodCompiler.compiler_for_class(:Object,:__init__ ,
                             Parfait::NamedList.type_for({}) , Parfait::NamedList.type_for({}))
           builder = compiler.builder(true, compiler.method)
           builder.build do
diff --git a/lib/risc/method_compiler.rb b/lib/risc/method_compiler.rb
index 03ccec2c..a328558d 100644
--- a/lib/risc/method_compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/risc/method_compiler.rb
@@ -8,32 +8,30 @@ module Risc
 
     def initialize( method )
       @regs = []
-      if method == :main
-        @type = Parfait.object_space.get_type()
-        @method = @type.get_method( :main )
-        @method = @type.create_method( :main ,{}) unless @method
-      else
-        @method = method
-        @type = method.for_type
-      end
+      @method = method
+      @type = method.for_type
       @current = @method.risc_instructions
     end
     attr_reader :type , :method
 
-    # create the method, do some checks and set it as the current method to be added to
-    # class_name and method_name are pretty clear, args are given as a ruby array
-    def self.create_method( class_name , method_name , args , frame )
+
+    # helper method for builtin mainly
+    # the class_name is a symbol, which is resolved to the instance_type of that class
+    #
+    # return compiler_for_type with the resolved type
+    #
+    def self.compiler_for_class( class_name , method_name , args , frame )
       raise "create_method #{class_name}.#{class_name.class}" unless class_name.is_a? Symbol
       clazz = Parfait.object_space.get_class_by_name! class_name
-      create_method_for( clazz.instance_type , method_name , args , frame)
+      compiler_for_type( clazz.instance_type , method_name , args , frame)
     end
 
     # create a method for the given type ( Parfait type object)
     # method_name is a Symbol
     # args a hash that will be converted to a type
     # the created method is set as the current and the given type too
-    # return the compiler (for chaining)
-    def self.create_method_for( type , method_name , args , frame)
+    # return the compiler
+    def self.compiler_for_type( type , method_name , args , frame)
       raise "create_method #{type.inspect} is not a Type" unless type.is_a? Parfait::Type
       raise "Args must be Type #{args}" unless args.is_a?(Parfait::Type)
       raise "create_method #{method_name}.#{method_name.class}" unless method_name.is_a? Symbol
diff --git a/test/mom/helper.rb b/test/mom/helper.rb
index e542181a..d109ace6 100644
--- a/test/mom/helper.rb
+++ b/test/mom/helper.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ require_relative '../helper'
 
 module Risc
   module Statements
-    include CleanCompile
 
     def setup
       Risc.machine.boot # force boot to reset main
diff --git a/test/support/compiling.rb b/test/support/compiling.rb
index 739d151b..4eda8174 100644
--- a/test/support/compiling.rb
+++ b/test/support/compiling.rb
@@ -61,14 +61,6 @@ module MomCompile
 end
 
 
-module CleanCompile
-  def clean_compile(clazz_name , method_name , args , statements)
-    compiler = Vm::MethodCompiler.create_method(clazz_name,method_name,args )
-    compiler.process( Vm.ast_to_code( statements ) )
-  end
-
-end
-
 
 
 class Ignored