diff --git a/lib/virtual/machine.rb b/lib/virtual/machine.rb
index 67a85087..0385d4ff 100644
--- a/lib/virtual/machine.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/machine.rb
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ require_relative "instruction"
 require_relative "compiled_method"
 require_relative "frame"
 require_relative "message"
-require_relative "value"
+require_relative "slot"
 require_relative "type"
 require_relative "object"
 require_relative "constants"
diff --git a/lib/virtual/type.rb b/lib/virtual/type.rb
index 21b24a53..4f563ced 100644
--- a/lib/virtual/type.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/type.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require_relative "value"
 
 module Virtual
   # Integer and (Object) References are the main derived classes, but float will come and ...
diff --git a/lib/virtual/value.rb b/lib/virtual/value.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 6146d810..00000000
--- a/lib/virtual/value.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-module Virtual
-  
-  # the virtual machine is implemented in values (a c++ version of oo). 
-  # Values have types which are represented as classes, instances of Type to be precise
-
-  # Values must really be Constants or Variables, ie have a storage space
-
-  class Walue
-    def type
-      raise "abstract called for #{self.class}"
-    end
-    def == other
-      return false unless other.class == self.class 
-      Sof::Util.attributes(self).each do |a|
-        begin
-          left = send(a)
-        rescue NoMethodError
-          next  # not using instance variables that are not defined as attr_readers for equality
-        end
-        begin
-          right = other.send(a)
-        rescue NoMethodError
-          return false
-        end
-        return false unless left.class == right.class 
-        return false unless left == right
-      end
-      return true
-    end
-    private #can't instantiate, must be constant or variable
-    def initialize
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-require_relative "slot"
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