diff --git a/pitfall/pitfall/binprint.rkt b/pitfall/pitfall/binprint.rkt
index ab6b4142..be09784f 100644
--- a/pitfall/pitfall/binprint.rkt
+++ b/pitfall/pitfall/binprint.rkt
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 (require
   racket/string
   racket/format
-  racket/function
   sugar/list)
 (provide binprint)
 
 (define (binprint in #:width [width 16])
   (unless (even? width) (raise-argument-error 'binprint "even width" width))
   (for-each displayln
-            (for/list ([bs (in-port (curry read-bytes width) in)])
+            (for/list ([bs (in-port (λ (p) (read-bytes width p)) in)])
               (string-append (pad-string (hexline bs) (+ (* width 2) (sub1 (/ width 2)))) "   " (alphaline bs)))))
 
 
diff --git a/pitfall/pitfall/embedded.rkt b/pitfall/pitfall/embedded.rkt
index 6f62466f..9e73a4dc 100644
--- a/pitfall/pitfall/embedded.rkt
+++ b/pitfall/pitfall/embedded.rkt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   racket/format
   racket/contract
   racket/list
-  racket/function
   br/define
   sugar/unstable/class
   sugar/unstable/js
@@ -61,14 +60,9 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/pdfkit/blob/master/lib/font/embedded.coffee
 
 ;; called from text.rkt
 (define (encode this text [features #f])
-  #;((string?) ((option/c list?)) . ->*m .
-             (list/c (listof string?) (listof glyphposition?)))
-  #;(report*/file 'starting-layout-in-embedded (description (· this font)))
   (define glyphRun (send (· this font) layout text features))
   (define glyphs (glyphrun-glyphs glyphRun))
   (define positions (glyphrun-positions glyphRun))
-  #;(report/file (for/list ([p (in-list positions)])
-                           (list (· p xAdvance) (· p xOffset))))
   (define-values (subset-idxs new-positions)
     (for/lists (idxs posns)
                ([(g i) (in-indexed glyphs)]
@@ -109,7 +103,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/pdfkit/blob/master/lib/font/embedded.coffee
 
   ;; font descriptor flags
   (match-define (list FIXED_PITCH SERIF SYMBOLIC SCRIPT _UNUSED NONSYMBOLIC ITALIC)
-    (map (curry expt 2) (range 7)))
+    (map (λ (x) (expt 2 x)) (range 7)))
   
   (define flags (sum-flags
                  [(not (zero? (· this font post isFixedPitch))) FIXED_PITCH]
@@ -130,7 +124,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/pdfkit/blob/master/lib/font/embedded.coffee
                             'Type "FontDescriptor"
                             'FontName name
                             'Flags flags
-                            'FontBBox (map (curry * (· this scale))
+                            'FontBBox (map (λ (x) (* (· this scale) x))
                                            (list (BBox-minX bbox) (BBox-minY bbox)
                                                  (BBox-maxX bbox) (BBox-maxY bbox)))
                             'ItalicAngle (· this font italicAngle)
diff --git a/pitfall/pitfall/pdftest.rkt b/pitfall/pitfall/pdftest.rkt
index 2dc87a78..62b177ba 100644
--- a/pitfall/pitfall/pdftest.rkt
+++ b/pitfall/pitfall/pdftest.rkt
@@ -1,35 +1,17 @@
 #lang racket/base
-
 (require
   (for-syntax racket/base)
-  "helper.rkt"
   "param.rkt"
-  "struct.rkt"
-  sugar/debug
   racket/class
-  racket/file
-  racket/match
   racket/string
-  racket/format
-  racket/contract
-  racket/list
-  racket/port
-  racket/function
   br/define
-  sugar/unstable/class
-  sugar/unstable/js
-  sugar/unstable/dict
-  sugar/unstable/stub
-  sugar/unstable/port
-  sugar/unstable/contract
-  describe
   "check-pdf.rkt")
 
 (provide check-copy-equal? check-pdfkit? make-doc)
 
 (test-mode #t)
 
-(require rackunit racket/runtime-path pitfall/document racket/class)
+(require rackunit pitfall/document racket/runtime-path racket/class)
 (provide (all-from-out  rackunit racket/runtime-path pitfall/document racket/class))
 
 (define (this->control this) (path-add-extension this #"" #" copy."))
diff --git a/pitfall/pitfall/text.rkt b/pitfall/pitfall/text.rkt
index e94cb440..a77d0221 100644
--- a/pitfall/pitfall/text.rkt
+++ b/pitfall/pitfall/text.rkt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   racket/string
   racket/contract
   racket/list
-  racket/function
   sugar/unstable/class
   sugar/unstable/js
   sugar/unstable/dict
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/pdfkit/blob/master/lib/mixins/text.coffee
 
 
 (define (text this text-string [x #f] [y #f] [options (mhash)])
-  (send this _text text-string x y options (curry _line this)))
+  (send this _text text-string x y options (λ (x) (_line this x))))
 
 
 (define/contract (widthOfString this str [options (mhash)])