diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 13a20d1..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-name: Basic Tests
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ "main", "dev" ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: clone submodules
-      run: git submodule update --init --recursive
-    - name: install valgrind
-      run: sudo apt install valgrind
-    - name: make test
-      run: make test
diff --git a/core/engine_node.h b/core/engine_node.h
index f433042..796e8c2 100644
--- a/core/engine_node.h
+++ b/core/engine_node.h
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #include "literal_dictionary.h"
 #include "interpreter.h"
 
-#include "core_common.h"
-
 #define OPAQUE_TAG_ENGINE_NODE 1
 
 //forward declare
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@ typedef void (*EngineNodeCallback)(void*);
 //the node object, which forms a tree
 typedef struct _engineNode {
 	//function for releasing memory
-	EngineNodeCallback freeMemory;
+	EngineNodeCallback freeMemory; //TODO: remove this, not needed
 
 	//toy functions, stored in a dict for flexibility
 	LiteralDictionary* functions;
diff --git a/test/test_engine_node.c b/test/test_engine_node.c
index af80393..41149ee 100644
--- a/test/test_engine_node.c
+++ b/test/test_engine_node.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int main() {
 
 		initEngineNode(node, &interpreter, tb, size);
 
-		Literal nodeLiteral = TO_OPAQUE_LITERAL(node, 0);
+		Literal nodeLiteral = TO_OPAQUE_LITERAL(node, OPAQUE_TAG_ENGINE_NODE);
 
 		//argument list to pass in the node
 		LiteralArray arguments;