diff --git a/repl/main.c b/repl/main.c
index cffd394..3413edd 100644
--- a/repl/main.c
+++ b/repl/main.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
 
 		//run the setup
 		Toy_VM vm;
-		Toy_bindVM(&vm, bc.ptr, bc.capacity);
+		Toy_bindVM(&vm, bc.ptr);
 
 		//run
 		Toy_runVM(&vm);
diff --git a/source/toy_vm.c b/source/toy_vm.c
index 10c5403..af019b5 100644
--- a/source/toy_vm.c
+++ b/source/toy_vm.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static void process(Toy_VM* vm) {
 }
 
 //exposed functions
-void Toy_bindVM(Toy_VM* vm, unsigned char* bytecode, unsigned int bytecodeSize) {
+void Toy_bindVM(Toy_VM* vm, unsigned char* bytecode) {
 	if (bytecode[0] != TOY_VERSION_MAJOR || bytecode[1] > TOY_VERSION_MINOR) {
 		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Wrong bytecode version found: expected %d.%d.%d found %d.%d.%d, exiting\n" TOY_CC_RESET, TOY_VERSION_MAJOR, TOY_VERSION_MINOR, TOY_VERSION_PATCH, bytecode[0], bytecode[1], bytecode[2]);
 		exit(-1);
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ void Toy_bindVM(Toy_VM* vm, unsigned char* bytecode, unsigned int bytecodeSize)
 
 	//cache these
 	vm->bc = bytecode;
-	vm->bcSize = bytecodeSize;
 }
 
 void Toy_bindVMToRoutine(Toy_VM* vm, unsigned char* routine) {
@@ -376,7 +375,6 @@ void Toy_freeVM(Toy_VM* vm) {
 
 void Toy_resetVM(Toy_VM* vm) {
 	vm->bc = NULL;
-	vm->bcSize = 0;
 
 	vm->routine = NULL;
 	vm->routineSize = 0;
diff --git a/source/toy_vm.h b/source/toy_vm.h
index 6fec6e3..628bb7e 100644
--- a/source/toy_vm.h
+++ b/source/toy_vm.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 typedef struct Toy_VM {
 	//hold the raw bytecode
 	unsigned char* bc;
-	unsigned int bcSize;
 
 	//raw instructions to be executed
 	unsigned char* routine;
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ typedef struct Toy_VM {
 	Toy_Stack* stack;
 } Toy_VM;
 
-TOY_API void Toy_bindVM(Toy_VM* vm, unsigned char* bytecode, unsigned int bytecodeSize); //process the version data
+TOY_API void Toy_bindVM(Toy_VM* vm, unsigned char* bytecode); //process the version data
 TOY_API void Toy_bindVMToRoutine(Toy_VM* vm, unsigned char* routine); //process the routine only
 
 TOY_API void Toy_runVM(Toy_VM* vm);
diff --git a/tests/cases/test_vm.c b/tests/cases/test_vm.c
index 6d95b95..a64b580 100644
--- a/tests/cases/test_vm.c
+++ b/tests/cases/test_vm.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int test_setup_and_teardown(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle) {
 
 		//run the setup
 		Toy_VM vm;
-		Toy_bindVM(&vm, bc.ptr, bc.capacity);
+		Toy_bindVM(&vm, bc.ptr);
 
 		//check the header size
 		int headerSize = 3 + strlen(TOY_VERSION_BUILD) + 1;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int test_simple_execution(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle) {
 
 		//run the setup
 		Toy_VM vm;
-		Toy_bindVM(&vm, bc.ptr, bc.capacity);
+		Toy_bindVM(&vm, bc.ptr);
 
 		//run
 		Toy_runVM(&vm);
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int test_opcode_not_equal(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle) {
 
 		//run the setup
 		Toy_VM vm;
-		Toy_bindVM(&vm, bc.ptr, bc.capacity);
+		Toy_bindVM(&vm, bc.ptr);
 
 		//run
 		Toy_runVM(&vm);