diff --git a/ent/atoms.go b/ent/atoms.go
index e4c38d6..9fa2d8f 100644
--- a/ent/atoms.go
+++ b/ent/atoms.go
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ var atom_types = map[string]typeFn{
 	"int32": func(r bit.Reader) (value, error) {
 		return bit.ReadZigZag32(r), r.Err()
 	},
+	"CUtlStringToken": func(r bit.Reader) (value, error) {
+		return bit.ReadVarInt(r), r.Err()
+	},
 }
 
 func atomType(spec *typeSpec, env *Env) tÿpe {
diff --git a/ent/string.go b/ent/string.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 63aca57..0000000
--- a/ent/string.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-package ent
-
-import (
-	"github.com/jordanorelli/hyperstone/bit"
-)
-
-func stringType(spec *typeSpec, env *Env) tÿpe {
-	if spec.typeName != "CUtlStringToken" {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return typeFn(func(r bit.Reader) (value, error) {
-		return bit.ReadVarInt(r), r.Err()
-	})
-}
diff --git a/ent/type.go b/ent/type.go
index e78a6bc..62c6b23 100644
--- a/ent/type.go
+++ b/ent/type.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func parseTypeSpec(spec *typeSpec, env *Env) tÿpe {
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	return coalesce(atomType, floatType, handleType, qAngleType, hSeqType, genericType, stringType)
+	return coalesce(atomType, floatType, handleType, qAngleType, hSeqType, genericType)
 }
 
 // a type error is both an error and a type. It represents a type that we were