diff --git a/include/lexer.h b/include/lexer.h
index ca9779a..9a57655 100644
--- a/include/lexer.h
+++ b/include/lexer.h
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ enum libab_lexer_token_e {
     TOKEN_KW_ARROW,
     TOKEN_KW_FUN,
     TOKEN_KW_RETURN,
-    TOKEN_KW_LET,
-    TOKEN_KW_BE,
     TOKEN_LAST
 };
 
diff --git a/include/tree.h b/include/tree.h
index 632413c..d6b1870 100644
--- a/include/tree.h
+++ b/include/tree.h
@@ -119,5 +119,11 @@ int libab_tree_has_vector(libab_tree_variant var);
  * @param tree the tree to free.
  */
 void libab_tree_free_recursive(libab_tree* tree);
+/**
+ * Frees the tree, taking into account reference-counted
+ * nodes.
+ * @param tree the tree to free.
+ */
+void libab_tree_refcount_free(libab_tree* tree);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lexer.c b/src/lexer.c
index 1964d36..7ad154a 100644
--- a/src/lexer.c
+++ b/src/lexer.c
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@ libab_result libab_lexer_init(libab_lexer* lexer) {
                            "do",
                            "->",
                            "fun",
-                           "return",
-                           "let",
-                           "be"};
+                           "return"};
     libab_lexer_token tokens[] = {
         TOKEN_CHAR,    TOKEN_ID,        TOKEN_NUM,    TOKEN_KW_IF,
         TOKEN_KW_ELSE, TOKEN_KW_WHILE,  TOKEN_KW_DO,  TOKEN_KW_ARROW,
-        TOKEN_KW_FUN,  TOKEN_KW_RETURN, TOKEN_KW_LET, TOKEN_KW_BE};
+        TOKEN_KW_FUN,  TOKEN_KW_RETURN };
     const size_t count = sizeof(tokens) / sizeof(libab_lexer_token);
 
     eval_config_init(&lexer->config);
diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
index cd46a14..ac5f8c8 100644
--- a/src/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser.c
@@ -489,51 +489,6 @@ libab_result _parse_fun_param(struct parser_state* state,
     return result;
 }
 
-libab_result _parse_def_fun(struct parser_state* state,
-                            libab_tree** store_into) {
-    libab_result result = LIBAB_SUCCESS;
-    libab_tree* temp;
-    if (_parser_is_type(state, TOKEN_KW_LET)) {
-        _parser_state_step(state);
-        if (!_parser_eof(state)) {
-            result = _parser_construct_node_both(state, state->current_match,
-                                                 store_into);
-        } else {
-            result = LIBAB_UNEXPECTED;
-        }
-    } else {
-        result = LIBAB_UNEXPECTED;
-    }
-
-    if (result == LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
-        _parser_state_step(state);
-        libab_ref_null(&(*store_into)->type);
-        (*store_into)->variant = TREE_FUN;
-        result = _parser_consume_char(state, ':');
-    }
-
-    if (result == LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
-        libab_ref_free(&(*store_into)->type);
-        result = _parse_type(state, &(*store_into)->type);
-    }
-
-    if (result == LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
-        result = _parser_consume_type(state, TOKEN_KW_BE);
-    }
-
-    if (result == LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
-        PARSE_CHILD(result, state, _parse_expression, temp,
-                    &(*store_into)->children);
-    }
-
-    if (result != LIBAB_SUCCESS && *store_into) {
-        libab_tree_free_recursive(*store_into);
-        *store_into = NULL;
-    }
-
-    return result;
-}
-
 libab_result _parse_fun(struct parser_state* state, libab_tree** store_into) {
     libab_result result = LIBAB_SUCCESS;
     int is_parenth, is_comma;
@@ -551,6 +506,7 @@ libab_result _parse_fun(struct parser_state* state, libab_tree** store_into) {
         _parser_state_step(state);
         libab_ref_null(&(*store_into)->type);
         (*store_into)->variant = TREE_FUN;
+        (*store_into)->int_value = 1;
         result = _parser_consume_char(state, '(');
     }
     while (result == LIBAB_SUCCESS && !_parser_eof(state) &&
@@ -778,8 +734,6 @@ libab_result _parse_atom(struct parser_state* state, libab_tree** store_into) {
         result = _parse_braced_block(state, store_into);
     } else if (_parser_is_type(state, TOKEN_KW_FUN)) {
         result = _parse_fun(state, store_into);
-    } else if (_parser_is_type(state, TOKEN_KW_LET)) {
-        result = _parse_def_fun(state, store_into);
     } else if (_parser_is_type(state, TOKEN_KW_RETURN)) {
         result = _parse_return(state, store_into);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/tree.c b/src/tree.c
index da0274a..e198672 100644
--- a/src/tree.c
+++ b/src/tree.c
@@ -47,10 +47,23 @@ int _tree_foreach_free(void* data, va_list args) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-void libab_tree_free_recursive(libab_tree* tree) {
-    if (libab_tree_has_vector(tree->variant)) {
-        vec_foreach(&tree->children, NULL, compare_always, _tree_foreach_free);
-    }
-    libab_tree_free(tree);
-    free(tree);
+int _tree_needs_free(libab_tree* tree) {
+    return ((tree->variant == TREE_FUN && --tree->int_value) | (tree->variant != TREE_FUN));
+}
+
+void libab_tree_free_recursive(libab_tree* tree) {
+    if(_tree_needs_free(tree)) {
+        if (libab_tree_has_vector(tree->variant)) {
+            vec_foreach(&tree->children, NULL, compare_always, _tree_foreach_free);
+        }
+        libab_tree_free(tree);
+        free(tree);
+    }
+}
+
+void libab_tree_refcount_free(libab_tree* tree) {
+    if(_tree_needs_free(tree)) {
+        libab_tree_free(tree);
+        free(tree);
+    }
 }