diff --git a/include/util.h b/include/util.h
index 480373f..936c1cb 100644
--- a/include/util.h
+++ b/include/util.h
@@ -127,5 +127,23 @@ libab_result libab_create_function_list(libab_ref* into, libab_ref* type);
  */
 libab_result libab_put_table_value(libab_table* table, const char* key,
                                    libab_ref* value);
+/**
+ * Returns the data stored in the given reference to a libab_value.
+ * This is not the same as libab_ref_get: libab_ref_get will return directly
+ * the data pointed to by the ference. libab_unwrap_value assumes the reference
+ * it's given is that to a libab_value, extracts it, then extracts its data
+ * field.
+ * @param ref the reference to unwrap.
+ * @return the resulting data.
+ */
+void* libab_unwrap_value(libab_ref* ref);
+/**
+ * Similar to unwrap_value; Assumes the vector is a vector of
+ * values, and unwraps the value at the given index.
+ * @param vec the vector to unwrap a value from.
+ * @param index the index to look up.
+ * @return the value at the given index.
+ */
+void* libab_unwrap_param(libab_ref_vec* vec, size_t index);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/interpreter.c b/src/interpreter.c
index 8369aee..70905b5 100644
--- a/src/interpreter.c
+++ b/src/interpreter.c
@@ -438,8 +438,6 @@ libab_result _interpreter_call_function(struct interpreter_state* state, libab_r
         if(result == LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
             libab_ref_free(into);
             result = _interpreter_cast_and_perform_call(function, params, &temp_new_types, into);
-        } else {
-            printf("Failed check. %d\n", result);
         }
 
         libab_ref_vec_free(&temp_new_types);
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 9a665d0..3ae56a9 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -309,3 +309,17 @@ libab_result libab_put_table_value(libab_table* table, const char* key,
 
     return result;
 }
+
+void* libab_unwrap_value(libab_ref* ref) {
+    libab_value* value = libab_ref_get(ref);
+    return libab_ref_get(&value->data);
+}
+
+void* libab_unwrap_param(libab_ref_vec* vec, size_t index) {
+    libab_ref temp;
+    void* data;
+    libab_ref_vec_index(vec, index, &temp);
+    data = libab_unwrap_value(&temp);
+    libab_ref_free(&temp);
+    return data;
+}