--- a/core/src/luan/LuanState.java	Tue Apr 28 22:49:33 2015 -0600
+++ b/core/src/luan/LuanState.java	Wed Apr 29 07:04:40 2015 -0600
@@ -21,18 +21,15 @@
 	final List<StackTraceElement> stackTrace = new ArrayList<StackTraceElement>();
 
 	private LuanTableImpl registry;
-	private LuanTableImpl metatable;  // generic metatable
 
 	protected LuanState() {
 		registry = new LuanTableImpl();
-		metatable = newMetatable();
 	}
 
 	protected LuanState(LuanState luan) {}
 
 	@Override public void deepenClone(LuanState clone,DeepCloner cloner) {
 		clone.registry = cloner.deepClone(registry);
-		clone.metatable = cloner.deepClone(metatable);
 	}
 
 	public abstract LuanTable currentEnvironment();
@@ -59,63 +56,15 @@
 		return call(fn);
 	}
 
-	public final LuanTable getMetatable(Object obj) {
-		if( obj==null )
-			return null;
-		if( obj instanceof LuanTable ) {
-			LuanTable table = (LuanTable)obj;
-			return table.getMetatable();
-		}
-		return metatable;
-	}
-
 	public final LuanBit bit(LuanElement el) {
 		return new LuanBit(this,el);
 	}
 
-	public final Object getHandler(String op,Object obj) {
-		LuanTable t = getMetatable(obj);
-		return t==null ? null : t.get(op);
-	}
-
-	public final Object getHandler(String op,LuanTable table) {
+	public final static Object getHandler(String op,LuanTable table) {
 		LuanTable t = table.getMetatable();
 		return t==null ? null : t.get(op);
 	}
 
-	private static LuanTableImpl newMetatable() {
-		LuanTableImpl metatable = new LuanTableImpl();
-		try {
-			metatable.put( "__index", new LuanJavaFunction(
-				LuanState.class.getMethod("__index",LuanState.class,Object.class,Object.class), null
-			) );
-			metatable.put( "__newindex", new LuanJavaFunction(
-				LuanState.class.getMethod("__newindex",LuanState.class,Object.class,Object.class,Object.class), null
-			) );
-		} catch(NoSuchMethodException e) {
-			throw new RuntimeException(e);
-		}
-		return metatable;
-	}
-
-	public static Object __index(LuanState luan,Object obj,Object key) throws LuanException {
-		if( obj instanceof String ) {
-			Object rtn = StringLuan.__index(luan,(String)obj,key);
-			if( rtn != null )
-				return rtn;
-		}
-		if( obj instanceof byte[] ) {
-			Object rtn = BinaryLuan.__index(luan,(byte[])obj,key);
-			if( rtn != null )
-				return rtn;
-		}
-		return JavaLuan.__index(luan,obj,key);
-	}
-
-	public static void __newindex(LuanState luan,Object obj,Object key,Object value) throws LuanException {
-		JavaLuan.__newindex(luan,obj,key,value);
-	}
-
 	// convenience methods
 
 	private final LuanBit JAVA = bit(LuanElement.JAVA);