diff --git a/src/corelib/object.c b/src/corelib/object.c
index 5664fbc..93ecb72 100644
--- a/src/corelib/object.c
+++ b/src/corelib/object.c
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 object_t object_default() {
   return (object_t){
     .active = 1,
-	  .enabled = 1,
-	  .physics = physics_default(),
-	  .evt_draw = &object_draw_sprite,
-	  .evt_update = NULL,
-    .sprite = sprite_default(),
+	.physics = physics_default(),
+	.evt_draw = &object_draw_sprite,
+	.evt_update = NULL,
+	.sprite = sprite_default(),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/object.h b/src/corelib/object.h
index ea38c6e..09a78f9 100644
--- a/src/corelib/object.h
+++ b/src/corelib/object.h
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ typedef void(*draw_fn)(struct object_t*);
 
 struct object_t {
 	sprite_t sprite;
-	int active; // 1 if this object is in use and should not be overriden.
-	int enabled; // 1 if this object's events should be triggered.
+	int active; // 1 if this object's events should be triggered by the game world update.
+	int wants_to_be_deleted;
 	physics_t physics; // the collider to use for this object's physics interaction.
 
 	uintptr_t timer; // free to use for whatever
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ object_t object_default();
 void object_draw_sprite(object_t* object);
 static inline
 int object_is_valid(const object_t* object) {
-	return object != NULL && object->active != 0;
+	return object != NULL && object->wants_to_be_deleted == 0;
 }
 
 #endif /* _object_h */
diff --git a/src/corelib/physics.c b/src/corelib/physics.c
index 6ac2844..f9ee2b4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/physics.c
+++ b/src/corelib/physics.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void object_broadcast_collision(object_t* this, object_t* other) {
 	}
 }
 short can_collide(const object_t* this) {
-	return object_is_valid(this) && this->enabled;
+	return object_is_valid(this);
 }
 
 static inline
diff --git a/src/corelib/render.h b/src/corelib/render.h
index d2fc2e4..6b32700 100644
--- a/src/corelib/render.h
+++ b/src/corelib/render.h
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ extern sprite_t make_sprite(const char* file, float x, float y);
 extern sprite_t sprite_from_spritesheet(spritesheet_t* sheet, int index);
 extern text_style_t make_text_style(const char* font, SDL_Color color, int dpi, float size);
 extern SDL_Rect get_srcrect_from(spritesheet_t* sheet, int index);
-extern void set_active_view(const view_t* view);
 
 #define no_sprite (sprite_t){NULL, 0.0, 0.0, {0.0, 0.0}, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}}
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/world.c b/src/corelib/world.c
index 7eb4ddb..4a91a23 100644
--- a/src/corelib/world.c
+++ b/src/corelib/world.c
@@ -47,23 +47,36 @@ size_t _find_free_object() {
 }
 
 void world_clear() {
+	// free all allocated objects
 	for(int i = 0; i < _world_objects.num; ++i) {
-		_world_objects.objects[i]->active = 0;
-		_world_objects.objects[i]->enabled = 0;
+		object_t* object = _world_objects.objects[i];
+		if(object != NULL) {
+			free(object);
+		}
 	}
+	// free world array
+	free(_world_objects.objects);
+	// reset world objects struct
+	_world_objects.objects = NULL;
+	_world_objects.num = 0;
 }
 
 object_t* make_object() {
+	// acquire pointer to empty slot
 	size_t index = _find_free_object();
+	// allocate new object
 	if(_world_objects.objects[index] == NULL) {
 		_world_objects.objects[index] = malloc(sizeof(object_t));
 	}
+	// initialize object to default
 	object_t* o = _world_objects.objects[index];
 	*o = object_default();
+
 	return o;
 }
 
 object_t* instantiate_object(const object_t *original) {
+	// create new object with default settings
 	object_t* obj = make_object();
 	*obj = *original;
 	obj->active = 1;
diff --git a/src/game.c b/src/game.c
index 9c5d0ed..2d1f110 100644
--- a/src/game.c
+++ b/src/game.c
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 #include "corelib/render.h"
 #include "corelib/assets.h"
 #include "corelib/layers.h"
-#include "SDL2/SDL_mouse.h"
-#include "SDL2/SDL_scancode.h"
 
 void start_game() {
 	// called when the game is done initializing the backend and ready to start