diff --git a/src/fennel-ls/compiler.fnl b/src/fennel-ls/compiler.fnl
index 221976b..f4b13d3 100644
--- a/src/fennel-ls/compiler.fnl
+++ b/src/fennel-ls/compiler.fnl
@@ -313,8 +313,9 @@ identifiers are declared / referenced in which places."
           (error "__NOT_AN_ERROR"))))
 
     (local allowed-globals (docs.get-all-globals server))
-    (each [_ v (ipairs (utils.split-spaces server.configuration.extra-globals))]
-      (table.insert allowed-globals v))
+    (icollect [extra-global (server.configuration.extra-globals:gmatch "[^ ]+")
+               &into allowed-globals]
+      extra-global)
 
     (fn parse-ast [parser]
       (icollect [ok ast parser &until (not ok)] ast))
diff --git a/src/fennel-ls/formatter.fnl b/src/fennel-ls/formatter.fnl
index 4c9148f..d7ee563 100644
--- a/src/fennel-ls/formatter.fnl
+++ b/src/fennel-ls/formatter.fnl
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ user code. Fennel-ls doesn't support user-code formatting as of now."
 
 (local {: sym?
         : view} (require :fennel))
-(local {: type=} (require :fennel-ls.utils))
 
 (λ code-block [str]
   (.. "```fnl\n" str "\n```"))
@@ -57,26 +56,26 @@ fntype is one of fn or λ or lambda"
       body
       (fn? fntype)
       (sym? name)
-      (type= arglist :table)
-      (type= docstring :string))
+      (= (type arglist) :table)
+      (= (type docstring) :string))
     {: fntype : name : arglist : docstring}
     ;; docstring
     (where [fntype arglist docstring body]
       body
       (fn? fntype)
-      (type= arglist :table)
-      (type= docstring :string))
+      (= (type arglist) :table)
+      (= (type docstring) :string))
     {: fntype : arglist : docstring}
     ;; name
     (where [fntype name arglist]
       (fn? fntype)
       (sym? name)
-      (type= arglist :table))
+      (= (type arglist) :table))
     {: fntype : name : arglist}
     ;; none
     (where [fntype arglist]
       (fn? fntype)
-      (type= arglist :table))
+      (= (type arglist) :table))
     {: fntype : arglist}))
 
 (λ hover-format [result]
diff --git a/src/fennel-ls/utils.fnl b/src/fennel-ls/utils.fnl
index 9e63351..1f8e310 100644
--- a/src/fennel-ls/utils.fnl
+++ b/src/fennel-ls/utils.fnl
@@ -176,22 +176,13 @@ WARNING: this is only used in the test code, not in the real language server"
     symbol
     (pick-values 1 (symbol:match "[^.:]*"))))
 
-(λ type= [val typ]
-  (= (type val) typ))
-
 (λ uniq-by [list key-fn]
-  (let [result []
-        seen {}]
-    (each [_ new-item (ipairs list)]
+  (let [seen {}]
+    (icollect [_ new-item (ipairs list)]
       (let [key (key-fn new-item)]
         (when (not (. seen key))
           (tset seen key true)
-          (table.insert result new-item))))
-    result))
-
-(λ split-spaces [str]
-  (icollect [m (str:gmatch "[^ ]+")]
-    m))
+          new-item)))))
 
 (local path-sep (package.config:sub 1 1))
 
@@ -226,8 +217,6 @@ WARNING: this is only used in the test code, not in the real language server"
  : multi-sym-base
  : get-ast-info
  : uniq-by
- : type=
- : split-spaces
  : absolute-path?
  : path-join
  : path-sep
diff --git a/test/misc.fnl b/test/misc.fnl
index 0e9d576..67f47cb 100644
--- a/test/misc.fnl
+++ b/test/misc.fnl
@@ -43,15 +43,6 @@
   (create-client "(let [map {}] (set (. map (tostring :a)) :b))")
   nil)
 
-(fn test-split-spaces []
-  (faith.= [] (utils.split-spaces ""))
-  (faith.= ["foo"] (utils.split-spaces "foo"))
-  (faith.= ["foo"] (utils.split-spaces "  foo "))
-  (faith.= ["foo-bar" "bar" "baz"] (utils.split-spaces "foo-bar bar baz"))
-  (faith.= ["foo-bar" "bar" "baz"] (utils.split-spaces " foo-bar  bar baz  "))
-  nil)
-
 {: test-multi-sym-split
  : test-find-symbol
- : test-failure
- : test-split-spaces}
+ : test-failure}