2 files changed, 1 insertions, 63 deletions

diff --git a/subex/parse.go b/subex/parse.go
index 24ae082..6e1493b 100644
--- a/subex/parse.go
+++ b/subex/parse.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func parseSubex(l *RuneReader, minPower int) SubexAST {
 		case '[':
 			rangeParts := parseRangeSubex(l)
 			lhs = SubexASTRange {rangeParts}
-		case ')', '*', '-', '|', '!', '?', ';', '{':
+		case ')', '|', ';', '{':
 			l.rewind()
 			return nil
 		case '$':
@@ -247,14 +247,6 @@ func parseSubex(l *RuneReader, minPower int) SubexAST {
 					content: lhs,
 					acceptable: parseRepeatRange(l),
 				}
-			case r == '*' && minPower <= 8:
-				lhs = SubexASTMaximise{lhs}
-			case r == '-' && minPower <= 8:
-				lhs = SubexASTMinimise{lhs}
-			case r == '!' && minPower <= 8:
-				lhs = SubexASTTry{lhs}
-			case r == '?' && minPower <= 8:
-				lhs = SubexASTMaybe{lhs}
 			case r == '|' && minPower <= 4:
 				rhs := parseSubex(l, 5)
 				if rhs == nil {
diff --git a/subex/subexast.go b/subex/subexast.go
index 650f038..5e63f03 100644
--- a/subex/subexast.go
+++ b/subex/subexast.go
@@ -48,38 +48,6 @@ func (ast SubexASTOr) compileWith(next SubexState) SubexState {
 	}
 }
 
-// Run the content subex as many times as possible as the input is read in
-type SubexASTMaximise struct {
-	content SubexAST
-}
-func (ast SubexASTMaximise) compileWith(next SubexState) SubexState {
-	state := &SubexGroupState {
-		nil,
-		next,
-	}
-	state.first = ast.content.compileWith(state)
-	return state
-}
-func (ast SubexASTMaximise) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("(%v)*", ast.content)
-}
-
-// Run the content subex as few times as possible as the input is read in
-type SubexASTMinimise struct {
-	content SubexAST
-}
-func (ast SubexASTMinimise) compileWith(next SubexState) SubexState {
-	state := &SubexGroupState {
-		next,
-		nil,
-	}
-	state.second = ast.content.compileWith(state)
-	return state
-}
-func (ast SubexASTMinimise) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("(%v)-", ast.content)
-}
-
 type ConvexRange struct {
 	start, end int
 }
@@ -185,28 +153,6 @@ func (ast SubexASTOutput) compileWith(next SubexState) SubexState {
 	}
 }
 
-// Try to use a subex but just skip over this if it doesn't match
-type SubexASTTry struct {
-	content SubexAST
-}
-func (ast SubexASTTry) compileWith(next SubexState) SubexState {
-	return &SubexGroupState {
-		ast.content.compileWith(next),
-		next,
-	}
-}
-
-// Try to skip over this subex but use it should that not match
-type SubexASTMaybe struct {
-	content SubexAST
-}
-func (ast SubexASTMaybe) compileWith(next SubexState) SubexState {
-	return &SubexGroupState {
-		next,
-		ast.content.compileWith(next),
-	}
-}
-
 // Read in a repeated subex separated by a delimiter. Greedy
 type SubexASTJoin struct {
 	content, delimiter SubexAST