diff --git a/code/grime/assert.odin b/code/grime/assert.odin
index c36433f..4542c13 100644
--- a/code/grime/assert.odin
+++ b/code/grime/assert.odin
@@ -5,34 +5,6 @@ import "core:io"
 import "core:os"
 import "core:text/table"
 
-dump_stacktrace :: proc( allocator := context.temp_allocator ) -> string
-{
-	trace_result := stacktrace()
-	lines, error := stacktrace_lines( trace_result )
-
-	padding := "    "
-
-	log_table := table.init( & table.Table{}, context.temp_allocator, context.temp_allocator )
-	for line in lines {
-		table.row( log_table, padding, line.symbol, " - ", line.location )
-	}
-	// table.build(log_table)
-	// TODO(Ed): regression with the stack trace lib
-
-	writer_builder : StringBuilder
-	str_builder_init( & writer_builder, allocator = allocator )
-
-	writer := to_writer( & writer_builder )
-	for row in 2 ..< log_table.nr_rows   {
-		for col in 0 ..< log_table.nr_cols {
-			table.write_table_cell( writer, log_table, row, col )
-		}
-		io.write_byte( writer, '\n' )
-	}
-
-	return to_string( writer_builder )
-}
-
 ensure :: #force_inline proc( condition : b32, msg : string, location := #caller_location )
 {
 	if condition {
diff --git a/code/grime/pkg_mappings.odin b/code/grime/pkg_mappings.odin
index 609aa85..f08d0e9 100644
--- a/code/grime/pkg_mappings.odin
+++ b/code/grime/pkg_mappings.odin
@@ -128,11 +128,6 @@ import "core:unicode/utf8"
 
 //#endregion("core")
 
-import "thirdparty:backtrace"
-	StackTraceData   :: backtrace.Trace_Const
-	stacktrace       :: backtrace.trace
-	stacktrace_lines :: backtrace.lines
-
 //#region("Proc overload mappings")
 
 array_append :: proc {
diff --git a/code/sectr/engine/client_api.odin b/code/sectr/engine/client_api.odin
index 79beff7..b9fec10 100644
--- a/code/sectr/engine/client_api.odin
+++ b/code/sectr/engine/client_api.odin
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ tick_work_frame :: #force_inline proc( host_delta_time_ms : f64 ) -> b32
 
 	debug.draw_ui_box_bounds_points = false
 	debug.draw_ui_padding_bounds    = false
-	debug.draw_ui_content_bounds    = true
+	debug.draw_ui_content_bounds    = false
 
 	// config.engine_refresh_hz = 165
 
diff --git a/code/sectr/grime/pkg_mappings.odin b/code/sectr/grime/pkg_mappings.odin
index da6ec63..a2b9df9 100644
--- a/code/sectr/grime/pkg_mappings.odin
+++ b/code/sectr/grime/pkg_mappings.odin
@@ -163,11 +163,6 @@ import "core:unicode/utf8"
 
 //endregion core
 
-import "thirdparty:backtrace"
-	StackTraceData   :: backtrace.Trace_Const
-	stacktrace       :: backtrace.trace
-	stacktrace_lines :: backtrace.lines
-
 //region codebase
 
 import "codebase:grime"
diff --git a/scripts/build.ps1 b/scripts/build.ps1
index b0d706b..ac6099f 100644
--- a/scripts/build.ps1
+++ b/scripts/build.ps1
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ push-location $path_root
 			$build_args += $flag_use_separate_modules
 			$build_args += $flag_thread_count + $CoreCount_Physical
 			# $build_args += $flag_optimize_none
-			$build_args += $flag_optimize_minimal
+			# $build_args += $flag_optimize_minimal
 			# $build_args += $flag_optimize_speed
-			# $build_args += $falg_optimize_aggressive
+			$build_args += $falg_optimize_aggressive
 			$build_args += $flag_debug
 			$build_args += $flag_pdb_name + $pdb
 			$build_args += $flag_subsystem + 'windows'
diff --git a/scripts/update_deps.ps1 b/scripts/update_deps.ps1
index 25a00cf..38300c6 100644
--- a/scripts/update_deps.ps1
+++ b/scripts/update_deps.ps1
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ $path_build      = join-path $path_root 'build'
 $path_thirdparty = join-path $path_root 'thirdparty'
 $path_toolchain  = join-path $path_root 'toolchain'
 
-$url_backtrace_repo = 'https://github.com/Ed94/back.git'
 $url_harfbuzz       = 'https://github.com/Ed94/harfbuzz-odin.git'
 $url_ini_parser     = 'https://github.com/laytan/odin-ini-parser.git'
 $url_odin_repo      = 'https://github.com/Ed94/Odin.git'
 $url_sokol          = 'https://github.com/Ed94/sokol-odin.git'
 $url_sokol_tools    = 'https://github.com/floooh/sokol-tools-bin.git'
 
-$path_backtrace     = join-path $path_thirdparty 'backtrace'
 $path_harfbuzz      = join-path $path_thirdparty 'harfbuzz'
 $path_ini_parser    = join-path $path_thirdparty 'ini'
 $path_odin          = join-path $path_toolchain  'Odin'
@@ -32,7 +30,6 @@ $result = verify-path $path_toolchain
 
 $binaries_dirty = $false
 
-clone-gitrepo $path_backtrace   $url_backtrace_repo
 clone-gitrepo $path_ini_parser  $url_ini_parser
 clone-gitrepo $path_ini_parser  $url_ini_parser
 clone-gitrepo $path_sokol_tools $url_sokol_tools