diff --git a/src/main/wacc/parser.scala b/src/main/wacc/parser.scala
index c167ca1..7d76969 100644
--- a/src/main/wacc/parser.scala
+++ b/src/main/wacc/parser.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import cats.data.NonEmptyList
 import parsley.errors.DefaultErrorBuilder
 import parsley.errors.ErrorBuilder
 import parsley.errors.tokenextractors.LexToken
-import parsley.character.char
 
 object parser {
   import lexer.implicits.implicitSymbol
@@ -50,9 +49,6 @@ object parser {
     case Expr
     case Pair
 
-  val _parensCheck =
-    char('(').verifiedExplain("functions can only be called using 'call' keyword")
-
   implicit val builder: ErrorBuilder[String] = new DefaultErrorBuilder with LexToken {
     def tokens = errTokens
   }
@@ -71,8 +67,8 @@ object parser {
         GreaterEq from ">="
       ) +:
       SOps(InfixL)(
-        ((Add from "+").label("binary operator") | _parensCheck),
-        ((Sub from "-").label("binary operator") | _parensCheck)
+        (Add from "+").label("binary operator"),
+        (Sub from "-").label("binary operator")
       ) +:
       SOps(InfixL)(Mul from "*", Div from "/", Mod from "%") +:
       SOps(Prefix)(