diff --git a/exercises/03/vslc/src/parser.y b/exercises/03/vslc/src/parser.y
index ab5b7bd..1057d47 100644
--- a/exercises/03/vslc/src/parser.y
+++ b/exercises/03/vslc/src/parser.y
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 %left '*' '/'
 %nonassoc UMINUS
 %right '~'
-%expect 1
+//%expect 1
 
 %nonassoc IF THEN
 %nonassoc ELSE
@@ -250,13 +250,13 @@ expression:
       $$ = NODE(EXPRESSION, strdup("~"), 1, $2);
     }
   | '(' expression ')' {
-      $$ = NODE(EXPRESSION, /*NULL*/ strdup("group"), 1, $2);
+      $$ = NODE(EXPRESSION, NULL /*strdup("group")*/, 1, $2);
     }
   | number {
-      $$ = NODE(EXPRESSION, /*NULL*/ strdup("number"), 1, $1);
+      $$ = NODE(EXPRESSION, NULL /*strdup("number")*/, 1, $1);
     }
   | identifier {
-      $$ = NODE(EXPRESSION, /*NULL*/ strdup("identifier"), 1, $1);
+      $$ = NODE(EXPRESSION, NULL /*strdup("identifier")*/, 1, $1);
     }
   | identifier '(' argument_list ')' {
       $$ = NODE(EXPRESSION, /*NULL*/ strdup("function_call"), 2, $1, $3);
diff --git a/exercises/03/vslc/src/tree.c b/exercises/03/vslc/src/tree.c
index 072100f..5e58deb 100644
--- a/exercises/03/vslc/src/tree.c
+++ b/exercises/03/vslc/src/tree.c
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ struct stem_t { const char *str; stem next; };
 static void
 tree_print(node_t* root, stem head) 
 {
+    if (!root)
+        return;
+
+    
     static const char *sdown = "  │", *slast = "  └", *snone = "   ";
 	struct stem_t col = {0, 0}, *tail;
 
@@ -139,6 +143,48 @@ destroy_subtree ( node_t *discard )
     }
 }
 
+static void
+prune_children(node_t *parent) 
+{
+    if (!parent)
+        return;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < parent->n_children; i++)
+        prune_children(parent->children[i]);
+    
+    printf("Trying to remove node!\n");
+    if (parent->data != NULL || parent->n_children != 1)
+        return;
+    printf("Only one child found. Purging...\n");
+    
+    node_t *child = parent->children[0];
+    switch (parent->type)
+    {
+    case PROGRAM:
+    case STATEMENT:
+    case EXPRESSION:
+    case PRINT_ITEM:
+        printf("Removing node!\n");
+        //parent->children = NULL;
+        free(parent->children);
+        
+        //node_finalize(parent);
+        parent = child;
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+
+    /*
+    if (parent->n_children != 1 || parent->data)
+        return;
+    
+    printf("delete parent\n");
+    node_t *child = parent->children[0];
+    //parent->children = NULL;
+    node_finalize(parent);
+    parent = child;*/
+}
+
 
 static void
 simplify_tree ( node_t **simplified, node_t *root )
@@ -174,4 +220,12 @@ simplify_tree ( node_t **simplified, node_t *root )
         node_finalize(root);
     */
 
+    if (!root) 
+        return;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < root->n_children; i++)
+        simplify_tree(&root->children[i], root->children[i]);
+
+    prune_children(root);
+
 }
diff --git a/exercises/03/vslc/vsl_programs/Makefile b/exercises/03/vslc/vsl_programs/Makefile
index 8f22c0f..b020f93 100644
--- a/exercises/03/vslc/vsl_programs/Makefile
+++ b/exercises/03/vslc/vsl_programs/Makefile
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ VSLC := ../src/vslc
 PS2_EXAMPLES := $(patsubst ps2-parser/%.vsl, ps2-parser/%.ast, $(wildcard ps2-parser/*.vsl))
 PS3_EXAMPLES := $(patsubst ps3-simplify/%.vsl, ps3-simplify/%.ast, $(wildcard ps3-simplify/*.vsl))
 
-all: $(PS2_EXAMPLES) $(PS2_EXAMPLES)
+all: $(PS2_EXAMPLES) $(PS3_EXAMPLES)
 ps2: $(PS2_EXAMPLES)
 ps3: $(PS3_EXAMPLES)
 
 %.ast: %.vsl
-	$(VSLC) -t < $^ > $@
+	$(VSLC) -T -t < $^ > $@
 
 clean:
 	-rm -r */*.ast
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