diff --git a/include/object.h b/include/object.h
index 655d22d..7e92fa4 100644
--- a/include/object.h
+++ b/include/object.h
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 
 char* get_object(char*, size_t*);
 void* parse_object(char*, ObjectType, size_t*, char*);
-int save_diff(ActionList*, char*, char*, size_t, char*, File*, int);
+int save_diff(ActionList*, char*, char*, size_t, char*);
 int read_diff(char*, char*, ActionList*);
 int save_file_diff(char*, char*, size_t, char*, ActionList*);
 File* apply_diff(File*, ActionList*);
 
-#endif // OBJECT_H
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif // OBJECT_H
diff --git a/include/tree.h b/include/tree.h
index ac50552..aa48e7a 100644
--- a/include/tree.h
+++ b/include/tree.h
@@ -15,6 +15,5 @@
 #define IS_PUNCT(c) ((c >= 33 && c <= 47) || (c >= 58 && c <= 64) || (c >= 91 && c <= 96) || (c >= 123 && c <= 126))
 
 void snapshot_tree(FileInfoBuffer*, char*);
-int save_tree_diff(FileInfoBuffer*, char*, char*, size_t, char*, char*);
 int read_tree(FileInfoBuffer*, char*);
 #endif // TREE_H
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 3cecdde..93df2e4 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ static int commit(int argc, char** argv) {
                 continue;
             }
             else {
-                save_diff(diff, files->items[idx], root, base_file->diff_num, base_file_hash, NULL, 0);
+                save_diff(diff, files->items[idx], root, base_file->diff_num, base_file_hash);
 
                 char diff_hash[41];
                 char id[2 + snprintf(NULL, 0, "%lu", base_file->diff_num) + strlen(files->items[idx])];
@@ -608,7 +608,6 @@ static int commit(int argc, char** argv) {
             printf("%s: %s\n", ((FileInfo*)tree->items + idx)->name, ((FileInfo*)tree->items + idx)->hash);
         }
 
-
         char tree_hash[41];
         snapshot_tree(tree, tree_hash);
 
diff --git a/src/object.c b/src/object.c
index 4afe1de..e4ed47a 100644
--- a/src/object.c
+++ b/src/object.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ char* get_object(char* hash, size_t* size_out) {
         free(compressed_data);
         return NULL;
     }
-    
+
 
     size_t idx = 0;
     while (idx < compressed_size && IS_DIGIT(compressed_data[idx])) {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static int mkdir_recursive(const char *path, mode_t mode) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-int save_diff(ActionList* diff, char* path, char* root, size_t diff_id, char* basefile_hash, File* modified_file, int tree) {
+int save_diff(ActionList* diff, char* path, char* root, size_t diff_id, char* basefile_hash) {
     size_t buffer_size = 41;
 
     buffer_size += 1 + snprintf(NULL, 0, "%d", diff->len);
@@ -186,20 +186,20 @@ int save_diff(ActionList* diff, char* path, char* root, size_t diff_id, char* ba
         size_t remaining = sizeof(tmp) - offset;
 
         if (action.type == DELETE) {
-            offset += snprintf(tmp + offset, 
-                remaining, 
-                "0 %zu %zu ", 
-                action.line_original, 
+            offset += snprintf(tmp + offset,
+                remaining,
+                "0 %zu %zu ",
+                action.line_original,
                 action.line_changed
             );
             continue;
         }
 
-        offset += snprintf(tmp + offset, remaining, 
-            "1 %zu %zu %zu %s ", 
-            action.line_original, 
-            action.line_changed, 
-            strlen(action.content), 
+        offset += snprintf(tmp + offset, remaining,
+            "1 %zu %zu %zu %s ",
+            action.line_original,
+            action.line_changed,
+            strlen(action.content),
             action.content
         );
     }
@@ -207,8 +207,7 @@ int save_diff(ActionList* diff, char* path, char* root, size_t diff_id, char* ba
     char id[2+snprintf(NULL, 0, "%d", diff_id)+strlen(path)];
     snprintf(id, sizeof(id), "%s %d", path, diff_id);
     char hash[41];
-    if (tree) object_hash(TreeDiffObject, id, hash);
-    else object_hash(FileDiffObject, id, hash);
+    object_hash(FileDiffObject, id, hash);
 
     char dir_path[PATH_MAX];
     char file_path[PATH_MAX];
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ int read_diff(char* content, char* basefile_hash, ActionList* diff_out) {
 
     char* end;
     long actions = strtol(number_of_actions, &end, 10);
-    
+
     if (end == number_of_actions || *end != '\0' || actions < 0) {
         perror("ERROR: invalid number of actions in read_diff!");
         free(number_of_actions);
@@ -375,7 +374,7 @@ int read_diff(char* content, char* basefile_hash, ActionList* diff_out) {
 }
 
 int save_file_diff(char* path, char* root, size_t diff_id, char* basefile_hash, ActionList* diff) {
-    
+
 
     return 1;
 }
@@ -419,4 +418,4 @@ File* apply_diff(File* basefile, ActionList* diff) {
     }
 
     return copy;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/tree.c b/src/tree.c
index 67d6fc8..c23542f 100644
--- a/src/tree.c
+++ b/src/tree.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void snapshot_tree(FileInfoBuffer* tree, char* hash) {
         FileInfo* file_info = (FileInfo*)tree->items + idx;
         size_t remaining = buffer_size - offset;
 
-        int written = snprintf(tmp + offset, remaining, "%o %s %s\n", 
+        int written = snprintf(tmp + offset, remaining, "%o %s %s\n",
                               file_info->mode, file_info->name, file_info->hash);
 
         if (written < 0 || (size_t)written >= remaining) {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void snapshot_tree(FileInfoBuffer* tree, char* hash) {
     }
 
     FILE* fp = fopen(file_path, "wb");
-    if (!fp) { 
+    if (!fp) {
         perror("ERROR: cannot open path in snapshot_tree!");
         free(tmp);
         file_info_buffer_free(tree);
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void snapshot_tree(FileInfoBuffer* tree, char* hash) {
         free(root);
         return;
     }
- 
+
     if (compress(compressed, &compressedLen, (const Bytef*)tmp, originalLen) != Z_OK) {
         perror("ERROR: compression failed in snapshot_tree!");
         free(compressed);
@@ -98,325 +98,13 @@ void snapshot_tree(FileInfoBuffer* tree, char* hash) {
     fclose(fp);
 
     chmod(file_path, S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
- 
+
     free(compressed);
     free(tmp);
     file_info_buffer_free(tree);
     free(root);
 }
 
-int save_tree_diff(FileInfoBuffer* current_tree, char* root, char* branch_name, size_t diff_id, char* base_tree_hash, char* hash) {
-    if (!current_tree || !root || !branch_name || !base_tree_hash || !hash) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    char base_tree_location[PATH_MAX];
-    snprintf(base_tree_location, sizeof(base_tree_location), "%s/.merk/objects/%.2s/%s", root, base_tree_hash, base_tree_hash+2);
-
-    size_t compressed_size;
-    unsigned char* compressed_data = (unsigned char*)get_file_content_with_size(base_tree_location, &compressed_size);
-    if (!compressed_data) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    size_t idx = 0;
-    while (idx < compressed_size && IS_DIGIT(compressed_data[idx])) {
-        idx++;
-    }
-
-    if (idx == 0) {
-        perror("ERROR: no length found in base tree file!");
-        free(compressed_data);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    char* size_str = calloc(idx + 1, sizeof(char));
-    if (!size_str) {
-        free(compressed_data);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    memcpy(size_str, compressed_data, idx);
-    size_str[idx] = '\0';
-
-    char* end;
-    long size = strtol(size_str, &end, 10);
-    if (end == size_str || *end != '\0' || size <= 0) {
-        perror("ERROR: invalid length in base tree file");
-        free(size_str);
-        free(compressed_data);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    size_t offset = strlen(size_str) + 1;
-    free(size_str);
-
-    char* base_tree_content = calloc(size + 1, sizeof(char));
-    if (!base_tree_content) {
-        free(compressed_data);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    uLongf dest_len = (uLongf)size;
-    int result = uncompress((unsigned char*)base_tree_content, &dest_len, compressed_data + offset, compressed_size - offset);
-    free(compressed_data);
-
-    if (result != Z_OK) {
-        perror("ERROR: decompression of base tree failed!");
-        free(base_tree_content);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    base_tree_content[dest_len] = '\0';
-
-    File* base_tree_file = from_string(base_tree_content);
-    if (!base_tree_file) {
-        free(base_tree_content);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    size_t buffer_size = 0;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < current_tree->len; i++) {
-        FileInfo* file_info = (FileInfo*)current_tree->items + i;
-        buffer_size += snprintf(NULL, 0, "%o %s %s\n", file_info->mode, file_info->name, file_info->hash);
-    }
-    buffer_size += 1;
-
-    char* current_tree_content = malloc(buffer_size);
-    if (!current_tree_content) {
-        free(base_tree_content);
-        free(base_tree_file->content[0]);
-        free(base_tree_file->content);
-        free(base_tree_file);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    size_t content_offset = 0;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < current_tree->len; i++) {
-        FileInfo* file_info = (FileInfo*)current_tree->items + i;
-        size_t remaining = buffer_size - content_offset;
-        int written = snprintf(current_tree_content + content_offset, remaining, "%o %s %s\n", 
-                              file_info->mode, file_info->name, file_info->hash);
-        if (written < 0 || (size_t)written >= remaining) {
-            perror("ERROR: buffer overflow in current tree content!");
-            free(current_tree_content);
-            free(base_tree_content);
-            free(base_tree_file->content[0]);
-            free(base_tree_file->content);
-            free(base_tree_file);
-            return 0;
-        }
-        content_offset += (size_t)written;
-    }
-    current_tree_content[content_offset] = '\0';
-
-    File* current_tree_file = from_string(current_tree_content);
-    if (!current_tree_file) {
-        free(current_tree_content);
-        free(base_tree_content);
-        free(base_tree_file->content[0]);
-        free(base_tree_file->content);
-        free(base_tree_file);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    ActionList* diff = myers_diff(base_tree_file, current_tree_file, 0, 0);
-
-    if (!diff || diff->len == 0) {
-        strcpy(hash, base_tree_hash);
-        
-        free(current_tree_content);
-        free(base_tree_content);
-        free(base_tree_file->content[0]);
-        free(base_tree_file->content);
-        free(base_tree_file);
-        free(current_tree_file->content[0]);
-        free(current_tree_file->content);
-        free(current_tree_file);
-        if (diff) {
-            free(diff->actions);
-            free(diff);
-        }
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    size_t diff_buffer_size = strlen(base_tree_hash) + 1;
-    diff_buffer_size += snprintf(NULL, 0, "%zu ", diff->len);
-
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < diff->len; i++) {
-        Action action = diff->actions[i];
-        if (action.type == DELETE) {
-            diff_buffer_size += snprintf(NULL, 0, "0 %zu %zu ", action.line_original, action.line_changed);
-        } else {
-            diff_buffer_size += snprintf(NULL, 0, "1 %zu %zu %s ", 
-                action.line_original, action.line_changed, current_tree_file->content[action.line_changed]);
-        }
-    }
-    diff_buffer_size += 1;
-
-    char* diff_content = malloc(diff_buffer_size);
-    if (!diff_content) {
-        perror("ERROR: memory allocation failed for diff content!");
-        free(current_tree_content);
-        free(base_tree_content);
-        free(base_tree_file->content[0]);
-        free(base_tree_file->content);
-        free(base_tree_file);
-        free(current_tree_file->content[0]);
-        free(current_tree_file->content);
-        free(current_tree_file);
-        free(diff->actions);
-        free(diff);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    size_t diff_offset = 0;
-    diff_offset += snprintf(diff_content, diff_buffer_size, "%s %zu ", base_tree_hash, diff->len);
-
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < diff->len; i++) {
-        Action action = diff->actions[i];
-        size_t remaining = diff_buffer_size - diff_offset;
-
-        if (action.type == DELETE) {
-            int written = snprintf(diff_content + diff_offset, remaining, "0 %zu %zu ", 
-                                 action.line_original, action.line_changed);
-            if (written < 0 || (size_t)written >= remaining) {
-                perror("ERROR: buffer overflow in diff content!");
-                free(diff_content);
-                free(current_tree_content);
-                free(base_tree_content);
-                free(base_tree_file->content[0]);
-                free(base_tree_file->content);
-                free(base_tree_file);
-                free(current_tree_file->content[0]);
-                free(current_tree_file->content);
-                free(current_tree_file);
-                free(diff->actions);
-                free(diff);
-                return 0;
-            }
-            diff_offset += (size_t)written;
-        } else {
-            int written = snprintf(diff_content + diff_offset, remaining, "1 %zu %zu %s ", 
-                                 action.line_original, action.line_changed, current_tree_file->content[action.line_changed]);
-            if (written < 0 || (size_t)written >= remaining) {
-                perror("ERROR: buffer overflow in diff content!");
-                free(diff_content);
-                free(current_tree_content);
-                free(base_tree_content);
-                free(base_tree_file->content[0]);
-                free(base_tree_file->content);
-                free(base_tree_file);
-                free(current_tree_file->content[0]);
-                free(current_tree_file->content);
-                free(current_tree_file);
-                free(diff->actions);
-                free(diff);
-                return 0;
-            }
-            diff_offset += (size_t)written;
-        }
-    }
-
-    object_hash(TreeDiffObject, diff_content, hash);
-
-    char dir_path[PATH_MAX];
-    char file_path[PATH_MAX];
-    snprintf(dir_path, sizeof(dir_path), "%s/.merk/objects/%.2s", root, hash);
-    if (mkdir(dir_path, 0755) != 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
-        perror("ERROR: failed to create directory!");
-        free(diff_content);
-        free(current_tree_content);
-        free(base_tree_content);
-        free(base_tree_file->content[0]);
-        free(base_tree_file->content);
-        free(base_tree_file);
-        free(current_tree_file->content[0]);
-        free(current_tree_file->content);
-        free(current_tree_file);
-        free(diff->actions);
-        free(diff);
-        return 0;
-    }
-    snprintf(file_path, sizeof(file_path), "%s/%s", dir_path, hash+2);
-
-    FILE* fp = fopen(file_path, "wb");
-    if (!fp) {
-        perror("ERROR: cannot open file for writing!");
-        free(diff_content);
-        free(current_tree_content);
-        free(base_tree_content);
-        free(base_tree_file->content[0]);
-        free(base_tree_file->content);
-        free(base_tree_file);
-        free(current_tree_file->content[0]);
-        free(current_tree_file->content);
-        free(current_tree_file);
-        free(diff->actions);
-        free(diff);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    uLong originalLen = strlen(diff_content) + 1;
-    uLong compressedLen = compressBound(originalLen);
-    Bytef* compressed = malloc(compressedLen);
-    if (!compressed) {
-        perror("ERROR: memory allocation failed for compression!");
-        fclose(fp);
-        free(diff_content);
-        free(current_tree_content);
-        free(base_tree_content);
-        free(base_tree_file->content[0]);
-        free(base_tree_file->content);
-        free(base_tree_file);
-        free(current_tree_file->content[0]);
-        free(current_tree_file->content);
-        free(current_tree_file);
-        free(diff->actions);
-        free(diff);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    if (compress(compressed, &compressedLen, (const Bytef*)diff_content, originalLen) != Z_OK) {
-        perror("ERROR: compression failed!");
-        free(compressed);
-        fclose(fp);
-        free(diff_content);
-        free(current_tree_content);
-        free(base_tree_content);
-        free(base_tree_file->content[0]);
-        free(base_tree_file->content);
-        free(base_tree_file);
-        free(current_tree_file->content[0]);
-        free(current_tree_file->content);
-        free(current_tree_file);
-        free(diff->actions);
-        free(diff);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    fprintf(fp, "%lu ", (unsigned long)originalLen);
-    fwrite(compressed, 1, compressedLen, fp);
-    fclose(fp);
-
-    chmod(file_path, S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
-
-    free(compressed);
-    free(diff_content);
-    free(current_tree_content);
-    free(base_tree_content);
-    free(base_tree_file->content[0]);
-    free(base_tree_file->content);
-    free(base_tree_file);
-    free(current_tree_file->content[0]);
-    free(current_tree_file->content);
-    free(current_tree_file);
-    free(diff->actions);
-    free(diff);
-
-    return 1;
-}
-
 int read_tree(FileInfoBuffer* tree_out, char* hash) {
     if (!tree_out || !hash) {
         return 0;