# Cleanup / Simplification

> The activity of removing obsolete code and structure, which backward compatibility can hold back.

Record: `lex:cleanup-simplification`
Kind: activity
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-cleanup-simplification

## category

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)

## referenced-by

- [Backward Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/backward-compatibility.md)