diff --git a/crates/specctra-core/src/common.rs b/crates/specctra-core/src/common.rs
index 3accd60..8538666 100644
--- a/crates/specctra-core/src/common.rs
+++ b/crates/specctra-core/src/common.rs
@@ -17,30 +17,6 @@ impl ListToken {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn expect_any_start(self) -> Result<String, ParseError> {
-        if let Self::Start { name } = self {
-            Ok(name.to_ascii_lowercase())
-        } else {
-            Err(ParseError::ExpectedStartOfList(""))
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn expect_leaf(self) -> Result<String, ParseError> {
-        if let Self::Leaf { value } = self {
-            Ok(value)
-        } else {
-            Err(ParseError::ExpectedLeaf)
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn expect_end(self) -> Result<(), ParseError> {
-        if let Self::End = self {
-            Ok(())
-        } else {
-            Err(ParseError::ExpectedEndOfList)
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
         match &self {
             Self::Start { name } => 1 + name.len(),
diff --git a/crates/specctra-core/src/read.rs b/crates/specctra-core/src/read.rs
index b442f60..61138f0 100644
--- a/crates/specctra-core/src/read.rs
+++ b/crates/specctra-core/src/read.rs
@@ -14,21 +14,27 @@ impl InputToken {
     }
 
     pub fn expect_any_start(self) -> Result<String, ParseErrorContext> {
-        self.token
-            .expect_any_start()
-            .map_err(|err| err.add_context(self.context))
+        if let ListToken::Start { name } = self.token {
+            Ok(name.to_ascii_lowercase())
+        } else {
+            Err(ParseError::ExpectedStartOfList("").add_context(self.context))
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn expect_leaf(self) -> Result<String, ParseErrorContext> {
-        self.token
-            .expect_leaf()
-            .map_err(|err| err.add_context(self.context))
+        if let ListToken::Leaf { value } = self.token {
+            Ok(value)
+        } else {
+            Err(ParseError::ExpectedLeaf.add_context(self.context))
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn expect_end(self) -> Result<(), ParseErrorContext> {
-        self.token
-            .expect_end()
-            .map_err(|err| err.add_context(self.context))
+        if let ListToken::End = self.token {
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            Err(ParseError::ExpectedEndOfList.add_context(self.context))
+        }
     }
 }