diff --git a/src/vm/vector_functions.hpp b/src/vm/vector_functions.hpp
index c8db3c2..78a9f02 100644
--- a/src/vm/vector_functions.hpp
+++ b/src/vm/vector_functions.hpp
@@ -42,23 +42,17 @@
 #ifndef _VM_VECTOR_FUNCTIONS_H_
 #error __FILE__ should only be included from vector_functions.h
 #endif
-#include <boost/integer.hpp>
 #include <math.h>
 namespace softvector {
 
 template <typename elem_t> struct vreg_view {
     uint8_t* start;
     size_t elem_count;
-    inline elem_t& get(size_t idx = 0) {
-        assert(idx < elem_count);
-        return *(reinterpret_cast<elem_t*>(start) + idx);
-    }
     elem_t& operator[](size_t idx) {
         assert(idx < elem_count);
         return *(reinterpret_cast<elem_t*>(start) + idx);
     }
 };
-// TODO: change the order of parameters so that it is in snyc with read_vmask
 template <unsigned VLEN, typename elem_t> vreg_view<elem_t> get_vreg(uint8_t* V, uint8_t reg_idx, uint16_t elem_count) {
     assert(V + elem_count * sizeof(elem_t) <= V + VLEN * RFS / 8);
     return {V + VLEN / 8 * reg_idx, elem_count};