diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd5306c..d06583c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ We have some guides and general documentation in the [docs](docs/) directory. Am
 - [HTTP Router](docs/router.md)
 - [Template engine](docs/template.md)
 - [Script integrations](docs/util.md)
-- [HTTP request API](docs/http.md)
 - [List of security fixes](docs/sec-fixes/)
 
 ## Dependencies
diff --git a/docs/http.md b/docs/http.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 0dcd150..0000000
--- a/docs/http.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-# HTTP - the proto, the API
-
-very work in progress file.
-
----
-
-## GET/POST parameters
-
-- `${get_data["param"]}`
-- `${post_data["param"]}`
-
-Case-insensitive. If K/V pairs aren't used (but a string is provided, just without `=`) then
-it can be accessed through `${get_data}` / `${post_data}` (array element 0).
-
-### Arrays
-
-HTTP does arrays through concatenating multiple parameters with the same name. In our case, values
-are passed to a secondary array, and a reference to it is left for application use.
-
-```
-GET asdf/?a=1&a=2&a=3&b=1
-```
-
-will result in:
-
-```
-declare -A get_data=([b]="1" [a]="[array]" )
-```
-
-To get the value set out of an array, call `http_array <param_name> <output_name>`. For instance:
-
-```
-#!/bin/bash
-if ! http_array a array; then
-	echo "Not an array"
-	return
-fi
-
-for (( i=0; i<${#array[@]}; i++ )) {
-	echo "a[$i]=${array[i]}"
-}
-```
-
diff --git a/src/misc.sh b/src/misc.sh
index 6d6b7ac..30caf1b 100755
--- a/src/misc.sh
+++ b/src/misc.sh
@@ -71,58 +71,3 @@ function url_decode() {
 function worker_add() {
 	:
 }
-
-# internal function
-# common GET/POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded parser
-#
-# _param_parse(input, destination_ref)
-_param_parse() {
-	[[ ! "$1" || ! "$2" ]] && return 1
-	local -n ref="$2"
-
-	local i name value
-	
-	while read -d'&' i; do
-		name="${i%%=*}"
-		if [[ "$name" ]]; then
-			value="${i#*=}"
-			if [[ "${ref["$name"]}" ]]; then # array mode
-				if [[ ! "${http_array_refs["$name"]}" ]]; then
-					http_array_refs["$name"]=_param_$RANDOM
-					local -n arr="${http_array_refs["$name"]}"
-
-					arr=("${ref["$name"]}")
-					ref["$name"]="[array]"
-				else
-					local -n arr="${http_array_refs["$name"]}"
-				fi
-				
-				arr+=("$(url_decode "$value")")
-			else
-				ref["$name"]="$(url_decode "$value")"
-			fi
-		fi
-	done <<< "$1"
-}
-
-
-# Safely receive a reference to a HTTP urlencoded array
-#
-# http_array(name, out_ref)
-http_array() {
-	[[ ! "$1" || ! "$2" ]] && return 1
-	if [[ ! "${http_array_refs[$1]}" ]]; then
-		declare -ga $2
-		local -n ref=$2
-
-		if [[ "${post_data[$1]}" ]]; then
-			ref=("${post_data[$1]}")
-		elif [[ "${get_data[$1]}" ]]; then
-			ref=("${get_data[$1]}")
-		else
-			return 1
-		fi
-	else
-		declare -gn $2=${http_array_refs[$1]}
-	fi
-}
diff --git a/src/server.sh b/src/server.sh
index ebe16c9..a6bbb78 100755
--- a/src/server.sh
+++ b/src/server.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ declare -A cookies # cookies!
 declare -A get_data # all GET params
 declare -A post_data # all POST params
 declare -A params # parsed router data
-declare -A http_array_refs # references to GET/POST arrays
 
 r[status]=210 # Mommy always said that I was special
 r[req_headers]=''
@@ -45,7 +44,16 @@ if [[ "${param,,}" =~ ^(get|post|patch|put|delete|meow) ]]; then # TODO: OPTIONS
 	r[url]="$(sed -E 's/^ *//;s/HTTP\/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+//;s/ //g;s/\/*\r//g;s/\/\/*/\//g' <<< "$param")"
 	unset IFS
 
-	_param_parse "${r[url]#*\?}&" get_data
+	if [[ "${r[url]}" == *'?'* ]]; then
+		while read -d'&' i; do
+			name="${i%%=*}"
+			if [[ "$name" ]]; then
+				value="${i#*=}"
+				get_data[$name]="$(url_decode "$value")"
+			fi
+		done <<< "${r[url]#*\?}&"
+	fi
+
 else
 	exit 1 # TODO: throw 400 here
 fi
@@ -264,7 +272,12 @@ if [[ "${r[post]}" == true ]] && [[ "${r[status]}" == 200 ||  "${r[status]}" ==
 
 		if [[ "${r[payload_type]}" == "urlencoded" ]]; then
 			unset IFS
-			_param_parse "${data}&" post_data
+			while read -r -d'&' i; do
+				name="${i%%=*}"
+				value="${i#*=}"
+				post_data[$name]="$(url_decode "$value")"
+				echo post_data[$name]="$value" >/dev/stderr
+			done <<< "${data}&"
 		else
 			# this is fine?
 			post_data[0]="${data%\&}"
diff --git a/tests/01-http-basic.sh b/tests/01-http-basic.sh
index 3b327ef..e89b6c5 100644
--- a/tests/01-http-basic.sh
+++ b/tests/01-http-basic.sh
@@ -30,26 +30,19 @@ EOF
 	match="nyaa"
 }
 
-server_get_array() {
+server_get_random() {
 	prepare() {
 		cat <<"EOF" > app/webroot/meow.shs
 #!/bin/bash
-http_array meow ref
-echo "${ref[1]}"
+echo "${get_data[meow]}"
 EOF
 	}
 
 	tst() {
-		curl -s "localhost:1337/meow.shs?meow=nyaa&meow=second+element&meow=meow"
+		curl -s "localhost:1337/meow.shs?meow=nyaa"
 	}
 
-	match="second element"
-}
-
-server_post_array() {
-	tst() {
-		curl -s "localhost:1337/meow.shs" -d 'meow=nyaa&meow=second+element&meow=meow'
-	}
+	match="nyaa"
 }
 
 server_post_param() {
@@ -209,9 +202,6 @@ subtest_list=(
 	server_get_param
 	server_post_param
 
-	server_get_array
-	server_post_array
-
 	# currently functionally equivalent
 	server_patch_dummy
 	server_put_dummy