diff --git a/src/praetor/mod.rs b/src/praetor/mod.rs
index 28c9d0b..974147a 100644
--- a/src/praetor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/praetor/mod.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ mod util {
                 None => None,
             }
         }
+
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
         pub const unsafe fn new_unchecked(ptr: *mut T) -> Self {
             unsafe { Self(NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr)) }
         }
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ mod util {
             Self::new(ptr.cast_mut())
         }
 
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
         pub const unsafe fn new_const_unchecked(ptr: *const T) -> Self {
             Self::new_unchecked(ptr.cast_mut())
         }
@@ -682,6 +685,8 @@ mod job {
             mem::transmute::<&Job<T>, &Job<U>>(self)
         }
 
+        /// unwraps the `this` pointer, which is only valid if the job is in the empty state.
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
         pub unsafe fn unwrap_this(&self) -> NonNull<()> {
             assert!(self.state() == JobState::Empty as u8);
             unsafe { (&*self.val_or_this.get()).this }
@@ -900,6 +905,8 @@ mod job {
             })
         }
 
+        /// unwraps the job into it's closure.
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
         pub fn into_inner(self) -> F {
             self.f
         }
@@ -994,6 +1001,8 @@ mod job {
             Self { result }
         }
 
+        /// convert JobResult into a thread result.
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
         pub fn into_inner(self) -> std::thread::Result<T> {
             self.result
         }
@@ -1121,6 +1130,7 @@ impl WorkerThread {
         }
     }
 
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     fn drop_current_guard(new: Option<NonNull<Self>>) -> DropGuard<impl FnOnce()> {
         DropGuard::new(move || unsafe {
             if let Some(old) = Self::unset_current() {
@@ -1185,15 +1195,6 @@ impl WorkerThread {
         unsafe { self.queue.as_mut_unchecked().pop_front() }
     }
 
-    fn complete_jobs(&self) {
-        while let Some(job) = self.pop_front() {
-            unsafe {
-                job.as_ref().set_pending();
-            }
-            self.execute(job);
-        }
-    }
-
     #[inline(always)]
     fn tick(&self) {
         if self.heartbeat.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
@@ -1402,14 +1403,13 @@ where
 }
 
 impl<'scope> Scope<'scope> {
-    fn wait_for_jobs(&self) {
-        let thread = WorkerThread::current_ref().unwrap();
+    fn wait_for_jobs(&self, worker: &WorkerThread) {
         tracing::trace!("waiting for {} jobs to finish.", self.job_counter.count());
-        tracing::trace!("thread id: {:?}, jobs: {:?}", thread.index, unsafe {
-            thread.queue.as_ref_unchecked()
+        tracing::trace!("thread id: {:?}, jobs: {:?}", worker.index, unsafe {
+            worker.queue.as_ref_unchecked()
         });
 
-        thread.wait_until_latch(&self.job_counter);
+        worker.wait_until_latch(&self.job_counter);
         unsafe { self.job_counter.wait() };
     }
 
@@ -1418,9 +1418,9 @@ impl<'scope> Scope<'scope> {
         F: FnOnce(&Self) -> R + Send,
         R: Send,
     {
-        run_in_worker(|thread| {
-            let this = Self::from_context(thread.context.clone());
-            this.complete(|| f(&this))
+        run_in_worker(|worker| {
+            let this = Self::from_context(worker.context.clone());
+            this.complete(worker, || f(&this))
         })
     }
 
@@ -1429,14 +1429,14 @@ impl<'scope> Scope<'scope> {
         F: FnOnce(&Self) -> R + Send,
         R: Send,
     {
-        context.run_in_worker(|_| {
+        context.run_in_worker(|worker| {
             let this = Self::from_context(context.clone());
-            this.complete(|| f(&this))
+            this.complete(worker, || f(&this))
         })
     }
 
     /// should be called from within a worker thread.
-    fn complete<F, R>(&self, f: F) -> R
+    fn complete<F, R>(&self, worker: &WorkerThread, f: F) -> R
     where
         F: FnOnce() -> R + Send,
         R: Send,
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ impl<'scope> Scope<'scope> {
             }
         };
 
-        self.wait_for_jobs();
+        self.wait_for_jobs(worker);
         self.maybe_propagate_panic();
 
         // SAFETY: if result panicked, we would have propagated the panic above.
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ where
 
 /// run two closures potentially in parallel, in the global threadpool.
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-pub fn join_in<A, B, RA, RB>(context: Arc<Context>, a: A, b: B) -> (RA, RB)
+fn join_in<A, B, RA, RB>(context: Arc<Context>, a: A, b: B) -> (RA, RB)
 where
     RA: Send,
     RB: Send,
diff --git a/src/praetor/tests.rs b/src/praetor/tests.rs
index 2da68ca..efe1abf 100644
--- a/src/praetor/tests.rs
+++ b/src/praetor/tests.rs
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ fn join() {
 #[test]
 #[traced_test]
 fn join_many() {
-    use crate::util::tree::{Tree, TREE_SIZE};
+    use crate::util::tree::Tree;
 
     let pool = ThreadPool::new();