diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index 82656de..f6d2a93 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     // This is a [Semantic Version](https://semver.org/).
     // In a future version of Zig it will be used for package deduplication.
-    .version = "0.0.2",
+    .version = "0.0.1",
 
     // Together with name, this represents a globally unique package
     // identifier. This field is generated by the Zig toolchain when the
diff --git a/src/root.zig b/src/root.zig
index e294c2c..0e0985a 100644
--- a/src/root.zig
+++ b/src/root.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 
-const AllocError = std.mem.Allocator.Error;
-
 pub const SmolStr = struct {
     pub const max_inline_len: usize = 22;
 
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ pub const SmolStr = struct {
 
     inner: Inner,
 
-    pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, s: []const u8) AllocError!SmolStr {
+    pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, s: []const u8) !SmolStr {
         if (s.len <= max_inline_len) {
             return initInline(s);
         }
@@ -75,13 +73,6 @@ pub const SmolStr = struct {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn dupe(self: SmolStr, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) AllocError!SmolStr {
-        switch (self.inner) {
-            .inl => return self, // dupe inlined string by direct copy
-            .heap => |s| return try SmolStr.init(alloc, s),
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn format(self: SmolStr, comptime fmt: []const u8, options: std.fmt.FormatOptions, writer: anytype) !void {
         _ = fmt;
         _ = options;
diff --git a/tests/root.zig b/tests/root.zig
index b044c4d..ae01fd4 100644
--- a/tests/root.zig
+++ b/tests/root.zig
@@ -36,35 +36,3 @@ test "heap" {
     try std.testing.expectEqual(s.len, str.len());
     try std.testing.expectEqualStrings(s, str.str());
 }
-
-test "dupe inline" {
-    const alloc = std.testing.allocator;
-
-    {
-        const s = "abcd";
-
-        const str1 = try SmolStr.init(alloc, s);
-        defer str1.deinit(alloc);
-
-        const str2 = try str1.dupe(alloc);
-        defer str2.deinit(alloc);
-
-        try std.testing.expectEqualSlices(u8, std.mem.asBytes(&str1), std.mem.asBytes(&str2));
-    }
-
-    {
-        const s = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
-
-        const str1 = try SmolStr.init(alloc, s);
-        defer str1.deinit(alloc);
-
-        const str2 = try str1.dupe(alloc);
-        defer str2.deinit(alloc);
-
-        // try std.testing.expectEqualSlices(u8, std.mem.asBytes(&str1), std.mem.asBytes(&str2));
-
-        try std.testing.expectEqualStrings(str1.str(), str2.str());
-
-        try std.testing.expect(str1.inner.heap.ptr != str2.inner.heap.ptr);
-    }
-}