diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/BroadcastHandler.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/BroadcastHandler.as
index bfc0b237a..f565af5f2 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/BroadcastHandler.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/BroadcastHandler.as
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 package com.threerings.crowd.chat.client {
 
 import com.threerings.util.Name;
-import com.threerings.util.ResultAdapter;
 import com.threerings.util.ResultListener;
 import com.threerings.util.StringUtil;
 
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/data/ChatCodes.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/data/ChatCodes.as
index 8eb0a425c..6c40b0d8b 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/data/ChatCodes.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/chat/data/ChatCodes.as
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ import com.threerings.presents.data.Permission;
 
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
 
-import com.threerings.crowd.chat.client.ChatDirector;
-import com.threerings.crowd.chat.client.SpeakService;
-
 /**
  * Contains codes used by the chat invocation services.
  */
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/client/LocationDirector.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/client/LocationDirector.as
index 813fecaf3..faa48f4ef 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/client/LocationDirector.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/client/LocationDirector.as
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import com.threerings.presents.dobj.SubscriberAdapter;
 
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.CrowdCodes;
-import com.threerings.crowd.data.LocationCodes;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.LocationMarshaller;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.PlaceConfig;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.PlaceObject;
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/client/PlaceViewUtil.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/client/PlaceViewUtil.as
index cf07c9327..6094a72ad 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/client/PlaceViewUtil.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/client/PlaceViewUtil.as
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ public class PlaceViewUtil
     private static function dispatch (
             root :Object, plobj :PlaceObject, funct :String) :void
     {
-        if (!(root is DisplayObject)) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         // much of the code in here is adapted from
         // com.threerings.flash.DisplayUtil, which we cannot access because
         // it's in the nenya package. So sad, too bad.
@@ -90,6 +86,10 @@ public class PlaceViewUtil
             }
         }
 
+        if (!(root is DisplayObject)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (root is DisplayObjectContainer) {
             // a little type-unsafety so that we don't have to write two blocks
             var o :Object= (root is IRawChildrenContainer) ? 
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DSet_Entry.as b/src/as/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DSet_Entry.as
index 2b1bdfeb6..4551d5be1 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DSet_Entry.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DSet_Entry.as
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 package com.threerings.presents.dobj {
 
-import com.threerings.util.Equalable;
-
 import com.threerings.io.Streamable;
 
 public interface DSet_Entry extends Streamable