diff --git a/compilerAst/src/prog8/ast/Program.kt b/compilerAst/src/prog8/ast/Program.kt
index 1f873bb18..aceb30bd9 100644
--- a/compilerAst/src/prog8/ast/Program.kt
+++ b/compilerAst/src/prog8/ast/Program.kt
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class Program(val name: String,
                     .first { it.name == internedStringsModuleName }.statements
                     .first { it is Block && it.name == internedStringsModuleName } as Block
                 removals.forEach { scopedname ->
-                    val decl = internedStringsBlock.statements.filterIsInstance<VarDecl>().single { decl -> decl.scopedName == scopedname } as VarDecl
+                    val decl = internedStringsBlock.statements.filterIsInstance<VarDecl>().single { decl -> decl.scopedName == scopedname }
                     val numRefs = program.internedStringsReferenceCounts.getValue(decl) - 1
                     program.internedStringsReferenceCounts[decl] = numRefs
                     if(numRefs==0)
diff --git a/docs/source/todo.rst b/docs/source/todo.rst
index db28a8ee2..9572fcc25 100644
--- a/docs/source/todo.rst
+++ b/docs/source/todo.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ TODO
 ====
 
 - fix type error with returning an array literal from a subroutine returning uword
+- fix IR loading of romsubs
+    romsub $FFD2 = chrout(ubyte ch @ A)
+    sub start() {
+        ubyte ch = '\n'
+        chrout(ch)
+    }
 
 ...