diff --git a/compiler/res/prog8lib/c64floats.asm b/compiler/res/prog8lib/c64floats.asm
index d553fa31f..6fa64bcf7 100644
--- a/compiler/res/prog8lib/c64floats.asm
+++ b/compiler/res/prog8lib/c64floats.asm
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ; --- low level floating point assembly routines for the C64
 
+
 ub2float	.proc
 		; -- convert ubyte in SCRATCH_ZPB1 to float at address A/Y
 		;    clobbers A, Y
@@ -154,17 +155,6 @@ func_rndf	.proc
 _rndf_rnum5	.byte  0,0,0,0,0
 		.pend
 
-push_float_from_indexed_var	.proc
-		; -- push the float from the array at A/Y with index on stack, onto the stack.
-		sta  c64.SCRATCH_ZPWORD1
-		sty  c64.SCRATCH_ZPWORD1+1
-		jsr  prog8_lib.pop_index_times_5
-		jsr  prog8_lib.add_a_to_zpword
-		lda  c64.SCRATCH_ZPWORD1
-		ldy  c64.SCRATCH_ZPWORD1+1
-		jmp  push_float
-		.pend
-
 pop_float	.proc
 		; ---- pops mflpt5 from stack to memory A/Y
 		; (frees 3 stack positions = 6 bytes of which 1 is padding)
@@ -269,42 +259,6 @@ dec_var_f	.proc
 		rts
 		.pend
 
-inc_indexed_var_f	.proc
-		; -- add 1 to float in array pointed to by A/Y, at index X
-		pha
-		txa
-		sta  c64.SCRATCH_ZPB1
-		asl  a
-		asl  a
-		clc
-		adc  c64.SCRATCH_ZPB1
-		sta  c64.SCRATCH_ZPB1
-		pla
-		clc
-		adc  c64.SCRATCH_ZPB1
-		bcc  +
-		iny
-+		jmp  inc_var_f
-		.pend
-
-dec_indexed_var_f	.proc
-		; -- subtract 1 to float in array pointed to by A/Y, at index X
-		pha
-		txa
-		sta  c64.SCRATCH_ZPB1
-		asl  a
-		asl  a
-		clc
-		adc  c64.SCRATCH_ZPB1
-		sta  c64.SCRATCH_ZPB1
-		pla
-		clc
-		adc  c64.SCRATCH_ZPB1
-		bcc  +
-		iny
-+		jmp  dec_var_f
-		.pend
-
 
 pop_2_floats_f2_in_fac1	.proc
 		; -- pop 2 floats from stack, load the second one in FAC1 as well
diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/assignment/AssignmentAsmGen.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/assignment/AssignmentAsmGen.kt
index 519065085..63addbb59 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/assignment/AssignmentAsmGen.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/assignment/AssignmentAsmGen.kt
@@ -82,9 +82,28 @@ internal class AssignmentAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val asmgen
                             throw AssemblyError("weird array type")
                     }
                 } else {
-                    // TODO rewrite to use Scaled
-                    loadUnscaledArrayIndexIntoA(value)
-                    readAndPushArrayvalueWithUnscaledIndexA(elementDt, arrayVarName)
+                    when (elementDt) {
+                        in ByteDatatypes -> {
+                            asmgen.loadScaledArrayIndexIntoRegister(value, elementDt, CpuRegister.Y)
+                            asmgen.out("  lda  $arrayVarName,y |  sta  $ESTACK_LO_HEX,x |  dex")
+                        }
+                        in WordDatatypes  -> {
+                            asmgen.loadScaledArrayIndexIntoRegister(value, elementDt, CpuRegister.Y)
+                            asmgen.out("  lda  $arrayVarName,y |  sta  $ESTACK_LO_HEX,x |  lda  $arrayVarName+1,y |  sta  $ESTACK_HI_HEX,x |  dex")
+                        }
+                        DataType.FLOAT -> {
+                            asmgen.loadScaledArrayIndexIntoRegister(value, elementDt, CpuRegister.A)
+                            asmgen.out("""
+                                ldy  #>$arrayVarName
+                                clc
+                                adc  #<$arrayVarName
+                                bcc  +
+                                iny
++                               jsr  c64flt.push_float""")
+                        }
+                        else ->
+                            throw AssemblyError("weird array elt type")
+                    }
                 }
                 assignStackValue(assign.target)
             }
@@ -637,40 +656,4 @@ internal class AssignmentAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val asmgen
                 throw AssemblyError("weird array type")
         }
     }
-
-    private fun loadUnscaledArrayIndexIntoA(expr: ArrayIndexedExpression) {
-        // TODO this is only used once, remove this when that is rewritten using scaled
-        when (val index = expr.arrayspec.index) {
-            is NumericLiteralValue -> throw AssemblyError("constant array index should be optimized earlier")
-            is IdentifierReference -> {
-                val indexName = asmgen.asmIdentifierName(index)
-                asmgen.out("  lda  $indexName")
-            }
-            else -> {
-                asmgen.translateExpression(index)
-                asmgen.out("  inx |  lda  $ESTACK_LO_HEX,x")
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private fun readAndPushArrayvalueWithUnscaledIndexA(elementDt: DataType, asmVarname: String) {
-        // TODO this is only used once, remove this when that is rewritten using scaled
-        when (elementDt) {
-            in ByteDatatypes ->
-                asmgen.out("  tay |  lda  $asmVarname,y |  sta  $ESTACK_LO_HEX,x |  dex")
-            in WordDatatypes  ->
-                asmgen.out("  asl  a |  tay |  lda  $asmVarname,y |  sta  $ESTACK_LO_HEX,x |  lda  $asmVarname+1,y |  sta  $ESTACK_HI_HEX,x | dex")
-            DataType.FLOAT ->
-                // index * 5 is done in the subroutine that's called
-                asmgen.out("""
-                    sta  $ESTACK_LO_HEX,x
-                    dex
-                    lda  #<$asmVarname
-                    ldy  #>$asmVarname
-                    jsr  c64flt.push_float_from_indexed_var
-                """)
-            else ->
-                throw AssemblyError("weird array elt type")
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/examples/test.p8 b/examples/test.p8
index d4b60b713..9d3684313 100644
--- a/examples/test.p8
+++ b/examples/test.p8
@@ -11,25 +11,30 @@ main {
         uword[] array=[1111 ,2222,3333]
         float[] farr = [1.111, 2.222, 3.333]
 
+        float ff
         ubyte i = 1
 
-        c64scr.print_ub(arr1[1])
-        c64.CHROUT('\n')
-        arr1 [i] ++
-        c64scr.print_ub(arr1[1])
+        farr[2] = farr[i]
+        c64flt.print_f(farr[2])
         c64.CHROUT('\n')
 
-        c64scr.print_uw(array[1])
-        c64.CHROUT('\n')
-        array[i] ++
-        c64scr.print_uw(array[1])
-        c64.CHROUT('\n')
-
-        c64flt.print_f(farr[1])
-        c64.CHROUT('\n')
-        farr[i] ++
-        c64flt.print_f(farr[1])
-        c64.CHROUT('\n')
+;        c64scr.print_ub(arr1[1])
+;        c64.CHROUT('\n')
+;        arr1 [i] ++
+;        c64scr.print_ub(arr1[1])
+;        c64.CHROUT('\n')
+;
+;        c64scr.print_uw(array[1])
+;        c64.CHROUT('\n')
+;        array[i] ++
+;        c64scr.print_uw(array[1])
+;        c64.CHROUT('\n')
+;
+;        c64flt.print_f(farr[1])
+;        c64.CHROUT('\n')
+;        farr[i] ++
+;        c64flt.print_f(farr[1])
+;        c64.CHROUT('\n')
     }
 }