diff --git a/content/toys/triscit/index.html b/content/toys/triscit/index.html
index dc33ae1..ad1c10e 100644
--- a/content/toys/triscit/index.html
+++ b/content/toys/triscit/index.html
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ type: bare
                             <div class="field">
                                 <label class="label">Input</label>
                                 <div class="control">
-                                    <input class="input" data-control="input" placeholder="used by READ instruction" value="hello">
-                                </div>
-                                <div class="control">
-                                    <input class="input" data-control="0xinput" placeholder="used by READ instruction">
+                                    <input class="input" data-control="input" placeholder="\x00 style escapes accepted" value="hello">
                                 </div>
                             </div>            
                             <div class="field">
diff --git a/content/toys/triscit/ui.mjs b/content/toys/triscit/ui.mjs
index edd6356..c9fbf41 100644
--- a/content/toys/triscit/ui.mjs
+++ b/content/toys/triscit/ui.mjs
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ class UI {
             case "input":
                 e.addEventListener("input", () => this.SetInput())
                 break
-            case "0xinput":
-                e.addEventListener("input", () => this.SetInput(true))
-                break
             case "program":
                 e.addEventListener("input", () => this.SetProgram())
             }
@@ -189,18 +186,9 @@ class UI {
         this.Reset()
     }
 
-    Set0xInput() {
-        let e = document.querySelector('[data-control="0xinput"]')
-        let x = e.value || ""
-        let v = Binutils.Unhexlify(x)
-        // XXX: escape v and fill into the input
-        this.input = Binutils.Unhexlify(v)
-        this.Reset()
-    }
     SetInput() {
         let e = document.querySelector('[data-control="input"]')
         let v = e.value || ""
-        let x = Binutils.Hexlify(v)
         this.input = Binutils.Unescape(v)
         this.Reset()
     }