diff --git a/include/picrin.h b/include/picrin.h
index 51fd36eb..6c18fe27 100644
--- a/include/picrin.h
+++ b/include/picrin.h
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ typedef struct {
 
   pic_code *ip;
 
-  struct pic_proc **rescue;
-  size_t ridx, rlen;
-
   pic_sym sDEFINE, sLAMBDA, sIF, sBEGIN, sQUOTE, sSETBANG;
   pic_sym sQUASIQUOTE, sUNQUOTE, sUNQUOTE_SPLICING;
   pic_sym sDEFINE_SYNTAX, sDEFINE_MACRO;
diff --git a/include/picrin/cont.h b/include/picrin/cont.h
index 38cfc131..15ea1c3f 100644
--- a/include/picrin/cont.h
+++ b/include/picrin/cont.h
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ struct pic_cont {
 
   pic_code *ip;
 
-  struct pic_proc **rescue;
-  size_t ridx, rlen;
-
   struct pic_object *arena[PIC_ARENA_SIZE];
   int arena_idx;
 
diff --git a/src/cont.c b/src/cont.c
index 389e8a7b..9d0379d9 100644
--- a/src/cont.c
+++ b/src/cont.c
@@ -119,11 +119,6 @@ save_cont(pic_state *pic, struct pic_cont **c)
 
   cont->ip = pic->ip;
 
-  cont->ridx = pic->ridx;
-  cont->rlen = pic->rlen;
-  cont->rescue = (struct pic_proc **)pic_alloc(pic, sizeof(struct pic_proc *) * cont->rlen);
-  memcpy(cont->rescue, pic->rescue, sizeof(struct pic_proc *) * cont->rlen);
-
   cont->arena_idx = pic->arena_idx;
   memcpy(cont->arena, pic->arena, sizeof(struct pic_object *) * PIC_ARENA_SIZE);
 
@@ -168,11 +163,6 @@ restore_cont(pic_state *pic, struct pic_cont *cont)
 
   pic->ip = cont->ip;
 
-  pic->rescue = (struct pic_proc **)pic_realloc(pic, pic->rescue, sizeof(struct pic_proc *) * cont->rlen);
-  memcpy(pic->rescue, cont->rescue, sizeof(struct pic_object *) * cont->rlen);
-  pic->ridx = cont->ridx;
-  pic->rlen = cont->rlen;
-
   memcpy(pic->arena, cont->arena, sizeof(struct pic_object *) * PIC_ARENA_SIZE);
   pic->arena_idx = cont->arena_idx;
 
diff --git a/src/gc.c b/src/gc.c
index 807574c2..97b45195 100644
--- a/src/gc.c
+++ b/src/gc.c
@@ -406,8 +406,7 @@ gc_mark_object(pic_state *pic, struct pic_object *obj)
     struct pic_cont *cont = (struct pic_cont *)obj;
     pic_value *stack;
     pic_callinfo *ci;
-    size_t i;
-    int j;
+    int i;
 
     /* block */
     gc_mark_block(pic, cont->blk);
@@ -424,14 +423,9 @@ gc_mark_object(pic_state *pic, struct pic_object *obj)
       }
     }
 
-    /* exception handlers */
-    for (i = 0; i < cont->ridx; ++i) {
-      gc_mark_object(pic, (struct pic_object *)cont->rescue[i]);
-    }
-
     /* arena */
-    for (j = 0; j < cont->arena_idx; ++j) {
-      gc_mark_object(pic, cont->arena[j]);
+    for (i = 0; i < cont->arena_idx; ++i) {
+      gc_mark_object(pic, cont->arena[i]);
     }
 
     /* result values */
@@ -537,11 +531,6 @@ gc_mark_phase(pic_state *pic)
     }
   }
 
-  /* exception handlers */
-  for (i = 0; i < pic->ridx; ++i) {
-    gc_mark_object(pic, (struct pic_object *)pic->rescue[i]);
-  }
-
   /* error object */
   if (pic->err) {
     gc_mark_object(pic, (struct pic_object *)pic->err);
@@ -608,7 +597,6 @@ gc_finalize_object(pic_state *pic, struct pic_object *obj)
     pic_free(pic, cont->stk_ptr);
     pic_free(pic, cont->st_ptr);
     pic_free(pic, cont->ci_ptr);
-    pic_free(pic, cont->rescue);
     PIC_BLK_DECREF(pic, cont->blk);
     break;
   }
diff --git a/src/state.c b/src/state.c
index c0a511eb..4875193e 100644
--- a/src/state.c
+++ b/src/state.c
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ pic_open(int argc, char *argv[], char **envp)
   pic->cibase = pic->ci = (pic_callinfo *)calloc(PIC_STACK_SIZE, sizeof(pic_callinfo));
   pic->ciend = pic->cibase + PIC_STACK_SIZE;
 
-  /* exception handlers */
-  pic->rescue = (struct pic_proc **)calloc(PIC_RESCUE_SIZE, sizeof(struct pic_proc *));
-  pic->ridx = 0;
-  pic->rlen = PIC_RESCUE_SIZE;
-
   /* memory heap */
   pic->heap = pic_heap_open();
 
@@ -136,7 +131,6 @@ pic_close(pic_state *pic)
   /* clear out root objects */
   pic->sp = pic->stbase;
   pic->ci = pic->cibase;
-  pic->ridx = 0;
   pic->arena_idx = 0;
   pic->err = NULL;
   pic->glen = 0;
@@ -152,7 +146,6 @@ pic_close(pic_state *pic)
   /* free runtime context */
   free(pic->stbase);
   free(pic->cibase);
-  free(pic->rescue);
 
   /* free global stacks */
   free(pic->globals);