diff --git a/regex.tal b/regex.tal
index 1ea2849..80e15c1 100644
--- a/regex.tal
+++ b/regex.tal
@@ -489,6 +489,5 @@
     STH2r JMP2r ( pos )
     &error POP2 POP2r ;arena-is-full ;error! JSR2
 
-|1ffe
 @arena-pos :arena-bot ( the next position to allocate )
 @arena-bot $400 @arena-top ( holds up to 1024 bytes )