diff --git a/preserves.nimble b/preserves.nimble
index dffd682..1cd9d2f 100644
--- a/preserves.nimble
+++ b/preserves.nimble
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Package
 
-version = "20240108"
+version = "20240114"
 author        = "Emery Hemingway"
 description   = "data model and serialization format"
 license       = "Unlicense"
diff --git a/src/preserves/preserves_schema_nim.nim b/src/preserves/preserves_schema_nim.nim
index eb797d7..2914670 100644
--- a/src/preserves/preserves_schema_nim.nim
+++ b/src/preserves/preserves_schema_nim.nim
@@ -302,9 +302,6 @@ proc isLiteral(loc: Location; sp: SimplePattern): bool =
       result = isLiteral(loc, def)
   of SimplepatternKind.lit:
     result = true
-  of SimplepatternKind.embedded:
-    if not loc.schema.hasEmbeddedType:
-      result = isLiteral(loc, sp.embedded.interface)
   else: discard
 
 proc isLiteral(loc: Location; np: NamedPattern): bool =