diff --git a/lib.nix b/lib.nix
index 1aa490d..6bcda94 100644
--- a/lib.nix
+++ b/lib.nix
@@ -4,55 +4,8 @@ in with lib; {
 
   generators = with final.generators;
     prev.generators // {
-
-      /* Generates text-encoded Preserves from an arbitrary value.
-
-         Records are generated for lists with a final element in
-         the form of `{ record = «label»; }`.
-
-         Type: toPreserves :: a -> string
-
-         Example:
-           toPreserves { } [{ a = 0; b = 1; } "c" [ true false ] { record = "foo"; }]
-           => "<foo { a: 0 b: 1 } \"c\" [ #t #f ]>"
-      */
-      toPreserves = { }@args:
-        let
-          toPreserves' = toPreserves args;
-          concatItems = toString;
-          recordLabel = list:
-            with builtins;
-            let len = length list;
-            in if len == 0 then
-              null
-            else
-              let end = elemAt list (len - 1);
-              in if (isAttrs end) && (attrNames end) == [ "record" ] then
-                end
-              else
-                null;
-        in v:
-        if isAttrs v then
-          "{ ${
-            concatItems (lib.attrsets.mapAttrsToList
-              (key: val: "${key}: ${toPreserves' val}") v)
-          } }"
-        else if isList v then
-          let label = recordLabel v;
-          in if label == null then
-            "[ ${concatItems (map toPreserves' v)} ]"
-          else
-            "<${label.record} ${
-              concatItems (map toPreserves' (lib.lists.init v))
-            }>"
-        else if isBool v then
-          (if v then "#t" else "#f")
-        else if isFunction v then
-          abort "generators.toPreserves: cannot convert a function to Preserves"
-        else if isNull v then
-          "null"
-        else
-          builtins.toJSON v;
+      toPreserves = throw
+        "moved to https://git.syndicate-lang.org/ehmry/nix-processmgmt/src/branch/synit/nixproc/backends/synit";
     };
 
 }