diff --git a/releasenotes.md b/releasenotes.md
index 90e17b138..7ffeff338 100644
--- a/releasenotes.md
+++ b/releasenotes.md
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 - Permit foreach values to be optional.
 - Add `--show-backtrace` option to disable backtrace for even smaller binary.
 - Untested Xtensa support.
-- `$expand` macro, to expand a string into code.
 - && doesn't work correctly with lambdas #1279.
 - Fix incorrect override of optimization levels when using projects.
 - Add experimental `@noalias` attribute.
diff --git a/src/compiler/ast.c b/src/compiler/ast.c
index 3e76609b2..7a69225db 100644
--- a/src/compiler/ast.c
+++ b/src/compiler/ast.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ const char *decl_to_a_name(Decl *decl)
 		case DECL_CT_ASSERT: return "a compile time assert";
 		case DECL_CT_ECHO: return "a compile time echo";
 		case DECL_CT_EXEC: return "compile time exec include";
-		case DECL_CT_EXPAND: return "compile time expand";
 		case DECL_CT_INCLUDE: return "an include";
 		case DECL_DECLARRAY: return "a declarray";
 		case DECL_DEFINE: case DECL_TYPEDEF: return "a define";
diff --git a/src/compiler/context.c b/src/compiler/context.c
index d78bc0f44..963a57d8c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/context.c
+++ b/src/compiler/context.c
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ void decl_register(Decl *decl)
 		case DECL_CT_ASSERT:
 		case DECL_CT_ECHO:
 		case DECL_CT_EXEC:
-		case DECL_CT_EXPAND:
 		case DECL_ENUM_CONSTANT:
 		case DECL_FAULTVALUE:
 		case DECL_IMPORT:
@@ -234,7 +233,6 @@ void unit_register_global_decl(CompilationUnit *unit, Decl *decl)
 			UNREACHABLE
 		case DECL_CT_EXEC:
 		case DECL_CT_INCLUDE:
-		case DECL_CT_EXPAND:
 			vec_add(unit->ct_includes, decl);
 			return;
 		case DECL_CT_ECHO:
diff --git a/src/compiler/copying.c b/src/compiler/copying.c
index b74be6275..4e5b58c1b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/copying.c
+++ b/src/compiler/copying.c
@@ -575,9 +575,6 @@ RETRY:
 		case AST_DECLS_STMT:
 			MACRO_COPY_DECL_LIST(ast->decls_stmt);
 			break;
-		case AST_CT_EXPAND_STMT:
-			MACRO_COPY_EXPR(ast->expr_stmt);
-			break;
 		case AST_CONTRACT_FAULT:
 			if (ast->contract_fault.resolved)
 			{
@@ -894,9 +891,6 @@ Decl *copy_decl(CopyStruct *c, Decl *decl)
 			MACRO_COPY_DECL_LIST(copy->methods);
 			MACRO_COPY_DECL_LIST(copy->interface_methods);
 			break;
-		case DECL_CT_EXPAND:
-			MACRO_COPY_EXPR(copy->expand_decl);
-			break;
 		case DECL_CT_EXEC:
 			MACRO_COPY_EXPR(copy->exec_decl.filename);
 			MACRO_COPY_EXPR_LIST(copy->exec_decl.args);
diff --git a/src/compiler/enums.h b/src/compiler/enums.h
index 4baecc060..99cca3fff 100644
--- a/src/compiler/enums.h
+++ b/src/compiler/enums.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ typedef enum
 	AST_CT_ASSERT,
 	AST_CT_ECHO_STMT,
 	AST_CT_ELSE_STMT,
-	AST_CT_EXPAND_STMT,
 	AST_CT_FOREACH_STMT,
 	AST_CT_FOR_STMT,
 	AST_CT_IF_STMT,
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 #define CT_AST \
  AST_CT_ASSERT: case AST_CT_ECHO_STMT: case AST_CT_ELSE_STMT: \
- case AST_CT_EXPAND_STMT: case AST_CT_FOREACH_STMT: case AST_CT_FOR_STMT: \
+ case AST_CT_FOREACH_STMT: case AST_CT_FOR_STMT: \
  case AST_CT_IF_STMT: case AST_CT_SWITCH_STMT
 
 typedef enum
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ typedef enum
 	DECL_CT_ASSERT,
 	DECL_CT_ECHO,
 	DECL_CT_EXEC,
-	DECL_CT_EXPAND,
 	DECL_CT_INCLUDE,
 	DECL_DECLARRAY,
 	DECL_DEFINE,
@@ -180,7 +178,8 @@ typedef enum
 	case DECL_DEFINE: case DECL_CT_ASSERT: case DECL_CT_EXEC: \
 	case DECL_CT_ECHO: case DECL_CT_INCLUDE: case DECL_GLOBALS: \
 	case DECL_BODYPARAM: case DECL_VAR: case DECL_ENUM_CONSTANT: case DECL_FAULTVALUE: \
-	case DECL_POISONED: case DECL_CT_EXPAND
+	case DECL_POISONED
+
 
 #define NON_RUNTIME_EXPR EXPR_DESIGNATOR: case EXPR_POISONED: \
 		case EXPR_CT_DEFINED: case EXPR_CT_AND_OR:\
@@ -607,7 +606,6 @@ typedef enum
 	TOKEN_CT_EVALTYPE,          // $evaltype
 	TOKEN_CT_ERROR,             // $error
 	TOKEN_CT_EXEC,              // $exec
-	TOKEN_CT_EXPAND,            // $expand
 	TOKEN_CT_EXTNAMEOF,         // $extnameof
 	TOKEN_CT_FEATURE,           // $feature
 	TOKEN_CT_FOR,               // $for
diff --git a/src/compiler/json_output.c b/src/compiler/json_output.c
index f38f60892..f85146b0b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/json_output.c
+++ b/src/compiler/json_output.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ static inline const char *decl_type_to_string(Decl *type)
 		case DECL_CT_ASSERT: return "$assert";
 		case DECL_CT_ECHO: return "$echo";
 		case DECL_CT_EXEC: return "$exec";
-		case DECL_CT_EXPAND: return "$expand";
 		case DECL_CT_INCLUDE: return "$include";
 		case DECL_DEFINE: return "def";
 		case DECL_DISTINCT: return "distinct";
diff --git a/src/compiler/llvm_codegen.c b/src/compiler/llvm_codegen.c
index 5bb5c14e6..18ce6a105 100644
--- a/src/compiler/llvm_codegen.c
+++ b/src/compiler/llvm_codegen.c
@@ -1267,7 +1267,6 @@ LLVMValueRef llvm_get_ref(GenContext *c, Decl *decl)
 		case DECL_BODYPARAM:
 		case DECL_CT_ECHO:
 		case DECL_CT_EXEC:
-		case DECL_CT_EXPAND:
 		case DECL_CT_INCLUDE:
 		case DECL_GLOBALS:
 		case DECL_INTERFACE:
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse_global.c b/src/compiler/parse_global.c
index fd830aa38..0151a7699 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse_global.c
+++ b/src/compiler/parse_global.c
@@ -2636,18 +2636,6 @@ static Decl *parse_include(ParseContext *c)
 	return decl;
 }
 
-static Decl *parse_expand(ParseContext *c)
-{
-	SourceSpan loc = c->span;
-	Decl *decl = decl_new(DECL_CT_EXPAND, NULL, loc);
-	advance_and_verify(c, TOKEN_CT_EXPAND);
-	CONSUME_OR_RET(TOKEN_LPAREN, poisoned_decl);
-	ASSIGN_EXPR_OR_RET(decl->expand_decl, parse_constant_expr(c), poisoned_decl);
-	CONSUME_OR_RET(TOKEN_RPAREN, poisoned_decl);
-	if (!parse_attributes_for_global(c, decl)) return poisoned_decl;
-	CONSUME_EOS_OR_RET(poisoned_decl);
-	return decl;
-}
 static Decl *parse_exec(ParseContext *c)
 {
 	SourceSpan loc = c->span;
@@ -2784,10 +2772,6 @@ Decl *parse_top_level_statement(ParseContext *c, ParseContext **c_ref)
 			if (contracts) goto CONTRACT_NOT_ALLOWED;
 			decl = parse_exec(c);
 			break;
-		case TOKEN_CT_EXPAND:
-			if (contracts) goto CONTRACT_NOT_ALLOWED;
-			decl = parse_expand(c);
-			break;
 		case TOKEN_BITSTRUCT:
 			if (contracts) goto CONTRACT_NOT_ALLOWED;
 			decl = parse_bitstruct_declaration(c);
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse_stmt.c b/src/compiler/parse_stmt.c
index c237150b2..1b14f19f3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse_stmt.c
+++ b/src/compiler/parse_stmt.c
@@ -1029,19 +1029,6 @@ static inline Ast *parse_return_stmt(ParseContext *c)
 	return ast;
 }
 
-/**
- * ct_expand_stmt :: CT_EXPAND '(' expr ')'
- */
-static inline Ast* parse_ct_expand_stmt(ParseContext  *c)
-{
-	Ast *ast = ast_new_curr(c, AST_CT_EXPAND_STMT);
-	advance_and_verify(c, TOKEN_CT_EXPAND);
-	CONSUME_OR_RET(TOKEN_LPAREN, poisoned_ast);
-	ASSIGN_EXPR_OR_RET(ast->expand_stmt, parse_expr(c), poisoned_ast);
-	CONSUME_OR_RET(TOKEN_RPAREN, poisoned_ast);
-	CONSUME_EOS_OR_RET(poisoned_ast);
-	return ast;
-}
 /**
  * ct_foreach_stmt ::= CT_FOREACH '(' CT_IDENT (',' CT_IDENT)? ':' expr ')' statement* CT_ENDFOREACH
  */
@@ -1292,8 +1279,6 @@ Ast *parse_stmt(ParseContext *c)
 			return parse_ct_if_stmt(c);
 		case TOKEN_CT_SWITCH:
 			return parse_ct_switch_stmt(c);
-		case TOKEN_CT_EXPAND:
-			return parse_ct_expand_stmt(c);
 		case TOKEN_CT_FOREACH:
 			return parse_ct_foreach_stmt(c);
 		case TOKEN_CT_FOR:
diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_decls.c b/src/compiler/sema_decls.c
index e7cf216ea..ed10468d6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_decls.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_decls.c
@@ -3434,7 +3434,6 @@ static inline bool sema_analyse_macro(SemaContext *context, Decl *decl, bool *er
 			{
 				case AST_CT_ASSERT:
 				case AST_CT_ECHO_STMT:
-				case AST_CT_EXPAND_STMT:
 				case AST_CT_FOREACH_STMT:
 				case AST_CT_FOR_STMT:
 				case AST_CT_IF_STMT:
@@ -4346,7 +4345,6 @@ bool sema_analyse_decl(SemaContext *context, Decl *decl)
 		case DECL_BODYPARAM:
 		case DECL_CT_INCLUDE:
 		case DECL_CT_EXEC:
-		case DECL_CT_EXPAND:
 		case DECL_GLOBALS:
 			UNREACHABLE
 	}
diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_expr.c b/src/compiler/sema_expr.c
index 372debbca..cfa204b3b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_expr.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_expr.c
@@ -779,7 +779,11 @@ static inline bool sema_cast_ident_rvalue(SemaContext *context, Expr *expr)
 		case DECL_CT_EXEC:
 		case DECL_GLOBALS:
 		case DECL_ERASED:
-		case DECL_CT_EXPAND:
+		case DECL_IMPORT:
+		case DECL_ATTRIBUTE:
+		case DECL_CT_ASSERT:
+		case DECL_DEFINE:
+		case DECL_CT_ECHO:
 			UNREACHABLE
 		case DECL_POISONED:
 			return expr_poison(expr);
@@ -804,12 +808,6 @@ static inline bool sema_cast_ident_rvalue(SemaContext *context, Expr *expr)
 		case DECL_FAULT:
 			SEMA_ERROR(expr, "Expected fault name followed by '.' and a fault value.");
 			return expr_poison(expr);
-		case DECL_IMPORT:
-		case DECL_ATTRIBUTE:
-		case DECL_CT_ASSERT:
-		case DECL_DEFINE:
-		case DECL_CT_ECHO:
-			UNREACHABLE
 	}
 	switch (decl->var.kind)
 	{
@@ -7626,7 +7624,6 @@ static inline bool sema_expr_analyse_ct_nameof(SemaContext *context, Expr *expr)
 			case DECL_CT_ASSERT:
 			case DECL_CT_ECHO:
 			case DECL_CT_EXEC:
-			case DECL_CT_EXPAND:
 			case DECL_CT_INCLUDE:
 			case DECL_DECLARRAY:
 			case DECL_ERASED:
diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_liveness.c b/src/compiler/sema_liveness.c
index cbfe2756d..1e45a681d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_liveness.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_liveness.c
@@ -561,7 +561,6 @@ RETRY:
 		case DECL_CT_ASSERT:
 		case DECL_CT_ECHO:
 		case DECL_CT_EXEC:
-		case DECL_CT_EXPAND:
 		case DECL_IMPORT:
 		case DECL_CT_INCLUDE:
 		case DECL_LABEL:
diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_passes.c b/src/compiler/sema_passes.c
index 3f7e8fd36..76ef613d2 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_passes.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_passes.c
@@ -184,33 +184,6 @@ static Decl **sema_load_include(CompilationUnit *unit, Decl *decl)
 	return parse_include_file(file, unit);
 }
 
-static Decl **sema_interpret_expand(CompilationUnit *unit, Decl *decl)
-{
-	SemaContext context;
-	sema_context_init(&context, unit);
-	FOREACH(Attr *, attr, decl->attributes)
-	{
-		if (attr->attr_kind != ATTRIBUTE_IF)
-		{
-			RETURN_PRINT_ERROR_AT(NULL, attr, "Invalid attribute for '$expand'.");
-		}
-	}
-	Expr *string = decl->expand_decl;
-	bool success = sema_analyse_ct_expr(&context, string);
-	sema_context_destroy(&context);
-	if (!success) return NULL;
-	if (!expr_is_const_string(string))
-	{
-		RETURN_PRINT_ERROR_AT(NULL, string, "Expected a constant string for '$expand'.");
-	}
-	scratch_buffer_clear();
-	scratch_buffer_printf("%s.%d", unit->file->full_path, string->span.row);
-	File *file = source_file_text_load(scratch_buffer_to_string(), string->const_expr.bytes.ptr);
-	ParseContext parse_context = { .tok = TOKEN_INVALID_TOKEN };
-	ParseContext *c = &parse_context;
-	c->unit = unit;
-	return parse_include_file(file, unit);
-}
 
 static Decl **sema_run_exec(CompilationUnit *unit, Decl *decl)
 {
@@ -336,9 +309,6 @@ INLINE void register_includes(CompilationUnit *unit, Decl **decls)
 			case DECL_CT_INCLUDE:
 				include_decls = sema_load_include(unit, include);
 				break;
-			case DECL_CT_EXPAND:
-				include_decls = sema_interpret_expand(unit, include);
-				break;
 			default:
 				UNREACHABLE
 		}
diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_stmts.c b/src/compiler/sema_stmts.c
index 456203869..2a683fde2 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_stmts.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_stmts.c
@@ -2851,21 +2851,6 @@ bool sema_analyse_ct_assert_stmt(SemaContext *context, Ast *statement)
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool sema_analyse_ct_expand_stmt(SemaContext *context, Ast *stmt)
-{
-	Expr *string = stmt->expand_stmt;
-	if (!sema_analyse_ct_expr(context, string)) return false;
-	if (!expr_is_const_string(string)) RETURN_SEMA_ERROR(string, "Expected a constant string to '$expand'.");
-	scratch_buffer_clear();
-	scratch_buffer_printf("%s.%d", context->unit->file->full_path, string->span.row);
-	File *file = source_file_text_load(scratch_buffer_to_string(), string->const_expr.bytes.ptr);
-	Ast *result = parse_include_file_stmts(file, context->unit);
-	stmt->ast_kind = AST_NOP_STMT;
-	if (!result) return true;
-	if (!ast_ok(result)) return ast_poison(stmt);
-	return sema_analyse_then_overwrite(context, stmt, astid(result));
-}
-
 bool sema_analyse_ct_echo_stmt(SemaContext *context, Ast *statement)
 {
 	Expr *message = statement->expr_stmt;
@@ -3027,8 +3012,6 @@ static inline bool sema_analyse_statement_inner(SemaContext *context, Ast *state
 			return sema_analyse_ct_echo_stmt(context, statement);
 		case AST_DECLARE_STMT:
 			return sema_analyse_declare_stmt(context, statement);
-		case AST_CT_EXPAND_STMT:
-			return sema_analyse_ct_expand_stmt(context, statement);
 		case AST_DEFAULT_STMT:
 			RETURN_SEMA_ERROR(statement, "Unexpected 'default' outside of switch");
 		case AST_DEFER_STMT:
diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_types.c b/src/compiler/sema_types.c
index d17c62983..83b73fdaf 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_types.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_types.c
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ static bool sema_resolve_type_identifier(SemaContext *context, TypeInfo *type_in
 		case DECL_DECLARRAY:
 		case DECL_BODYPARAM:
 		case DECL_CT_INCLUDE:
-		case DECL_CT_EXPAND:
 		case DECL_CT_EXEC:
 		case DECL_GLOBALS:
 			UNREACHABLE
diff --git a/src/compiler/semantic_analyser.c b/src/compiler/semantic_analyser.c
index daf170aa7..c6a24f7b3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/semantic_analyser.c
+++ b/src/compiler/semantic_analyser.c
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ static void register_generic_decls(CompilationUnit *unit, Decl **decls)
 			case DECL_FNTYPE:
 			case DECL_CT_INCLUDE:
 			case DECL_CT_EXEC:
-			case DECL_CT_EXPAND:
 				continue;
 			case DECL_ATTRIBUTE:
 				break;
diff --git a/src/compiler/tokens.c b/src/compiler/tokens.c
index 080c3da40..eb3916f2c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/tokens.c
+++ b/src/compiler/tokens.c
@@ -362,8 +362,6 @@ const char *token_type_to_string(TokenType type)
 			return "$error";
 		case TOKEN_CT_EXEC:
 			return "$exec";
-		case TOKEN_CT_EXPAND:
-			return "$expand";
 		case TOKEN_CT_EXTNAMEOF:
 			return "$extnameof";
 		case TOKEN_CT_FEATURE:
diff --git a/test/test_suite/compile_time/ct_expand.c3t b/test/test_suite/compile_time/ct_expand.c3t
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ceebce8d..000000000
--- a/test/test_suite/compile_time/ct_expand.c3t
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-// #target: macos-x64
-module test;
-import std;
-
-$expand(test());
-
-struct Foo
-{
-	int a;
-	int b;
-}
-macro test()
-{
-	var $out = "struct Copy {";
-	$foreach ($member : Foo.membersof)
-		$out = $concat($out, " ", $member.typeid.nameof, " ", $member.nameof, ";");
-	$endforeach;
-	return $concat($out, "}");
-}
-
-fn void main()
-{
-	var $a = "a = 4;";
-	$expand($concat("int a = 1;", $a));
-	Copy x = { 1, 3 };
-	x.a = 4;
-}
-
-/* #expect: test.ll
-
-%Copy = type { i32, i32 }
-
-define void @test.main() #0 {
-entry:
-  %a = alloca i32, align 4
-  %x = alloca %Copy, align 4
-  store i32 1, ptr %a, align 4
-  store i32 4, ptr %a, align 4
-  call void @llvm.memcpy.p0.p0.i32(ptr align 4 %x, ptr align 4 @.__const, i32 8, i1 false)
-  store i32 4, ptr %x, align 4
-  ret void
-}