diff --git a/src/states/debug_state.c b/src/states/debug_state.c
index 07c23e8..47d8276 100644
--- a/src/states/debug_state.c
+++ b/src/states/debug_state.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "state.h"
 #include "../device.h"
 
+// this is me being lazy
 const char debug_state_name[] = __FILE_NAME__;
 
 static void pressPwrMethod(Device_t *device) {
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ static void pressLockMethod(Device_t *device) {
 void setDeviceStateToDebug(Device_t *device) {
     device->state = (DeviceState_t){
         .state_name = debug_state_name,
-        .device = device,
         .methods = (DeviceInterface_t){
             .pressPwr = &pressPwrMethod,
             .pressStrInput = &pressStrInputMethod,
diff --git a/src/states/lock_state.c b/src/states/lock_state.c
index 245647d..c18c88e 100644
--- a/src/states/lock_state.c
+++ b/src/states/lock_state.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "state.h"
 #include "../device.h"
 
+// this is me being lazy
 const char lock_state_name[] = __FILE_NAME__;
 
 static void pressPwrMethod(Device_t *device) {
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ static void pressLockMethod(Device_t *device) {
 void setDeviceStateToLock(Device_t *device) {
     device->state = (DeviceState_t){
         .state_name = lock_state_name,
-        .device = device,
         .methods = (DeviceInterface_t){
             .pressPwr = &pressPwrMethod,
             .pressStrInput = &pressStrInputMethod,
diff --git a/src/states/off_state.c b/src/states/off_state.c
index 8d3e74f..8c05511 100644
--- a/src/states/off_state.c
+++ b/src/states/off_state.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "../device.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+// this is me being lazy
 const char off_state_name[] = __FILE_NAME__;
 
 static void pressPwrMethod(Device_t *device) {
@@ -10,11 +11,13 @@ static void pressPwrMethod(Device_t *device) {
 }
 
 static void pressStrInputMethod(Device_t *device) {
+    // cast it to void since its unused
     (void) device;
     printf("nothing happens\n");
 }
 
 static void pressLockMethod(Device_t *device) {
+    // cast it to void since its unused
     (void) device;
     printf("nothing happens\n");
 }
@@ -22,7 +25,6 @@ static void pressLockMethod(Device_t *device) {
 void setDeviceStateToOff(Device_t *device) {
     device->state = (DeviceState_t){
         .state_name = off_state_name,
-        .device = device,
         .methods = (DeviceInterface_t){
             .pressPwr = &pressPwrMethod,
             .pressStrInput = &pressStrInputMethod,
diff --git a/src/states/unlock_state.c b/src/states/unlock_state.c
index b3abb44..5c51c69 100644
--- a/src/states/unlock_state.c
+++ b/src/states/unlock_state.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ static void pressPwrMethod(Device_t *device) {
 }
 
 static void pressStrInputMethod(Device_t *device) {
+
+    // check to see if the entered string is the one to enter the debug state
     if (strcmp(device->entered_string, "dbg") == 0) {
         printf("entering debug state\n");
         setDeviceStateToDebug(device);
@@ -27,9 +29,8 @@ static void pressLockMethod(Device_t *device) {
 }
 
 void setDeviceStateToUnlock(Device_t *device) {
-    device->state = (DeviceState_t){
+    device->state = (DeviceState_t) {
         .state_name = name,
-        .device = device,
         .methods = (DeviceInterface_t){
             .pressPwr = &pressPwrMethod,
             .pressStrInput = &pressStrInputMethod,