diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/ast.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/ast.rs
index c3ff024..b3d5d1b 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/ast.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/ast.rs
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ pub enum ExpressionKind {
   BinExp(BinOp, Box<Meta<Expression>>, Box<Meta<Expression>>),
   PrefixExp(PrefixOp, Box<Meta<Expression>>),
   TupleLiteral(Vec<Meta<Expression>>),
-  Value(Meta<QualifiedName>),
+  Value(QualifiedName),
   NamedStruct {
     name: Meta<QualifiedName>,
     fields: Vec<(Rc<String>, Meta<Expression>)>,
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/parsing.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/parsing.rs
index 79c6f44..f6945ac 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/parsing.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/parsing.rs
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ impl Parser {
         let fields = self.record_block()?;
         Expression::new(self.id_store.fresh(), NamedStruct { name: Meta::new(qualified_identifier), fields })
       },
-      _ => Expression::new(self.id_store.fresh(), Value(Meta::new(qualified_identifier)))
+      _ => Expression::new(self.id_store.fresh(), Value(qualified_identifier))
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/parsing/test.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/parsing/test.rs
index 2b438a0..1e3ee72 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/parsing/test.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/parsing/test.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ macro_rules! qname {
   };
 }
 macro_rules! val {
-  ($var:expr) => { Value(Meta::new(QualifiedName { components: vec![Rc::new($var.to_string())], id: ItemIdStore::new_id() })) };
+  ($var:expr) => { Value(QualifiedName { components: vec![Rc::new($var.to_string())], id: ItemIdStore::new_id() }) };
 }
 macro_rules! ty {
   ($name:expr) => { Singleton(tys!($name)) }
@@ -190,13 +190,13 @@ fn qualified_identifiers() {
   parse_test_wrap_ast! {
     "let q_q = Yolo::Swaggins",
     Meta::new(decl!(Binding { name: rc!(q_q), constant: true, type_anno: None,
-      expr: Meta::new(Expression::new(ItemIdStore::new_id(), Value(Meta::new(qname!(Yolo, Swaggins))))),
+      expr: Meta::new(Expression::new(ItemIdStore::new_id(), Value(qname!(Yolo, Swaggins)))),
     }))
   }
 
   parse_test_wrap_ast! {
     "thing::item::call()",
-    exst!(Call { f: bx![ex!(m Value(Meta::new(qname!(thing, item, call))))], arguments: vec![] })
+    exst!(Call { f: bx![ex!(m Value(qname!(thing, item, call)))], arguments: vec![] })
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ast.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ast.rs
index 82bedf7..ae065eb 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ast.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ast.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ impl<'a> Reducer<'a> {
       BinExp(binop, lhs, rhs) => self.binop(binop, lhs, rhs),
       PrefixExp(op, arg) => self.prefix(op, arg),
       Value(qualified_name) => {
-        let ref id = qualified_name.node().id;
+        let ref id = qualified_name.id;
         let ref sym_name = match symbol_table.get_fqsn_from_id(id) {
           Some(fqsn) => fqsn,
           None => return Expr::ReductionError(format!("FQSN lookup for Value {:?} failed", qualified_name)),
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/scope_resolution.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/scope_resolution.rs
index 6bc31fc..bf1ae9b 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/scope_resolution.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/scope_resolution.rs
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ impl<'a> ScopeResolver<'a> {
     let inner_expr = expr.mut_node();
     match &mut inner_expr.kind {
       ExpressionKind::Value(qualified_name) => {
-        let fqsn = lookup_name_in_scope(&qualified_name.node());
-        let ref id = qualified_name.node().id;
+        let fqsn = lookup_name_in_scope(&qualified_name);
+        let ref id = qualified_name.id;
         self.symbol_table.map_id_to_fqsn(id, fqsn);
       },
       NamedStruct {  name, .. } => {
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/typechecking.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/typechecking.rs
index 71f6cb4..bea3db3 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/typechecking.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/typechecking.rs
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ impl<'a> TypeContext<'a> {
       PrefixExp(op, expr) => self.prefix(op, expr.node())?,
       BinExp(op, lhs, rhs) => self.binexp(op, lhs.node(), rhs.node())?,
       IfExpression { discriminator, body } => self.if_expr(discriminator, body)?,
-      Value(val) => self.handle_value(val.node())?,
+      Value(val) => self.handle_value(val)?,
       Call { box ref f, arguments } => self.call(f, arguments)?,
       Lambda { params, type_anno, body } => self.lambda(params, type_anno, body)?,
       _ => ty!(Unit),