diff --git a/models/split/src/lib.rs b/models/split/src/lib.rs
index 6e2173993..d8cec9e39 100644
--- a/models/split/src/lib.rs
+++ b/models/split/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,31 +5,24 @@ use fj::core::{
         update::UpdateSolid,
     },
     services::Services,
-    storage::Handle,
 };
 
-pub fn model(
-    size: f64,
-    split_pos: f64,
-    services: &mut Services,
-) -> Handle<Solid> {
+pub fn model(size: f64, split_pos: f64, services: &mut Services) -> Solid {
     let cuboid = cuboid::model([size, size, size], services);
 
-    cuboid
-        .update_shell(cuboid.shells().only(), |shell| {
-            let face = shell.faces().first();
-            let cycle = face.region().exterior();
+    cuboid.update_shell(cuboid.shells().only(), |shell| {
+        let face = shell.faces().first();
+        let cycle = face.region().exterior();
 
-            let line = [
-                (cycle.half_edges().nth(0).unwrap(), [split_pos]),
-                (cycle.half_edges().nth(2).unwrap(), [split_pos]),
-            ];
+        let line = [
+            (cycle.half_edges().nth(0).unwrap(), [split_pos]),
+            (cycle.half_edges().nth(2).unwrap(), [split_pos]),
+        ];
 
-            let (shell, [face, _]) = shell.split_face(face, line, services);
+        let (shell, [face, _]) = shell.split_face(face, line, services);
 
-            shell
-                .sweep_face_of_shell(face, [0., 0., -size / 2.], services)
-                .insert(services)
-        })
-        .insert(services)
+        shell
+            .sweep_face_of_shell(face, [0., 0., -size / 2.], services)
+            .insert(services)
+    })
 }
diff --git a/models/split/src/main.rs b/models/split/src/main.rs
index 5ad822b71..b5f4c7440 100644
--- a/models/split/src/main.rs
+++ b/models/split/src/main.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-use std::ops::Deref;
-
 use fj::{core::services::Services, handle_model};
 
 fn main() -> fj::Result {
     let mut services = Services::new();
     let model = split::model(1.0, 0.2, &mut services);
-    handle_model(model.deref(), services)?;
+    handle_model(&model, services)?;
     Ok(())
 }