diff --git a/src/ast.rs b/src/ast.rs
index 7f98b0f..c900815 100644
--- a/src/ast.rs
+++ b/src/ast.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ pub struct Loop {
     /// This is executed after each loop to advance the condition variables
     pub advancement: Option<Expression>,
     /// The loop body that is executed each loop
-    pub body: Ast,
+    pub body: BlockScope,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ pub struct If {
     /// The condition
     pub condition: Expression,
     /// The body that is executed when condition is true
-    pub body_true: Ast,
+    pub body_true: BlockScope,
     /// The if body that is executed when the condition is false
-    pub body_false: Ast,
+    pub body_false: BlockScope,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
@@ -118,10 +118,7 @@ pub enum Statement {
     Print(Expression),
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Default)]
-pub struct Ast {
-    pub prog: Vec<Statement>,
-}
+pub type BlockScope = Vec<Statement>;
 
 impl BinOpType {
     /// Get the precedence for a binary operator. Higher value means the OP is stronger binding.
diff --git a/src/interpreter.rs b/src/interpreter.rs
index 5ab17c8..595f498 100644
--- a/src/interpreter.rs
+++ b/src/interpreter.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{fmt::Display, rc::Rc};
 
 use crate::{
-    ast::{Ast, BinOpType, Expression, If, Statement, UnOpType},
+    ast::{BlockScope, BinOpType, Expression, If, Statement, UnOpType},
     lexer::lex,
     parser::parse,
 };
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ impl Interpreter {
         self.run(&ast);
     }
 
-    pub fn run(&mut self, prog: &Ast) {
+    pub fn run(&mut self, prog: &BlockScope) {
         let vartable_len = self.vartable.len();
-        for stmt in &prog.prog {
+        for stmt in prog {
             match stmt {
                 Statement::Expr(expr) => {
                     self.resolve_expr(expr);
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index f0f56b4..75775d2 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::ast::*;
 use crate::token::Token;
 
 /// Parse the given tokens into an abstract syntax tree
-pub fn parse<T: Iterator<Item = Token>, A: IntoIterator<IntoIter = T>>(tokens: A) -> Ast {
+pub fn parse<T: Iterator<Item = Token>, A: IntoIterator<IntoIter = T>>(tokens: A) -> BlockScope {
     let mut parser = Parser::new(tokens);
     parser.parse()
 }
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl<T: Iterator<Item = Token>> Parser<T> {
 
     /// Parse tokens into an abstract syntax tree. This will continuously parse statements until
     /// encountering end-of-file or a block end '}' .
-    fn parse(&mut self) -> Ast {
+    fn parse(&mut self) -> BlockScope {
         let mut prog = Vec::new();
 
         loop {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl<T: Iterator<Item = Token>> Parser<T> {
             }
         }
 
-        Ast { prog }
+        prog
     }
 
     /// Parse a single statement from the tokens.
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl<T: Iterator<Item = Token>> Parser<T> {
             panic!("Error lexing if: Expected '}}'")
         }
 
-        let mut body_false = Ast::default();
+        let mut body_false = BlockScope::default();
 
         if matches!(self.peek(), Token::Else) {
             self.next();
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ impl<T: Iterator<Item = Token>> Parser<T> {
 mod tests {
     use super::{parse, BinOpType, Expression};
     use crate::{
-        parser::{Ast, Statement},
+        parser::Statement,
         token::Token,
     };
 
@@ -284,9 +284,7 @@ mod tests {
             Expression::I64(4).into(),
         ));
 
-        let expected = Ast {
-            prog: vec![expected],
-        };
+        let expected = vec![expected];
 
         let actual = parse(tokens);
         assert_eq!(expected, actual);