diff --git a/macros/src/lib.rs b/macros/src/lib.rs
index 1bda8d2f78..34f2bb619b 100644
--- a/macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,25 +18,7 @@ mod syntax;
 #[doc(hidden)]
 #[proc_macro_attribute]
 pub fn mock_app(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    let mut settings = syntax::Settings::default();
-    let mut rtic_args = vec![];
-    for arg in args.to_string().split(',') {
-        if arg.trim() == "parse_binds" {
-            settings.parse_binds = true;
-        } else if arg.trim() == "parse_extern_interrupt" {
-            settings.parse_extern_interrupt = true;
-        } else {
-            rtic_args.push(arg.to_string());
-        }
-    }
-
-    // rtic_args.push("device = mock".into());
-
-    let args = rtic_args.join(", ").parse();
-
-    println!("args: {:?}", args);
-
-    if let Err(e) = syntax::parse(args.unwrap(), input, settings) {
+    if let Err(e) = syntax::parse(args, input) {
         e.to_compile_error().into()
     } else {
         "fn main() {}".parse().unwrap()
@@ -52,12 +34,7 @@ pub fn mock_app(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 /// Should never panic, cargo feeds a path which is later converted to a string
 #[proc_macro_attribute]
 pub fn app(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    let mut settings = syntax::Settings::default();
-    settings.optimize_priorities = false;
-    settings.parse_binds = true;
-    settings.parse_extern_interrupt = true;
-
-    let (app, analysis) = match syntax::parse(args, input, settings) {
+    let (app, analysis) = match syntax::parse(args, input) {
         Err(e) => return e.to_compile_error().into(),
         Ok(x) => x,
     };
diff --git a/macros/src/syntax.rs b/macros/src/syntax.rs
index 09b2ab3d2c..d6f5a476b5 100644
--- a/macros/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/macros/src/syntax.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ mod accessors;
 pub mod analyze;
 pub mod ast;
 mod check;
-mod optimize;
 mod parse;
 
 /// An ordered map keyed by identifier
@@ -31,10 +30,10 @@ pub enum Context<'a> {
     /// The `init`-ialization function
     Init,
 
-    /// A software task: `#[task]`
+    /// A async software task
     SoftwareTask(&'a Ident),
 
-    /// A hardware task: `#[exception]` or `#[interrupt]`
+    /// A hardware task
     HardwareTask(&'a Ident),
 }
 
@@ -93,36 +92,21 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-/// Parser and optimizer configuration
-#[derive(Default)]
-#[non_exhaustive]
-pub struct Settings {
-    /// Whether to accept the `binds` argument in `#[task]` or not
-    pub parse_binds: bool,
-    /// Whether to parse `extern` interrupts (functions) or not
-    pub parse_extern_interrupt: bool,
-    /// Whether to "compress" priorities or not
-    pub optimize_priorities: bool,
-}
-
 /// Parses the input of the `#[app]` attribute
 pub fn parse(
     args: TokenStream,
     input: TokenStream,
-    settings: Settings,
 ) -> Result<(ast::App, analyze::Analysis), syn::parse::Error> {
-    parse2(args.into(), input.into(), settings)
+    parse2(args.into(), input.into())
 }
 
 /// `proc_macro2::TokenStream` version of `parse`
 pub fn parse2(
     args: TokenStream2,
     input: TokenStream2,
-    settings: Settings,
 ) -> Result<(ast::App, analyze::Analysis), syn::parse::Error> {
-    let mut app = parse::app(args, input, &settings)?;
+    let app = parse::app(args, input)?;
     check::app(&app)?;
-    optimize::app(&mut app, &settings);
 
     match analyze::app(&app) {
         Err(e) => Err(e),
diff --git a/macros/src/syntax/optimize.rs b/macros/src/syntax/optimize.rs
index 87a6258d21..e83ba31bd1 100644
--- a/macros/src/syntax/optimize.rs
+++ b/macros/src/syntax/optimize.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::collections::{BTreeSet, HashMap};
 
-use crate::syntax::{ast::App, Settings};
+use crate::syntax::ast::App;
 
 pub fn app(app: &mut App, settings: &Settings) {
     // "compress" priorities
diff --git a/macros/src/syntax/parse.rs b/macros/src/syntax/parse.rs
index 74f94f2be7..ceedaa9891 100644
--- a/macros/src/syntax/parse.rs
+++ b/macros/src/syntax/parse.rs
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ use crate::syntax::{
         App, AppArgs, HardwareTaskArgs, IdleArgs, InitArgs, MonotonicArgs, SoftwareTaskArgs,
         TaskLocal,
     },
-    Either, Settings,
+    Either,
 };
 
 // Parse the app, both app arguments and body (input)
-pub fn app(args: TokenStream2, input: TokenStream2, settings: &Settings) -> parse::Result<App> {
+pub fn app(args: TokenStream2, input: TokenStream2) -> parse::Result<App> {
     let args = AppArgs::parse(args)?;
     let input: Input = syn::parse2(input)?;
 
-    App::parse(args, input, settings)
+    App::parse(args, input)
 }
 
 pub(crate) struct Input {
@@ -188,10 +188,7 @@ fn idle_args(tokens: TokenStream2) -> parse::Result<IdleArgs> {
     .parse2(tokens)
 }
 
-fn task_args(
-    tokens: TokenStream2,
-    settings: &Settings,
-) -> parse::Result<Either<HardwareTaskArgs, SoftwareTaskArgs>> {
+fn task_args(tokens: TokenStream2) -> parse::Result<Either<HardwareTaskArgs, SoftwareTaskArgs>> {
     (|input: ParseStream<'_>| -> parse::Result<Either<HardwareTaskArgs, SoftwareTaskArgs>> {
         if input.is_empty() {
             return Ok(Either::Right(SoftwareTaskArgs::default()));
@@ -242,14 +239,7 @@ fn task_args(
             let _: Token![=] = content.parse()?;
 
             match &*ident_s {
-                "binds" if !settings.parse_binds => {
-                    return Err(parse::Error::new(
-                        ident.span(),
-                        "Unexpected bind in task argument. Binds are only parsed if Settings::parse_binds is set.",
-                    ));
-                }
-
-                "binds" if settings.parse_binds => {
+                "binds" => {
                     if binds.is_some() {
                         return Err(parse::Error::new(
                             ident.span(),
diff --git a/macros/src/syntax/parse/app.rs b/macros/src/syntax/parse/app.rs
index 7eb415d337..dd7c399908 100644
--- a/macros/src/syntax/parse/app.rs
+++ b/macros/src/syntax/parse/app.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::syntax::{
         LocalResource, Monotonic, MonotonicArgs, SharedResource, SoftwareTask,
     },
     parse::{self as syntax_parse, util},
-    Either, Map, Set, Settings,
+    Either, Map, Set,
 };
 
 impl AppArgs {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ impl AppArgs {
 }
 
 impl App {
-    pub(crate) fn parse(args: AppArgs, input: Input, settings: &Settings) -> parse::Result<Self> {
+    pub(crate) fn parse(args: AppArgs, input: Input) -> parse::Result<Self> {
         let mut init = None;
         let mut idle = None;
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ impl App {
                             ));
                         }
 
-                        match syntax_parse::task_args(item.attrs.remove(pos).tokens, settings)? {
+                        match syntax_parse::task_args(item.attrs.remove(pos).tokens)? {
                             Either::Left(args) => {
                                 check_binding(&args.binds)?;
                                 check_ident(&item.sig.ident)?;
@@ -410,10 +410,7 @@ impl App {
                                     ));
                                 }
 
-                                match syntax_parse::task_args(
-                                    item.attrs.remove(pos).tokens,
-                                    settings,
-                                )? {
+                                match syntax_parse::task_args(item.attrs.remove(pos).tokens)? {
                                     Either::Left(args) => {
                                         check_binding(&args.binds)?;
                                         check_ident(&item.sig.ident)?;
diff --git a/macros/ui/extern-interrupt-used.rs b/macros/ui/extern-interrupt-used.rs
index 71dc50f397..a6e0b3b29a 100644
--- a/macros/ui/extern-interrupt-used.rs
+++ b/macros/ui/extern-interrupt-used.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![no_main]
 
-#[rtic_macros::mock_app(parse_extern_interrupt, parse_binds, device = mock, dispatchers = [EXTI0])]
+#[rtic_macros::mock_app(device = mock, dispatchers = [EXTI0])]
 mod app {
     #[shared]
     struct Shared {}
diff --git a/macros/ui/interrupt-double.rs b/macros/ui/interrupt-double.rs
index 1133c5cfd9..e2addc7ce6 100644
--- a/macros/ui/interrupt-double.rs
+++ b/macros/ui/interrupt-double.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![no_main]
 
-#[rtic_macros::mock_app(parse_binds, device = mock)]
+#[rtic_macros::mock_app(device = mock)]
 mod app {
     #[task(binds = UART0)]
     fn foo(_: foo::Context) {}
diff --git a/macros/ui/monotonic-binds-collision-task.rs b/macros/ui/monotonic-binds-collision-task.rs
index 57c59c1b01..1c58f9ddaf 100644
--- a/macros/ui/monotonic-binds-collision-task.rs
+++ b/macros/ui/monotonic-binds-collision-task.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![no_main]
 
-#[rtic_macros::mock_app(parse_extern_interrupt, parse_binds, device = mock)]
+#[rtic_macros::mock_app(device = mock)]
 mod app {
     #[monotonic(binds = Tim1)]
     type Fast1 = hal::Tim1Monotonic;
diff --git a/macros/ui/task-bind.rs b/macros/ui/task-bind.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index de60524314..0000000000
--- a/macros/ui/task-bind.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#![no_main]
-
-#[rtic_macros::mock_app(device = mock)]
-mod app {
-    #[task(binds = UART0)]
-    fn foo(_: foo::Context) {}
-}
diff --git a/macros/ui/task-bind.stderr b/macros/ui/task-bind.stderr
deleted file mode 100644
index 60cfdc8b86..0000000000
--- a/macros/ui/task-bind.stderr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-error: Unexpected bind in task argument. Binds are only parsed if Settings::parse_binds is set.
- --> $DIR/task-bind.rs:5:12
-  |
-5 |     #[task(binds = UART0)]
-  |            ^^^^^
diff --git a/macros/ui/task-interrupt-same-prio-spawn.rs b/macros/ui/task-interrupt-same-prio-spawn.rs
index 741e60e462..1d5f1f8429 100644
--- a/macros/ui/task-interrupt-same-prio-spawn.rs
+++ b/macros/ui/task-interrupt-same-prio-spawn.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![no_main]
 
-#[rtic_macros::mock_app(parse_binds, device = mock)]
+#[rtic_macros::mock_app(device = mock)]
 mod app {
     #[task(binds = SysTick, only_same_priority_spawn_please_fix_me)]
     fn foo(_: foo::Context) {}
diff --git a/macros/ui/task-interrupt.rs b/macros/ui/task-interrupt.rs
index 71fef9aba0..5e063def3b 100644
--- a/macros/ui/task-interrupt.rs
+++ b/macros/ui/task-interrupt.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![no_main]
 
-#[rtic_macros::mock_app(parse_binds, device = mock)]
+#[rtic_macros::mock_app(device = mock)]
 mod app {
     #[task(binds = SysTick)]
     fn foo(_: foo::Context) {}
diff --git a/macros/ui/task-priority-too-low.rs b/macros/ui/task-priority-too-low.rs
index beed4de1e1..16e05577ce 100644
--- a/macros/ui/task-priority-too-low.rs
+++ b/macros/ui/task-priority-too-low.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![no_main]
 
-#[rtic_macros::mock_app(parse_binds, device = mock)]
+#[rtic_macros::mock_app(device = mock)]
 mod app {
     #[task(binds = UART0, priority = 0)]
     fn foo(_: foo::Context) {}