diff --git a/dmc-lib/src/ast/class.rs b/dmc-lib/src/ast/class.rs
index 37c0e3e..4742a28 100644
--- a/dmc-lib/src/ast/class.rs
+++ b/dmc-lib/src/ast/class.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ use crate::error_codes::{FIELD_MULTIPLE_INIT, FIELD_UNINIT};
 use crate::ir::ir_class::{IrClass, IrField};
 use crate::ir::ir_function::IrFunction;
 use crate::source_range::SourceRange;
+use crate::symbol::Symbol;
 use crate::symbol::class_symbol::ClassSymbol;
 use crate::symbol::constructor_symbol::ConstructorSymbol;
-use crate::symbol::Symbol;
 use crate::symbol_table::SymbolTable;
 use crate::type_info::TypeInfo;
 use crate::types_table::TypesTable;
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ impl Class {
         all_symbols
     }
 
-    pub fn check_names(&self, symbol_table: &mut SymbolTable) -> Vec<Diagnostic> {
+    pub fn check_names(&self, symbol_table: &SymbolTable) -> Vec<Diagnostic> {
         let mut diagnostics: Vec<Diagnostic> = Vec::new();
 
         for generic_parameter in &self.generic_parameters {
diff --git a/dmc-lib/src/ast/compilation_unit.rs b/dmc-lib/src/ast/compilation_unit.rs
index ee9d658..895b9ec 100644
--- a/dmc-lib/src/ast/compilation_unit.rs
+++ b/dmc-lib/src/ast/compilation_unit.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl CompilationUnit {
         symbol_table.pop_scope();
     }
 
-    pub fn gather_symbols(&self) -> Vec<Symbol> {
+    pub fn gather_unordered_symbols(&self) -> Vec<Symbol> {
         let fqn_context = FqnContext::new();
         [
             self.classes
diff --git a/dmc-lib/src/compile_pipeline.rs b/dmc-lib/src/compile_pipeline.rs
index 075636b..0d17db3 100644
--- a/dmc-lib/src/compile_pipeline.rs
+++ b/dmc-lib/src/compile_pipeline.rs
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ pub fn compile_compilation_units(inputs: &HashMap<Filename, &str>) -> Result<(),
         compilation_unit.init_scopes(&mut symbol_table);
     }
 
-    // gather symbols
+    // gather unordered symbols
     let all_symbols = compilation_units
         .values()
-        .flat_map(|compilation_unit| compilation_unit.gather_symbols())
+        .flat_map(|compilation_unit| compilation_unit.gather_unordered_symbols())
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
     try_insert_symbols_into(all_symbols, &mut symbol_table)?;