diff --git a/combinator.go b/combinator.go
index 0c4e0f5..7bcb907 100644
--- a/combinator.go
+++ b/combinator.go
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ func Seq(parsers ...Parserish) Parser {
 func NoAutoWS(parser Parserish) Parser {
 	parserfied := Parsify(parser)
 	return func(ps *State, node *Result) {
-		ps.NoAutoWS = true
+		oldWS := ps.WS
+		ps.WS = func(ps *State) {}
 		parserfied(ps, node)
-		ps.NoAutoWS = false
+		ps.WS = oldWS
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/json/profile/cpuprofile.bat b/json/profile/cpuprofile.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index c293b5e..0000000
--- a/json/profile/cpuprofile.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-go build
-profile.exe -cpuprofile cpu.out
-go tool pprof profile.exe cpu.out
diff --git a/json/profile/memprofile.bat b/json/profile/memprofile.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 71873ac..0000000
--- a/json/profile/memprofile.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-go build
-profile.exe -memprofile mem.out
-go tool pprof profile.exe mem.out
diff --git a/literals.go b/literals.go
index 1287001..00e39f9 100644
--- a/literals.go
+++ b/literals.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 //  - unicode sequences, eg \uBEEF
 func StringLit(allowedQuotes string) Parser {
 	return NewParser("string literal", func(ps *State, node *Result) {
-		ps.AutoWS()
+		ps.WS(ps)
 
 		if !stringContainsByte(allowedQuotes, ps.Input[ps.Pos]) {
 			ps.ErrorHere(allowedQuotes)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func StringLit(allowedQuotes string) Parser {
 // NumberLit matches a floating point or integer number and returns it as a int64 or float64 in .Result
 func NumberLit() Parser {
 	return NewParser("number literal", func(ps *State, node *Result) {
-		ps.AutoWS()
+		ps.WS(ps)
 		end := ps.Pos
 		float := false
 		inputLen := len(ps.Input)
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index a43bc19..763eff4 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ func Parsify(p Parserish) Parser {
 		}
 	case string:
 		return Exact(p)
+	case VoidParser:
+		return func(ptr *State, node *Result) {
+			p(ptr)
+		}
+	case func(*State):
+		return func(ptr *State, node *Result) {
+			p(ptr)
+		}
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("cant turn a `%T` into a parser", p))
 	}
@@ -89,7 +97,7 @@ func Run(parser Parserish, input string, ws ...VoidParser) (result interface{},
 
 	ret := Result{}
 	p(ps, &ret)
-	ps.AutoWS()
+	ps.WS(ps)
 
 	if ps.Error.expected != "" {
 		return ret.Result, &ps.Error
@@ -102,13 +110,6 @@ func Run(parser Parserish, input string, ws ...VoidParser) (result interface{},
 	return ret.Result, nil
 }
 
-// WS will consume whitespace, it should only be needed when AutoWS is turned off
-func WS() Parser {
-	return NewParser("AutoWS", func(ps *State, ret *Result) {
-		ps.WS(ps)
-	})
-}
-
 // Cut prevents backtracking beyond this point. Usually used after keywords when you
 // are sure this is the correct path. Improves performance and error reporting.
 func Cut() Parser {
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ func Cut() Parser {
 func Regex(pattern string) Parser {
 	re := regexp.MustCompile("^" + pattern)
 	return NewParser(pattern, func(ps *State, node *Result) {
-		ps.AutoWS()
+		ps.WS(ps)
 		if match := re.FindString(ps.Get()); match != "" {
 			ps.Advance(len(match))
 			node.Token = match
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ func Exact(match string) Parser {
 	if len(match) == 1 {
 		matchByte := match[0]
 		return NewParser(match, func(ps *State, node *Result) {
-			ps.AutoWS()
+			ps.WS(ps)
 			if ps.Pos >= len(ps.Input) || ps.Input[ps.Pos] != matchByte {
 				ps.ErrorHere(match)
 				return
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ func Exact(match string) Parser {
 	}
 
 	return NewParser(match, func(ps *State, node *Result) {
-		ps.AutoWS()
+		ps.WS(ps)
 		if !strings.HasPrefix(ps.Get(), match) {
 			ps.ErrorHere(match)
 			return
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ func charsImpl(matcher string, stopOn bool, repetition ...int) Parser {
 	alphabet, ranges := parseMatcher(matcher)
 
 	return func(ps *State, node *Result) {
-		ps.AutoWS()
+		ps.WS(ps)
 		matched := 0
 		for ps.Pos+matched < len(ps.Input) {
 			if max != -1 && matched >= max {
diff --git a/parser_test.go b/parser_test.go
index c64b70a..ce5f3e7 100644
--- a/parser_test.go
+++ b/parser_test.go
@@ -201,13 +201,13 @@ func TestAutoWS(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("ws is can be explicitly consumed ", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result, ps := runParser(" hello", NoAutoWS(Seq(WS(), "hello")))
+		result, ps := runParser(" hello", NoAutoWS(Seq(ASCIIWhitespace, "hello")))
 		require.Equal(t, "hello", result.Child[1].Token)
 		require.Equal(t, "", ps.Get())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("unicode whitespace", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result, ps := runParser(" \u202f hello", NoAutoWS(Seq(WS(), "hello")))
+		result, ps := runParser(" \u202f hello", NoAutoWS(Seq(UnicodeWhitespace, "hello")))
 		require.Equal(t, "hello", result.Child[1].Token)
 		require.Equal(t, "", ps.Get())
 		require.False(t, ps.Errored())
diff --git a/scripts/cpuprofile.sh b/scripts/cpuprofile.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f6f18b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/cpuprofile.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eu
+
+go build ./json/profile/json.go
+./json.exe -cpuprofile cpu.out
+go tool pprof json.exe cpu.out
diff --git a/scripts/memprofile.sh b/scripts/memprofile.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fdc5ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/memprofile.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eu
+
+go build ./json/profile/json.go
+./json.exe -memprofile mem.out
+go tool pprof json.exe mem.out
diff --git a/state.go b/state.go
index e567777..1b7e9f2 100644
--- a/state.go
+++ b/state.go
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ type State struct {
 	// Error is a secondary return channel from parsers, but used so heavily
 	// in backtracking that it has been inlined to avoid allocations.
 	Error Error
-	// Called to determine what to ignore when WS is called, or when AutoWS fires
-	WS       VoidParser
-	NoAutoWS bool
+	// Called to determine what to ignore when WS is called, or when WS fires
+	WS VoidParser
 }
 
 // ASCIIWhitespace matches any of the standard whitespace characters. It is faster
@@ -60,14 +59,6 @@ func (s *State) Advance(i int) {
 	s.Pos += i
 }
 
-// AutoWS consumes all whitespace and advances Pos but can be disabled by the NoAutWS() parser.
-func (s *State) AutoWS() {
-	if s.NoAutoWS {
-		return
-	}
-	s.WS(s)
-}
-
 // Get the remaining input.
 func (s *State) Get() string {
 	if s.Pos > len(s.Input) {