diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index feb43e1..e67b685 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,10 +150,9 @@ Sometimes (for debugging purposes, for example), it is necessary to extract the
 ```lua
 ---@param primary integer
 ---@param secondary integer
----@param options? integer
 ---@return evolved.id id
 ---@nodiscard
-function evolved.pack(primary, secondary, options) end
+function evolved.pack(primary, secondary) end
 
 ---@param id evolved.id
 ---@return integer primary
@@ -1105,7 +1104,7 @@ DESTRUCTION_POLICY_REMOVE_FRAGMENT :: id
 id :: integer? -> id...
 name :: id... -> string...
 
-pack :: integer, integer, integer? -> id
+pack :: integer, integer -> id
 unpack :: id -> integer, integer, integer
 
 defer :: boolean
@@ -1330,10 +1329,9 @@ function evolved.name(...) end
 ```lua
 ---@param primary integer
 ---@param secondary integer
----@param options? integer
 ---@return evolved.id id
 ---@nodiscard
-function evolved.pack(primary, secondary, options) end
+function evolved.pack(primary, secondary) end
 ```
 
 ### `evolved.unpack`
diff --git a/develop/fuzzing/pack_unpack_fuzz.lua b/develop/fuzzing/pack_unpack_fuzz.lua
index bd01310..32c1997 100644
--- a/develop/fuzzing/pack_unpack_fuzz.lua
+++ b/develop/fuzzing/pack_unpack_fuzz.lua
@@ -20,28 +20,14 @@ for _ = 1, 1000 do
     assert(0 == unpacked_options)
 end
 
-for _ = 1, 1000 do
-    local initial_primary = math.random(1, 2 ^ 20 - 1)
-    local initial_secondary = math.random(1, 2 ^ 20 - 1)
-    local initial_options = math.random(1, 2 ^ 12 - 1)
-
-    local packed_id = evo.pack(initial_primary, initial_secondary, initial_options)
-    local unpacked_primary, unpacked_secondary, unpacked_options = evo.unpack(packed_id)
-
-    assert(initial_primary == unpacked_primary)
-    assert(initial_secondary == unpacked_secondary)
-    assert(initial_options == unpacked_options)
-end
-
 for _ = 1, 1000 do
     local initial_primary = math.random(1, 2 ^ 31 - 1)
     local initial_secondary = math.random(1, 2 ^ 31 - 1)
-    local initial_options = math.random(1, 2 ^ 31 - 1)
 
-    local packed_id = evo.pack(initial_primary, initial_secondary, initial_options)
+    local packed_id = evo.pack(initial_primary, initial_secondary)
     local unpacked_primary, unpacked_secondary, unpacked_options = evo.unpack(packed_id)
 
     assert(initial_primary % 2 ^ 20 == unpacked_primary)
     assert(initial_secondary % 2 ^ 20 == unpacked_secondary)
-    assert(initial_options % 2 ^ 12 == unpacked_options)
+    assert(0 == unpacked_options)
 end
diff --git a/develop/testing/pairs_tests.lua b/develop/testing/pairs_tests.lua
index 72289bb..e5982bd 100644
--- a/develop/testing/pairs_tests.lua
+++ b/develop/testing/pairs_tests.lua
@@ -1604,3 +1604,4 @@ end
 -- builder:has/has_all/has_any should work with wildcards / remove too?
 -- should we provide wildcard support for get operations?
 -- prevent setting pairs with dead secondary fragments
+-- process evo.ANY as single wildcard
diff --git a/evolved.lua b/evolved.lua
index 7832824..a1fb6fe 100644
--- a/evolved.lua
+++ b/evolved.lua
@@ -4674,13 +4674,11 @@ end
 
 ---@param primary integer
 ---@param secondary integer
----@param options? integer
 ---@return evolved.id id
 ---@nodiscard
-function __evolved_pack(primary, secondary, options)
+function __evolved_pack(primary, secondary)
     return primary % 2 ^ 20
-        + secondary % 2 ^ 20 * 2 ^ 20
-        + (options or 0) % 2 ^ 12 * 2 ^ 40 --[[@as evolved.id]]
+        + secondary % 2 ^ 20 * 2 ^ 20 --[[@as evolved.id]]
 end
 
 ---@param id evolved.id