diff --git a/src/holt59/aoc/2024/day3.py b/src/holt59/aoc/2024/day3.py
index 9ec9139..09afee0 100644
--- a/src/holt59/aoc/2024/day3.py
+++ b/src/holt59/aoc/2024/day3.py
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ from typing import Iterator
 
 
 def extract_multiply(line: str) -> Iterator[int]:
-    for m in re.findall(r"mul\(([0-9]{1,3}),\s*([0-9]{1,3})\)", line):
-        yield int(m[0]) * int(m[1])
+    for m in re.finditer(r"mul\(([0-9]{1,3}),\s*([0-9]{1,3})\)", line):
+        yield int(m.group(1)) * int(m.group(2))
 
 
-def remove_disabled_parts(line: str) -> str:
-    fixed_line, accumulate = "", True
+def valid_memory_blocks(line: str) -> Iterator[str]:
+    accumulate = True
     while line:
         if accumulate:
             if (dont_i := line.find("don't()")) != -1:
-                fixed_line += line[:dont_i]
+                yield line[:dont_i]
                 line, accumulate = line[dont_i:], False
             else:
-                fixed_line += line
+                yield line
                 line = ""
         else:
             if (do_i := line.find("do()")) != -1:
@@ -24,13 +24,11 @@ def remove_disabled_parts(line: str) -> str:
             else:
                 line = ""
 
-    return fixed_line
-
 
 line = sys.stdin.read().strip()
 
 answer_1 = sum(extract_multiply(line))
-answer_2 = sum(extract_multiply(remove_disabled_parts(line)))
+answer_2 = sum(sum(extract_multiply(block)) for block in valid_memory_blocks(line))
 
 print(f"answer 1 is {answer_1}")
 print(f"answer 2 is {answer_2}")