diff --git a/basis/compiler/tree/cleanup/cleanup.factor b/basis/compiler/tree/cleanup/cleanup.factor
index 563926f233..caf2a36925 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/tree/cleanup/cleanup.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/tree/cleanup/cleanup.factor
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ classes.algebra namespaces assocs words math math.private
 math.partial-dispatch math.intervals classes classes.tuple
 classes.tuple.private layouts definitions stack-checker.state
 stack-checker.branches
-compiler.intrinsics
 compiler.tree
 compiler.tree.combinators
 compiler.tree.propagation.info
diff --git a/basis/compiler/tree/escape-analysis/escape-analysis-tests.factor b/basis/compiler/tree/escape-analysis/escape-analysis-tests.factor
index 7ece8a5a80..4ed194e81d 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/tree/escape-analysis/escape-analysis-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/tree/escape-analysis/escape-analysis-tests.factor
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ math.functions compiler.tree.propagation compiler.tree.cleanup
 compiler.tree.combinators compiler.tree sequences math
 math.private kernel tools.test accessors slots.private
 quotations.private prettyprint classes.tuple.private classes
-classes.tuple compiler.intrinsics namespaces
+classes.tuple namespaces
 compiler.tree.propagation.info stack-checker.errors
 kernel.private ;
 
diff --git a/basis/compiler/tree/escape-analysis/simple/simple.factor b/basis/compiler/tree/escape-analysis/simple/simple.factor
index 0324b31199..fe1e60dbc2 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/tree/escape-analysis/simple/simple.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/tree/escape-analysis/simple/simple.factor
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ USING: kernel accessors sequences classes.tuple
 classes.tuple.private arrays math math.private slots.private
 combinators deques search-deques namespaces fry classes
 classes.algebra stack-checker.state
-compiler.intrinsics
 compiler.tree
 compiler.tree.propagation.info
 compiler.tree.escape-analysis.nodes
diff --git a/basis/compiler/tree/propagation/known-words/known-words.factor b/basis/compiler/tree/propagation/known-words/known-words.factor
index 9d26ab2f4a..a1ccaa95bd 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/tree/propagation/known-words/known-words.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/tree/propagation/known-words/known-words.factor
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ classes.algebra combinators generic.math splitting fry locals
 classes.tuple alien.accessors classes.tuple.private slots.private
 definitions
 stack-checker.state
-compiler.intrinsics
 compiler.tree.comparisons
 compiler.tree.propagation.info
 compiler.tree.propagation.nodes
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ generic-comparison-ops [
     '[ 2drop _ ] "outputs" set-word-prop
 ] each
 
-{ <tuple> <tuple-boa> (tuple) } [
+{ <tuple> <tuple-boa> } [
     [
         literal>> dup tuple-layout? [ class>> ] [ drop tuple ] if <class-info>
         [ clear ] dip
diff --git a/basis/compiler/tree/tuple-unboxing/tuple-unboxing.factor b/basis/compiler/tree/tuple-unboxing/tuple-unboxing.factor
index 6fc0e76310..8e07c08194 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/tree/tuple-unboxing/tuple-unboxing.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/tree/tuple-unboxing/tuple-unboxing.factor
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ USING: namespaces assocs accessors kernel combinators
 classes.algebra sequences sequences.deep slots.private
 classes.tuple.private math math.private arrays
 stack-checker.branches
-compiler.intrinsics
 compiler.tree
 compiler.tree.combinators
 compiler.tree.propagation.info