diff --git a/basis/compiler/tree/debugger/debugger.factor b/basis/compiler/tree/debugger/debugger.factor
index 430424291e..8e102e0ea3 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/tree/debugger/debugger.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/tree/debugger/debugger.factor
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ M: node node>quot drop ;
 
 GENERIC: optimized. ( quot/word -- )
 
-M: method-spec optimized. first2 method optimized. ;
-
 M: word optimized. specialized-def optimized. ;
 
 M: callable optimized. build-tree optimize-tree nodes>quot . ;
diff --git a/basis/editors/editors-docs.factor b/basis/editors/editors-docs.factor
index 0f50e40eb4..e3961aef80 100644
--- a/basis/editors/editors-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/editors/editors-docs.factor
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ HELP: edit
     "A word's documentation:"
     { $code "\\ foo >link edit" }
     "A method definition:"
-    { $code "{ editor draw-gadget* } edit" }
+    { $code "M\\ fixnum + edit" }
     "A help article:"
     { $code "\"handbook\" >link edit" }
 } ;
diff --git a/basis/hints/hints.factor b/basis/hints/hints.factor
index 804ef035f4..6fece31d88 100644
--- a/basis/hints/hints.factor
+++ b/basis/hints/hints.factor
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ M: object specializer-declaration class ;
 
 SYNTAX: HINTS:
     scan-object
-    dup method-spec? [ first2 method ] when
     [ redefined ]
     [ parse-definition "specializer" set-word-prop ] bi ;
 
@@ -119,6 +118,6 @@ SYNTAX: HINTS:
 
 \ >be { { bignum fixnum } { fixnum fixnum } } "specializer" set-word-prop
 
-\ hashtable \ at* method { { fixnum object } { word object } } "specializer" set-word-prop
+M\ hashtable at* { { fixnum object } { word object } } "specializer" set-word-prop
 
-\ hashtable \ set-at method { { object fixnum object } { object word object } } "specializer" set-word-prop
+M\ hashtable set-at { { object fixnum object } { object word object } } "specializer" set-word-prop
diff --git a/basis/see/see-docs.factor b/basis/see/see-docs.factor
index 6d51b42a86..b2e99843c7 100644
--- a/basis/see/see-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/see/see-docs.factor
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@ HELP: synopsis*
 
 HELP: see
 { $values { "defspec" "a definition specifier" } }
-{ $contract "Prettyprints a definition." } ;
+{ $contract "Prettyprints a definition." }
+{ $examples
+  "A word:" { $code "\\ append see" }
+  "A method:" { $code "USE: arrays" "M\\ array length see" }
+  "A help article:" { $code "USE: help.topics" "\"help\" >link see" }
+} ;
 
 HELP: see-methods
 { $values { "word" "a " { $link generic } " or a " { $link class } } }
diff --git a/basis/see/see.factor b/basis/see/see.factor
index 9fc14ff581..2494c72fa4 100644
--- a/basis/see/see.factor
+++ b/basis/see/see.factor
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ M: hook-generic synopsis*
         [ stack-effect. ]
     } cleave ;
 
-M: method-spec synopsis*
-    first2 method synopsis* ;
-
 M: method-body synopsis*
     [ definer. ]
     [ "method-class" word-prop pprint-word ]
@@ -122,9 +119,6 @@ M: object see*
         block>
     ] with-use ;
 
-M: method-spec see*
-    first2 method see* ;
-
 GENERIC: see-class* ( word -- )
 
 M: union-class see-class*
diff --git a/basis/tools/annotations/annotations.factor b/basis/tools/annotations/annotations.factor
index 8c3d95f2b8..64e6508ab6 100644
--- a/basis/tools/annotations/annotations.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/annotations/annotations.factor
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ M: word reset
         f "unannotated-def" set-word-prop
     ] [ drop ] if ;
 
-M: method-spec reset
-    first2 method reset ;
-
 ERROR: cannot-annotate-twice word ;
 
 <PRIVATE
@@ -32,9 +29,6 @@ ERROR: cannot-annotate-twice word ;
         cannot-annotate-twice
     ] when ;
 
-: method-spec>word ( obj -- word )
-    dup method-spec? [ first2 method ] when ;
-
 : save-unannotated-def ( word -- )
     dup def>> "unannotated-def" set-word-prop ;
 
@@ -44,7 +38,7 @@ ERROR: cannot-annotate-twice word ;
 PRIVATE>
 
 : annotate ( word quot -- )
-    [ method-spec>word check-annotate-twice ] dip
+    [ check-annotate-twice ] dip
     [ over save-unannotated-def (annotate) ] with-compilation-unit ;
 
 <PRIVATE
@@ -103,9 +97,6 @@ M: generic annotate-methods
 M: word annotate-methods
     annotate ;
 
-M: method-spec annotate-methods
-    annotate ;
-
 : breakpoint ( word -- )
     [ add-breakpoint ] annotate-methods ;
 
diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor
index 79335fd032..7c9a38796b 100755
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor
@@ -170,8 +170,6 @@ IN: tools.deploy.shaker
         
         strip-prettyprint? [
             {
-                "break-before"
-                "break-after"
                 "delimiter"
                 "flushable"
                 "foldable"
diff --git a/basis/tools/disassembler/disassembler.factor b/basis/tools/disassembler/disassembler.factor
index 83b7dfef81..744318a0a4 100755
--- a/basis/tools/disassembler/disassembler.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/disassembler/disassembler.factor
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ M: pair disassemble first2 disassemble* [ tabs>spaces print ] each ;
 
 M: word disassemble word-xt 2array disassemble ;
 
-M: method-spec disassemble first2 method disassemble ;
-
 cpu x86?
 "tools.disassembler.udis"
 "tools.disassembler.gdb" ?
diff --git a/core/generic/generic.factor b/core/generic/generic.factor
index c22641d439..ab0685f1d6 100644
--- a/core/generic/generic.factor
+++ b/core/generic/generic.factor
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ M: generic definition drop f ;
 : method ( class generic -- method/f )
     "methods" word-prop at ;
 
-PREDICATE: method-spec < pair
-    first2 generic? swap class? and ;
-
-INSTANCE: method-spec definition
-
 : order ( generic -- seq )
     "methods" word-prop keys sort-classes ;
 
@@ -90,9 +85,6 @@ TUPLE: check-method class generic ;
 PREDICATE: method-body < word
     "method-generic" word-prop >boolean ;
 
-M: method-spec stack-effect
-    first2 method stack-effect ;
-
 M: method-body stack-effect
     "method-generic" word-prop stack-effect ;
 
@@ -139,24 +131,6 @@ M: default-method irrelevant? drop t ;
     dupd <default-method> "default-method" set-word-prop ;
 
 ! Definition protocol
-M: method-spec where
-    dup first2 method [ ] [ second ] ?if where ;
-
-M: method-spec set-where
-    first2 method set-where ;
-
-M: method-spec definer
-    first2 method definer ;
-
-M: method-spec definition
-    first2 method definition ;
-
-M: method-spec forget*
-    first2 method [ forgotten-definition ] [ forget* ] bi ;
-
-M: method-spec smart-usage
-    second smart-usage ;
-
 M: method-body definer
     drop \ M: \ ; ;