diff --git a/basis/ui/backend/cocoa/views/views.factor b/basis/ui/backend/cocoa/views/views.factor
index 82cf7b8525..4aa84c2cee 100644
--- a/basis/ui/backend/cocoa/views/views.factor
+++ b/basis/ui/backend/cocoa/views/views.factor
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ M: send-touchbar-command send-queued-gesture
                 cached-lines get-global clear-assoc
             ] [ drop ] if
 
-            self -> update
+            self send: update
         ] when
     ] ;
 
diff --git a/extra/notifications/macos/macos.factor b/extra/notifications/macos/macos.factor
index a2345f7b87..aa112d5e39 100644
--- a/extra/notifications/macos/macos.factor
+++ b/extra/notifications/macos/macos.factor
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ IMPORT: NSUserNotification
 IMPORT: NSUserNotificationCenter
 
 :: make-notification ( title text -- notification )
-    NSUserNotification -> alloc -> init -> autorelease
-    [ title <NSString> -> setTitle: ] keep
-    [ text <NSString> -> setInformativeText: ] keep ;
+    NSUserNotification send: alloc send: init send: autorelease
+    [ title <NSString> send: \setTitle: ] keep
+    [ text <NSString> send: \setInformativeText: ] keep ;
 
 : send-notification ( title text -- )
     make-notification
     [
-        NSUserNotificationCenter -> defaultUserNotificationCenter
+        NSUserNotificationCenter send: defaultUserNotificationCenter
     ] dip
-    -> deliverNotification: ;
+    send: \deliverNotification: ;