diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/gc-checks/gc-checks-tests.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/gc-checks/gc-checks-tests.factor
index 44ede70c97..43e69c8800 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/gc-checks/gc-checks-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/gc-checks/gc-checks-tests.factor
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ V{
 
 [ ] [ 1 get instructions>> allocation-size 123 <alien> size assert= ] unit-test
 
-2 \ vreg-counter set-global
+2 vreg-counter set-global
 
 : gc-check? ( bb -- ? )
     instructions>>
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ V{
         T{ ##branch }
     } = ;
 
-4 \ vreg-counter set-global
+4 vreg-counter set-global
 
 [ t ] [ <gc-call> gc-call? ] unit-test
 
-30 \ vreg-counter set-global
+30 vreg-counter set-global
 
 V{
     T{ ##prologue }
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ V{
 0 1 edge
 1 2 edge
 
-2 \ vreg-counter set-global
+2 vreg-counter set-global
 
 [ ] [ test-gc-checks ] unit-test
 
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ V{
 0 1 edge
 1 2 edge
 
-2 \ vreg-counter set-global
+2 vreg-counter set-global
 
 [ ] [ test-gc-checks ] unit-test
 
diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/registers/registers.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/registers/registers.factor
index d061409932..d70d9316a2 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/registers/registers.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/registers/registers.factor
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYMBOL: vreg-counter
 : next-vreg ( -- vreg )
     ! This word cannot be called AFTER representation selection has run;
     ! use next-vreg-rep in that case
-    \ vreg-counter counter ;
+    vreg-counter counter ;
 
 SYMBOL: representations
 
diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/representations-tests.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/representations-tests.factor
index a289b10a96..0e9a451c0a 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/representations-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/representations-tests.factor
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ IN: compiler.cfg.representations
 
 H{ } clone representations set
 
-3 \ vreg-counter set-global
+3 vreg-counter set-global
 
 [
     {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ V{
 3 { 3 4 } edges
 2 4 edge
 
-3 \ vreg-counter set-global
+3 vreg-counter set-global
 
 [ ] [ test-representations ] unit-test
 
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ cpu x86.32? [
 
 ! Don't convert the def site into anything but tagged-rep since
 ! we might lose precision
-5 \ vreg-counter set-global
+5 vreg-counter set-global
 
 [ f ] [
     V{
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ cpu x86.32? [
 ] unit-test
 
 ! Peephole optimization if input to ##shl-imm is tagged
-3 \ vreg-counter set-global
+3 vreg-counter set-global
 
 [
     V{
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ cpu x86.32? [
     } test-peephole
 ] unit-test
 
-3 \ vreg-counter set-global
+3 vreg-counter set-global
 
 [
     V{
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ cpu x86.32? [
     } test-peephole
 ] unit-test
 
-6 \ vreg-counter set-global
+6 vreg-counter set-global
 
 ! Peephole optimization if input to ##sar-imm is tagged
 [
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ cpu x86.32? [
     } test-peephole
 ] unit-test
 
-6 \ vreg-counter set-global
+6 vreg-counter set-global
 
 ! (Lack of) peephole optimization if output of ##sar-imm needs to be tagged
 [
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ cpu x86.32? [
     } test-peephole
 ] unit-test
 
-6 \ vreg-counter set-global
+6 vreg-counter set-global
 
 [
     V{
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ cpu x86.32? [
 
 ! Make sure we don't exceed immediate bounds
 cpu x86.64? [
-    4 \ vreg-counter set-global
+    4 vreg-counter set-global
 
     [
         V{
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ cpu x86.64? [
     } test-peephole
 ] unit-test
 
-4 \ vreg-counter set-global
+4 vreg-counter set-global
 
 [
     V{
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ cpu x86.64? [
     } test-peephole
 ] unit-test
 
-4 \ vreg-counter set-global
+4 vreg-counter set-global
 
 [
     V{
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ cpu x86.64? [
 ] unit-test
 
 ! Tag/untag elimination for ##not
-2 \ vreg-counter set-global
+2 vreg-counter set-global
 
 [
     V{
diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/value-numbering-tests.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/value-numbering-tests.factor
index e2c82fb308..0ed93e4cb5 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/value-numbering-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/value-numbering-tests.factor
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ cpu x86? [
 ] unit-test
 
 ! Distributive law
-2 \ vreg-counter set-global
+2 vreg-counter set-global
 
 [
     {