diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/macosx/macosx.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/macosx/macosx.factor
index c02642ba1d..4718e3792f 100644
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/macosx/macosx.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/macosx/macosx.factor
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ IN: tools.deploy.macosx
     "Contents/Info.plist" append-path
     write-plist ;
 
-: copy-dll ( bundle-name -- )
-    "Frameworks/libfactor.dylib" copy-bundle-dir ;
-
 : copy-nib ( bundle-name -- )
     deploy-ui? get [
         "Resources/English.lproj/MiniFactor.nib" copy-bundle-dir
@@ -50,11 +47,9 @@ IN: tools.deploy.macosx
 : create-app-dir ( vocab bundle-name -- vm )
     {
         [
-            nip {
-                [ copy-dll ]
-                [ copy-nib ]
-                [ "Contents/Resources" append-path make-directories ]
-            } cleave
+            nip
+            [ copy-nib ]
+            [ "Contents/Resources" append-path make-directories ] bi
         ]
         [ copy-icns ]
         [ create-app-plist ]
diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor
index f592ff2d69..7981859573 100755
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor
@@ -11,16 +11,12 @@ IN: tools.deploy.windows
 
 CONSTANT: app-icon-resource-id "APPICON"
 
-: copy-dll ( bundle-name -- )
-    "resource:factor.dll" swap copy-file-into ;
-
 :: copy-vm ( executable bundle-name extension -- vm )
     vm "." split1-last drop extension append
     bundle-name executable ".exe" append append-path
     [ copy-file ] keep ;
 
 : create-exe-dir ( vocab bundle-name -- vm )
-    dup copy-dll
     deploy-console? get ".com" ".exe" ? copy-vm ;
 
 : open-in-explorer ( dir -- )