diff --git a/extra/lisp/lisp.factor b/extra/lisp/lisp.factor
index 19226cb595..ee5db27842 100644
--- a/extra/lisp/lisp.factor
+++ b/extra/lisp/lisp.factor
@@ -86,12 +86,9 @@ PRIVATE>
       { [ dup lisp-symbol? ] [ '[ , lookup-var ] ] }
      [ 1quotation ]
     } cond ;
-
-: lisp-string>factor ( str -- quot )
-    lisp-expr compile-form ;
     
 : lisp-eval ( str -- * )    
-    lisp-string>factor call ;
+    lisp-expr convert-form call ;
 
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