diff --git a/extra/io/unix/files/files-tests.factor b/extra/io/unix/files/files-tests.factor
index a0310a1cac..040b191d27 100755
--- a/extra/io/unix/files/files-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/io/unix/files/files-tests.factor
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ IN: io.unix.files.tests
 [ "/lib" ] [ "/" "../../lib" append-path ] unit-test
 [ "/lib/" ] [ "/" "../../lib/" append-path ] unit-test
 
-{ [ "/lib" ] [ "/usr/" "/lib" append-path ] }
-{ [ "/lib/" ] [ "/usr/" "/lib/" append-path ] }
-{ [ "/lib/bux" ] [ "/usr" "/lib/bux" append-path ] }
-{ [ "/lib/bux/" ] [ "/usr" "/lib/bux/" append-path ] }
-{ [ t ] [ "/foo" absolute-path? ] }
+[ "/lib" ] [ "/usr/" "/lib" append-path ] unit-test
+[ "/lib/" ] [ "/usr/" "/lib/" append-path ] unit-test
+[ "/lib/bux" ] [ "/usr" "/lib/bux" append-path ] unit-test
+[ "/lib/bux/" ] [ "/usr" "/lib/bux/" append-path ] unit-test
+[ t ] [ "/foo" absolute-path? ] unit-test
diff --git a/extra/new-effects/new-effects.factor b/extra/new-effects/new-effects.factor
deleted file mode 100644
index f073ccadd3..0000000000
--- a/extra/new-effects/new-effects.factor
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-USING: assocs kernel sequences ;
-IN: new-effects
-
-: new-nth ( seq n -- elt )
-    swap nth ; inline
-
-: new-set-nth ( seq obj n -- seq )
-    pick set-nth ; inline
-
-: new-at ( assoc key -- elt )
-    swap at ; inline
-
-: new-at* ( assoc key -- elt ? )
-    swap at* ; inline
-
-: new-set-at ( assoc value key -- assoc )
-    pick set-at ; inline