diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/hats/hats.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/hats/hats.factor
index 1b99b5d4dd..5a42ad2c99 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/hats/hats.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/hats/hats.factor
@@ -46,15 +46,29 @@ insn-classes get [
         { [ dup not ] [ drop \ f tag-number ##load-immediate ] }
         { [ dup fixnum? ] [ tag-fixnum ##load-immediate ] }
         [ ##load-reference ]
-    } cond ; inline
+    } cond ;
 
 : ^^unbox-c-ptr ( src class -- dst )
-    [ next-vreg dup ] 2dip next-vreg ##unbox-c-ptr ; inline
+    [ next-vreg dup ] 2dip next-vreg ##unbox-c-ptr ;
 
-: ^^neg ( src -- dst ) [ 0 ^^load-literal ] dip ^^sub ; inline
-: ^^allot-tuple ( n -- dst ) 2 + cells tuple ^^allot ; inline
-: ^^allot-array ( n -- dst ) 2 + cells array ^^allot ; inline
-: ^^allot-byte-array ( n -- dst ) 2 cells + byte-array ^^allot ; inline
-: ^^offset>slot ( vreg -- vreg' ) cell 4 = [ 1 ^^shr-imm ] [ any-rep ^^copy ] if ; inline
-: ^^tag-fixnum ( src -- dst ) tag-bits get ^^shl-imm ; inline
-: ^^untag-fixnum ( src -- dst ) tag-bits get ^^sar-imm ; inline
+: ^^neg ( src -- dst )
+    [ 0 ^^load-literal ] dip ^^sub ;
+
+: ^^allot-tuple ( n -- dst )
+    2 + cells tuple ^^allot ;
+
+: ^^allot-array ( n -- dst )
+    2 + cells array ^^allot ;
+
+: ^^allot-byte-array ( n -- dst )
+    2 cells + byte-array ^^allot ;
+
+: ^^offset>slot ( tag slot -- vreg' )
+    cell 4 = [ 1 ^^shr-imm ] [ any-rep ^^copy ] if
+    swap ^^sub-imm ;
+
+: ^^tag-fixnum ( src -- dst )
+    tag-bits get ^^shl-imm ;
+
+: ^^untag-fixnum ( src -- dst )
+    tag-bits get ^^sar-imm ;
diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/instructions/instructions.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/instructions/instructions.factor
index 7c28198f67..5f46f833ee 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/instructions/instructions.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/instructions/instructions.factor
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ temp: temp/int-rep ;
 ! Slot access
 INSN: ##slot
 def: dst/int-rep
-use: obj/int-rep slot/int-rep
-literal: tag
-temp: temp/int-rep ;
+use: obj/int-rep slot/int-rep ;
 
 INSN: ##slot-imm
 def: dst/int-rep
@@ -73,9 +71,7 @@ use: obj/int-rep
 literal: slot tag ;
 
 INSN: ##set-slot
-use: src/int-rep obj/int-rep slot/int-rep
-literal: tag
-temp: temp/int-rep ;
+use: src/int-rep obj/int-rep slot/int-rep ;
 
 INSN: ##set-slot-imm
 use: src/int-rep obj/int-rep
diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/slots/slots.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/slots/slots.factor
index 5ae51a28e2..93de5188af 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/slots/slots.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/slots/slots.factor
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ IN: compiler.cfg.intrinsics.slots
 
 : (emit-slot) ( infos -- dst )
     [ 2inputs ^^offset>slot ] [ first value-tag ] bi*
-    ^^slot ;
+    ^^sub-imm ^^slot ;
 
 : (emit-slot-imm) ( infos -- dst )
     ds-drop
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ IN: compiler.cfg.intrinsics.slots
 
 : (emit-set-slot) ( infos -- obj-reg )
     [ 3inputs ^^offset>slot ] [ second value-tag ] bi*
-    pick [ next-vreg ##set-slot ] dip ;
+    ^^sub-imm over [ ##set-slot ] dip ;
 
 : (emit-set-slot-imm) ( infos -- obj-reg )
     ds-drop
diff --git a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
index d8e02fe516..fc89e1cfd6 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
@@ -95,16 +95,12 @@ M: x86 %return ( -- ) 0 RET ;
 : align-code ( n -- )
     0 <repetition> % ;
 
-:: (%slot) ( obj slot tag temp -- op )
-    temp slot obj [+] LEA
-    temp tag neg [+] ; inline
-
 :: (%slot-imm) ( obj slot tag -- op )
     obj slot cells tag - [+] ; inline
 
-M: x86 %slot ( dst obj slot tag temp -- ) (%slot) MOV ;
+M: x86 %slot ( dst obj slot -- ) [+] MOV ;
 M: x86 %slot-imm ( dst obj slot tag -- ) (%slot-imm) MOV ;
-M: x86 %set-slot ( src obj slot tag temp -- ) (%slot) swap MOV ;
+M: x86 %set-slot ( src obj slot -- ) [+] swap MOV ;
 M: x86 %set-slot-imm ( src obj slot tag -- ) (%slot-imm) swap MOV ;
 
 M: x86 %add     2over eq? [ nip ADD ] [ [+] LEA ] if ;
@@ -778,4 +774,4 @@ M: x86 small-enough? ( n -- ? )
     enable-sse3-simd ;
 
 enable-min/max
-enable-fixnum-log2
\ No newline at end of file
+enable-fixnum-log2