diff --git a/core/locals/rewrite/closures/closures.factor b/core/locals/rewrite/closures/closures.factor
index cb17b3be62..f045429b5c 100644
--- a/core/locals/rewrite/closures/closures.factor
+++ b/core/locals/rewrite/closures/closures.factor
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ GENERIC: rewrite-closures* ( obj -- )
     [ [ rewrite-closures* ] each ] [ ] make ;
 
 : rewrite-closures ( form -- form' )
-    expand-macros (rewrite-sugar) (rewrite-closures) point-free ;
+    expand-macros rewrite-sugar (rewrite-closures) point-free ;
 
 GENERIC: defs-vars* ( seq form -- seq' )
 
diff --git a/core/locals/rewrite/sugar/sugar.factor b/core/locals/rewrite/sugar/sugar.factor
index 819c681e39..2bb10026ca 100644
--- a/core/locals/rewrite/sugar/sugar.factor
+++ b/core/locals/rewrite/sugar/sugar.factor
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ IN: locals.rewrite.sugar
 
 GENERIC: rewrite-sugar* ( obj -- )
 
-: (rewrite-sugar) ( form -- form' )
+: rewrite-sugar ( form -- form' )
     [ rewrite-sugar* ] [ ] make ;
 
 GENERIC: quotation-rewrite ( form -- form' )