diff --git a/basis/hints/hints.factor b/basis/hints/hints.factor
index 682b0102d8..6aeedb2da0 100644
--- a/basis/hints/hints.factor
+++ b/basis/hints/hints.factor
@@ -139,7 +139,3 @@ M\ hashtable set-at
 set-specializer
 
 \ encode-string { string object object } set-specializer
-
-{ each-integer find-integer all-integers? } [
-    { { fixnum object } } set-specializer
-] each