diff --git a/extra/ui/gadgets/grids/grids.factor b/extra/ui/gadgets/grids/grids.factor
index cd2433f3eb..5e4af7fcb3 100644
--- a/extra/ui/gadgets/grids/grids.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/gadgets/grids/grids.factor
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ grid
   >r >r 2dup swap add-gadget drop r> r>
   3dup grid-child unparent rot grid>> nth set-nth ;
 
-: grid-remove ( grid i j -- grid ) <gadget> -rot grid-add* ;
+: grid-remove ( grid i j -- grid ) <gadget> -rot grid-add ;
 
 : pref-dim-grid ( grid -- dims )
     grid>> [ [ pref-dim ] map ] map ;