diff --git a/basis/unicode/collation/collation-tests.factor b/basis/unicode/collation/collation-tests.factor
index bf87c6b7da..be6af2d920 100644
--- a/basis/unicode/collation/collation-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/unicode/collation/collation-tests.factor
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@ IN: unicode.collation.tests
 : test-two ( str1 str2 -- )
     [ +lt+ ] -rot [ string<=> ] 2curry unit-test ;
 
-: failures
-    parse-test dup 2 <clumps>
-    [ string<=> +lt+ = not ] assoc-filter dup assoc-size ;
-
-: test-equality
+: test-equality ( str1 str2 -- )
     { primary= secondary= tertiary= quaternary= }
     [ execute ] with with each ;
 
diff --git a/basis/unicode/collation/collation.factor b/basis/unicode/collation/collation.factor
index 8e9e2963a8..65786ede5d 100644
--- a/basis/unicode/collation/collation.factor
+++ b/basis/unicode/collation/collation.factor
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ ducet insert-helpers
     ] { } map-as concat ;
 
 : append-weights ( weights quot -- )
-    swap [ ignorable?>> not ] filter
-    swap map [ zero? not ] filter % 0 , ;
+    [ [ ignorable?>> not ] filter ] dip
+    map [ zero? not ] filter % 0 , ; inline
 
 : variable-weight ( weight -- )
     dup ignorable?>> [ primary>> ] [ drop HEX: FFFF ] if , ;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ PRIVATE>
 <PRIVATE
 : insensitive= ( str1 str2 levels-removed -- ? )
     [
-        swap collation-key swap
+        [ collation-key ] dip
         [ [ 0 = not ] trim-right but-last ] times
     ] curry bi@ = ;
 PRIVATE>
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@ PRIVATE>
 PRIVATE>
 
 : sort-strings ( strings -- sorted )
-    [ w/collation-key ] map
-    natural-sort values ;
+    [ w/collation-key ] map natural-sort values ;
 
 : string<=> ( str1 str2 -- <=> )
     [ w/collation-key ] compare ;