diff --git a/extra/delegate/delegate.factor b/extra/delegate/delegate.factor
index 8ff5e2110b..f7dcc8821d 100644
--- a/extra/delegate/delegate.factor
+++ b/extra/delegate/delegate.factor
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2007 Daniel Ehrenberg
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: parser generic kernel classes words slots io definitions
-sequences sequences.private assocs prettyprint.sections arrays ;
+USING: parser generic kernel classes words slots assocs sequences arrays ;
 IN: delegate
 
 : define-protocol ( wordlist protocol -- )
@@ -40,31 +39,6 @@ M: tuple-class group-words
 : CONSULT:
     scan-word scan-word parse-definition swapd define-consult ; parsing
 
-PROTOCOL: sequence-protocol
-    clone clone-like like new new-resizable nth nth-unsafe
-    set-nth set-nth-unsafe length set-length lengthen ;
-
-PROTOCOL: assoc-protocol
-    at* assoc-size >alist set-at assoc-clone-like
-    delete-at clear-assoc new-assoc assoc-like ;
-    ! assoc-find excluded because GENERIC# 1
-    ! everything should work, just slower (with >alist)
-
-PROTOCOL: stream-protocol
-    stream-close stream-read1 stream-read stream-read-until
-    stream-flush stream-write1 stream-write stream-format
-    stream-nl make-span-stream make-block-stream stream-readln
-    make-cell-stream stream-write-table set-timeout ;
-
-PROTOCOL: definition-protocol
-    where set-where forget uses redefined*
-    synopsis* definer definition ;
-
-PROTOCOL: prettyprint-section-protocol
-    section-fits? indent-section? unindent-first-line?
-    newline-after?  short-section? short-section long-section
-    <section> delegate>block add-section ;
-
 : define-mimic ( group mimicker mimicked -- )
     >r >r group-words r> r> [
         pick "methods" word-prop at dup
diff --git a/extra/delegate/protocols/protocols.factor b/extra/delegate/protocols/protocols.factor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07f4ce119a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/delegate/protocols/protocols.factor
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+! Copyright (C) 2007 Daniel Ehrenberg
+! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
+USING: delegate sequences.private sequences assocs prettyprint.sections 
+io definitions kernel ;
+IN: delegate.protocols
+
+PROTOCOL: sequence-protocol
+    clone clone-like like new new-resizable nth nth-unsafe
+    set-nth set-nth-unsafe length set-length lengthen ;
+
+PROTOCOL: assoc-protocol
+    at* assoc-size >alist set-at assoc-clone-like
+    delete-at clear-assoc new-assoc assoc-like ;
+    ! assoc-find excluded because GENERIC# 1
+    ! everything should work, just slower (with >alist)
+
+PROTOCOL: stream-protocol
+    stream-close stream-read1 stream-read stream-read-until
+    stream-flush stream-write1 stream-write stream-format
+    stream-nl make-span-stream make-block-stream stream-readln
+    make-cell-stream stream-write-table set-timeout ;
+
+PROTOCOL: definition-protocol
+    where set-where forget uses redefined*
+    synopsis* definer definition ;
+
+PROTOCOL: prettyprint-section-protocol
+    section-fits? indent-section? unindent-first-line?
+    newline-after?  short-section? short-section long-section
+    <section> delegate>block add-section ;
+
+
diff --git a/extra/xml/data/data.factor b/extra/xml/data/data.factor
index ae54816471..469f6b560d 100644
--- a/extra/xml/data/data.factor
+++ b/extra/xml/data/data.factor
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2005, 2006 Daniel Ehrenberg
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: kernel sequences sequences.private assocs arrays delegate vectors ;
+USING: kernel sequences sequences.private assocs arrays
+delegate.protocols delegate vectors ;
 IN: xml.data
 
 TUPLE: name space tag url ;