diff --git a/extra/constructors/constructors-tests.factor b/extra/constructors/constructors-tests.factor
index 59ecb8ff77..1e098645bf 100644
--- a/extra/constructors/constructors-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/constructors/constructors-tests.factor
@@ -29,58 +29,15 @@ CONSTRUCTOR: ct1 ( a -- obj )
     [ 1 + ] change-a ;
 
 CONSTRUCTOR: ct2 ( a b -- obj )
-    initialize-ct1
     [ 1 + ] change-a ;
 
 CONSTRUCTOR: ct3 ( a b c -- obj )
-    initialize-ct1
     [ 1 + ] change-a ;
 
 CONSTRUCTOR: ct4 ( a b c d -- obj )
-    initialize-ct3
     [ 1 + ] change-a ;
 
 [ 1001 ] [ 1000 <ct1> a>> ] unit-test
 [ 2 ] [ 0 0 <ct2> a>> ] unit-test
-[ 2 ] [ 0 0 0 <ct3> a>> ] unit-test
-[ 3 ] [ 0 0 0 0 <ct4> a>> ] unit-test
-
-
-TUPLE: rofl a b c ;
-CONSTRUCTOR: rofl ( b c a  -- obj ) ;
-
-[ T{ rofl { a 3 } { b 1 } { c 2 } } ] [ 1 2 3 <rofl> ] unit-test
-
-
-TUPLE: default { a integer initial: 0 } ;
-
-CONSTRUCTOR: default ( -- obj ) ;
-
-[ 0 ] [ <default> a>> ] unit-test
-
-
-TUPLE: inherit1 a ;
-TUPLE: inherit2 < inherit1 a ;
-
-CONSTRUCTOR: inherit2 ( a -- obj ) ;
-
-[ T{ inherit2 f f 100 } ] [ 100 <inherit2> ] unit-test
-
-
-TUPLE: inherit3 hp max-hp ;
-TUPLE: inherit4 < inherit3 ;
-TUPLE: inherit5 < inherit3 ;
-
-CONSTRUCTOR: inherit3 ( -- obj )
-    dup max-hp>> >>hp ;
-
-BACKWARD-CONSTRUCTOR: inherit4 ( -- obj )
-    10 >>max-hp ;
-
-[ 10 ] [ <inherit4> hp>> ] unit-test
-
-FORWARD-CONSTRUCTOR: inherit5 ( -- obj )
-    5 >>hp
-    10 >>max-hp ;
-
-[ 5 ] [ <inherit5> hp>> ] unit-test
+[ 3 ] [ 0 0 0 <ct3> a>> ] unit-test
+[ 4 ] [ 0 0 0 0 <ct4> a>> ] unit-test
diff --git a/extra/constructors/constructors.factor b/extra/constructors/constructors.factor
index b8fe598f84..3cee399925 100644
--- a/extra/constructors/constructors.factor
+++ b/extra/constructors/constructors.factor
@@ -43,12 +43,7 @@ MACRO:: slots>constructor ( class slots -- quot )
     class def define-initializer
     class effect in>> '[ _ _ slots>constructor ] ;
 
-:: define-constructor ( constructor-word class effect def -- )
-    constructor-word class effect def (define-constructor)
-    class lookup-initializer
-    '[ @ _ execute( obj -- obj ) ] effect define-declared ;
-
-:: define-auto-constructor ( constructor-word class effect def reverse? -- )
+:: define-constructor ( constructor-word class effect def reverse? -- )
     constructor-word class effect def (define-constructor)
     class superclasses [ lookup-initializer ] map sift
     reverse? [ reverse ] when
@@ -60,9 +55,6 @@ MACRO:: slots>constructor ( class slots -- quot )
 : parse-constructor ( -- class word effect def )
     scan-constructor complete-effect parse-definition ;
 
-SYNTAX: CONSTRUCTOR: parse-constructor define-constructor ;
-SYNTAX: FORWARD-CONSTRUCTOR: parse-constructor f define-auto-constructor ;
-SYNTAX: BACKWARD-CONSTRUCTOR: parse-constructor t define-auto-constructor ;
-SYNTAX: AUTO-CONSTRUCTOR: parse-constructor f define-auto-constructor ;
+SYNTAX: CONSTRUCTOR: parse-constructor f define-constructor ;
 
 "initializers" create-vocab drop