diff --git a/extra/images/processing/rotation/rotation-tests.factor b/extra/images/processing/rotation/rotation-tests.factor
index 9d9e72a205..390e6deeff 100755
--- a/extra/images/processing/rotation/rotation-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/images/processing/rotation/rotation-tests.factor
@@ -21,23 +21,17 @@ IN: images.processing.rotation.tests
 
 >>
 
-CONSTANT: pasted-image
-    $[
-        "vocab:images/processing/rotation/test-bitmaps/PastedImage.bmp"
-        load-image clone-image
-    ]
+: pasted-image ( -- image )
+    "vocab:images/processing/rotation/test-bitmaps/PastedImage.bmp"
+    load-image clone-image ;
 
-CONSTANT: pasted-image90
-    $[
-        "vocab:images/processing/rotation/test-bitmaps/PastedImage90.bmp"
-        load-image clone-image
-    ]
+: pasted-image90 ( -- image )
+    "vocab:images/processing/rotation/test-bitmaps/PastedImage90.bmp"
+    load-image clone-image ;
 
-CONSTANT: lake-image
-    $[
-        "vocab:images/processing/rotation/test-bitmaps/lake.bmp"
-        load-image preprocess
-    ]
+: lake-image ( -- image )
+    "vocab:images/processing/rotation/test-bitmaps/lake.bmp"
+    load-image clone-image image>pixel-rows ;
 
 [ t ] [ pasted-image dup clone-image 4 [ 90 rotate ] times = ] unit-test
 [ t ] [ pasted-image dup clone-image 2 [ 180 rotate ] times = ] unit-test
diff --git a/extra/images/processing/rotation/rotation.factor b/extra/images/processing/rotation/rotation.factor
index c10bfa0ee0..87cea5f255 100644
--- a/extra/images/processing/rotation/rotation.factor
+++ b/extra/images/processing/rotation/rotation.factor
@@ -40,20 +40,17 @@ ERROR: unsupported-rotation degrees ;
 : flatten-table ( seq^3 -- seq )
     [ concat ] map concat ;
 
-: preprocess ( image -- pixelrows )
-    normalize-image image>pixel-rows ;
-
 : ?reverse-dimensions ( image n -- )
     { 270 90 } member? [ [ reverse ] change-dim ] when drop ;
 
 :  normalize-degree ( n -- n' ) 360 rem ;
 
 : processing-effect ( image quot -- image' )
-    '[ preprocess @ flatten-table ] [ (>>bitmap) ] [ ] tri ; inline
+    '[ image>pixel-rows @ flatten-table ] [ (>>bitmap) ] [ ] tri ; inline
 
 :: rotate' ( image n -- image )
     n normalize-degree :> n'
-    image preprocess :> pixel-table
+    image image>pixel-rows :> pixel-table
     image n' ?reverse-dimensions
     pixel-table n' (rotate) :> table-rotated
     image table-rotated flatten-table >>bitmap ;