diff --git a/basis/vectors/functor/functor.factor b/basis/vectors/functor/functor.factor
index b70c7c5050..a2a67d58bc 100644
--- a/basis/vectors/functor/functor.factor
+++ b/basis/vectors/functor/functor.factor
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ M: V new-sequence drop [ <A> ] [ >fixnum ] bi V boa ; inline
 
 M: A new-resizable drop <V> ; inline
 
+M: V new-resizable drop <V> ; inline
+
 M: V equal? over V instance? [ sequence= ] [ 2drop f ] if ;
 
 : >V ( seq -- vector ) V new clone-like ; inline
diff --git a/core/byte-vectors/byte-vectors.factor b/core/byte-vectors/byte-vectors.factor
index 287e972405..4f6ade8580 100644
--- a/core/byte-vectors/byte-vectors.factor
+++ b/core/byte-vectors/byte-vectors.factor
@@ -43,4 +43,6 @@ M: byte-array like
 
 M: byte-array new-resizable drop <byte-vector> ; inline
 
+M: byte-vector new-resizable drop <byte-vector> ; inline
+
 INSTANCE: byte-vector growable
diff --git a/core/growable/growable.factor b/core/growable/growable.factor
index 68a8de3d43..2ca11e2e24 100644
--- a/core/growable/growable.factor
+++ b/core/growable/growable.factor
@@ -66,4 +66,6 @@ M: growable shorten ( n seq -- )
         2dup (>>length)
     ] when 2drop ; inline
 
+M: growable new-resizable new-sequence 0 over set-length ; inline
+
 INSTANCE: growable sequence
diff --git a/core/sbufs/sbufs.factor b/core/sbufs/sbufs.factor
index 49b6ec1374..db2649142d 100644
--- a/core/sbufs/sbufs.factor
+++ b/core/sbufs/sbufs.factor
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ M: sbuf like
         dup string? [ dup length sbuf boa ] [ >sbuf ] if
     ] unless ; inline
 
-M: sbuf new-resizable drop <sbuf> ; inline
-
 M: sbuf equal?
     over sbuf? [ sequence= ] [ 2drop f ] if ;
 
 M: string new-resizable drop <sbuf> ; inline
 
+M: sbuf new-resizable drop <sbuf> ; inline
+
 M: string like
     #! If we have a string, we're done.
     #! If we have an sbuf, and it's at full capacity, we're done.