diff --git a/extra/ui/gadgets/frames/frames-docs.factor b/extra/ui/gadgets/frames/frames-docs.factor
index 890836dcaa..36c7feed97 100755
--- a/extra/ui/gadgets/frames/frames-docs.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/gadgets/frames/frames-docs.factor
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ARTICLE: "ui-frame-layout" "Frame layouts"
 { $subsection frame }
 "Creating empty frames:"
 { $subsection <frame> }
-"A set of mnemonic words for the positions on a frame's 3x3 grid; these words push values which may be passed to " { $link grid-add* } ":"
+"A set of mnemonic words for the positions on a frame's 3x3 grid; these words push values which may be passed to " { $link grid-add } ":"
 { $subsection @center }
 { $subsection @left }
 { $subsection @right }
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ARTICLE: "ui-frame-layout" "Frame layouts"
 
 : $ui-frame-constant ( element -- )
     drop
-    { $description "Symbolic constant for a common input to " { $link grid-add* } "." } print-element ;
+    { $description "Symbolic constant for a common input to " { $link grid-add } "." } print-element ;
 
 HELP: @center $ui-frame-constant ;
 HELP: @left $ui-frame-constant ;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ HELP: @bottom-right $ui-frame-constant ;
 HELP: frame
 { $class-description "A frame is a gadget which lays out its children in a 3x3 grid. If the frame is enlarged past its preferred size, the center gadget fills up available room."
 $nl
-"Frames are constructed by calling " { $link <frame> } " and since they inherit from " { $link grid } ", children can be managed with " { $link grid-add* } " and " { $link grid-remove } "." } ;
+"Frames are constructed by calling " { $link <frame> } " and since they inherit from " { $link grid } ", children can be managed with " { $link grid-add } " and " { $link grid-remove } "." } ;
 
 HELP: <frame>
 { $values { "frame" frame } }
diff --git a/extra/ui/gadgets/labelled/labelled.factor b/extra/ui/gadgets/labelled/labelled.factor
index 831ac1b1d8..bd775a2d39 100755
--- a/extra/ui/gadgets/labelled/labelled.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/gadgets/labelled/labelled.factor
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ M: labelled-gadget focusable-child* labelled-gadget-content ;
 
 : <title-bar> ( title quot -- gadget )
   <frame>
-    swap dup [ <close-box> @left grid-add* ] [ drop ] if
-    swap <title-label> @center grid-add* ;
+    swap dup [ <close-box> @left grid-add ] [ drop ] if
+    swap <title-label> @center grid-add ;
 
 TUPLE: closable-gadget < frame content ;
 
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ TUPLE: closable-gadget < frame content ;
 
 : <closable-gadget> ( gadget title quot -- gadget )
   closable-gadget new-frame
-    -rot <title-bar> @top grid-add*
+    -rot <title-bar> @top grid-add
     swap >>content
-    dup content>> @center grid-add* ;
+    dup content>> @center grid-add ;
     
 M: closable-gadget focusable-child* closable-gadget-content ;
diff --git a/extra/ui/gadgets/scrollers/scrollers.factor b/extra/ui/gadgets/scrollers/scrollers.factor
index f45f40c805..ed825824ef 100755
--- a/extra/ui/gadgets/scrollers/scrollers.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/gadgets/scrollers/scrollers.factor
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ scroller H{
     <scroller-model> >>model
     faint-boundary
 
-    dup model>> dependencies>> first  <x-slider> >>x dup x>> @bottom grid-add*
-    dup model>> dependencies>> second <y-slider> >>y dup y>> @right  grid-add*
+    dup model>> dependencies>> first  <x-slider> >>x dup x>> @bottom grid-add
+    dup model>> dependencies>> second <y-slider> >>y dup y>> @right  grid-add
 
     swap over model>> <viewport> >>viewport
-    dup viewport>> @center grid-add* ;
+    dup viewport>> @center grid-add ;
     
 : <scroller> ( gadget -- scroller ) scroller new-scroller ;
 
diff --git a/extra/ui/gadgets/sliders/sliders.factor b/extra/ui/gadgets/sliders/sliders.factor
index fba5f5df48..b67edeaea3 100755
--- a/extra/ui/gadgets/sliders/sliders.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/gadgets/sliders/sliders.factor
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ M: elevator layout*
   tuck <elevator> >>elevator
   swap <thumb>    >>thumb
   dup elevator>> over thumb>> add-gadget
-  @center grid-add* ;
+  @center grid-add ;
 
 : <left-button>  ( -- button ) { 0 1 } arrow-left -1 <slide-button> ;
 : <right-button> ( -- button ) { 0 1 } arrow-right 1 <slide-button> ;
@@ -145,15 +145,15 @@ M: elevator layout*
 
 : <x-slider> ( range -- slider )
   { 1 0 } <slider>
-    <left-button> @left grid-add*
+    <left-button> @left grid-add
     { 0 1 } elevator,
-    <right-button> @right grid-add* ;
+    <right-button> @right grid-add ;
 
 : <y-slider> ( range -- slider )
   { 0 1 } <slider>
-    <up-button> @top grid-add*
+    <up-button> @top grid-add
     { 1 0 } elevator,
-    <down-button> @bottom grid-add* ;
+    <down-button> @bottom grid-add ;
 
 M: slider pref-dim*
     dup call-next-method