diff --git a/extra/ui/gadgets/gadgets-docs.factor b/extra/ui/gadgets/gadgets-docs.factor
index b9d12847be..47ae6b4733 100755
--- a/extra/ui/gadgets/gadgets-docs.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/gadgets/gadgets-docs.factor
@@ -180,10 +180,6 @@ HELP: focusable-child
 { $values { "gadget" gadget } { "child" gadget } }
 { $description "Outputs the child of the gadget which would prefer to receive keyboard focus." } ;
 
-HELP: gadget,
-{ $values { "gadget" gadget } }
-{ $description "Adds a new child to the gadget being constructed. This word can only be used from a quotation passed to " { $link make-gadget } "." } ;
-
 HELP: make-gadget
 { $values { "gadget" gadget } { "quot" quotation } }
 { $description "Calls the quotation in a new scope with the gadget stored in the " { $link gadget } " variable." } ;
diff --git a/extra/ui/gadgets/gadgets.factor b/extra/ui/gadgets/gadgets.factor
index ebe3773ce9..ce0df019e7 100755
--- a/extra/ui/gadgets/gadgets.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/gadgets/gadgets.factor
@@ -357,8 +357,6 @@ M: f request-focus-on 2drop ;
 : focus-path ( world -- seq )
     [ focus>> ] follow ;
 
-: gadget, ( gadget -- ) gadget get swap add-gadget drop ;
-
 : g ( -- gadget ) gadget get ;
 
 : g-> ( x -- x x gadget ) dup g ;