diff --git a/basis/math/points/points.factor b/basis/math/points/points.factor
index c8654869e2..107e81d51f 100644
--- a/basis/math/points/points.factor
+++ b/basis/math/points/points.factor
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@ PRIVATE>
 : rise ( pt2 pt1 -- n ) [ second ] bi@ - ;
 : run ( pt2 pt1 -- n ) [ first ] bi@ - ;
 : slope ( pt pt -- slope ) [ rise ] [ run ] 2bi / ;
-: distance ( point point -- float ) v- norm ;
 : midpoint ( point point -- point ) v+ 2 v/n ;
 : linear-solution ( pt pt -- x ) [ drop first2 ] [ slope ] 2bi / - ;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/basis/math/vectors/vectors.factor b/basis/math/vectors/vectors.factor
index 01a421b4e7..a6967a7218 100644
--- a/basis/math/vectors/vectors.factor
+++ b/basis/math/vectors/vectors.factor
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ IN: math.vectors
 : norm ( v -- x ) norm-sq sqrt ;
 : normalize ( u -- v ) dup norm v/n ;
 
+: distance ( u v -- x ) [ - absq ] [ + ] 2map-reduce sqrt ;
+
 : set-axis ( u v axis -- w )
     [ [ zero? 2over ? ] dip swap nth ] map-index 2nip ;
 
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ HINTS: vneg { array } ;
 HINTS: norm-sq { array } ;
 HINTS: norm { array } ;
 HINTS: normalize { array } ;
+HINTS: distance { array array } ;
 
 HINTS: n*v { object array } ;
 HINTS: v*n { array object } ;