diff --git a/extra/io/paths/paths.factor b/extra/io/paths/paths.factor
index fb4f6d3a6d..58b3518edd 100755
--- a/extra/io/paths/paths.factor
+++ b/extra/io/paths/paths.factor
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
+! Copyright (C) 2008 Doug Coleman.
+! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
 USING: io.files kernel sequences accessors
-dlists deques arrays sequences.lib ;
+dlists deques arrays ;
 IN: io.paths
 
 TUPLE: directory-iterator path bfs queue ;
 
 : qualified-directory ( path -- seq )
-    dup directory [ first2 >r append-path r> 2array ] with map ;
+    dup directory [ first2 [ append-path ] dip 2array ] with map ;
 
 : push-directory ( path iter -- )
-    >r qualified-directory r> [
+    [ qualified-directory ] dip [
         dup queue>> swap bfs>>
         [ push-front ] [ push-back ] if
     ] curry each ;
@@ -24,27 +26,24 @@ TUPLE: directory-iterator path bfs queue ;
     ] if ;
 
 : iterate-directory ( iter quot -- obj )
-    2dup >r >r >r next-file dup [
-        r> call dup [
-            r> r> 2drop
-        ] [
-            drop r> r> iterate-directory
-        ] if
+    over next-file [
+        over call
+        [ 2drop ] [ iterate-directory ] if
     ] [
-        drop r> r> r> 3drop f
-    ] if ; inline
+        2drop f
+    ] if* ; inline recursive
 
 : find-file ( path bfs? quot -- path/f )
-    >r <directory-iterator> r>
+    [ <directory-iterator> ] dip
     [ keep and ] curry iterate-directory ; inline
 
 : each-file ( path bfs? quot -- )
-    >r <directory-iterator> r>
+    [ <directory-iterator> ] dip
     [ f ] compose iterate-directory drop ; inline
 
 : find-all-files ( path bfs? quot -- paths )
-    >r <directory-iterator> r>
-    pusher >r [ f ] compose iterate-directory drop r> ; inline
+    [ <directory-iterator> ] dip
+    pusher [ [ f ] compose iterate-directory drop ] dip ; inline
 
 : recursive-directory ( path bfs? -- paths )
-    [ ] accumulator >r each-file r> ;
+    [ ] accumulator [ each-file ] dip ;