diff --git a/core/classes/algebra/algebra-tests.factor b/core/classes/algebra/algebra-tests.factor
index cdf817e31d..dc65b09579 100755
--- a/core/classes/algebra/algebra-tests.factor
+++ b/core/classes/algebra/algebra-tests.factor
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ UNION: z1 b1 c1 ;
 
 [ f ] [ a1 c1 class-or b1 c1 class-or class-and a1 b1 class-or classes-intersect? ] unit-test
 
-[ f ] [ growable hi-tag classes-intersect? ] unit-test
+[ f ] [ growable \ hi-tag classes-intersect? ] unit-test
 
 [ t ] [
     growable tuple sequence class-and class<
diff --git a/core/generic/standard/engines/tag/tag.factor b/core/generic/standard/engines/tag/tag.factor
index fd40af0e50..1bcd007d0d 100644
--- a/core/generic/standard/engines/tag/tag.factor
+++ b/core/generic/standard/engines/tag/tag.factor
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ TUPLE: hi-tag-dispatch-engine methods ;
 C: <hi-tag-dispatch-engine> hi-tag-dispatch-engine
 
 : convert-hi-tag-methods ( assoc -- assoc' )
-    hi-tag \ <hi-tag-dispatch-engine> convert-methods ;
+    \ hi-tag \ <hi-tag-dispatch-engine> convert-methods ;
 
 : direct-dispatch-quot ( alist n -- quot )
     default get <array>
diff --git a/core/generic/standard/new/new.factor b/core/generic/standard/new/new.factor
index b2371cc4e5..00c33e38fd 100644
--- a/core/generic/standard/new/new.factor
+++ b/core/generic/standard/new/new.factor
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ PREDICATE: simple-generic < standard-generic
 : with-standard ( combination quot -- quot' )
     >r #>> (dispatch#) r> with-variable ;
 
+M: standard-generic mangle-method
+    drop ;
+
 M: standard-combination make-default-method
     [ empty-method ] with-standard ;
 
@@ -118,6 +121,9 @@ PREDICATE: hook-generic < generic
         dip var>> [ get ] curry prepend
     ] with-variable ; inline
 
+M: hook-generic mangle-method
+    drop [ drop ] prepend ;
+
 M: hook-combination make-default-method
     [ error-method ] with-hook ;
 
diff --git a/core/generic/standard/standard.factor b/core/generic/standard/standard.factor
index 65b66e9538..b77c0ed9e5 100755
--- a/core/generic/standard/standard.factor
+++ b/core/generic/standard/standard.factor
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ ERROR: no-method object generic ;
     [ small-generic ] picker class-hash-dispatch-quot ;
 
 : vtable-class ( n -- class )
-    bootstrap-type>class [ hi-tag bootstrap-word ] unless* ;
+    bootstrap-type>class [ \ hi-tag bootstrap-word ] unless* ;
 
 : group-methods ( assoc -- vtable )
     #! Input is a predicate -> method association.