6 files changed, 18 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/interp/c-util.boot b/src/interp/c-util.boot
index c1a7b4f3..f3bb0bf1 100644
--- a/src/interp/c-util.boot
+++ b/src/interp/c-util.boot
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ stackWarning(msg,args == nil) ==
 unStackWarning(msg,args) ==
   msg := buildMessage(msg,args)
   if $insideCapsuleFunctionIfTrue then msg:= [$op,": ",:msg]
-  $warningStack:= EFFACE(msg,$warningStack)
+  $warningStack := remove!($warningStack,msg)
   nil
  
 stackMessage(msg,args == nil) ==
diff --git a/src/interp/functor.boot b/src/interp/functor.boot
index e5821bd1..4891546e 100644
--- a/src/interp/functor.boot
+++ b/src/interp/functor.boot
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ InvestigateConditions catvecListMaker ==
       code is ['CATEGORY,:l] => "union"/[Conds(u,previous) for u in l]
       code is ['Join,:l] => "union"/[Conds(u,previous) for u in l]
       [previous]
-  $Conditions:= EFFACE(nil,[EFFACE(nil,u) for u in $Conditions])
+  $Conditions := remove!([remove!(u,nil) for u in $Conditions],nil)
   partList:=
     [getViewsConditions partPessimise($principal,cond) for cond in $Conditions]
   masterSecondaries:= secondaries
diff --git a/src/interp/ht-util.boot b/src/interp/ht-util.boot
index 9c35fab5..76e6bab7 100644
--- a/src/interp/ht-util.boot
+++ b/src/interp/ht-util.boot
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ $activePageList := nil
 htpDestroyPage(pageName) ==
   pageName in $activePageList =>
     setDynamicBinding(pageName, nil)
-    $activePageList := NREMOVE($activePageList, pageName)
+    $activePageList := remove!($activePageList,pageName)
 
 htpName htPage ==
 -- a symbol whose value is the page
diff --git a/src/interp/i-syscmd.boot b/src/interp/i-syscmd.boot
index 1ab82514..97c06443 100644
--- a/src/interp/i-syscmd.boot
+++ b/src/interp/i-syscmd.boot
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ changeToNamedInterpreterFrame(name) ==
   updateCurrentInterpreterFrame()
   frame := findFrameInRing(name)
   null frame => NIL
-  $interpreterFrameRing := [frame,:NREMOVE($interpreterFrameRing, frame)]
+  $interpreterFrameRing := [frame,:remove!($interpreterFrameRing,frame)]
   updateFromCurrentInterpreterFrame()
 
 findFrameInRing(name) ==
diff --git a/src/interp/sys-utility.boot b/src/interp/sys-utility.boot
index c9667864..b12c4734 100644
--- a/src/interp/sys-utility.boot
+++ b/src/interp/sys-utility.boot
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ import hash
 namespace BOOT
 
 module sys_-utility where
-  probleReadableFile : %String -> %Maybe %String
+  probeReadableFile : %String -> %Maybe %String
+  remove!: (%List %Thing,%Thing) -> %List %Thing
 
 --%
 $COMBLOCKLIST := nil
@@ -379,3 +380,15 @@ symbolLassoc(s,l) ==
   p := symbolAssoc(s,l) => rest p
   nil
 
+--%
+remove!(l,x) ==
+  l = nil => nil
+  valueEq?(first l,x) => rest l
+  p := l
+  repeat
+    p isnt [.,.,:.] => return l
+    valueEq?(second p,x) =>
+      p.rest := p.rest.rest
+      return l
+    p := rest p
+      
diff --git a/src/interp/vmlisp.lisp b/src/interp/vmlisp.lisp
index c8f83c3d..9c0de8f7 100644
--- a/src/interp/vmlisp.lisp
+++ b/src/interp/vmlisp.lisp
@@ -770,14 +770,6 @@
                         ((EQUAL (CAAR Y) X) (RETURN (CAR Y))) )
                (SETQ Y (CDR Y))
                (GO A)))))
-; 14.5 Updating
-
-(defun NREMOVE (list item &optional (count 1))
-  (if (integerp count)
-      (delete item list :count count :test #'equal)
-      (delete item list :test #'equal)))
-
-(defun EFFACE (item list) (delete item list :count 1 :test #'equal))
 
 ; 14.6 Miscellaneous