diff --git a/bootstrap.fs b/bootstrap.fs
index 782275e..76934e2 100644
--- a/bootstrap.fs
+++ b/bootstrap.fs
@@ -2356,7 +2356,10 @@ need-defined (close)
 need-defined (write)
 need-defined (read)
 
-: make-file ( c-addr fam fd -- file e)
+: open-file ( c-addr fam -- file e )
+    2dup (open) dup -1 = if
+        3drop 0 OPEN-FILE-ERROR exit
+    then
     file% %allocate throw
     tuck file>fd !
     tuck file>fam !
@@ -2376,24 +2379,10 @@ need-defined (read)
     success
 ;
 
-: open-file ( c-addr fam -- file e )
-    2dup (open) dup -1 = if
-        3drop 0 OPEN-FILE-ERROR exit
-    then
-    make-file
-;
-
 : close-file ( file -- e )
     file>fd @ (close) 0= if success else CLOSE-FILE-ERROR then
 ;
 
-s" <stdin>" R/O 0 make-file throw constant stdin
-s" <stdout>" W/O 1 make-file throw constant stdout
-s" <stderr>" W/O 2 make-file throw constant stderr
-
-\ replace stdin_ with stdin
-stdin inputstreams @ input>file !
-
 ( === File Include === )
 
 : included ( c-addr -- )
@@ -2452,7 +2441,7 @@ stdin inputstreams @ input>file !
         [if] [unless] [else] [then] defined?
         open-file close-file write-file flush-file
         read-file key-file read-line
-        R/W W/O R/O EOF stdin stdout stderr
+        R/W W/O R/O EOF
 
         abort ABORTED-ERROR
         QUIT not-reachable NOT-REACHABLE