diff --git a/module/mes/guile.scm b/module/mes/guile.scm
index 68b4e142..fbbb879c 100644
--- a/module/mes/guile.scm
+++ b/module/mes/guile.scm
@@ -42,15 +42,12 @@
             core:write
             core:write-error
             core:write-port
-            core:type
-            pmatch-car
-            pmatch-cdr
-            ))
+            core:type)
+  ;;#:re-export (open-input-file open-input-string with-input-from-string)
+  )
 
 (cond-expand
  (guile
-  (define pmatch-car car)
-  (define pmatch-cdr cdr)
   (define core:exit exit)
   (define core:display display)
   (define core:display-port display)
diff --git a/module/mes/pmatch.scm b/module/mes/pmatch.scm
index 1dfd0ff6..fe36d12f 100644
--- a/module/mes/pmatch.scm
+++ b/module/mes/pmatch.scm
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@
     ((_ v (unquote var) kt kf) (let ((var v)) kt))
     ((_ v (x . y) kt kf)
      (if (pair? v)
-         (ppat (pmatch-car v) x (ppat (pmatch-cdr v) y kt kf) kf)
+         (ppat (car v) x (ppat (cdr v) y kt kf) kf)
          kf))
     ((_ v lit kt kf) (if (eq? v (quote lit)) kt kf))))
diff --git a/scaffold/mini-mes.c b/scaffold/mini-mes.c
index 88b70c4a..8fd8110c 100644
--- a/scaffold/mini-mes.c
+++ b/scaffold/mini-mes.c
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ struct scm scm_symbol_mes_version = {TSYMBOL, "%version",0};
 
 struct scm scm_symbol_car = {TSYMBOL, "car",0};
 struct scm scm_symbol_cdr = {TSYMBOL, "cdr",0};
-struct scm scm_symbol_pmatch_car = {TSYMBOL, "pmatch-car",0};
-struct scm scm_symbol_pmatch_cdr = {TSYMBOL, "pmatch-cdr",0};
 
 struct scm scm_vm_evlis = {TSPECIAL, "*vm-evlis*",0};
 struct scm scm_vm_evlis2 = {TSPECIAL, "*vm-evlis2*",0};
@@ -145,8 +143,6 @@ struct scm scm_vm_apply = {TSPECIAL, "core:apply",0};
 struct scm scm_vm_apply2 = {TSPECIAL, "*vm-apply2*",0};
 struct scm scm_vm_eval = {TSPECIAL, "core:eval",0};
 
-struct scm scm_vm_eval_pmatch_car = {TSPECIAL, "*vm-eval-pmatch-car*",0};
-struct scm scm_vm_eval_pmatch_cdr = {TSPECIAL, "*vm-eval-pmatch-cdr*",0};
 struct scm scm_vm_eval_define = {TSPECIAL, "*vm-eval-define*",0};
 
 struct scm scm_vm_eval_set_x = {TSPECIAL, "*vm-eval-set!*",0};
diff --git a/src/mes.c b/src/mes.c
index 4f787929..4caf479f 100644
--- a/src/mes.c
+++ b/src/mes.c
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ struct scm scm_symbol_mes_version = {TSYMBOL, "%version",0};
 
 struct scm scm_symbol_car = {TSYMBOL, "car",0};
 struct scm scm_symbol_cdr = {TSYMBOL, "cdr",0};
-struct scm scm_symbol_pmatch_car = {TSYMBOL, "pmatch-car",0};
-struct scm scm_symbol_pmatch_cdr = {TSYMBOL, "pmatch-cdr",0};
 
 struct scm scm_vm_evlis = {TSPECIAL, "*vm-evlis*",0};
 struct scm scm_vm_evlis2 = {TSPECIAL, "*vm-evlis2*",0};
@@ -187,8 +185,6 @@ struct scm scm_vm_apply = {TSPECIAL, "core:apply",0};
 struct scm scm_vm_apply2 = {TSPECIAL, "*vm-apply2*",0};
 struct scm scm_vm_eval = {TSPECIAL, "core:eval",0};
 
-struct scm scm_vm_eval_pmatch_car = {TSPECIAL, "*vm-eval-pmatch-car*",0};
-struct scm scm_vm_eval_pmatch_cdr = {TSPECIAL, "*vm-eval-pmatch-cdr*",0};
 struct scm scm_vm_eval_define = {TSPECIAL, "*vm-eval-define*",0};
 
 struct scm scm_vm_eval_set_x = {TSPECIAL, "*vm-eval-set!*",0};
@@ -975,8 +971,6 @@ eval_apply ()
     case cell_vm_apply: goto apply;
     case cell_vm_apply2: goto apply2;
     case cell_vm_eval: goto eval;
-    case cell_vm_eval_pmatch_car: goto eval_pmatch_car;
-    case cell_vm_eval_pmatch_cdr: goto eval_pmatch_cdr;
     case cell_vm_eval_define: goto eval_define;
     case cell_vm_eval_set_x: goto eval_set_x;
     case cell_vm_eval_macro_expand_eval: goto eval_macro_expand_eval;
@@ -1123,26 +1117,6 @@ eval_apply ()
       {
         switch (CAR (r1))
           {
-          case cell_symbol_pmatch_car:
-            {
-              push_cc (CADR (r1), r1, r0, cell_vm_eval_pmatch_car);
-              goto eval;
-            eval_pmatch_car:
-              x = r1;
-              gc_pop_frame ();
-              r1 = CAR (x);
-              goto eval_apply;
-            }
-          case cell_symbol_pmatch_cdr:
-            {
-              push_cc (CADR (r1), r1, r0, cell_vm_eval_pmatch_cdr);
-              goto eval;
-            eval_pmatch_cdr:
-              x = r1;
-              gc_pop_frame ();
-              r1 = CDR (x);
-              goto eval_apply;
-            }
           case cell_symbol_quote:
             {
               x = r1;
@@ -1721,12 +1695,6 @@ g_cells[cell_symbol_car] = scm_symbol_car;
 g_free++;
 g_cells[cell_symbol_cdr] = scm_symbol_cdr;
 
-g_free++;
-g_cells[cell_symbol_pmatch_car] = scm_symbol_pmatch_car;
-
-g_free++;
-g_cells[cell_symbol_pmatch_cdr] = scm_symbol_pmatch_cdr;
-
 g_free++;
 g_cells[cell_vm_evlis] = scm_vm_evlis;
 
@@ -1745,12 +1713,6 @@ g_cells[cell_vm_apply2] = scm_vm_apply2;
 g_free++;
 g_cells[cell_vm_eval] = scm_vm_eval;
 
-g_free++;
-g_cells[cell_vm_eval_pmatch_car] = scm_vm_eval_pmatch_car;
-
-g_free++;
-g_cells[cell_vm_eval_pmatch_cdr] = scm_vm_eval_pmatch_cdr;
-
 g_free++;
 g_cells[cell_vm_eval_define] = scm_vm_eval_define;
 
@@ -1910,8 +1872,6 @@ g_cells[cell_symbol_mes_prefix].car = cstring_to_list (scm_symbol_mes_prefix.nam
 g_cells[cell_symbol_mes_version].car = cstring_to_list (scm_symbol_mes_version.name);
 g_cells[cell_symbol_car].car = cstring_to_list (scm_symbol_car.name);
 g_cells[cell_symbol_cdr].car = cstring_to_list (scm_symbol_cdr.name);
-g_cells[cell_symbol_pmatch_car].car = cstring_to_list (scm_symbol_pmatch_car.name);
-g_cells[cell_symbol_pmatch_cdr].car = cstring_to_list (scm_symbol_pmatch_cdr.name);
 
 g_cells[cell_vm_evlis].car = cstring_to_list ("*vm*");
 g_cells[cell_vm_evlis2].car = g_cells[cell_vm_evlis].car;
@@ -1919,8 +1879,6 @@ g_cells[cell_vm_evlis3].car = g_cells[cell_vm_evlis].car;
 g_cells[cell_vm_apply].car = g_cells[cell_vm_evlis].car;
 g_cells[cell_vm_apply2].car = g_cells[cell_vm_evlis].car;
 g_cells[cell_vm_eval].car = g_cells[cell_vm_evlis].car;
-g_cells[cell_vm_eval_pmatch_car].car = g_cells[cell_vm_evlis].car;
-g_cells[cell_vm_eval_pmatch_cdr].car = g_cells[cell_vm_evlis].car;
 g_cells[cell_vm_eval_define].car = g_cells[cell_vm_evlis].car;
 g_cells[cell_vm_eval_set_x].car = g_cells[cell_vm_evlis].car;
 g_cells[cell_vm_eval_macro_expand_eval].car = g_cells[cell_vm_evlis].car;