diff --git a/forth/core.fs b/forth/core.fs
index afd3853..ed48a4b 100644
--- a/forth/core.fs
+++ b/forth/core.fs
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 : H HERE @ ;
 : -^ SWAP - ;
+: [LITN] LITN ; IMMEDIATE
+: LIT ROUTINE S [LITN] , ;
+: LITS LIT SCPY ;
+: LIT< WORD LITS ; IMMEDIATE
 : COMPILE ' LITN ['] , , ; IMMEDIATE
 : [COMPILE] ' , ; IMMEDIATE
 : BEGIN H ; IMMEDIATE
@@ -37,7 +41,6 @@
     H 1 -           ( push a. -1 for allot offset )
 ; IMMEDIATE
 
-: [LITN] LITN ; IMMEDIATE
 : CREATE
     WORD (entry)     ( empty header with name )
     ROUTINE C [LITN] ( push cellWord addr )
diff --git a/forth/forth.asm b/forth/forth.asm
index 6a02cc8..fb43b99 100644
--- a/forth/forth.asm
+++ b/forth/forth.asm
@@ -988,41 +988,9 @@ SCPY:
 	jp	next
 
 
-	.db	"LIT"
-	.fill	4
-	.dw	SCPY
-	.db	0
-LIT_:
-	.dw	compiledWord
-	.dw	NUMBER
-	.dw	LIT
-	.dw	WR
-	.dw	EXIT
-
-	.db	"LITS"
-	.fill	3
-	.dw	LIT_
-	.db	0
-LITS:
-	.dw	compiledWord
-	.dw	LIT_
-	.dw	SCPY
-	.dw	EXIT
-
-
-	.db	"LIT<"
-	.fill	3
-	.dw	LITS
-	.db	1		; IMMEDIATE
-LITRD:
-	.dw	compiledWord
-	.dw	WORD
-	.dw	LITS
-	.dw	EXIT
-
 	.db	"(find)"
 	.fill	1
-	.dw	LITRD
+	.dw	SCPY
 	.db	0
 FIND_:
 	.dw	nativeWord