diff --git a/files.lua b/files.lua
index 77bdf6d..9265056 100644
--- a/files.lua
+++ b/files.lua
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ iterate_single = function(item, prev)
     return item
   end
 end
-local match, sub, rep, gsub, format, byte, find
+local match, gsub
 do
   local _obj_0 = string
-  match, sub, rep, gsub, format, byte, match, find = _obj_0.match, _obj_0.sub, _obj_0.rep, _obj_0.gsub, _obj_0.format, _obj_0.byte, _obj_0.match, _obj_0.find
+  match, gsub = _obj_0.match, _obj_0.gsub
 end
 iterate_single = function(item, prev)
   if item == prev then
diff --git a/files.moon b/files.moon
index 3abae95..629bc9c 100644
--- a/files.moon
+++ b/files.moon
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ files.read = (filename)->
 iterate_single = (item, prev) -> if item == prev then nil else item
 
 -- `walk` returns an iterator over all files matching a path.
-{:match, :sub, :rep, :gsub, :format, :byte, :match, :find} = string
+{:match, :gsub} = string
 iterate_single = (item, prev) -> if item == prev then nil else item
 ok, lfs = pcall(require, "lfs")
 if ok