diff --git a/src/cheats/relops.pir b/src/cheats/relops.pir
index f40e1016347..16fd0989675 100644
--- a/src/cheats/relops.pir
+++ b/src/cheats/relops.pir
@@ -12,24 +12,6 @@ src/cheats/cmp.pir - Perl6 comparison builtins
 
 .namespace []
 
-.sub '&infix:<==>' :multi(_,_)
-    .param num a
-    .param num b
-    $I0 = iseq a, b
-    .return ($I0)
-    # .tailcall '&prefix:?'($I0)
-.end
-
-
-.sub '&infix:<!=>' :multi(_,_)
-    .param num a
-    .param num b
-    $I0 = isne a, b
-    .return ($I0)
-    # .tailcall '&prefix:?'($I0)
-.end
-
-
 .sub '&infix:<<>' :multi(_,_)
     .param num a
     .param num b
diff --git a/src/core/operators.pm b/src/core/operators.pm
index 919e796125a..768011147d8 100644
--- a/src/core/operators.pm
+++ b/src/core/operators.pm
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ our multi infix:sym<//>($a, $b) {
     $a.defined ?? $a !! $b
 }
 
+our multi infix:<==>($a, $b) {
+    pir::iseq__INN(+$a, +$b) ?? True !! False
+}
+
+our multi infix:<!=>($a, $b) {
+    pir::isne__INN(+$a, +$b) ?? True !! False
+}
+
 # XXX Wants to be a macro when we have them.
 our sub WHAT(\$x) {
     $x.WHAT