diff --git a/src/cheats/num.pm b/src/cheats/num.pm
index ccda3f3b5ff..897a2b8c276 100644
--- a/src/cheats/num.pm
+++ b/src/cheats/num.pm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 augment class Num {
-    our Str multi method Str() {
+    our Str method Str() {
         ~self
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/Complex.pm b/src/core/Complex.pm
index a8c5b13b046..53d28c53e31 100644
--- a/src/core/Complex.pm
+++ b/src/core/Complex.pm
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Complex does Numeric is Cool {
         "Complex.new($.re, $.im)";
     }
 
-    multi method Str() {
+    method Str() {
         "$.re + {$.im}i";
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/Rat.pm b/src/core/Rat.pm
index 0c7b2977c9e..02906ed6204 100644
--- a/src/core/Rat.pm
+++ b/src/core/Rat.pm
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ class Rat is Cool does Real {
 
     method Bool() { $!numerator != 0 ?? Bool::True !! Bool::False }
 
-    method Int() { self.Num.Int; }
-
     method Rat(Real $epsilon = 1.0e-6) { self; }
 
     method Num() {
@@ -41,8 +39,6 @@ class Rat is Cool does Real {
                            !! $!numerator.Num / $!denominator.Num;
     }
 
-    multi method Str() { $.Num.Str; }
-
     multi method nude() { $.numerator, $.denominator; }
 
     method succ {
diff --git a/src/core/Real.pm b/src/core/Real.pm
index 3b468378b94..4e11ed85438 100644
--- a/src/core/Real.pm
+++ b/src/core/Real.pm
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ role Real does Numeric {
         Complex.new(self, 0);
     }
 
+    method Str() {
+        self.Bridge.Str;
+    }
+
     method reals() {
         (self);
     }