diff --git a/src/core.c/IO/Path.pm6 b/src/core.c/IO/Path.pm6
index 9d1f0153639..1093828b109 100644
--- a/src/core.c/IO/Path.pm6
+++ b/src/core.c/IO/Path.pm6
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-my class Raku { ... }
-
 my class IO::Path is Cool does IO {
     has IO::Spec $.SPEC;  # the associated IO::Spec
     has Str      $.CWD;   # the associated CWD
@@ -363,35 +361,9 @@ my class IO::Path is Cool does IO {
               !! $!SPEC.join($.volume, $.dirname, '')
     }
 
-    # secure child logic
-    method !child-secure(\child) {
-        nqp::istype((my $kid := self.add(child).resolve: :completely),Failure)
-          ?? $kid                                    # kid failed
-          !! nqp::istype(                            # kid ok
-               (my $res-self := self.resolve: :completely),
-               Failure
-             )
-            ?? $res-self                             # invocant failed
-            !! nqp::eqat(                            # invocant ok
-                 $kid.absolute,
-                 nqp::concat($res-self.absolute,$!SPEC.dir-sep),
-                 0
-               )
-              ?? $kid                                # kid-proper, ok!
-              !! Failure.new: X::IO::NotAChild.new:  # not a proper kid
-                   :path($res-self.absolute), :child($kid.absolute)
-    }
-
-    proto method child(|) {*}
-    multi method child (IO::Path:D: \child, :$secure!) {
-        $secure
-          ?? self!child-secure(child)
-          !! self.add(child)
-    }
-    multi method child (IO::Path:D: \child) {
-        Raku.at-revision("e")
-          ?? self!child-secure(\child)
-          !! self.add(child)
+    method child (IO::Path:D: \child) {
+        nqp::clone(self).cloned-with-path:
+          $!SPEC.join('', $!path, child.Str)
     }
 
     method add (IO::Path:D: \child) {
diff --git a/src/core.c/Raku.pm6 b/src/core.c/Raku.pm6
index bc764b91479..f1166cd86ed 100644
--- a/src/core.c/Raku.pm6
+++ b/src/core.c/Raku.pm6
@@ -23,18 +23,6 @@ class Raku does Systemic {
               !! nqp::bindkey($version-cache,$comp-ver,Version.new($comp-ver))
         }
     }
-
-    method revision(--> Str:D) {
-        nqp::substr(nqp::getcomp("Raku").language_version,2)
-    }
-    method at-revision(str $letter --> Bool:D) {
-        nqp::hllbool(
-          nqp::isge_s(
-            nqp::getcomp("Raku").language_version,
-            nqp::concat("6.",$letter)
-          )
-        )
-    }
 }
 
 class Perl is Raku { }  # indeed :-)
diff --git a/t/spectest.data.6.c b/t/spectest.data.6.c
index 49a812eeb71..4a58b68079c 100644
--- a/t/spectest.data.6.c
+++ b/t/spectest.data.6.c
@@ -911,7 +911,6 @@ S32-hash/slice.t
 S32-io/IO-Socket-Async.t
 S32-io/IO-Socket-Async-UDP.t    # moar
 S32-io/chdir.t
-S32-io/child-secure.t
 S32-io/copy.t
 S32-io/dir.t
 S32-io/file-tests.t