diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 156922b6..f07069c5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 TESTSCM = unit-tests
 TESTFILES = $(addprefix tests/, $(addsuffix .scm, $(TESTSCM)))
 
-all: cyclone scheme/base.o scheme/read.o scheme/write.o scheme/char.o scheme/eval.o icyc
+all: cyclone scheme/base.o scheme/read.o scheme/write.o scheme/char.o scheme/eval.o scheme/file.o icyc
 
 scheme/base.o: cyclone scheme/base.sld
 	./cyclone scheme/base.sld
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ scheme/char.o: cyclone scheme/char.sld
 scheme/eval.o: cyclone scheme/eval.sld
 	./cyclone scheme/eval.sld
 
+scheme/file.o: cyclone scheme/file.sld
+	./cyclone scheme/file.sld
+
 scheme/read.o: cyclone scheme/read.sld
 	./cyclone scheme/read.sld
 
diff --git a/scheme/base.sld b/scheme/base.sld
index b7f6ca83..404ceea9 100644
--- a/scheme/base.sld
+++ b/scheme/base.sld
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
     current-input-port
     current-error-port
     call-with-port
-    call-with-input-file
-    call-with-output-file
     error
     raise
     raise-continuable
@@ -91,10 +89,6 @@
       (let ((result (proc port)))
         (close-port port)
         result))
-    (define (call-with-input-file string proc)
-      (call-with-port (open-input-file string) proc))
-    (define (call-with-output-file string proc)
-      (call-with-port (open-output-file string) proc))
     (define (Cyc-bin-op cmp x lst)
       (cond
         ((null? lst) #t)
diff --git a/scheme/eval.sld b/scheme/eval.sld
index a2a1e13a..460f94af 100644
--- a/scheme/eval.sld
+++ b/scheme/eval.sld
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 (define-library (scheme eval)
   (import 
     (scheme base)
+    (scheme file)
     (scheme write)
     (scheme read))
   (export