diff --git a/include/luak/lua_compat.h b/include/luak/lua_compat.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 3487d94..0000000
--- a/include/luak/lua_compat.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (c), Niclas Meyer <niclas@countingsort.com>
- *
- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
- * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- */
-
-#ifndef KIWMI_LUAK_LUA_COMPAT_H
-#define KIWMI_LUAK_LUA_COMPAT_H
-
-#include <lauxlib.h>
-#include <lua.h>
-
-#define luaC_newlibtable(L, l)                                                 \
-    lua_createtable(L, 0, sizeof(l) / sizeof((l)[0]) - 1)
-
-#define luaC_newlib(L, l) (luaC_newlibtable(L, l), luaC_setfuncs(L, l, 0))
-
-void luaC_setfuncs(lua_State *L, const luaL_Reg *l, int nup);
-
-#endif /* KIWMI_LUAK_LUA_COMPAT_H */
diff --git a/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_cursor.c b/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_cursor.c
index edd8c00..45a34ee 100644
--- a/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_cursor.c
+++ b/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_cursor.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "luak/kiwmi_lua_callback.h"
 #include "luak/kiwmi_output.h"
 #include "luak/kiwmi_view.h"
-#include "luak/lua_compat.h"
 #include "luak/luak.h"
 
 static int
@@ -319,9 +318,9 @@ luaK_kiwmi_cursor_register(lua_State *L)
 
     lua_pushvalue(L, -1);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "__index");
-    luaC_setfuncs(L, kiwmi_cursor_methods, 0);
+    luaL_setfuncs(L, kiwmi_cursor_methods, 0);
 
-    luaC_newlib(L, kiwmi_cursor_events);
+    luaL_newlib(L, kiwmi_cursor_events);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "__events");
 
     lua_pushcfunction(L, luaK_usertype_ref_equal);
diff --git a/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_keyboard.c b/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_keyboard.c
index 7b162f5..4b2ff3e 100644
--- a/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_keyboard.c
+++ b/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_keyboard.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #include "input/keyboard.h"
 #include "luak/kiwmi_lua_callback.h"
-#include "luak/lua_compat.h"
 
 static int
 l_kiwmi_keyboard_keymap(lua_State *L)
@@ -354,9 +353,9 @@ luaK_kiwmi_keyboard_register(lua_State *L)
 
     lua_pushvalue(L, -1);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "__index");
-    luaC_setfuncs(L, kiwmi_keyboard_methods, 0);
+    luaL_setfuncs(L, kiwmi_keyboard_methods, 0);
 
-    luaC_newlib(L, kiwmi_keyboard_events);
+    luaL_newlib(L, kiwmi_keyboard_events);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "__events");
 
     lua_pushcfunction(L, luaK_usertype_ref_equal);
diff --git a/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_output.c b/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_output.c
index 42740ab..06a4bab 100644
--- a/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_output.c
+++ b/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_output.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 #include "desktop/output.h"
 #include "luak/kiwmi_lua_callback.h"
-#include "luak/lua_compat.h"
 #include "server.h"
 
 static int
@@ -391,9 +390,9 @@ luaK_kiwmi_output_register(lua_State *L)
 
     lua_pushvalue(L, -1);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "__index");
-    luaC_setfuncs(L, kiwmi_output_methods, 0);
+    luaL_setfuncs(L, kiwmi_output_methods, 0);
 
-    luaC_newlib(L, kiwmi_output_events);
+    luaL_newlib(L, kiwmi_output_events);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "__events");
 
     lua_pushcfunction(L, luaK_usertype_ref_equal);
diff --git a/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_server.c b/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_server.c
index cf44ea2..bf2e2c8 100644
--- a/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_server.c
+++ b/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_server.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "luak/kiwmi_lua_callback.h"
 #include "luak/kiwmi_output.h"
 #include "luak/kiwmi_view.h"
-#include "luak/lua_compat.h"
 #include "server.h"
 
 static int
@@ -590,9 +589,9 @@ luaK_kiwmi_server_register(lua_State *L)
 
     lua_pushvalue(L, -1);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "__index");
-    luaC_setfuncs(L, kiwmi_server_methods, 0);
+    luaL_setfuncs(L, kiwmi_server_methods, 0);
 
-    luaC_newlib(L, kiwmi_server_events);
+    luaL_newlib(L, kiwmi_server_events);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "__events");
 
     lua_pushcfunction(L, luaK_usertype_ref_equal);
diff --git a/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_view.c b/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_view.c
index 84f9f4c..fe6e855 100644
--- a/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_view.c
+++ b/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_view.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "input/seat.h"
 #include "luak/kiwmi_lua_callback.h"
 #include "luak/kiwmi_output.h"
-#include "luak/lua_compat.h"
 #include "server.h"
 
 static int
@@ -702,9 +701,9 @@ luaK_kiwmi_view_register(lua_State *L)
 
     lua_pushvalue(L, -1);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "__index");
-    luaC_setfuncs(L, kiwmi_view_methods, 0);
+    luaL_setfuncs(L, kiwmi_view_methods, 0);
 
-    luaC_newlib(L, kiwmi_view_events);
+    luaL_newlib(L, kiwmi_view_events);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "__events");
 
     lua_pushcfunction(L, luaK_usertype_ref_equal);
diff --git a/kiwmi/luak/lua_compat.c b/kiwmi/luak/lua_compat.c
deleted file mode 100644
index c7b2eea..0000000
--- a/kiwmi/luak/lua_compat.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (c), Niclas Meyer <niclas@countingsort.com>
- *
- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
- * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- */
-
-#include "luak/lua_compat.h"
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-void
-luaC_setfuncs(lua_State *L, const luaL_Reg *l, int nup)
-{
-    luaL_checkstack(L, nup, "too many upvalues");
-    for (; l->name; ++l) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < nup; ++i) {
-            lua_pushvalue(L, -nup);
-        }
-        lua_pushcclosure(L, l->func, nup);
-        lua_setfield(L, -(nup + 2), l->name);
-    }
-    lua_pop(L, nup);
-}
diff --git a/kiwmi/meson.build b/kiwmi/meson.build
index d05e559..6f5a1e8 100644
--- a/kiwmi/meson.build
+++ b/kiwmi/meson.build
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ kiwmi_sources = files(
   'luak/kiwmi_output.c',
   'luak/kiwmi_server.c',
   'luak/kiwmi_view.c',
-  'luak/lua_compat.c',
   'luak/luak.c',
 )