diff --git a/hy/core/language.hy b/hy/core/language.hy
index 8557760..212dd77 100644
--- a/hy/core/language.hy
+++ b/hy/core/language.hy
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
   "Convert the given value to a string. Keyword special character will be stripped.
   String will be used as is. Even objects with the __name__ magic will work"
   (if (and (string? value) (value.startswith *keyword-prefix*))
-    (hyify (slice value 2))
+    (hyify (cut value 2))
     (if (string? value)
       (hyify value)
       (try
diff --git a/hy/core/macros.hy b/hy/core/macros.hy
index 30e1f56..3f58683 100644
--- a/hy/core/macros.hy
+++ b/hy/core/macros.hy
@@ -221,6 +221,6 @@
     ret))
 
 (defreader @ [expr]
-  (let [[decorators (slice expr nil -1)]
+  (let [[decorators (cut expr nil -1)]
         [fndef (get expr -1)]]
     `(with-decorator ~@decorators ~fndef)))
diff --git a/hy/core/shadow.hy b/hy/core/shadow.hy
index fed7d0f..b475e37 100644
--- a/hy/core/shadow.hy
+++ b/hy/core/shadow.hy
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     (raise (TypeError "Need at least 2 arguments to compare"))
     (reduce operator.and_
             (list-comp (op x y)
-                       [(, x y) (zip args (slice args 1))]))))
+                       [(, x y) (zip args (cut args 1))]))))
 (defn < [&rest args]
   "Shadow < operator for when we need to import / map it against something"
   (comp-op operator.lt args))