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diff --git a/lib/standard/kernel.nit b/lib/standard/kernel.nit
index e12b3b0..686334d 100644
--- a/lib/standard/kernel.nit
+++ b/lib/standard/kernel.nit
@@ -641,21 +641,15 @@ universal Byte
 	redef fun zero do return 0.to_b
 	redef fun value_of(val) do return val.to_b
 
-	# `i` bits shift fo the left (aka <<)
+	# `i` bits shift fo the left
 	#
-	#     assert 5.to_b.lshift(1)    == 10.to_b
-	fun lshift(i: Int): Byte is intern
+	#     assert 5u8 << 1    == 10u8
+	fun <<(i: Int): Byte `{ return self << i; `}
 
-	# alias of `lshift`
-	fun <<(i: Int): Byte do return lshift(i)
-
-	# `i` bits shift fo the right (aka >>)
+	# `i` bits shift fo the right
 	#
-	#     assert 5.to_b.rshift(1)    == 2.to_b
-	fun rshift(i: Int): Byte is intern
-
-	# alias of `rshift`
-	fun >>(i: Int): Byte do return rshift(i)
+	#     assert 5u8 >> 1    == 2u8
+	fun >>(i: Int): Byte `{ return self >> i; `}
 
 	redef fun to_i is intern
 	redef fun to_f is intern
@@ -741,21 +735,15 @@ universal Int
 	redef fun zero do return 0
 	redef fun value_of(val) do return val.to_i
 
-	# `i` bits shift fo the left (aka <<)
+	# `i` bits shift fo the left
 	#
-	#     assert 5.lshift(1)    == 10
-	fun lshift(i: Int): Int is intern
+	#     assert 5 << 1    == 10
+	fun <<(i: Int): Int `{ return self << i; `}
 
-	# alias of `lshift`
-	fun <<(i: Int): Int do return lshift(i)
-
-	# `i` bits shift fo the right (aka >>)
+	# `i` bits shift fo the right
 	#
-	#     assert 5.rshift(1)    == 2
-	fun rshift(i: Int): Int is intern
-
-	# alias of `rshift`
-	fun >>(i: Int): Int do return rshift(i)
+	#     assert 5 >> 1    == 2
+	fun >>(i: Int): Int `{ return self >> i; `}
 
 	redef fun to_i do return self
 	redef fun to_f is intern