diff --git a/collects/framework/private/dir-chars.rkt b/collects/unstable/2d/dir-chars.rkt
similarity index 100%
rename from collects/framework/private/dir-chars.rkt
rename to collects/unstable/2d/dir-chars.rkt
diff --git a/collects/unstable/2d/private/readtable.rkt b/collects/unstable/2d/private/readtable.rkt
index c6db3ad..f952178 100644
--- a/collects/unstable/2d/private/readtable.rkt
+++ b/collects/unstable/2d/private/readtable.rkt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ example uses:
          racket/match
          racket/set
          ;syntax/rect
-         framework/private/dir-chars
+         "../dir-chars.rkt"
          (for-syntax racket/base
                      racket/list))