diff --git a/collects/tests/generics/iterator.rkt b/collects/tests/generics/iterator.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c2cf86d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/tests/generics/iterator.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#lang racket/base
+
+(require racket/private/generics racket/sequence)
+
+;; This was designed as a higher-level interface on top of sequences,
+;; but it turns out streams can do all that already (including state),
+;; making iterators redundant. Kept around as extra tests.
+
+
+(define-values (prop:iterator iterator? iterator-accessor)
+  (make-struct-type-property
+   'iterator
+   #f
+   ;; Iterators are automatically sequences, but don't have the full
+   ;; flexibility of sequences: they are their own initial state, and
+   ;; they can only look at their state to decide if iteration is over.
+   ;; Given that extra field can be added to the iterator, there is no
+   ;; loss of expressiveness.
+   (list (cons prop:sequence
+               (lambda (method-table) ; 3-vector
+                 (define iterator-first     (vector-ref method-table 0))
+                 (define iterator-rest      (vector-ref method-table 1))
+                 (define iterator-continue? (vector-ref method-table 2))
+                 (lambda (t)
+                   (make-do-sequence
+                    (lambda ()
+                      (values iterator-first
+                              iterator-rest ; needs to create a new struct
+                              t
+                              iterator-continue?
+                              (lambda (v) #t)
+                              (lambda (t v) #t))))))))))
+
+(define-generics (iterator prop:iterator iterator?
+                           #:defined-table dummy
+                           #:coerce-method-table #f
+                           #:prop-defined-already? iterator-accessor)
+  (iterator-first     iterator)
+  (iterator-rest      iterator)
+  (iterator-continue? iterator))
+
+(struct list-iterator (l)
+        #:property prop:iterator
+        (methods iterator
+         (define (iterator-first x) (car (list-iterator-l x)))
+         (define (iterator-rest  x) (list-iterator (cdr (list-iterator-l x))))
+         (define (iterator-continue? x) (not (null? (list-iterator-l x))))))
+
+(struct vector-iterator (i v)
+        #:property prop:iterator
+        (methods iterator
+          (define (iterator-first x) (vector-ref (vector-iterator-v x)
+                                               (vector-iterator-i x)))
+          (define (iterator-rest x) (vector-iterator (add1 (vector-iterator-i x))
+                                                (vector-iterator-v x)))
+          (define (iterator-continue? x) (not (>= (vector-iterator-i x)
+                                                 (vector-length
+                                                  (vector-iterator-v x)))))))
+
+(module+ test
+ (require rackunit)
+
+ (define s1 (list-iterator '(#t #t #f)))
+ (check-true (sequence-ormap values s1))
+ (check-false (sequence-andmap values s1))
+
+ (define s2 (vector-iterator 0 '#(1 2 3)))
+ (check-equal? (sequence-fold + 0 s2) 6)
+ )
diff --git a/collects/tests/generics/stream.rkt b/collects/tests/generics/stream.rkt
index fbd35d1d39..f09bdf039e 100644
--- a/collects/tests/generics/stream.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/generics/stream.rkt
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@
     (define (stream-rest generic-stream)
       (rest (list-stream-v generic-stream)))))
 
+(struct vector-stream (i v)
+        #:property prop:stream
+        (methods generic-stream
+          (define (stream-first x) (vector-ref (vector-stream-v x)
+                                               (vector-stream-i x)))
+          (define (stream-rest x) (vector-stream (add1 (vector-stream-i x))
+                                                 (vector-stream-v x)))
+          (define (stream-empty? x) (>= (vector-stream-i x)
+                                        (vector-length
+                                         (vector-stream-v x))))))
+
+
 
 (module+ test
   (require rackunit)
@@ -29,4 +41,9 @@
 
   (define l3 (stream-rest l2))
   (check-true (stream? l3))
-  (check-true (stream-empty? l3)))
+  (check-true (stream-empty? l3))
+
+
+  (define s2 (vector-stream 0 '#(1 2 3)))
+  (check-equal? (sequence-fold + 0 s2) 6)
+  )
diff --git a/collects/tests/generics/tests.rkt b/collects/tests/generics/tests.rkt
index 8090a20800..fef50575ff 100644
--- a/collects/tests/generics/tests.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/generics/tests.rkt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
          (submod "alist.rkt" test)
          (submod "from-docs.rkt" test)
          (submod "coercion.rkt" test)
-         (submod "stream.rkt" test))
+         (submod "stream.rkt" test)
+         (submod "iterator.rkt" test))