diff --git a/racket/src/expander/compile/header.rkt b/racket/src/expander/compile/header.rkt
index 190e0615b1..87cbb6a8a8 100644
--- a/racket/src/expander/compile/header.rkt
+++ b/racket/src/expander/compile/header.rkt
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
          "built-in-symbol.rkt"
          "reserved-symbol.rkt"
          "namespace-scope.rkt"
-         "serialize.rkt"
-         "vector-ref.rkt")
+         "serialize.rkt")
 
 (provide (struct-out header)
          make-header
@@ -106,26 +105,26 @@
       (make-vector ,(syntax-literals-count sl) #f))
     (define-values (,get-syntax-literal!-id)
       (lambda (pos)
-        (let-values ([(ready-stx) (,unsafe-vector-ref-id ,syntax-literals-id pos)])
+        (let-values ([(ready-stx) (unsafe-vector*-ref ,syntax-literals-id pos)])
           (if ready-stx
               ready-stx
               (begin
                 ,@(if skip-deserialize?
                       null
-                      `((if (,unsafe-vector-ref-id ,deserialized-syntax-vector-id 0)
+                      `((if (unsafe-vector*-ref ,deserialized-syntax-vector-id 0)
                             (void)
                             (,deserialize-syntax-id ,bulk-binding-registry-id))))
                 (let-values ([(stx)
                               (syntax-module-path-index-shift
                                (syntax-shift-phase-level
-                                (,unsafe-vector-ref-id ,deserialized-syntax-vector-id pos)
+                                (unsafe-vector*-ref ,deserialized-syntax-vector-id pos)
                                 ,phase-shift-id)
                                ,(add-module-path-index! mpis self)
                                ,self-id
                                ,inspector-id)])
                   (begin
                     (vector-cas! ,syntax-literals-id pos #f stx)
-                    (,unsafe-vector-ref-id ,syntax-literals-id pos))))))))))
+                    (unsafe-vector*-ref ,syntax-literals-id pos))))))))))
 
 ;; Generate on-demand deserialization (shared across instances); the
 ;; result defines `deserialize-syntax-id`
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@
               (cdr ns+stxss)))))]))
 
 (define (generate-eager-syntax-literal-lookup pos)
-  `(,unsafe-vector-ref-id ,syntax-literals-id ,pos))
+  `(unsafe-vector*-ref ,syntax-literals-id ,pos))
 
 ;; Genereate a vector for a set of syntax objects; the result is a
 ;; vector like the one generated in expression from by
diff --git a/racket/src/expander/compile/serialize.rkt b/racket/src/expander/compile/serialize.rkt
index 2b646f4993..eccd964ece 100644
--- a/racket/src/expander/compile/serialize.rkt
+++ b/racket/src/expander/compile/serialize.rkt
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
          "module-use.rkt"
          "../host/linklet.rkt"
          "built-in-symbol.rkt"
-         "reserved-symbol.rkt"
-         "vector-ref.rkt")
+         "reserved-symbol.rkt")
 
 ;; Serializaiton is mostly for syntax object and module path indexes.
 ;;
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@
   (define pos
     (add-module-path-index!/pos mpis mpi))
   (and pos
-       `(,unsafe-vector-ref-id ,mpi-vector-id ,pos)))
+       `(unsafe-vector*-ref ,mpi-vector-id ,pos)))
 
 (define (add-module-path-index!/pos mpis mpi)
   (cond
diff --git a/racket/src/expander/compile/vector-ref.rkt b/racket/src/expander/compile/vector-ref.rkt
deleted file mode 100644
index ba946030a0..0000000000
--- a/racket/src/expander/compile/vector-ref.rkt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#lang racket/base
-
-(provide unsafe-vector-ref-id)
-
-(define unsafe-vector-ref-id
-  (cond
-    [(eq? (system-type 'vm) 'chez-scheme)
-     ;; Using `unsafe-vector*-ref` is worthwhile,
-     ;; because it saves significant compiler effort
-     'unsafe-vector*-ref]
-    [else
-     ;; Using an unsafe operation doesn't work with
-     ;; bytecode loading in no-unsafe-operation mode
-     'vector*-ref]))
diff --git a/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc b/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc
index 5cca515613..ccd47fb8d0 100644
--- a/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc
+++ b/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc
@@ -17432,9 +17432,6 @@ static const char *startup_source =
 "(define-values(top-level-require!-id)(make-built-in-symbol! 'top-level-require!))"
 "(define-values(mpi-vector-id)(make-built-in-symbol! 'mpi-vector))"
 "(define-values"
-"(unsafe-vector-ref-id)"
-"(if(eq?(system-type 'vm) 'chez-scheme)(let-values() 'unsafe-vector*-ref)(let-values() 'vector*-ref)))"
-"(define-values"
 "(struct:module-path-index-table"
 " module-path-index-table1.1"
 " module-path-index-table?"
@@ -17469,7 +17466,7 @@ static const char *startup_source =
 "(lambda(mpis_0 mpi_21)"
 "(begin"
 "(let-values(((pos_13)(add-module-path-index!/pos mpis_0 mpi_21)))"
-"(if pos_13(list unsafe-vector-ref-id mpi-vector-id pos_13) #f)))))"
+"(if pos_13(list 'unsafe-vector*-ref mpi-vector-id pos_13) #f)))))"
 "(define-values"
 "(add-module-path-index!/pos)"
 "(lambda(mpis_1 mpi_23)"
@@ -26595,7 +26592,7 @@ static const char *startup_source =
 " '(pos)"
 "(list"
 " 'let-values"
-"(list(list '(ready-stx)(list* unsafe-vector-ref-id syntax-literals-id '(pos))))"
+"(list(list '(ready-stx)(list* 'unsafe-vector*-ref syntax-literals-id '(pos))))"
 "(list"
 " 'if"
 " 'ready-stx"
@@ -26608,7 +26605,7 @@ static const char *startup_source =
 "(list"
 "(list"
 " 'if"
-"(list* unsafe-vector-ref-id deserialized-syntax-vector-id '(0))"
+"(list* 'unsafe-vector*-ref deserialized-syntax-vector-id '(0))"
 " '(void)"
 "(list deserialize-syntax-id bulk-binding-registry-id))))"
 "(list"
@@ -26621,7 +26618,7 @@ static const char *startup_source =
 " 'syntax-module-path-index-shift"
 "(list"
 " 'syntax-shift-phase-level"
-"(list* unsafe-vector-ref-id deserialized-syntax-vector-id '(pos))"
+"(list* 'unsafe-vector*-ref deserialized-syntax-vector-id '(pos))"
 " phase-shift-id)"
 "(add-module-path-index! mpis_12 self_14)"
 " self-id"
@@ -26629,7 +26626,7 @@ static const char *startup_source =
 "(list"
 " 'begin"
 "(list* 'vector-cas! syntax-literals-id '(pos #f stx))"
-"(list* unsafe-vector-ref-id syntax-literals-id '(pos))))))))))))))))))))"
+"(list* 'unsafe-vector*-ref syntax-literals-id '(pos))))))))))))))))))))"
 "(define-values"
 "(generate-lazy-syntax-literals-data!)"
 "(lambda(sl_4 mpis_13)"
@@ -26696,7 +26693,7 @@ static const char *startup_source =
 " '((cdr ns+stxss)))))))))))"
 "(define-values"
 "(generate-eager-syntax-literal-lookup)"
-"(lambda(pos_87)(begin(list unsafe-vector-ref-id syntax-literals-id pos_87))))"
+"(lambda(pos_87)(begin(list 'unsafe-vector*-ref syntax-literals-id pos_87))))"
 "(define-values"
 "(syntax-literals-as-vector)"
 "(lambda(sl_6)(begin(list->vector(reverse$1(syntax-literals-stxes sl_6))))))"