diff --git a/collects/web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-files.ss b/collects/web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-files.ss
index 988f3beac0..0f940d3efc 100644
--- a/collects/web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-files.ss
+++ b/collects/web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-files.ss
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
            (lib "plt-match.ss")
            (lib "contract.ss"))
   (require "dispatch.ss"
-           "../configuration/responders.ss"
            "../private/util.ss"
            "../private/mime-types.ss"
            "../request-structs.ss"
@@ -32,7 +31,8 @@
         [(file-exists? path)
          (match (headers-assq* #"Range" (request-headers/raw req))
            [#f
-            (output-file conn path method (get-mime-type path))]
+            (output-file conn path method (get-mime-type path)
+                         0 +inf.0)]
            [range
             (match (bytes->string/utf-8 (header-value range))
               [(regexp "^bytes=(.*)-(.*)$" (list s start end))
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@
                  (if (string=? "" end)
                      +inf.0
                      (string->number end)))               
-               (output-file/partial conn path method (get-mime-type path)
+               (output-file conn path method (get-mime-type path)
                                     startn endn)]
               [r
                ; XXX: Unhandled range: r
-               (output-file conn path method (get-mime-type path))])])]
+               (output-file conn path method (get-mime-type path)
+                            0 +inf.0)])])]
         [(directory-exists? path)
          (let/ec esc
            (for-each (lambda (dir-default)
diff --git a/collects/web-server/private/response.ss b/collects/web-server/private/response.ss
index d6dd7ea700..3cccd4bd24 100644
--- a/collects/web-server/private/response.ss
+++ b/collects/web-server/private/response.ss
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
   (provide/contract
    [rename ext:output-response output-response (connection? any/c . -> . any)]
    [rename ext:output-response/method output-response/method (connection? response? symbol? . -> . any)]
-   [rename ext:output-file output-file (connection? path? symbol? bytes? . -> . any)]
-   [rename ext:output-file/partial output-file/partial (connection? path? symbol? bytes? integer? integer? . -> . any)])
+   [rename ext:output-file output-file (connection? path? symbol? bytes? integer? integer? . -> . any)])
   
   ;; Table 1. head responses:
   ; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -178,27 +177,12 @@
   (define (response/full->size resp/f)
     (apply + (map
               data-length
-              (response/full-body resp/f))))
-  
-  ; XXX Get rid of method restriction
-  ;; **************************************************
-  ;; output-file: connection path symbol bytes -> void
-  (define (output-file conn file-path method mime-type)
-    (output-headers conn 200 "Okay"
-                    `(("Content-Length: " ,(file-size file-path)))
-                    (file-or-directory-modify-seconds file-path)
-                    mime-type)
-    (when (eq? method 'get)
-      ; Give it one second per byte.
-      (adjust-connection-timeout! conn (file-size file-path))
-      (with-handlers ([void (lambda (e) (network-error 'output-file (exn-message e)))])
-        (call-with-input-file file-path
-          (lambda (i-port) (copy-port i-port (connection-o-port conn)))))))
+              (response/full-body resp/f))))  
   
   ;; **************************************************
-  ;; output-file/partial: connection path symbol bytes integer integer -> void
-  (define (output-file/partial conn file-path method mime-type
-                               start end-or-inf)
+  ;; output-file: connection path symbol bytes integer integer -> void
+  (define (output-file conn file-path method mime-type
+                       start end-or-inf)
     (define total-len (file-size file-path))
     (define end (if (equal? +inf.0 end-or-inf)
                     total-len
@@ -220,10 +204,7 @@
             (copy-port i-port/end (connection-o-port conn)))))))
   
   (define ext:output-file
-    (ext:wrap output-file))
-  
-  (define ext:output-file/partial    
-    (ext:wrap output-file/partial))
+    (ext:wrap output-file))  
   
   ;; **************************************************
   ;; output-response/method: connection response/full symbol -> void