diff --git a/collects/mred/mred.rkt b/collects/mred/mred.rkt
index 114a98b367..6a8a7a3727 100644
--- a/collects/mred/mred.rkt
+++ b/collects/mred/mred.rkt
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
                  namespace-anchor->empty-namespace
                  make-base-empty-namespace)
            scheme/class
-           racket/draw
+           racket/draw racket/snip
            mzlib/etc
 	   (prefix wx: "private/kernel.ss")
 	   (prefix wx: "private/wxme/style.ss")
 	   (prefix wx: "private/wxme/editor.ss")
 	   (prefix wx: "private/wxme/text.ss")
 	   (prefix wx: "private/wxme/pasteboard.ss")
-	   (prefix wx: racket/snip)
 	   (prefix wx: "private/wxme/keymap.ss")
 	   (prefix wx: "private/wxme/editor-admin.ss")
            (prefix wx: "private/wxme/editor-data.ss")
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@
   ;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
   (define (make-eventspace)
-    (parameterize ([wx:the-snip-class-list (wx:make-the-snip-class-list)]
+    (parameterize ([the-snip-class-list (make-the-snip-class-list)]
                    [wx:the-editor-data-class-list (wx:make-the-editor-data-class-list)])
       (wx:make-eventspace)))
 
@@ -120,8 +119,6 @@
 	     get-highlight-background-color
              get-highlight-text-color
 	     get-the-editor-data-class-list
-	     get-the-snip-class-list
-	     image-snip%
 	     is-busy?
 	     is-color-display?
 	     key-event%
@@ -142,19 +139,13 @@
 	     read-editor-global-header
 	     read-editor-version
 	     scroll-event%
-	     snip%
-	     snip-admin%
-	     snip-class%
-	     snip-class-list<%>
 	     special-control-key
 	     special-option-key
              map-command-as-meta-key
 	     label->plain-label
-	     string-snip%
 	     style<%>
 	     style-delta%
 	     style-list%
-	     tab-snip%
 	     write-editor-global-footer
 	     write-editor-global-header
 	     write-editor-version
@@ -183,7 +174,8 @@
                          [else ".gracketrc"]))]
           [else #f])))
 
-  (provide (all-from racket/draw))
+  (provide (all-from racket/draw)
+           (all-from racket/snip))
 
   (provide button%
 	   canvas%
@@ -274,7 +266,6 @@
 	   view-control-font
 	   menu-control-font
 	   timer%
-	   readable-snip<%>
 	   open-input-text-editor
 	   open-input-graphical-file
 	   open-output-text-editor
diff --git a/collects/mred/private/snipfile.rkt b/collects/mred/private/snipfile.rkt
index e44b3610e7..017fef6824 100644
--- a/collects/mred/private/snipfile.rkt
+++ b/collects/mred/private/snipfile.rkt
@@ -8,18 +8,13 @@
 	   "check.ss"
 	   "editor.ss")
 		
-  (provide readable-snip<%>
-	   open-input-text-editor 
+  (provide open-input-text-editor 
 	   open-input-graphical-file
 	   text-editor-load-handler
 	   open-output-text-editor )
 
   ;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
-  (define readable-snip<%>
-    (interface ()
-      read-special))
-
   (define empty-string (make-bytes 0))
   
   ;; open-input-text-editor : (instanceof text%) num num -> input-port
@@ -144,7 +139,7 @@
 					 (next-snip empty-string)
 					 (lambda (file line col ppos)
 					   (if (is-a? the-snip wx:snip%)
-					       (if (is-a? the-snip readable-snip<%>)
+					       (if (is-a? the-snip wx:readable-snip<%>)
 						   (send the-snip read-special file line col ppos)
 						   (send the-snip copy))
 					       the-snip)))]
diff --git a/collects/racket/snip/snip.rkt b/collects/racket/snip/snip.rkt
index 43dae3a96b..62cc827674 100644
--- a/collects/racket/snip/snip.rkt
+++ b/collects/racket/snip/snip.rkt
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 
          caret-status?
 
+         readable-snip<%>
+
          image-type?)
 
 ;; these are used only in contracts
@@ -1375,4 +1377,8 @@
 ;; install the getters:
 (define get-snip-class
  (lambda (name)
-   (load-one name 'snip-class snip-class%)))
\ No newline at end of file
+   (load-one name 'snip-class snip-class%)))
+
+(define readable-snip<%>
+  (interface ()
+    read-special))