diff --git a/scheme/ikarus.sort.ss b/scheme/ikarus.sort.ss
index 0ad7404..2abceab 100644
--- a/scheme/ikarus.sort.ss
+++ b/scheme/ikarus.sort.ss
@@ -17,69 +17,16 @@
 (library (ikarus.sort)
   (export list-sort vector-sort vector-sort!)
   (import 
-    (ikarus system $fx)
     (except (ikarus) list-sort vector-sort vector-sort!))
-  
-  (module (sort-tail)
-    (define (merge1 <? a1 ls1 ls2) 
-      (cond
-        [(null? ls2) ls1]
-        [else
-         (let ([a2 (car ls2)])
-           (cond
-             [(<? a2 a1) 
-              (cons a2 (merge1 <? a1 ls1 (cdr ls2)))]
-             [else
-              (cons a1 (merge2 <? a2 (cdr ls1) ls2))]))]))
-    
-    (define (merge2 <? a2 ls1 ls2) 
-      (cond
-        [(null? ls1) ls2]
-        [else
-         (let ([a1 (car ls1)])
-           (cond
-             [(<? a2 a1) 
-              (cons a2 (merge1 <? a1 ls1 (cdr ls2)))]
-             [else
-              (cons a1 (merge2 <? a2 (cdr ls1) ls2))]))]))
-  
-    (define (merge <? ls1 ls2) 
-      (cond
-        [(null? ls2) ls1]
-        [else 
-         (let ([a1 (car ls1)] [a2 (car ls2)])
-           (cond
-             [(<? a2 a1) 
-              (cons a2 (merge1 <? a1 ls1 (cdr ls2)))]
-             [else
-              (cons a1 (merge2 <? a2 (cdr ls1) ls2))]))]))
-  
-    (define (sort-head <? ls n)
-      (cond
-        [($fx= n 0) (values '() ls)]
-        [($fx= n 1)
-         (values (cons (car ls) '()) (cdr ls))]
-        [else
-         (let-values ([(sorted-head tail) 
-                       (sort-head <? ls ($fxsra n 1))])
-           (let-values ([(sorted-tail tail) 
-                         (sort-head <? tail ($fx- n ($fxsra n 1)))])
-             (values (merge <? sorted-head sorted-tail) tail)))]))
-  
-    (define (sort-tail <? ls n) 
-      (cond
-        [($fx<= n 1) ls]
-        [else
-         (let-values ([(sorted-head tail) 
-                       (sort-head <? ls ($fxsra n 1))])
-            (merge <? sorted-head 
-              (sort-tail <? tail ($fx- n ($fxsra n 1)))))])))
-
-  (define (list-sort <? ls) 
-    (unless (procedure? <?)
-      (die 'list-sort "not a procedure" <?))
-    (sort-tail <? ls (length ls)))
 
+  (define (list-sort proc ls) 
+    (unless (procedure? proc)
+      (die 'list-sort "not a procedure" proc))
+    (unless (list? ls) 
+      (die 'list-sort "not a list" ls))
+    (let ([v (list->vector ls)])
+      (vector-sort! proc v)
+      (vector->list v)))
 
   (module (vector-sort vector-sort!)
     (module UNSAFE  
diff --git a/scheme/last-revision b/scheme/last-revision
index b0077c6..cdd1bbd 100644
--- a/scheme/last-revision
+++ b/scheme/last-revision
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1351
+1352