diff --git a/src/builtins/any-str.pir b/src/builtins/any-str.pir
index 0369a40..066ff56 100644
--- a/src/builtins/any-str.pir
+++ b/src/builtins/any-str.pir
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ the size of that file down and to emphasize their generic,
 .namespace []
 .sub 'onload' :anon :init :load
     $P0 = get_hll_namespace ['Any']
-    '!EXPORT'('capitalize,chomp,chars,:d,:e,:f,index,rindex,ord,substr,trim', 'from'=>$P0)
+    '!EXPORT'('chomp,chars,:d,:e,:f,index,rindex,ord,substr,trim', 'from'=>$P0)
 .end
 
 
@@ -33,48 +33,6 @@ the size of that file down and to emphasize their generic,
 
 .namespace ['Any']
 
-=item capitalize
-
- our Str multi Str::capitalize ( Str $string )
-
-Has the effect of first doing an C<lc> on the entire string, then performing a
-C<s:g/(\w+)/{ucfirst $1}/> on it.
-
-=cut
-
-.sub 'capitalize' :method :multi(_)
-    .local string tmps
-    .local pmc retv
-    .local int len
-
-    retv = new 'Str'
-    tmps = self
-
-    len = length tmps
-    if len == 0 goto done
-
-    downcase tmps
-
-    .local int pos
-    .local string s1
-    pos = 0
-  next_word:
-    pos = find_cclass .CCLASS_LOWERCASE, tmps, pos, len
-    s1 = substr tmps, pos, 1
-    upcase s1
-    substr tmps, pos, 1, s1
-    len = length tmps
-    pos+=1
-    if pos == len goto done
-    pos = find_not_cclass .CCLASS_LOWERCASE, tmps, pos, len
-    if pos == len goto done
-    goto next_word
-
-  done:
-    retv = tmps
-    .return (retv)
-.end
-
 .sub 'chars' :method :multi(_)
     $S0 = self
     $I0 = length $S0
diff --git a/src/setting/Any-str.pm b/src/setting/Any-str.pm
index bbf28a3..49855d1 100644
--- a/src/setting/Any-str.pm
+++ b/src/setting/Any-str.pm
@@ -19,6 +19,38 @@ class Any is also {
         self gt '' ?? self.substr(0,1).lc ~ self.substr(1) !! ""
     }
 
+    our Str multi method capitalize is export {
+        return Q:PIR {
+            $S0 = self
+            .local int len 
+            
+            len = length $S0
+            if len == 0 goto done 
+         
+            downcase $S0
+
+            .local int pos 
+            .local string s1 
+            pos = 0 
+
+          next_word: 
+            pos = find_cclass .CCLASS_LOWERCASE, $S0, pos, len 
+            s1 = substr $S0, pos, 1 
+            upcase s1 
+            substr $S0, pos, 1, s1 
+            pos+=1 
+            if pos == len goto done 
+
+            pos = find_not_cclass .CCLASS_LOWERCASE, $S0, pos, len 
+            if pos == len goto done 
+            goto next_word 
+         
+          done: 
+            %r = box $S0
+        }
+
+    }
+
     our List multi method split(Code $delimiter, $limit = *) {
         my $s = ~self;
         my $l = $limit ~~ Whatever ?? Inf !! $limit;