diff --git a/compiler/semdata.nim b/compiler/semdata.nim
index 3e57d1104b..5057260a4b 100644
--- a/compiler/semdata.nim
+++ b/compiler/semdata.nim
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ proc makeNotType*(c: PContext, t1: PType): PType =
 
 proc nMinusOne*(n: PNode): PNode =
   result = newNode(nkCall, n.info, @[
-    newSymNode(getSysMagic("<", mUnaryLt)),
+    newSymNode(getSysMagic("pred", mPred)),
     n])
 
 # Remember to fix the procs below this one when you make changes!
diff --git a/lib/pure/securehash.nim b/lib/pure/securehash.nim
index c191466698..57c1f3631c 100644
--- a/lib/pure/securehash.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/securehash.nim
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ proc `$`*(self: SecureHash): string =
     result.add(toHex(int(v), 2))
 
 proc parseSecureHash*(hash: string): SecureHash =
-  for i in 0.. <Sha1DigestSize:
+  for i in 0 ..< Sha1DigestSize:
     Sha1Digest(result)[i] = uint8(parseHexInt(hash[i*2] & hash[i*2 + 1]))
 
 proc `==`*(a, b: SecureHash): bool =
diff --git a/lib/system/debugger.nim b/lib/system/debugger.nim
index d9075de16d..937c0d6f0c 100644
--- a/lib/system/debugger.nim
+++ b/lib/system/debugger.nim
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ proc genericHash(dest: pointer, mt: PNimType): int =
 proc dbgRegisterWatchpoint(address: pointer, name: cstring,
                            typ: PNimType) {.compilerproc.} =
   let L = watchPointsLen
-  for i in 0.. <L:
+  for i in 0 .. pred(L):
     if watchPoints[i].name == name:
       # address may have changed:
       watchPoints[i].address = address
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ var
 
 proc checkWatchpoints =
   let L = watchPointsLen
-  for i in 0.. <L:
+  for i in 0 .. pred(L):
     let newHash = genericHash(watchPoints[i].address, watchPoints[i].typ)
     if newHash != watchPoints[i].oldValue:
       dbgWatchpointHook(watchPoints[i].name)
diff --git a/lib/system/repr.nim b/lib/system/repr.nim
index 1021919303..982b074672 100644
--- a/lib/system/repr.nim
+++ b/lib/system/repr.nim
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ proc reprStrAux(result: var string, s: cstring; len: int) =
     add result, "nil"
     return
   add result, reprPointer(cast[pointer](s)) & "\""
-  for i in 0.. <len:
+  for i in 0 .. pred(len):
     let c = s[i]
     case c
     of '"': add result, "\\\""
diff --git a/lib/system/sysspawn.nim b/lib/system/sysspawn.nim
index 7da45b4dd0..a0d10c446e 100644
--- a/lib/system/sysspawn.nim
+++ b/lib/system/sysspawn.nim
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ var
   workersData: array[NumThreads, Worker]
 
 proc setup() =
-  for i in 0.. <NumThreads:
+  for i in 0 ..< NumThreads:
     workersData[i].taskArrived = createCondVar()
     workersData[i].taskStarted = createFastCondVar()
     createThread(workers[i], slave, addr(workersData[i]))
diff --git a/nimsuggest/sexp.nim b/nimsuggest/sexp.nim
index 61bba10bc8..e0983467f1 100644
--- a/nimsuggest/sexp.nim
+++ b/nimsuggest/sexp.nim
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ proc toSexp(x: NimNode): NimNode {.compiletime.} =
   case x.kind
   of nnkBracket:
     result = newNimNode(nnkBracket)
-    for i in 0 .. <x.len:
+    for i in 0 ..< x.len:
       result.add(toSexp(x[i]))
 
   else: