diff --git a/src/MacroTools.jl b/src/MacroTools.jl
index 1db0df3..38cf4bf 100644
--- a/src/MacroTools.jl
+++ b/src/MacroTools.jl
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-__precompile__(true)
 module MacroTools
 
 using Compat
diff --git a/src/examples/threading.jl b/src/examples/threading.jl
index 81d6a12..eff7f16 100644
--- a/src/examples/threading.jl
+++ b/src/examples/threading.jl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ macro >(exs...)
     isexpr(ex, :block)            ? thread(x, rmlines(ex).args...) :
     Expr(:call, ex, x)
 
-  thread(x, exs...) = reduce(thread, x, exs)
+  thread(x, exs...) = reduce(thread, exs, init=x)
 
   esc(thread(exs...))
 end
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ macro >>(exs...)
     isexpr(ex, :block)            ? thread(x, rmlines(ex).args...) :
     Expr(:call, ex, x)
 
-  thread(x, exs...) = reduce(thread, x, exs)
+  thread(x, exs...) = reduce(thread, exs, init=x)
 
   esc(thread(exs...))
 end