diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 35923d6d..e09166a0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ DOC = info _info_ sysdoc sysnet syshst kshack _teco_ emacs emacs1 c kcc \
       combat pdl minits mits_s chaos hal -pics- imlac maint cent ksc klh \
       digest prs decus bsg madman hur lmdoc rrs danny netwrk klotz hello \
       clu r mini nova sits jay rjl nlogo mprog2 mudbug cfs hudini
-BIN = sys sys1 sys2 emacs _teco_ lisp liblsp alan inquir sail comlap \
+BIN = sys sys1 sys2 emacs _teco_ lisp liblsp alan sail comlap \
       c decsys graphs draw datdrw fonts fonts1 fonts2 games macsym \
       maint _www_ gt40 llogo bawden sysbin -pics- lmman shrdlu imlac \
       pdp10 madman survey rrs clu clucmp rws mini mudsav mudsys libmud \
diff --git a/bin/inquir/lsr1.empty b/bin/inquir/lsr1.empty
deleted file mode 100644
index 9242ce7e..00000000
Binary files a/bin/inquir/lsr1.empty and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/build/basics.tcl b/build/basics.tcl
index 546cbc53..8c676c91 100644
--- a/build/basics.tcl
+++ b/build/basics.tcl
@@ -252,7 +252,23 @@ respond "*" ":midas sysbin;name_sysen2;name\r"
 expect ":KILL"
 
 respond "*" ":link syseng;ttytyp 999999,system;ttytyp >\r"
-respond "*" ":copy inquir;lsr1 empty,inquir;lsr1 >\r"
+
+# Build INQUIR;INQUPD BIN
+respond "*" ":midas inquir;inqupd bin_inquir;inqupd\r"
+expect ":KILL"
+
+# Build INQUIR;DIRS BIN
+respond "*" ":midas inquir;dirs bin_inquir;dmunch\r"
+expect ":KILL"
+
+# create .temp.;lsr1 empty
+respond "*" "lsrini\033j"
+respond "*" "\033linquir;inqupd bin\r"
+respond "*" "\033g"
+expect ":KILL"
+
+# create inquir;lsr1 1
+respond "*" ":move .temp.;lsr1 empty,inquir;lsr1 1\r"
 
 # pword/panda
 respond "*" ":midas sysbin;panda bin_sysen1;pword\r"
diff --git a/build/lisp.tcl b/build/lisp.tcl
index 1ceaf0c9..8a7edf6a 100644
--- a/build/lisp.tcl
+++ b/build/lisp.tcl
@@ -215,11 +215,6 @@ respond "*" ":lisp inquir;inquir (dump)\r"
 respond "*" ":link inquir;ts inquir,inquir;inqbin >\r"
 respond "*" ":link sys;ts inquir,inquir;ts inquir\r"
 
-respond "*" ":midas inquir;dirs bin_inquir;dmunch\r"
-expect ":KILL"
-
-respond "*" ":midas inquir;inqupd bin_inquir;inqupd\r"
-expect ":KILL"
 respond "*" ":link inquir;ts inqcpy,inqupd bin\r"
 respond "*" ":link inquir;ts inqpat,inqupd bin\r"
 respond "*" ":link inquir;ts lsrini,inqupd bin\r"