diff --git a/src/background.html b/src/background.html
index 07eb25d40..9e006ec0c 100644
--- a/src/background.html
+++ b/src/background.html
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 <script src="js/vapi-common.js"></script>
 <script src="js/vapi-background.js"></script>
 <script src="js/background.js"></script>
-<script src="js/xal.js"></script>
 <script src="js/async.js"></script>
 <script src="js/utils.js"></script>
 <script src="js/uritools.js"></script>
diff --git a/src/js/async.js b/src/js/async.js
index 0dea156b5..93af28fca 100644
--- a/src/js/async.js
+++ b/src/js/async.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ AsyncJobManager.prototype.restartTimer = function() {
     // TODO: Maybe use chrome.alarms() API when the next job is at more than
     // one minute in the future... From reading about it, chrome.alarms() is
     // smarter in that it will fire the event only when the browser is not
-    // too busy. (through XAL to abstract API specificities)
+    // too busy.
     if ( when < this.timerWhen ) {
         clearTimeout(this.timerId);
         this.timerWhen = when;
diff --git a/src/js/messaging.js b/src/js/messaging.js
index cef099ac0..3eeb62df1 100644
--- a/src/js/messaging.js
+++ b/src/js/messaging.js
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ var backupUserData = function(callback) {
 
         µb.restoreBackupSettings.lastBackupFile = filename;
         µb.restoreBackupSettings.lastBackupTime = Date.now();
-        µb.XAL.keyvalSetMany(µb.restoreBackupSettings);
+        µb.keyvalSetMany(µb.restoreBackupSettings);
 
         getLocalData(callback);
     };
@@ -1135,20 +1135,20 @@ var restoreUserData = function(request) {
 
     var onAllRemoved = function() {
         // Be sure to adjust `countdown` if adding/removing anything below
-        µb.XAL.keyvalSetOne('version', userData.version);
+        µb.keyvalSetOne('version', userData.version);
         µBlock.saveLocalSettings(true);
-        µb.XAL.keyvalSetMany(userData.userSettings, onCountdown);
-        µb.XAL.keyvalSetOne('remoteBlacklists', userData.filterLists, onCountdown);
-        µb.XAL.keyvalSetOne('netWhitelist', userData.netWhitelist || '', onCountdown);
+        µb.keyvalSetMany(userData.userSettings, onCountdown);
+        µb.keyvalSetOne('remoteBlacklists', userData.filterLists, onCountdown);
+        µb.keyvalSetOne('netWhitelist', userData.netWhitelist || '', onCountdown);
 
         // With versions 0.9.2.4-, dynamic rules were saved within the
         // `userSettings` object. No longer the case.
         var s = userData.dynamicFilteringString || userData.userSettings.dynamicFilteringString || '';
-        µb.XAL.keyvalSetOne('dynamicFilteringString', s, onCountdown);
+        µb.keyvalSetOne('dynamicFilteringString', s, onCountdown);
 
-        µb.XAL.keyvalSetOne('hostnameSwitchesString', userData.hostnameSwitchesString || '', onCountdown);
+        µb.keyvalSetOne('hostnameSwitchesString', userData.hostnameSwitchesString || '', onCountdown);
         µb.assets.put('assets/user/filters.txt', userData.userFilters, onCountdown);
-        µb.XAL.keyvalSetMany({
+        µb.keyvalSetMany({
             lastRestoreFile: request.file || '',
             lastRestoreTime: Date.now(),
             lastBackupFile: '',
@@ -1162,13 +1162,13 @@ var restoreUserData = function(request) {
 
     // If we are going to restore all, might as well wipe out clean local
     // storage
-    µb.XAL.keyvalRemoveAll(onAllRemoved);
+    vAPI.storage.clear(onAllRemoved);
 };
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
 var resetUserData = function() {
-    µb.XAL.keyvalRemoveAll();
+    vAPI.storage.clear();
 
     // Keep global counts, people can become quite attached to numbers
     µb.saveLocalSettings(true);
diff --git a/src/js/start.js b/src/js/start.js
index d5ecec0ae..f335dc003 100644
--- a/src/js/start.js
+++ b/src/js/start.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ var onUserSettingsReady = function(fetched) {
 
     // Remove obsolete setting
     delete userSettings.logRequests;
-    µb.XAL.keyvalRemoveOne('logRequests');
+    vAPI.storage.remove('logRequests');
 };
 
 /******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/js/storage.js b/src/js/storage.js
index dd70d4dac..67b7bb1f0 100644
--- a/src/js/storage.js
+++ b/src/js/storage.js
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
+µBlock.keyvalSetOne = function(key, val, callback) {
+    var bin = {};
+    bin[key] = val;
+    vAPI.storage.set(bin, callback || this.noopFunc);
+};
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
+µBlock.keyvalSetMany = function(dict, callback) {
+    vAPI.storage.set(dict, callback || this.noopFunc);
+};
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
 µBlock.saveLocalSettings = function(force) {
     if ( force ) {
         this.localSettingsModifyTime = Date.now();
@@ -70,13 +84,13 @@
 /******************************************************************************/
 
 µBlock.savePermanentFirewallRules = function() {
-    this.XAL.keyvalSetOne('dynamicFilteringString', this.permanentFirewall.toString());
+    this.keyvalSetOne('dynamicFilteringString', this.permanentFirewall.toString());
 };
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
 µBlock.saveHostnameSwitches = function() {
-    this.XAL.keyvalSetOne('hostnameSwitchesString', this.hnSwitches.toString());
+    this.keyvalSetOne('hostnameSwitchesString', this.hnSwitches.toString());
 };
 
 /******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/js/xal.js b/src/js/xal.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 872471b19..000000000
--- a/src/js/xal.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-/*******************************************************************************
-
-    µBlock - a browser extension to block requests.
-    Copyright (C) 2014 Raymond Hill
-
-    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with this program.  If not, see {http://www.gnu.org/licenses/}.
-
-    Home: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
-*/
-
-/* global µBlock */
-'use strict';
-
-/******************************************************************************/
-
-µBlock.XAL = (function(){
-
-/******************************************************************************/
-
-var exports = {};
-var noopFunc = function(){};
-
-
-/******************************************************************************/
-
-exports.keyvalSetOne = function(key, val, callback) {
-    var bin = {};
-    bin[key] = val;
-    vAPI.storage.set(bin, callback || noopFunc);
-};
-
-/******************************************************************************/
-
-exports.keyvalSetMany = function(dict, callback) {
-    vAPI.storage.set(dict, callback || noopFunc);
-};
-
-/******************************************************************************/
-
-exports.keyvalRemoveOne = function(key, callback) {
-    vAPI.storage.remove(key, callback || noopFunc);
-};
-
-/******************************************************************************/
-
-exports.keyvalRemoveAll = function(callback) {
-    vAPI.storage.clear(callback || noopFunc);
-};
-
-/******************************************************************************/
-
-return exports;
-
-/******************************************************************************/
-
-})();