diff --git a/io.c b/io.c
index 2f9df89d6aacf1..e0b81fcc3a741c 100644
--- a/io.c
+++ b/io.c
@@ -12987,13 +12987,13 @@ rb_readwrite_syserr_fail(enum rb_io_wait_readwrite writable, int n, const char *
 }
 
 static VALUE
-get_$LAST_READ_LINE(ID _x, VALUE *_y)
+get_LAST_READ_LINE(ID _x, VALUE *_y)
 {
     return rb_lastline_get();
 }
 
 static void
-set_$LAST_READ_LINE(VALUE val, ID _x, VALUE *_y)
+set_LAST_READ_LINE(VALUE val, ID _x, VALUE *_y)
 {
     rb_lastline_set(val);
 }
@@ -13271,7 +13271,7 @@ Init_IO(void)
     rb_define_hooked_variable("$-0", &rb_rs, 0, rb_str_setter);
     rb_define_hooked_variable("$\\", &rb_output_rs, 0, rb_str_setter);
 
-    rb_define_virtual_variable("$_", get_$LAST_READ_LINE, set_$LAST_READ_LINE);
+    rb_define_virtual_variable("$_", get_LAST_READ_LINE, set_LAST_READ_LINE);
 
     rb_define_method(rb_cIO, "initialize_copy", rb_io_init_copy, 1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cIO, "reopen", rb_io_reopen, -1);
diff --git a/load.c b/load.c
index 3a21f5c0cf7be5..571995daed2346 100644
--- a/load.c
+++ b/load.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ get_loaded_features(void)
 }
 
 static VALUE
-get_$LOADED_FEATURES(ID _x, VALUE *_y)
+get_LOADED_FEATURES(ID _x, VALUE *_y)
 {
     return get_loaded_features();
 }
@@ -1265,8 +1265,8 @@ Init_load(void)
     vm->load_path_check_cache = 0;
     rb_define_singleton_method(vm->load_path, "resolve_feature_path", rb_resolve_feature_path, 1);
 
-    rb_define_virtual_variable("$\"", get_$LOADED_FEATURES, 0);
-    rb_define_virtual_variable("$LOADED_FEATURES", get_$LOADED_FEATURES, 0);
+    rb_define_virtual_variable("$\"", get_LOADED_FEATURES, 0);
+    rb_define_virtual_variable("$LOADED_FEATURES", get_LOADED_FEATURES, 0);
     vm->loaded_features = rb_ary_new();
     vm->loaded_features_snapshot = rb_ary_tmp_new(0);
     vm->loaded_features_index = st_init_numtable();
diff --git a/process.c b/process.c
index dad090712c6e45..a21b17125e02d6 100644
--- a/process.c
+++ b/process.c
@@ -8039,13 +8039,13 @@ rb_clock_getres(int argc, VALUE *argv)
 }
 
 static VALUE
-get_$CHILD_STATUS(ID _x, VALUE *_y)
+get_CHILD_STATUS(ID _x, VALUE *_y)
 {
     return rb_last_status_get();
 }
 
 static VALUE
-get_$PROCESS_ID(ID _x, VALUE *_y)
+get_PROCESS_ID(ID _x, VALUE *_y)
 {
     return get_pid();
 }
@@ -8066,8 +8066,8 @@ InitVM_process(void)
 {
 #undef rb_intern
 #define rb_intern(str) rb_intern_const(str)
-    rb_define_virtual_variable("$?", get_$CHILD_STATUS, 0);
-    rb_define_virtual_variable("$$", get_$PROCESS_ID, 0);
+    rb_define_virtual_variable("$?", get_CHILD_STATUS, 0);
+    rb_define_virtual_variable("$$", get_PROCESS_ID, 0);
     rb_define_global_function("exec", rb_f_exec, -1);
     rb_define_global_function("fork", rb_f_fork, 0);
     rb_define_global_function("exit!", rb_f_exit_bang, -1);
diff --git a/re.c b/re.c
index f4aad1e0447057..d5f9a8792edefa 100644
--- a/re.c
+++ b/re.c
@@ -3955,7 +3955,7 @@ match_getter(void)
 }
 
 static VALUE
-get_$LAST_MATCH_INFO(ID _x, VALUE *_y)
+get_LAST_MATCH_INFO(ID _x, VALUE *_y)
 {
     return match_getter();
 }
@@ -4048,7 +4048,7 @@ Init_Regexp(void)
     onig_set_warn_func(re_warn);
     onig_set_verb_warn_func(re_warn);
 
-    rb_define_virtual_variable("$~", get_$LAST_MATCH_INFO, match_setter);
+    rb_define_virtual_variable("$~", get_LAST_MATCH_INFO, match_setter);
     rb_define_virtual_variable("$&", last_match_getter, 0);
     rb_define_virtual_variable("$`", prematch_getter, 0);
     rb_define_virtual_variable("$'", postmatch_getter, 0);