diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LET.java b/src/main/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LET.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 6dd55ba..0000000
--- a/src/main/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LET.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-package function.builtin.special;
-
-import function.ArgumentValidator;
-import function.FunctionNames;
-import function.LispSpecialFunction;
-import sexpression.Cons;
-import sexpression.Nil;
-import sexpression.SExpression;
-import sexpression.Symbol;
-import table.ExecutionContext;
-import table.SymbolTable;
-
-import static function.builtin.Eval.eval;
-
-@FunctionNames({ "LET" })
-public class LET extends LispSpecialFunction {
-
-    private ArgumentValidator argumentValidator;
-    private ArgumentValidator variableDefinitionListValidator;
-    private ArgumentValidator pairValidator;
-    protected ExecutionContext executionContext;
-
-    public LET(String name) {
-        this.argumentValidator = new ArgumentValidator(name);
-        this.argumentValidator.setMinimumNumberOfArguments(1);
-        this.argumentValidator.setFirstArgumentExpectedType(Cons.class);
-
-        this.variableDefinitionListValidator = new ArgumentValidator(name + "|pair-list|");
-        this.variableDefinitionListValidator.setEveryArgumentExpectedType(Cons.class);
-
-        this.pairValidator = new ArgumentValidator(name + "|pair|");
-        this.pairValidator.setMinimumNumberOfArguments(1);
-        this.pairValidator.setMaximumNumberOfArguments(2);
-        this.pairValidator.setFirstArgumentExpectedType(Symbol.class);
-
-        this.executionContext = ExecutionContext.INSTANCE;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public SExpression call(Cons argumentList) {
-        argumentValidator.validate(argumentList);
-        Cons variableDefinitions = (Cons) argumentList.getFirst();
-        Cons body = (Cons) argumentList.getRest();
-
-        return evaluateInScope(variableDefinitions, body);
-    }
-
-    private SExpression evaluateInScope(Cons variableDefinitions, Cons body) {
-        SymbolTable localScope = createLocalScope(variableDefinitions);
-        SExpression lastEvaluation = evaluateBody(body);
-        restorePreviousScope(localScope);
-
-        return lastEvaluation;
-    }
-
-    protected SymbolTable createLocalScope(Cons variableDefinitions) {
-        SymbolTable localScope = new SymbolTable(executionContext.getScope());
-        addVariablesToScope(localScope, variableDefinitions);
-        executionContext.setScope(localScope);
-
-        return localScope;
-    }
-
-    protected void addVariablesToScope(SymbolTable scope, Cons variableDefinitions) {
-        variableDefinitionListValidator.validate(variableDefinitions);
-
-        for (; variableDefinitions.isCons(); variableDefinitions = (Cons) variableDefinitions.getRest())
-            addPairToScope((Cons) variableDefinitions.getFirst(), scope);
-    }
-
-    private void addPairToScope(Cons symbolValuePair, SymbolTable scope) {
-        pairValidator.validate(symbolValuePair);
-
-        Cons restOfPair = (Cons) symbolValuePair.getRest();
-        SExpression symbol = symbolValuePair.getFirst();
-        SExpression value = restOfPair.getFirst();
-
-        scope.set(symbol.toString(), eval(value));
-    }
-
-    private SExpression evaluateBody(Cons body) {
-        SExpression lastEvaluation = Nil.INSTANCE;
-
-        for (; body.isCons(); body = (Cons) body.getRest())
-            lastEvaluation = eval(body.getFirst());
-
-        return lastEvaluation;
-    }
-
-    private void restorePreviousScope(SymbolTable localScope) {
-        executionContext.setScope(localScope.getParent());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LET_STAR.java b/src/main/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LET_STAR.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 41373c5..0000000
--- a/src/main/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LET_STAR.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-package function.builtin.special;
-
-import function.FunctionNames;
-import sexpression.Cons;
-import table.SymbolTable;
-
-@FunctionNames({ "LET*" })
-public class LET_STAR extends LET {
-
-    public LET_STAR(String name) {
-        super(name);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected SymbolTable createLocalScope(Cons variableDefinitions) {
-        SymbolTable localScope = new SymbolTable(executionContext.getScope());
-        executionContext.setScope(localScope);
-        addVariablesToScope(localScope, variableDefinitions);
-
-        return localScope;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/function/builtin/special/Let.kt b/src/main/kotlin/function/builtin/special/Let.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e89e7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/function/builtin/special/Let.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package function.builtin.special
+
+import function.ArgumentValidator
+import function.FunctionNames
+import function.LispSpecialFunction
+import function.builtin.Eval.Companion.eval
+import sexpression.Cons
+import sexpression.Nil
+import sexpression.SExpression
+import sexpression.Symbol
+import table.ExecutionContext
+import table.SymbolTable
+
+@FunctionNames("LET")
+open class Let(name: String) : LispSpecialFunction() {
+
+    private val argumentValidator = ArgumentValidator(name).apply {
+        setMinimumNumberOfArguments(1)
+        setFirstArgumentExpectedType(Cons::class.java)
+
+    }
+
+    private val variableDefinitionListValidator = ArgumentValidator("$name|pair-list|").apply {
+        setEveryArgumentExpectedType(Cons::class.java)
+    }
+
+    private val pairValidator: ArgumentValidator = ArgumentValidator("$name|pair|").apply {
+        setMinimumNumberOfArguments(1)
+        setMaximumNumberOfArguments(2)
+        setFirstArgumentExpectedType(Symbol::class.java)
+    }
+
+    override fun call(argumentList: Cons): SExpression {
+        argumentValidator.validate(argumentList)
+
+        val variableDefinitions = argumentList.first as Cons
+        val body = argumentList.rest as Cons
+
+        return evaluateInScope(variableDefinitions, body)
+    }
+
+    private fun evaluateInScope(variableDefinitions: Cons, body: Cons): SExpression {
+        val localScope = createLocalScope(variableDefinitions)
+        val lastEvaluation = evaluateBody(body)
+        restorePreviousScope(localScope)
+
+        return lastEvaluation
+    }
+
+    protected open fun createLocalScope(variableDefinitions: Cons) =
+        SymbolTable(ExecutionContext.scope).also {
+            addVariablesToScope(it, variableDefinitions)
+            ExecutionContext.scope = it
+        }
+
+    protected fun addVariablesToScope(scope: SymbolTable, variableDefinitions: Cons) {
+        variableDefinitionListValidator.validate(variableDefinitions)
+        variableDefinitions.forEach { addPairToScope(it.first as Cons, scope) }
+    }
+
+    private fun addPairToScope(symbolValuePair: Cons, scope: SymbolTable) {
+        pairValidator.validate(symbolValuePair)
+
+        val restOfPair = symbolValuePair.rest as Cons
+        val symbol = symbolValuePair.first.toString()
+        val value = eval(restOfPair.first)
+
+        scope[symbol] = value
+    }
+
+    private fun evaluateBody(body: Cons) =
+        body.fold(Nil as SExpression) { _, cons -> eval(cons.first) }
+
+    private fun restorePreviousScope(localScope: SymbolTable) {
+        ExecutionContext.scope = localScope.parent!!
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LetStar.kt b/src/main/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LetStar.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..198575c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LetStar.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package function.builtin.special
+
+import function.FunctionNames
+import sexpression.Cons
+import table.ExecutionContext
+import table.SymbolTable
+
+@FunctionNames("LET*")
+class LetStar(name: String) : Let(name) {
+
+    override fun createLocalScope(variableDefinitions: Cons) =
+        SymbolTable(ExecutionContext.scope).also {
+            ExecutionContext.scope = it
+            addVariablesToScope(it, variableDefinitions)
+        }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LET_STARTest.java b/src/test/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LetStarTest.java
similarity index 98%
rename from src/test/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LET_STARTest.java
rename to src/test/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LetStarTest.java
index ba6ad70..54f6521 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LET_STARTest.java
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LetStarTest.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import testutil.SymbolAndFunctionCleaner;
 import static testutil.TestUtilities.assertSExpressionsMatch;
 import static testutil.TestUtilities.evaluateString;
 
-public class LET_STARTest extends SymbolAndFunctionCleaner {
+public class LetStarTest extends SymbolAndFunctionCleaner {
 
     @Test
     public void simpleLet() {
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LETTest.java b/src/test/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LetTest.java
similarity index 98%
rename from src/test/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LETTest.java
rename to src/test/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LetTest.java
index 4187300..3110f7c 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LETTest.java
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/function/builtin/special/LetTest.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import testutil.SymbolAndFunctionCleaner;
 import static testutil.TestUtilities.assertSExpressionsMatch;
 import static testutil.TestUtilities.evaluateString;
 
-public class LETTest extends SymbolAndFunctionCleaner {
+public class LetTest extends SymbolAndFunctionCleaner {
 
     @Test
     public void simpleLet() {