diff --git a/run/xml_term_edit.run b/run/xml_term_edit.run
index 3c56c42..831e99a 100644
--- a/run/xml_term_edit.run
+++ b/run/xml_term_edit.run
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ append config {
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="2M"/>
 		<provides><service name="Terminal"/></provides>
 		<config>
-			<keyboard layout="us"/>
+			<keyboard layout="none"/>
 		</config>
 		<route>
 			<any-service> <parent/> <any-child/> </any-service>
diff --git a/src/app/xml_term_edit/component.cc b/src/app/xml_term_edit/component.cc
index 4c7c23d..cb1d45d 100644
--- a/src/app/xml_term_edit/component.cc
+++ b/src/app/xml_term_edit/component.cc
@@ -13,17 +13,22 @@
 
 /* Genode includes */
 #include <os/reporter.h>
-#include <vfs/file_system_factory.h>
-#include <vfs/dir_file_system.h>
 #include <terminal_session/connection.h>
 #include <base/attached_rom_dataspace.h>
 #include <base/heap.h>
-#include <base/component.h>
+#include <libc/component.h>
 
 /* Cli_monitor includes */
 #include <command_line.h>
 #include <line_editor.h>
 
+/* Libc includes */
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 
 namespace Xml_term_edit {
 	using namespace Genode;
@@ -36,94 +41,46 @@ namespace Xml_term_edit {
 	struct Main;
 }
 
-Genode::Env *_env;
-
 struct Xml_term_edit::Command : Cli_monitor::Command
 {
-	Vfs::Dir_file_system &vfs;
 	Genode::Allocator    &alloc;
 	Reporter             &report;
-	Vfs::Vfs_handle      *root_handle = nullptr;
 
 	Command(char const *name,
 	        char const *desc,
 	        Command_registry     &cmds,
-	        Vfs::Dir_file_system &vfs,
 	        Genode::Allocator    &alloc,
 	        Reporter             &report)
 	:
 		Cli_monitor::Command(name, desc),
-		vfs(vfs), alloc(alloc), report(report)
+		alloc(alloc), report(report)
 	{
-		auto r = vfs.open(
-			"/", Vfs::Directory_service::OPEN_MODE_RDONLY, &root_handle, alloc);
-		if (r !=  Vfs::Directory_service::Open_result::OPEN_OK) {
-			Genode::error("failed to open VFS root directory");
-			throw r;
-		}
-
 		cmds.insert(this);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * TODO: this is too slow, cache it
+	 */
 	void _for_each_argument(Argument_fn const &fn) const override
 	{
-		typedef Vfs::File_io_service::Read_result Result;
+		DIR *dirp = opendir("/");
+		if (dirp == NULL) {
+			Genode::error("failed to read root directory");
+			return;
+		}
 
-		enum { DIRENT_COUNT = 4096 / sizeof(Vfs::Directory_service::Dirent) };
-		Vfs::Directory_service::Dirent dirents[DIRENT_COUNT];
-		memset(dirents, 0x00, sizeof(dirents));
-
-		root_handle->seek(0);
-
-		for (;;) {
-			while (!vfs.queue_read(root_handle, sizeof(dirents))) {
-				_env->ep().wait_and_dispatch_one_io_signal();
-			}
-			Vfs::file_size read_count = 0;
-			Result r;
-			for (;;) {
-				r = vfs.complete_read(
-					root_handle, (char*)&dirents, sizeof(dirents), read_count);
-				if (r == Result::READ_QUEUED) {
-					_env->ep().wait_and_dispatch_one_io_signal();
-				}
-				else
-					break;
-			}
-
-			if (r != Result::READ_OK) {
-				Genode::error("failed to read subsystems");
-				return;
-			}
-
-			if (read_count == 0) return;
-			root_handle->advance_seek(read_count);
-			read_count = read_count / sizeof(Vfs::Directory_service::Dirent);
-
-			for (unsigned i = 0; i < read_count; i++) {
-				Vfs::Directory_service::Dirent const &e = dirents[i];
-
-				switch (e.type) {
-				case Vfs::Directory_service::DIRENT_TYPE_FILE:
-					/* check if the VFS returned junk */
-					if (e.name[0] != '\0')
-						fn(Argument(e.name, ""));
-					break;
-				case Vfs::Directory_service::DIRENT_TYPE_END:
-					return;
-				default:
-					break;
-				}
+		dirent *dp;
+		while ((dp = readdir(dirp)) != NULL) {
+			if (dp->d_type == DT_REG) {
+				fn(Argument(dp->d_name, ""));
 			}
 		}
+		closedir(dirp);
 	}
 
 	void insert_file_content(Command_line &cmd, Xml_generator gen)
 	{
-		using namespace Vfs;
-
 		Path<128> path;
-		Vfs_handle *handle;
 		{
 			char name[128] = { '\0' };
 			if (cmd.argument(0, name, sizeof(name)) == false) {
@@ -133,41 +90,24 @@ struct Xml_term_edit::Command : Cli_monitor::Command
 			path.import(name);
 		}
 
-		Directory_service::Stat sb;
-		vfs.stat(path.base(), sb);
-
-		/* XXX: error handling */
-		if (!sb.size)
-			return;
-
-		typedef Directory_service::Open_result Open_result;
-		Open_result res = vfs.open(
-			path.base(),
-			Directory_service::OPEN_MODE_RDONLY,
-			&handle,
-			alloc);
-		switch (res) {
-		case Open_result::OPEN_OK:
-			break;
-		default:
-			error("failed to open '", path, "'");
-			/* XXX: log and write error info to the terminal */
+		int fd = open(path.base(), O_RDONLY);
+		if (fd == -1) {
+			Genode::error("failed to open '", path, "'");
 			return;
 		}
-		Vfs_handle::Guard guard(handle);
 
 		char buf[1024];
-		file_size offset = 0;
-		while (offset < sb.size) {
-			file_size n = 0;
-			file_size count = min(sizeof(buf), sb.size-offset);
-			handle->fs().complete_read(handle, buf, count, n);
-			if (!n)
-				return;
-			gen.append(buf, n);
-			offset += n;
-			handle->advance_seek(n);
+		for (;;) {
+			auto n = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
+			if (n > 0) {
+				gen.append(buf, n);
+			} else {
+				if (n < 0)
+					Genode::error("failed to read '", path, "'");
+				break;
+			}
 		}
+		close(fd);
 	}
 };
 
@@ -175,10 +115,9 @@ struct Xml_term_edit::Command : Cli_monitor::Command
 struct Xml_term_edit::Add_command : Xml_term_edit::Command
 {
 	Add_command(Command_registry     &cmds,
-	            Vfs::Dir_file_system &vfs,
 	            Genode::Allocator    &alloc,
 	            Reporter             &report)
-	: Command("add", "add a new subsystem to init", cmds, vfs, alloc, report)
+	: Command("add", "add a new subsystem to init", cmds, alloc, report)
 	{ }
 
 	void execute(Command_line &cmd, Terminal::Session &terminal) override
@@ -193,10 +132,9 @@ struct Xml_term_edit::Add_command : Xml_term_edit::Command
 struct Xml_term_edit::Del_command : Xml_term_edit::Command
 {
 	Del_command(Command_registry     &cmds,
-	            Vfs::Dir_file_system &vfs,
 	            Genode::Allocator    &alloc,
 	            Reporter             &report)
-	: Command("del", "delete a subsystem from init", cmds, vfs, alloc, report)
+	: Command("del", "delete a subsystem from init", cmds, alloc, report)
 	{ }
 
 	void execute(Command_line &cmd, Terminal::Session &terminal) override
@@ -237,18 +175,8 @@ struct Xml_term_edit::Main
 		}
 	}
 
-	struct Io_response_handler : Vfs::Io_response_handler
-	{
-		void handle_io_response(Vfs::Vfs_handle::Context *) override { }
-	} io_response_handler;
-
 	Heap heap { env.ram(), env.rm() };
 
-	Vfs::Global_file_system_factory vfs_factory { heap };
-
-	Vfs::Dir_file_system vfs_root {
-		env, heap, vfs_config(), io_response_handler, vfs_factory };
-
 	Terminal::Connection term { env, "edit" };
 
 	Reporter reporter { env, "xml_editor", "edit", env.ram().avail_ram().value / 2 };
@@ -265,8 +193,8 @@ struct Xml_term_edit::Main
 		return nullptr;
 	}
 
-	Add_command add_command { cmds, vfs_root, heap, reporter };
-	Del_command del_command { cmds, vfs_root, heap, reporter };
+	Add_command add_command { cmds, heap, reporter };
+	Del_command del_command { cmds, heap, reporter };
 	Exit_command exit_command { cmds, env.parent() };
 
 	enum { COMMAND_MAX_LEN = 1024 };
@@ -290,24 +218,29 @@ struct Xml_term_edit::Main
 
 void Xml_term_edit::Main::handle_term()
 {
-	while (term.avail() && !editor.completed()) {
-		char c = 0;
-		term.read(&c, 1);
-		editor.submit_input(c);
-	}
+	Libc::with_libc([&] () {
 
-	if (editor.completed()) {
-		auto *cmd = lookup_command(cmd_buf);
-		if (cmd) {
-			Cli_monitor::Command_line cmd_line(cmd_buf, *cmd);
-			cmd->execute(cmd_line, term);
+		while (term.avail() && !editor.completed()) {
+			char c = 0;
+			term.read(&c, 1);
+			editor.submit_input(c);
 		}
-		editor.reset();
-	}
+
+		if (editor.completed()) {
+
+			auto *cmd = lookup_command(cmd_buf);
+			if (cmd) {
+				Cli_monitor::Command_line cmd_line(cmd_buf, *cmd);
+				cmd->execute(cmd_line, term);
+			}
+			editor.reset();
+		}
+	});
 }
 
-void Component::construct(Genode::Env &env)
+void Libc::Component::construct(Libc::Env &env)
 {
-	_env = &env;
-	static Xml_term_edit::Main inst(env);
+	Libc::with_libc([&] () {
+		static Xml_term_edit::Main inst(env);
+	});
 }
diff --git a/src/app/xml_term_edit/target.mk b/src/app/xml_term_edit/target.mk
index 1f6f2e1..68e3693 100644
--- a/src/app/xml_term_edit/target.mk
+++ b/src/app/xml_term_edit/target.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 TARGET = xml_term_edit
 SRC_CC = component.cc
-LIBS   = base vfs
+LIBS   = base libc
 
 INC_DIR += $(PRG_DIR) $(call select_from_repositories,src/app/cli_monitor)