diff --git a/src/boot/sysobj.reb b/src/boot/sysobj.reb
index f681ba77f4..c957b1f261 100644
--- a/src/boot/sysobj.reb
+++ b/src/boot/sysobj.reb
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ standard: object [
 
 	port-spec-net: make port-spec-file [
 		host: none
-		port-id: 80
+		port: 80
 	]
 
 	port-spec-checksum: make port-spec-head [
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ view: object [
 ;		user:		; User data
 
 ;		host:
-;		port-id:
+;		port:
 ;		user:
 ;		pass:
 ;		target:
diff --git a/src/core/p-net.c b/src/core/p-net.c
index 9659b9aa61..95f14515dd 100644
--- a/src/core/p-net.c
+++ b/src/core/p-net.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 **  REBOL [R3] Language Interpreter and Run-time Environment
 **
 **  Copyright 2012 REBOL Technologies
+**  Copyright 2012-2022 Rebol Open Source Contributors
 **  REBOL is a trademark of REBOL Technologies
 **
 **  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ enum Transport_Types {
 		case A_OPEN:
 
 			arg = Obj_Value(spec, STD_PORT_SPEC_NET_HOST);
-			val = Obj_Value(spec, STD_PORT_SPEC_NET_PORT_ID);
+			val = Obj_Value(spec, STD_PORT_SPEC_NET_PORT);
 
 			if (OS_DO_DEVICE(sock, RDC_OPEN)) Trap_Port(RE_CANNOT_OPEN, port, -12);
 			SET_OPEN(sock);
diff --git a/src/mezz/prot-http.reb b/src/mezz/prot-http.reb
index 687df906c4..18e3ee9c3e 100644
--- a/src/mezz/prot-http.reb
+++ b/src/mezz/prot-http.reb
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ do-request: func [
 		Accept: "*/*"
 		Accept-charset: "utf-8"
 		Accept-Encoding: "gzip,deflate"
-		Host: either not find [80 443] spec/port-id [
-			ajoin [spec/host #":" spec/port-id]
+		Host: either not find [80 443] spec/port [
+			ajoin [spec/host #":" spec/port]
 		][
 			form spec/host
 		]
@@ -508,22 +508,22 @@ do-redirect: func [port [port!] new-uri [url! string! file!] /local spec state h
 			do-request port
 			return true
 		]
-		new-uri: as url! ajoin [spec/scheme "://" spec/host #":" spec/port-id new-uri]
+		new-uri: as url! ajoin [spec/scheme "://" spec/host #":" spec/port new-uri]
 	]
 	new-uri: decode-url new-uri
 	spec/headers/host: new-uri/host
 
-	unless select new-uri 'port-id [
+	unless select new-uri 'port [
 		switch new-uri/scheme [
-			'https [append new-uri [port-id: 443]]
-			'http  [append new-uri [port-id: 80 ]]
+			'https [append new-uri [port: 443]]
+			'http  [append new-uri [port: 80 ]]
 		]
 	]
 	new-uri: construct/with new-uri port/scheme/spec
 	new-uri/method: spec/method
-	new-uri/ref: as url! ajoin either find [#[none] 80 443] new-uri/port-id [
+	new-uri/ref: as url! ajoin either find [#[none] 80 443] new-uri/port [
 		[new-uri/scheme "://" new-uri/host new-uri/path]
-	][	[new-uri/scheme "://" new-uri/host #":" new-uri/port-id new-uri/path]]
+	][	[new-uri/scheme "://" new-uri/host #":" new-uri/port new-uri/path]]
 
 	unless find [http https] new-uri/scheme [
 		return throw-http-error port {Redirect to a protocol different from HTTP or HTTPS not supported}
@@ -783,12 +783,12 @@ sys/make-scheme [
 				chunk: none
 				chunk-size: none
 			]
-			;? port/state/info
+			spec: port/spec
 			port/state/connection: conn: make port! compose [
-				scheme: (to lit-word! either port/spec/scheme = 'http ['tcp]['tls])
-				host: port/spec/host
-				port-id: port/spec/port-id
-				ref: as url! ajoin [scheme "://" host #":" port-id]
+				scheme: (to lit-word! either spec/scheme = 'http ['tcp]['tls])
+				host: spec/host
+				port: spec/port
+				ref: as url! ajoin [scheme "://" host #":" port]
 			]
 			
 			conn/awake: :http-awake
@@ -877,6 +877,6 @@ sys/make-scheme/with [
 	name: 'https
 	title: "Secure HyperText Transport Protocol v1.1"
 	spec: make spec [
-		port-id: 443
+		port: 443
 	]
 ] 'http
diff --git a/src/mezz/prot-mysql.reb b/src/mezz/prot-mysql.reb
index c993fd457f..6d6ec00da4 100644
--- a/src/mezz/prot-mysql.reb
+++ b/src/mezz/prot-mysql.reb
@@ -1394,17 +1394,18 @@ mysql-driver: make object! [
 
 	open-tcp-port: func [
 		port [port!] "mysql port"
-		/local conn
+		/local conn spec
 	][
+		spec: port/spec
 		conn: make port![
 			scheme: 'tcp
-			host: port/spec/host
-			port-id: port/spec/port-id
-			ref: rejoin [tcp:// host ":" port-id port/spec/path]
-			user: port/spec/user
-			pass: port/spec/pass
-			path: port/spec/path
-			timeout: port/spec/timeout
+			host:    spec/host
+			port:    spec/port
+			ref:     rejoin [tcp:// host ":" port spec/path]
+			user:    spec/user
+			pass:    spec/pass
+			path:    spec/path
+			timeout: spec/timeout
 		]
 
 		conn/extra: make locals-class [
@@ -1486,7 +1487,7 @@ sys/make-scheme [
 	
 	spec: make system/standard/port-spec-net [
 		path: %""
-		port-id: 3306
+		port: 3306
 		timeout: 120
 		user:
 		pass: none
@@ -1510,7 +1511,7 @@ sys/make-scheme [
 				spec: event/port/spec
 				spec/pass: none
 				spec/ref: rejoin [
-					mysql:// spec/user #"@" spec/host #":" spec/port-id spec/path
+					mysql:// spec/user #"@" spec/host #":" spec/port spec/path
 				]
 				sys/log/info 'MySQL ["Connected:^[[22m" spec/ref]
 				pl/handshaked?: true
@@ -1708,7 +1709,7 @@ send-sql: func [
 ]
 
 throw-timeout: func[port [port!]] [
-	cause-error 'Access 'timeout to url! rejoin [port/spec/scheme "://" port/spec/host #":" port/spec/port-id]
+	cause-error 'Access 'timeout to url! rejoin [port/spec/scheme "://" port/spec/host #":" port/spec/port]
 ]
 
 connect-sql: func [
diff --git a/src/mezz/prot-tls.reb b/src/mezz/prot-tls.reb
index 0f1c8c141a..73fb7004c4 100644
--- a/src/mezz/prot-tls.reb
+++ b/src/mezz/prot-tls.reb
@@ -1811,23 +1811,21 @@ sys/make-scheme [
 			]
 		]
 
-		open: func [port [port!] /local conn][
+		open: func [port [port!] /local conn spec][
 			log-more "OPEN"
 			if port/state [return port]
 
 			if none? port/spec/host [TLS-error "Missing host address"]
 
+			spec: port/spec
 			port/state: make-TLS-ctx
-
 			port/state/connection: conn: make port! [
 				scheme: 'tcp
-				host:    port/spec/host
-				port-id: port/spec/port-id
-				ref:     rejoin [tcp:// host ":" port-id]
+				host:    spec/host
+				port:    spec/port
+				ref:     rejoin [tcp:// host ":" port]
 			]
-
-			port/data: port/state/port-data
-
+			port/data:  port/state/port-data
 			conn/awake: :TLS-awake
 			conn/extra: port
 			open conn
diff --git a/src/mezz/prot-whois.reb b/src/mezz/prot-whois.reb
index badb765cf9..00bed95e06 100644
--- a/src/mezz/prot-whois.reb
+++ b/src/mezz/prot-whois.reb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ append system/options/log [whois: 1]
 sys/make-scheme [
 	name: 'whois
 	title: "WHOIS Protocol"
-	spec: make system/standard/port-spec-net [port-id: 43 timeout: 15 ]
+	spec: make system/standard/port-spec-net [port: 43 timeout: 15 ]
 	awake: func [event /local port parent] [
 		sys/log/debug 'WHOIS ["Awake:^[[22m" event/type]
 		port: event/port
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ sys/make-scheme [
 	actor: [
 		open: func [
 			port [port!]
-			/local conn
+			/local conn spec
 		] [
 			if all [
 				port/state
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ sys/make-scheme [
 				]
 				return port 
 			]
-
-			if none? port/spec/host [ port/spec/host: "whois.iana.org" ]
+			spec: port/spec
+			if none? spec/host [ spec/host: "whois.iana.org" ]
 
 			port/state: object [
 				state: 'inited
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ sys/make-scheme [
 			]
 			port/state/connection: conn: make port! [
 				scheme: 'tcp
-				host:    port/spec/host
-				port-id: port/spec/port-id
-				ref: rejoin [tcp:// host #":" port-id]
+				host: spec/host
+				port: spec/port
+				ref: rejoin [tcp:// host #":" port]
 			]
 			conn/extra: port
 			conn/awake: :awake
diff --git a/src/mezz/sys-ports.reb b/src/mezz/sys-ports.reb
index 5715f2dd4b..b85427c837 100644
--- a/src/mezz/sys-ports.reb
+++ b/src/mezz/sys-ports.reb
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ make-port*: func [
 			; optional host [:port]
 			opt [
 				copy s1 any host-char
-				opt [#":" copy s2 digits (compose/into [port-id: (to integer! s2)] tail out)]
+				opt [#":" copy s2 digits (compose/into [port: (to integer! s2)] tail out)]
 				(unless empty? s1 [attempt [s1: to tuple! s1] emit host s1])
 			]
 		]
diff --git a/src/modules/httpd.reb b/src/modules/httpd.reb
index 3791953fa3..dc945bb4a4 100644
--- a/src/modules/httpd.reb
+++ b/src/modules/httpd.reb
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ sys/make-scheme [
 	Name: 'httpd
 
 	Actor: [
-		Open: func [port [port!]][
-			; probe port/spec
-			sys/log/info 'HTTPD ["Opening server at port:^[[22m" port/spec/port-id]
+		Open: func [port [port!] /local spec][
+			spec: port/spec
+			sys/log/info 'HTTPD ["Opening server at port:^[[22m" spec/port]
 			port/extra: make object! [
-				subport: open compose [
+				subport: open [
 					scheme: 'tcp
-					port-id: (port/spec/port-id)
+					port:   spec/port
 				]
 				subport/awake: :port/scheme/awake-server
 				subport/extra: make object! [
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ sys/make-scheme [
 		]
 
 		Close: func [port [port!]][
-			sys/log/info 'HTTPD ["Closing server at port:^[[22m" port/spec/port-id]
+			sys/log/info 'HTTPD ["Closing server at port:^[[22m" port/spec/port]
 			close port/extra/subport
 		]
 
diff --git a/src/modules/port-scanner.reb b/src/modules/port-scanner.reb
index 6bff8c4c8b..2015bfe667 100644
--- a/src/modules/port-scanner.reb
+++ b/src/modules/port-scanner.reb
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ batch-size: 8000 ; higher batch size means higher CPU use!
 timeout: 0:0:0.5 ; setting timeout too low may result in not resolved opened ports!
 
 ; actor:
-on-awake: func [event /local port id] [
+on-awake: func [event /local port number] [
 	port: event/port
-	;print [as-green "==TCP-event:" as-red event/type "port:" as-red port/spec/port-id]
+	;print [as-green "==TCP-event:" as-red event/type "port:" as-red port/spec/port]
 	switch/default event/type [
 		lookup  [open port]
 		connect [
-			id: port/spec/port-id
-			print ["Open port found:" as-red id]
-			append found id
+			number: port/spec/port
+			print ["Open port found:" as-red number]
+			append found number
 			false
 		]
 	][true]
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ scan-ports: function [
 		port: make port! compose [
 			scheme:  'tcp
 			host:    (ip)
-			port-id: (id)
+			port:    (id)
 			awake:   :on-awake
 		]
 		open port
diff --git a/src/modules/spotify.reb b/src/modules/spotify.reb
index 084a439143..5d87027a6a 100644
--- a/src/modules/spotify.reb
+++ b/src/modules/spotify.reb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ spotify: object [
 	client-id:     none
 	client-secret: none
 	scope:         ""
-	port-id:       8989
+	port:          8989
 	token:         none
 	get: func [what [any-string!]           ][request self 'GET    what none]
 	put: func [what [any-string!] /with data][request self 'PUT    what data]
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ authorize: function [
 		return none
 	]
 	unless string?  ctx/client-id [ ctx/client-id: form ctx/client-id ]
-	unless integer? ctx/port-id   [ ctx/port-id:   8989               ]
+	unless integer? ctx/port      [ ctx/port:      8989               ]
 	unless string?  ctx/scope     [ ctx/scope:     form ctx/scope     ]
 
 	; url-encode spaces in scopes 
 	parse ctx/scope [any [change some #[bitset! #{0064000080}] #"+" | skip]]
 
 	redirect-uri: rejoin [
-		"http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost:" ctx/port-id "%2Fspotify-callback%2F"
+		"http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost:" ctx/port "%2Fspotify-callback%2F"
 	]
 
 	unless ctx/client-secret [
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ authorize: function [
 	; Result from the server is returned as a redirect, so let's start simple server
 	; listening on specified port (limited to accept only local requests, as the redirect is
 	; going from the browser actually.. it automaticaly close itself once data are received
-	result: system/modules/httpd/http-server/config/actor ctx/port-id [
+	result: system/modules/httpd/http-server/config/actor ctx/port [
 		root:       #[false] ; we are not serving any content!
 		keep-alive: #[false]
 	] [
diff --git a/src/tests/units/port-test.r3 b/src/tests/units/port-test.r3
index 94dd6007f0..a96d5a2ef6 100644
--- a/src/tests/units/port-test.r3
+++ b/src/tests/units/port-test.r3
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Rebol [
 		--assert url/user   = "švéd"
 		--assert url/pass   = "břéťa"
 		--assert url/host   = "example.com"
-		--assert url/port-id = 8080
+		--assert url/port   = 8080
 		--assert url/path   = "/get?q=ščř"
 		--assert url/tag    = "kovtička"
 	--test-- "decode-url http://host?query"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Rebol [
 		;@@ https://github.com/Oldes/Rebol-issues/issues/1275
 		url: decode-url tcp://:9000
 		--assert url/scheme = 'tcp
-		--assert url/port-id = 9000
+		--assert url/port   = 9000
 
 ===end-group===