diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/args/common.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/common.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43ac5e95923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/common.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use crate::ffi::OsString;
+use crate::{fmt, vec};
+
+pub struct Args {
+    iter: vec::IntoIter<OsString>,
+}
+
+impl !Send for Args {}
+impl !Sync for Args {}
+
+impl Args {
+    pub(super) fn new(args: Vec<OsString>) -> Self {
+        Args { iter: args.into_iter() }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for Args {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.iter.as_slice().fmt(f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Iterator for Args {
+    type Item = OsString;
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
+        self.iter.next()
+    }
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
+        self.iter.size_hint()
+    }
+}
+
+impl ExactSizeIterator for Args {
+    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.iter.len()
+    }
+}
+
+impl DoubleEndedIterator for Args {
+    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
+        self.iter.next_back()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/hermit.rs
similarity index 59%
rename from library/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/args.rs
rename to library/std/src/sys/args/hermit.rs
index 44024260277..ddd644a5540 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/args.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/hermit.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 use crate::ffi::{CStr, OsString, c_char};
 use crate::os::hermit::ffi::OsStringExt;
+use crate::ptr;
 use crate::sync::atomic::Ordering::{Acquire, Relaxed, Release};
 use crate::sync::atomic::{AtomicIsize, AtomicPtr};
-use crate::{fmt, ptr, vec};
+
+#[path = "common.rs"]
+mod common;
+pub use common::Args;
 
 static ARGC: AtomicIsize = AtomicIsize::new(0);
 static ARGV: AtomicPtr<*const u8> = AtomicPtr::new(ptr::null_mut());
@@ -27,40 +31,5 @@ pub fn args() -> Args {
         })
         .collect();
 
-    Args { iter: args.into_iter() }
-}
-
-pub struct Args {
-    iter: vec::IntoIter<OsString>,
-}
-
-impl fmt::Debug for Args {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.iter.as_slice().fmt(f)
-    }
-}
-
-impl !Send for Args {}
-impl !Sync for Args {}
-
-impl Iterator for Args {
-    type Item = OsString;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.iter.next()
-    }
-    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        self.iter.size_hint()
-    }
-}
-
-impl ExactSizeIterator for Args {
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.iter.len()
-    }
-}
-
-impl DoubleEndedIterator for Args {
-    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.iter.next_back()
-    }
+    Args::new(args)
 }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/args/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f24d6eb123e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//! Platform-dependent command line arguments abstraction.
+
+#![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
+
+cfg_if::cfg_if! {
+    if #[cfg(all(target_family = "unix", not(any(target_os = "espidf", target_os = "vita"))))] {
+        mod unix;
+        pub use unix::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(target_family = "windows")] {
+        mod windows;
+        pub use windows::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(target_os = "hermit")] {
+        mod hermit;
+        pub use hermit::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(all(target_vendor = "fortanix", target_env = "sgx"))] {
+        mod sgx;
+        pub use sgx::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(target_os = "uefi")] {
+        mod uefi;
+        pub use uefi::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(target_os = "wasi")] {
+        mod wasi;
+        pub use wasi::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(target_os = "xous")] {
+        mod xous;
+        pub use xous::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(target_os = "zkvm")] {
+        mod zkvm;
+        pub use zkvm::*;
+    } else {
+        mod unsupported;
+        pub use unsupported::*;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/sgx/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/sgx.rs
similarity index 89%
rename from library/std/src/sys/pal/sgx/args.rs
rename to library/std/src/sys/args/sgx.rs
index e62bf383954..efc4b791852 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/sgx/args.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/sgx.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-use super::abi::usercalls::alloc;
-use super::abi::usercalls::raw::ByteBuffer;
+#![allow(fuzzy_provenance_casts)] // FIXME: this module systematically confuses pointers and integers
+
 use crate::ffi::OsString;
 use crate::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use crate::sys::os_str::Buf;
+use crate::sys::pal::abi::usercalls::alloc;
+use crate::sys::pal::abi::usercalls::raw::ByteBuffer;
 use crate::sys_common::FromInner;
 use crate::{fmt, slice};
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/uefi/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/uefi.rs
similarity index 79%
rename from library/std/src/sys/pal/uefi/args.rs
rename to library/std/src/sys/args/uefi.rs
index 0c29caf2db6..84406c7f69d 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/uefi/args.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/uefi.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 use r_efi::protocols::loaded_image;
 
-use super::helpers;
 use crate::env::current_exe;
 use crate::ffi::OsString;
 use crate::iter::Iterator;
-use crate::{fmt, vec};
+use crate::sys::pal::helpers;
 
-pub struct Args {
-    parsed_args_list: vec::IntoIter<OsString>,
-}
+#[path = "common.rs"]
+mod common;
+pub use common::Args;
 
 pub fn args() -> Args {
     let lazy_current_exe = || Vec::from([current_exe().map(Into::into).unwrap_or_default()]);
@@ -22,51 +21,17 @@ pub fn args() -> Args {
     let lp_size = unsafe { (*protocol.as_ptr()).load_options_size } as usize;
     // Break if we are sure that it cannot be UTF-16
     if lp_size < size_of::<u16>() || lp_size % size_of::<u16>() != 0 {
-        return Args { parsed_args_list: lazy_current_exe().into_iter() };
+        return Args::new(lazy_current_exe());
     }
     let lp_size = lp_size / size_of::<u16>();
 
     let lp_cmd_line = unsafe { (*protocol.as_ptr()).load_options as *const u16 };
     if !lp_cmd_line.is_aligned() {
-        return Args { parsed_args_list: lazy_current_exe().into_iter() };
+        return Args::new(lazy_current_exe());
     }
     let lp_cmd_line = unsafe { crate::slice::from_raw_parts(lp_cmd_line, lp_size) };
 
-    Args {
-        parsed_args_list: parse_lp_cmd_line(lp_cmd_line)
-            .unwrap_or_else(lazy_current_exe)
-            .into_iter(),
-    }
-}
-
-impl fmt::Debug for Args {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.parsed_args_list.as_slice().fmt(f)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Iterator for Args {
-    type Item = OsString;
-
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.parsed_args_list.next()
-    }
-
-    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        self.parsed_args_list.size_hint()
-    }
-}
-
-impl ExactSizeIterator for Args {
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.parsed_args_list.len()
-    }
-}
-
-impl DoubleEndedIterator for Args {
-    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.parsed_args_list.next_back()
-    }
+    Args::new(parse_lp_cmd_line(lp_cmd_line).unwrap_or_else(lazy_current_exe))
 }
 
 /// Implements the UEFI command-line argument parsing algorithm.
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/unix.rs
similarity index 85%
rename from library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/args.rs
rename to library/std/src/sys/args/unix.rs
index 0bb7b64007a..7d7815c6dff 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/args.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/unix.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@
 
 #![allow(dead_code)] // runtime init functions not used during testing
 
-use crate::ffi::{CStr, OsString};
+use crate::ffi::CStr;
 use crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt;
-use crate::{fmt, vec};
+
+#[path = "common.rs"]
+mod common;
+pub use common::Args;
 
 /// One-time global initialization.
 pub unsafe fn init(argc: isize, argv: *const *const u8) {
-    imp::init(argc, argv)
+    unsafe { imp::init(argc, argv) }
 }
 
 /// Returns the command line arguments
@@ -55,42 +58,7 @@ pub fn args() -> Args {
         vec.push(OsStringExt::from_vec(cstr.to_bytes().to_vec()));
     }
 
-    Args { iter: vec.into_iter() }
-}
-
-pub struct Args {
-    iter: vec::IntoIter<OsString>,
-}
-
-impl !Send for Args {}
-impl !Sync for Args {}
-
-impl fmt::Debug for Args {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.iter.as_slice().fmt(f)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Iterator for Args {
-    type Item = OsString;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.iter.next()
-    }
-    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        self.iter.size_hint()
-    }
-}
-
-impl ExactSizeIterator for Args {
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.iter.len()
-    }
-}
-
-impl DoubleEndedIterator for Args {
-    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.iter.next_back()
-    }
+    Args::new(vec)
 }
 
 #[cfg(any(
@@ -141,7 +109,7 @@ mod imp {
     pub unsafe fn init(argc: isize, argv: *const *const u8) {
         // on GNU/Linux if we are main then we will init argv and argc twice, it "duplicates work"
         // BUT edge-cases are real: only using .init_array can break most emulators, dlopen, etc.
-        really_init(argc, argv);
+        unsafe { really_init(argc, argv) };
     }
 
     /// glibc passes argc, argv, and envp to functions in .init_array, as a non-standard extension.
@@ -159,9 +127,7 @@ mod imp {
             argv: *const *const u8,
             _envp: *const *const u8,
         ) {
-            unsafe {
-                really_init(argc as isize, argv);
-            }
+            unsafe { really_init(argc as isize, argv) };
         }
         init_wrapper
     };
@@ -228,16 +194,3 @@ mod imp {
         (argc as isize, argv.cast())
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(any(target_os = "espidf", target_os = "vita"))]
-mod imp {
-    use crate::ffi::c_char;
-    use crate::ptr;
-
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub unsafe fn init(_argc: isize, _argv: *const *const u8) {}
-
-    pub fn argc_argv() -> (isize, *const *const c_char) {
-        (0, ptr::null())
-    }
-}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/unsupported.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/args.rs
rename to library/std/src/sys/args/unsupported.rs
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/args/wasi.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/wasi.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4795789e4c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/wasi.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
+
+use crate::ffi::{CStr, OsStr, OsString};
+use crate::os::wasi::ffi::OsStrExt;
+
+#[path = "common.rs"]
+mod common;
+pub use common::Args;
+
+/// Returns the command line arguments
+pub fn args() -> Args {
+    Args::new(maybe_args().unwrap_or(Vec::new()))
+}
+
+fn maybe_args() -> Option<Vec<OsString>> {
+    unsafe {
+        let (argc, buf_size) = wasi::args_sizes_get().ok()?;
+        let mut argv = Vec::with_capacity(argc);
+        let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(buf_size);
+        wasi::args_get(argv.as_mut_ptr(), buf.as_mut_ptr()).ok()?;
+        argv.set_len(argc);
+        let mut ret = Vec::with_capacity(argc);
+        for ptr in argv {
+            let s = CStr::from_ptr(ptr.cast());
+            ret.push(OsStr::from_bytes(s.to_bytes()).to_owned());
+        }
+        Some(ret)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/windows.rs
similarity index 94%
rename from library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/args.rs
rename to library/std/src/sys/args/windows.rs
index d973743639a..47f0e5f2d05 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/args.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/windows.rs
@@ -6,17 +6,21 @@
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
-use super::ensure_no_nuls;
-use super::os::current_exe;
 use crate::ffi::{OsStr, OsString};
 use crate::num::NonZero;
 use crate::os::windows::prelude::*;
 use crate::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use crate::sys::pal::os::current_exe;
+use crate::sys::pal::{ensure_no_nuls, fill_utf16_buf};
 use crate::sys::path::get_long_path;
 use crate::sys::{c, to_u16s};
 use crate::sys_common::AsInner;
 use crate::sys_common::wstr::WStrUnits;
-use crate::{fmt, io, iter, vec};
+use crate::{io, iter, ptr};
+
+#[path = "common.rs"]
+mod common;
+pub use common::Args;
 
 pub fn args() -> Args {
     // SAFETY: `GetCommandLineW` returns a pointer to a null terminated UTF-16
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ pub fn args() -> Args {
             current_exe().map(PathBuf::into_os_string).unwrap_or_else(|_| OsString::new())
         });
 
-        Args { parsed_args_list: parsed_args_list.into_iter() }
+        Args::new(parsed_args_list)
     }
 }
 
@@ -153,38 +157,6 @@ fn parse_lp_cmd_line<'a, F: Fn() -> OsString>(
     ret_val
 }
 
-pub struct Args {
-    parsed_args_list: vec::IntoIter<OsString>,
-}
-
-impl fmt::Debug for Args {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.parsed_args_list.as_slice().fmt(f)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Iterator for Args {
-    type Item = OsString;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.parsed_args_list.next()
-    }
-    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        self.parsed_args_list.size_hint()
-    }
-}
-
-impl DoubleEndedIterator for Args {
-    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.parsed_args_list.next_back()
-    }
-}
-
-impl ExactSizeIterator for Args {
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.parsed_args_list.len()
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) enum Arg {
     /// Add quotes (if needed)
@@ -384,9 +356,6 @@ pub(crate) fn to_user_path(path: &Path) -> io::Result<Vec<u16>> {
     from_wide_to_user_path(to_u16s(path)?)
 }
 pub(crate) fn from_wide_to_user_path(mut path: Vec<u16>) -> io::Result<Vec<u16>> {
-    use super::fill_utf16_buf;
-    use crate::ptr;
-
     // UTF-16 encoded code points, used in parsing and building UTF-16 paths.
     // All of these are in the ASCII range so they can be cast directly to `u16`.
     const SEP: u16 = b'\\' as _;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/args/tests.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/windows/tests.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/args/tests.rs
rename to library/std/src/sys/args/windows/tests.rs
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/args/xous.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/xous.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09a47283d65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/xous.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+use crate::sys::pal::os::get_application_parameters;
+use crate::sys::pal::os::params::ArgumentList;
+
+#[path = "common.rs"]
+mod common;
+pub use common::Args;
+
+pub fn args() -> Args {
+    let Some(params) = get_application_parameters() else {
+        return Args::new(vec![]);
+    };
+
+    for param in params {
+        if let Ok(args) = ArgumentList::try_from(&param) {
+            let mut parsed_args = vec![];
+            for arg in args {
+                parsed_args.push(arg.into());
+            }
+            return Args::new(parsed_args);
+        }
+    }
+    Args::new(vec![])
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/zkvm/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/zkvm.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from library/std/src/sys/pal/zkvm/args.rs
rename to library/std/src/sys/args/zkvm.rs
index 47857f6c448..194ba7159d4 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/zkvm/args.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/zkvm.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use super::{WORD_SIZE, abi};
 use crate::ffi::OsString;
 use crate::fmt;
 use crate::sys::os_str;
+use crate::sys::pal::{WORD_SIZE, abi};
 use crate::sys_common::FromInner;
 
 pub struct Args {
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/mod.rs
index f8f220fafd1..bc4bf11cb74 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ mod alloc;
 mod personality;
 
 pub mod anonymous_pipe;
+pub mod args;
 pub mod backtrace;
 pub mod cmath;
 pub mod exit_guard;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/mod.rs
index 26211bcb152..821836824e2 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/mod.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 use crate::os::raw::c_char;
 
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 pub mod futex;
 pub mod os;
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn __rust_abort() {
 // NOTE: this is not guaranteed to run, for example when Rust code is called externally.
 pub unsafe fn init(argc: isize, argv: *const *const u8, _sigpipe: u8) {
     unsafe {
-        args::init(argc, argv);
+        crate::sys::args::init(argc, argv);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/sgx/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/sgx/mod.rs
index 52684e18ac2..8a87e7a7ae1 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/sgx/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/sgx/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use crate::io::ErrorKind;
 use crate::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 
 pub mod abi;
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 mod libunwind_integration;
 pub mod os;
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ pub mod waitqueue;
 // NOTE: this is not guaranteed to run, for example when Rust code is called externally.
 pub unsafe fn init(argc: isize, argv: *const *const u8, _sigpipe: u8) {
     unsafe {
-        args::init(argc, argv);
+        crate::sys::args::init(argc, argv);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/solid/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/solid/mod.rs
index 22052a168fd..c41dc848a1b 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/solid/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/solid/mod.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ pub mod itron {
     use super::unsupported;
 }
 
-#[path = "../unsupported/args.rs"]
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 // `error` is `pub(crate)` so that it can be accessed by `itron/error.rs` as
 // `crate::sys::error`
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/teeos/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/teeos/mod.rs
index c1921a2f40d..b8095cec3e9 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/teeos/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/teeos/mod.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 #![allow(unused_variables)]
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
-#[path = "../unsupported/args.rs"]
-pub mod args;
 #[path = "../unsupported/env.rs"]
 pub mod env;
 //pub mod fd;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/trusty/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/trusty/mod.rs
index 5295d3fdc91..04e6b4c8186 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/trusty/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/trusty/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 //! System bindings for the Trusty OS.
 
-#[path = "../unsupported/args.rs"]
-pub mod args;
 #[path = "../unsupported/common.rs"]
 #[deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 mod common;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/uefi/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/uefi/mod.rs
index 9760a23084a..cd901f48b76 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/uefi/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/uefi/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 //! [`OsString`]: crate::ffi::OsString
 #![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 pub mod helpers;
 pub mod os;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/mod.rs
index d7106c33974..f8733eb6119 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use crate::io::ErrorKind;
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod weak;
 
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 #[cfg(target_os = "fuchsia")]
 pub mod fuchsia;
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ pub mod time;
 pub fn init(_argc: isize, _argv: *const *const u8, _sigpipe: u8) {}
 
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "espidf"))]
+#[cfg_attr(target_os = "vita", allow(unused_variables))]
 // SAFETY: must be called only once during runtime initialization.
 // NOTE: this is not guaranteed to run, for example when Rust code is called externally.
 // See `fn init()` in `library/std/src/rt.rs` for docs on `sigpipe`.
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ pub unsafe fn init(argc: isize, argv: *const *const u8, sigpipe: u8) {
     reset_sigpipe(sigpipe);
 
     stack_overflow::init();
-    args::init(argc, argv);
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "vita"))]
+    crate::sys::args::init(argc, argv);
 
     // Normally, `thread::spawn` will call `Thread::set_name` but since this thread
     // already exists, we have to call it ourselves. We only do this on Apple targets
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/mod.rs
index 38838b915b5..dea42a95dcc 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #![deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 pub mod os;
 pub mod pipe;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasi/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasi/args.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 52cfa202af8..00000000000
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasi/args.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-#![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
-
-use crate::ffi::{CStr, OsStr, OsString};
-use crate::os::wasi::ffi::OsStrExt;
-use crate::{fmt, vec};
-
-pub struct Args {
-    iter: vec::IntoIter<OsString>,
-}
-
-impl !Send for Args {}
-impl !Sync for Args {}
-
-/// Returns the command line arguments
-pub fn args() -> Args {
-    Args { iter: maybe_args().unwrap_or(Vec::new()).into_iter() }
-}
-
-fn maybe_args() -> Option<Vec<OsString>> {
-    unsafe {
-        let (argc, buf_size) = wasi::args_sizes_get().ok()?;
-        let mut argv = Vec::with_capacity(argc);
-        let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(buf_size);
-        wasi::args_get(argv.as_mut_ptr(), buf.as_mut_ptr()).ok()?;
-        argv.set_len(argc);
-        let mut ret = Vec::with_capacity(argc);
-        for ptr in argv {
-            let s = CStr::from_ptr(ptr.cast());
-            ret.push(OsStr::from_bytes(s.to_bytes()).to_owned());
-        }
-        Some(ret)
-    }
-}
-
-impl fmt::Debug for Args {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.iter.as_slice().fmt(f)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Iterator for Args {
-    type Item = OsString;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.iter.next()
-    }
-    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        self.iter.size_hint()
-    }
-}
-
-impl ExactSizeIterator for Args {
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.iter.len()
-    }
-}
-
-impl DoubleEndedIterator for Args {
-    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.iter.next_back()
-    }
-}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasi/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasi/mod.rs
index 80853e7b5a2..4ea42b1082b 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasi/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasi/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 //! compiling for wasm. That way it's a compile time error for something that's
 //! guaranteed to be a runtime error!
 
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 #[allow(unused)]
 #[path = "../wasm/atomics/futex.rs"]
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasip2/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasip2/mod.rs
index 504b947d09e..6445bf2cc0d 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasip2/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasip2/mod.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 //! To begin with, this target mirrors the wasi target 1 to 1, but over
 //! time this will change significantly.
 
-#[path = "../wasi/args.rs"]
-pub mod args;
 #[path = "../wasi/env.rs"]
 pub mod env;
 #[allow(unused)]
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasm/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasm/mod.rs
index 8d39b70d039..af370020d96 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasm/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasm/mod.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 #![deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 
-#[path = "../unsupported/args.rs"]
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 #[path = "../unsupported/os.rs"]
 pub mod os;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/mod.rs
index bdf0cc2c59c..3c0a5c2de26 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/mod.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ pub mod compat;
 
 pub mod api;
 
-pub mod args;
 pub mod c;
 pub mod env;
 #[cfg(not(target_vendor = "win7"))]
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/xous/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/xous/args.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 00c44ca220a..00000000000
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/xous/args.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-use crate::ffi::OsString;
-use crate::sys::pal::xous::os::get_application_parameters;
-use crate::sys::pal::xous::os::params::ArgumentList;
-use crate::{fmt, vec};
-
-pub struct Args {
-    parsed_args_list: vec::IntoIter<OsString>,
-}
-
-pub fn args() -> Args {
-    let Some(params) = get_application_parameters() else {
-        return Args { parsed_args_list: vec![].into_iter() };
-    };
-
-    for param in params {
-        if let Ok(args) = ArgumentList::try_from(&param) {
-            let mut parsed_args = vec![];
-            for arg in args {
-                parsed_args.push(arg.into());
-            }
-            return Args { parsed_args_list: parsed_args.into_iter() };
-        }
-    }
-    Args { parsed_args_list: vec![].into_iter() }
-}
-
-impl fmt::Debug for Args {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.parsed_args_list.as_slice().fmt(f)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Iterator for Args {
-    type Item = OsString;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.parsed_args_list.next()
-    }
-    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        self.parsed_args_list.size_hint()
-    }
-}
-
-impl DoubleEndedIterator for Args {
-    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.parsed_args_list.next_back()
-    }
-}
-
-impl ExactSizeIterator for Args {
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.parsed_args_list.len()
-    }
-}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/xous/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/xous/mod.rs
index 58926e2beb1..4f652d3f130 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/xous/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/xous/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 
-pub mod args;
 #[path = "../unsupported/env.rs"]
 pub mod env;
 pub mod os;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/zkvm/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/zkvm/mod.rs
index 4659dad16e8..ebd7b036779 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/zkvm/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/zkvm/mod.rs
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@
 //! will likely change over time.
 #![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 
-const WORD_SIZE: usize = size_of::<u32>();
+pub const WORD_SIZE: usize = size_of::<u32>();
 
 pub mod abi;
-#[path = "../zkvm/args.rs"]
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 pub mod os;
 #[path = "../unsupported/pipe.rs"]