diff --git a/ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-api-prologue.js b/ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-api-prologue.js
index 98e97355c7..f3d0a7c408 100644
--- a/ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-api-prologue.js
+++ b/ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-api-prologue.js
@@ -1172,24 +1172,26 @@ globalThis.sqlite3ApiBootstrap = function sqlite3ApiBootstrap(
   /** State for sqlite3_wasmfs_opfs_dir(). */
   let __wasmfsOpfsDir = undefined;
   /**
-     2022-12-17: incompatible WASMFS changes have made WASMFS+OPFS
-     unavailable from the main thread, which eliminates the most
-     significant benefit of supporting WASMFS. This function is now a
-     no-op which always returns a falsy value. Before that change,
-     this function behaved as documented below (and how it will again
-     if we can find a compelling reason to support it).
-
      If the wasm environment has a WASMFS/OPFS-backed persistent
      storage directory, its path is returned by this function. If it
      does not then it returns "" (noting that "" is a falsy value).
 
      The first time this is called, this function inspects the current
      environment to determine whether persistence support is available
-     and, if it is, enables it (if needed).
+     and, if it is, enables it (if needed). After the first call it
+     always returns the cached result.
 
-     This function currently only recognizes the WASMFS/OPFS storage
-     combination and its path refers to storage rooted in the
-     Emscripten-managed virtual filesystem.
+     If the returned string is not empty, any files stored under the
+     given path (recursively) are housed in OPFS storage. If the
+     returned string is empty, this particular persistent storage
+     option is not available on the client.
+
+     Though the mount point name returned by this function is intended
+     to remain stable, clients should not hard-coded it anywhere. Always call this function to get the path.
+
+     Note that this function is a no-op in must builds of this
+     library, as the WASMFS capability requires a custom
+     build.
   */
   capi.sqlite3_wasmfs_opfs_dir = function(){
     if(undefined !== __wasmfsOpfsDir) return __wasmfsOpfsDir;
@@ -1216,8 +1218,6 @@ globalThis.sqlite3ApiBootstrap = function sqlite3ApiBootstrap(
   };
 
   /**
-     Experimental and subject to change or removal.
-
      Returns true if sqlite3.capi.sqlite3_wasmfs_opfs_dir() is a
      non-empty string and the given name starts with (that string +
      '/'), else returns false.
@@ -1227,13 +1227,6 @@ globalThis.sqlite3ApiBootstrap = function sqlite3ApiBootstrap(
     return (p && name) ? name.startsWith(p+'/') : false;
   };
 
-  // This bit is highly arguable and is incompatible with the fiddle shell.
-  if(false && 0===wasm.exports.sqlite3_vfs_find(0)){
-    /* Assume that sqlite3_initialize() has not yet been called.
-       This will be the case in an SQLITE_OS_KV build. */
-    wasm.exports.sqlite3_initialize();
-  }
-
   /**
      Given an `sqlite3*`, an sqlite3_vfs name, and an optional db name
      (defaulting to "main"), returns a truthy value (see below) if
diff --git a/ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-vfs-opfs.c-pp.js b/ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-vfs-opfs.c-pp.js
index 31099c7cec..f7b9acdf4d 100644
--- a/ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-vfs-opfs.c-pp.js
+++ b/ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-vfs-opfs.c-pp.js
@@ -833,22 +833,19 @@ const installOpfsVfs = function callee(options){
         /* If it turns out that we need to adjust for timezone, see:
            https://stackoverflow.com/a/11760121/1458521 */
         wasm.poke(pOut, 2440587.5 + (new Date().getTime()/86400000),
-                         'double');
+                  'double');
         return 0;
       },
       xCurrentTimeInt64: function(pVfs,pOut){
-        // TODO: confirm that this calculation is correct
         wasm.poke(pOut, (2440587.5 * 86400000) + new Date().getTime(),
-                         'i64');
+                  'i64');
         return 0;
       },
       xDelete: function(pVfs, zName, doSyncDir){
         mTimeStart('xDelete');
-        opRun('xDelete', wasm.cstrToJs(zName), doSyncDir, false);
-        /* We're ignoring errors because we cannot yet differentiate
-           between harmless and non-harmless failures. */
+        const rc = opRun('xDelete', wasm.cstrToJs(zName), doSyncDir, false);
         mTimeEnd();
-        return 0;
+        return rc;
       },
       xFullPathname: function(pVfs,zName,nOut,pOut){
         /* Until/unless we have some notion of "current dir"
diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 2a1b089a10..a28d0daae4 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C More\swork\son\sthe\swasmfs\sbuild\sand\sits\stest\sapps.
-D 2023-07-13T17:27:05.753
+C Minor\scleanups\srelated\sto\sreintroducing\swasmfs\ssupport.
+D 2023-07-13T18:13:52.732
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@@ -497,12 +497,12 @@ F ext/wasm/api/pre-js.c-pp.js ad906703f7429590f2fbf5e6498513bf727a1a4f0ebfa057af
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-F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-api-prologue.js b20856fb72a07a99de2bea24cf66dd8fc7dbf6514280884e0ff91e3d0859ed3b
+F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-api-prologue.js 7d1c1ef59b9dcc42ad3a9cec9da972c42e29316a270cd126e7f660509b09027b
 F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-api-worker1.js 9f32af64df1a031071912eea7a201557fe39b1738645c0134562bb84e88e2fec
 F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-license-version-header.js 0c807a421f0187e778dc1078f10d2994b915123c1223fe752b60afdcd1263f89
 F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-opfs-async-proxy.js 961bbc3ccc1fa4e91d6519a96e8811ad7ae60173bd969fee7775dacb6eee1da2
 F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-v-helper.js e5c202a9ecde9ef818536d3f5faf26c03a1a9f5192b1ddea8bdabf30d75ef487
-F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-vfs-opfs.c-pp.js f42feb4f492f770330e95400d0ff9b03b90978f6bcc7f3b34ec4cb70b57dc40e
+F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-vfs-opfs.c-pp.js 07101af79baca9024eb5aa2b51702b68c5123df25a7247651578d42b66f3a4c3
 F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-wasm.c 12a096d8e58a0af0589142bae5a3c27a0c7e19846755a1a37d2c206352fbedda
 F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-worker1-promiser.c-pp.js bc06df0d599e625bde6a10a394e326dc68da9ff07fa5404354580f81566e591f
 F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-worker1.c-pp.js da509469755035e919c015deea41b4514b5e84c12a1332e6cc8d42cb2cc1fb75
@@ -534,8 +534,8 @@ F ext/wasm/index.html b768e8659b4fe311912e54d42906449d51c0f84b7f036cca47ec1f93bf
 F ext/wasm/jaccwabyt/jaccwabyt.js 1264710db3cfbcb6887d95665b7aeba60c1126eaef789ca4cf1a4a17d5bc7f54
 F ext/wasm/jaccwabyt/jaccwabyt.md 37911f00db12cbcca73aa1ed72594430365f30aafae2fa9c886961de74e5e0eb
 F ext/wasm/module-symbols.html 841de62fc198988b8330e238c260e70ec93028b096e1a1234db31b187a899d10
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-F ext/wasm/scratchpad-wasmfs.mjs 66034b9256b218de59248aad796760a1584c1dd842231505895eff00dbd57c63 w ext/wasm/scratchpad-wasmfs-main.js
+F ext/wasm/scratchpad-wasmfs.html a3d7388f3c4b263676b58b526846e9d02dfcb4014ff29d3a5040935286af5b96
+F ext/wasm/scratchpad-wasmfs.mjs 66034b9256b218de59248aad796760a1584c1dd842231505895eff00dbd57c63
 F ext/wasm/speedtest1-wasmfs.html dc930dd767ee95cecbfa82fe89b173b51fee41a9ed4dbe7652fb9508a5041cd6
 F ext/wasm/speedtest1-wasmfs.mjs ac5cadbf4ffe69e9eaac8b45e8523f030521e02bb67d654c6eb5236d9c456cbe
 F ext/wasm/speedtest1-worker.html 97c2bf5f8534091ce718de05801090d5a80c3f13575996f095ba23638e1bdca0
@@ -2043,8 +2043,8 @@ F vsixtest/vsixtest.tcl 6a9a6ab600c25a91a7acc6293828957a386a8a93
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+R e700999789f18f991c3d17a908f4a853
 U stephan
-Z ca283ae8d24ff869453a63347ea884df
+Z 805b3da82b8639af9684880add6c1ac3
 # Remove this line to create a well-formed Fossil manifest.
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index ada3088fce..fcbd90c359 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-953b8557194e9451dcf9f3bb433eafb67961487325e6519e675e73fecf850bfb
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+6918a927b5ecd1df5916b70d52d8d5ce289869c3f323e577b7dfc7c939084400
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