diff --git a/libguile/deprecated.c b/libguile/deprecated.c
index 2358b42c2..e0c32f7a6 100644
--- a/libguile/deprecated.c
+++ b/libguile/deprecated.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ scm_init_deprecated_goops (void)
 }
 
 #define BUFFSIZE 32		/* big enough for most uses */
+#define scm_si_specializers	 1  /* offset of spec. slot in a <method> */
 #define SPEC_OF(x)  SCM_SLOT (x, scm_si_specializers)
 
 static SCM
diff --git a/libguile/goops.h b/libguile/goops.h
index 6ba969817..bc6524cbe 100644
--- a/libguile/goops.h
+++ b/libguile/goops.h
@@ -150,13 +150,6 @@
 #define scm_si_effective_methods  4
 #define scm_si_generic_setter     5
 
-#define scm_si_generic_function	 0  /* offset of gf    slot in a <method> */
-#define scm_si_specializers	 1  /* offset of spec. slot in a <method> */
-#define scm_si_procedure 	 2  /* offset of proc. slot in a <method> */
-#define scm_si_formals		 3  /* offset of form. slot in a <method> */
-#define scm_si_body		 4  /* offset of body  slot in a <method> */
-#define scm_si_make_procedure	 5  /* offset of makep.slot in a <method> */
-
 /* C interface */
 SCM_API SCM scm_class_boolean;
 SCM_API SCM scm_class_char;