diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 855b2a58b..bb6b07cdf 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ compare their values.  This is no longer done.  Variables are now only
 You can now use an empty `begin' form.  It will yield #<unspecified>
 when evaluated and simply be ignored in a definition context.
 
+** Removed: substring-move-left!, substring-move-right!
+
+Use `substring-move!' instead.
+
 * Changes to the C interface
 
 ** New function: scm_str2string
diff --git a/libguile/ChangeLog b/libguile/ChangeLog
index 9a4478ff0..5d0ffcaa5 100644
--- a/libguile/ChangeLog
+++ b/libguile/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2001-11-13  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
 
+	* strop.h, strop.c (scm_substring_move_left_x,
+	scm_substring_move_right_x): Removed.
+
 	* __scm.h (HAVE_UINTPTR_T, HAVE_PTRDIFF_T, HAVE_LONG_LONG,
 	HAVE_LONG_LONGS): Define to "1" when defining them, to mirror what
 	configure does.