diff --git a/libguile.h b/libguile.h
index 073605c19..dbcae11e9 100644
--- a/libguile.h
+++ b/libguile.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "libguile/list.h"
 #include "libguile/load.h"
 #include "libguile/macros.h"
-#include "libguile/mallocs.h"
 #include "libguile/modules.h"
 #include "libguile/net_db.h"
 #include "libguile/numbers.h"
diff --git a/libguile/Makefile.am b/libguile/Makefile.am
index 9a6925f4e..c9f792467 100644
--- a/libguile/Makefile.am
+++ b/libguile/Makefile.am
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ libguile_@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@_la_SOURCES =				\
 	load.c					\
 	loader.c				\
 	macros.c				\
-	mallocs.c				\
 	memoize.c				\
 	modules.c				\
 	null-threads.c				\
@@ -298,7 +297,6 @@ DOT_X_FILES =					\
 	load.x					\
 	loader.x				\
 	macros.x				\
-	mallocs.x				\
 	memoize.x				\
 	modules.x				\
 	numbers.x				\
@@ -393,7 +391,6 @@ DOT_DOC_FILES = 				\
 	list.doc				\
 	load.doc				\
 	macros.doc				\
-	mallocs.doc				\
 	memoize.doc				\
 	modules.doc				\
 	numbers.doc				\
@@ -641,7 +638,6 @@ modinclude_HEADERS =				\
 	load.h					\
 	loader.h				\
 	macros.h				\
-	mallocs.h				\
 	memoize.h				\
 	modules.h				\
 	net_db.h				\
diff --git a/libguile/init.c b/libguile/init.c
index 768abefb9..29a3dbc43 100644
--- a/libguile/init.c
+++ b/libguile/init.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
 #include "load.h"
 #include "loader.h"
 #include "macros.h"
-#include "mallocs.h"
 #include "memoize.h"
 #include "modules.h"
 #include "net_db.h"
@@ -405,7 +404,6 @@ scm_i_init_guile (struct gc_stack_addr base)
   scm_init_list ();
   scm_init_random ();      /* Requires smob_prehistory */
   scm_init_macros ();      /* Requires smob_prehistory and random */
-  scm_init_mallocs ();     /* Requires smob_prehistory */
   scm_init_modules ();     /* Requires smob_prehistory */
   scm_init_numbers ();
   scm_init_options ();
diff --git a/libguile/mallocs.c b/libguile/mallocs.c
deleted file mode 100644
index fefa82925..000000000
--- a/libguile/mallocs.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright 1995-1998,2000-2001,2006,2011,2014,2018
-     Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
-   This file is part of Guile.
-
-   Guile is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-   under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
-   by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-   (at your option) any later version.
-
-   Guile is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-   ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-   FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with Guile.  If not, see
-   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-
-
-
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#  include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include "ports.h"
-#include "smob.h"
-
-#include "mallocs.h"
-
-
-
-scm_t_bits scm_tc16_malloc;
-
-
-
-static int
-malloc_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate SCM_UNUSED)
-{
-  scm_puts ("#<malloc ", port);
-  scm_uintprint (SCM_SMOB_DATA (exp), 16, port);
-  scm_putc ('>', port);
-  return 1;
-}
-
-
-SCM
-scm_malloc_obj (size_t n)
-{
-  scm_t_bits mem = n ? (scm_t_bits) scm_gc_malloc (n, "malloc smob") : 0;
-  if (n && !mem)
-    return SCM_BOOL_F;
-  SCM_RETURN_NEWSMOB (scm_tc16_malloc, mem);
-}
-
-
-
-void
-scm_init_mallocs ()
-{
-  scm_tc16_malloc = scm_make_smob_type ("malloc", 0);
-  scm_set_smob_print (scm_tc16_malloc, malloc_print);
-}
diff --git a/libguile/mallocs.h b/libguile/mallocs.h
deleted file mode 100644
index beb807380..000000000
--- a/libguile/mallocs.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef SCM_MALLOCS_H
-#define SCM_MALLOCS_H
-
-/* Copyright 1995,2000,2006,2008,2018
-     Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
-   This file is part of Guile.
-
-   Guile is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-   under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
-   by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-   (at your option) any later version.
-
-   Guile is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-   ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-   FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with Guile.  If not, see
-   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-
-
-#include "libguile/scm.h"
-
-
-SCM_API scm_t_bits scm_tc16_malloc;
-
-#define SCM_MALLOCP(X)  (SCM_SMOB_PREDICATE (scm_tc16_malloc, (X)))
-#define SCM_MALLOCDATA(obj) ((char *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (obj))
-#define SCM_SETMALLOCDATA(obj, val) (SCM_SET_SMOB_DATA ((obj), (val)))
-
-
-
-SCM_API SCM scm_malloc_obj (size_t n);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_init_mallocs (void);
-
-#endif  /* SCM_MALLOCS_H */
diff --git a/libguile/options.c b/libguile/options.c
index 937fd4f3b..32db66054 100644
--- a/libguile/options.c
+++ b/libguile/options.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright 1995-1996,1998,2000-2001,2006,2008-2011,2018
+/* Copyright 1995-1996,1998,2000-2001,2006,2008-2011,2018,2025
      Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of Guile.
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "boolean.h"
 #include "list.h"
-#include "mallocs.h"
 #include "numbers.h"
 #include "pairs.h"
 #include "strings.h"
diff --git a/libguile/ports.c b/libguile/ports.c
index 83634eccc..54fec74d1 100644
--- a/libguile/ports.c
+++ b/libguile/ports.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 #include "gsubr.h"
 #include "hashtab.h"
 #include "keywords.h"
-#include "mallocs.h"
 #include "modules.h"
 #include "numbers.h"
 #include "pairs.h"