diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 05acbf125..941f411f0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ scm_dynwind_block_asyncs.
 Use `scm_make_mutex_with_kind' instead.  See "Mutexes and Condition
 Variables" in the manual, for more.
 
+** Dynamic roots deprecated
+
+This was a facility that predated threads, was unused as far as we can
+tell, and was never documented.  Still, a grep of your code for
+dynamic-root or dynamic_root would not be amiss.
+
 * Bug fixes
 ** cancel-thread uses asynchronous interrupts, not pthread_cancel
 
diff --git a/libguile.h b/libguile.h
index 0a1f0dcd6..3f7f0b791 100644
--- a/libguile.h
+++ b/libguile.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "libguile/r6rs-ports.h"
 #include "libguile/random.h"
 #include "libguile/read.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/scmsigs.h"
 #include "libguile/script.h"
 #include "libguile/simpos.h"
diff --git a/libguile/Makefile.am b/libguile/Makefile.am
index 31cff7587..8bf9ddf59 100644
--- a/libguile/Makefile.am
+++ b/libguile/Makefile.am
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ libguile_@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@_la_SOURCES =				\
 	random.c				\
 	rdelim.c				\
 	read.c					\
-	root.c					\
 	rw.c					\
 	scmsigs.c				\
 	script.c				\
@@ -297,7 +296,6 @@ DOT_X_FILES =					\
 	random.x				\
 	rdelim.x				\
 	read.x					\
-	root.x					\
 	rw.x					\
 	scmsigs.x				\
 	script.x				\
@@ -400,7 +398,6 @@ DOT_DOC_FILES = 				\
 	random.doc				\
 	rdelim.doc				\
 	read.doc				\
-	root.doc				\
 	rw.doc					\
 	scmsigs.doc				\
 	script.doc				\
@@ -644,7 +641,6 @@ modinclude_HEADERS =				\
 	rdelim.h				\
 	read.h					\
 	regex-posix.h				\
-	root.h					\
 	rw.h					\
 	scmsigs.h				\
 	script.h				\
diff --git a/libguile/array-map.c b/libguile/array-map.c
index 938f0a7b9..c028795a5 100644
--- a/libguile/array-map.c
+++ b/libguile/array-map.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "libguile/eq.h"
 #include "libguile/eval.h"
 #include "libguile/feature.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
 #include "libguile/bitvectors.h"
 #include "libguile/srfi-4.h"
diff --git a/libguile/arrays.c b/libguile/arrays.c
index 52fe90a19..ea090d646 100644
--- a/libguile/arrays.c
+++ b/libguile/arrays.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "libguile/eval.h"
 #include "libguile/fports.h"
 #include "libguile/feature.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/srfi-13.h"
 #include "libguile/srfi-4.h"
diff --git a/libguile/async.c b/libguile/async.c
index b9dc78442..df8064107 100644
--- a/libguile/async.c
+++ b/libguile/async.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "libguile/atomics-internal.h"
 #include "libguile/eval.h"
 #include "libguile/throw.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/smob.h"
 #include "libguile/dynwind.h"
 #include "libguile/deprecation.h"
diff --git a/libguile/async.h b/libguile/async.h
index 1a40a83bd..c6d7202aa 100644
--- a/libguile/async.h
+++ b/libguile/async.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 
 #include "libguile/__scm.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/threads.h"
 
 
diff --git a/libguile/continuations.c b/libguile/continuations.c
index 3e32749dc..5d146f4a1 100644
--- a/libguile/continuations.c
+++ b/libguile/continuations.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 #include "libguile/async.h"
 #include "libguile/debug.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/stackchk.h"
 #include "libguile/smob.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
diff --git a/libguile/debug.c b/libguile/debug.c
index dfc9bda30..c653cdf85 100644
--- a/libguile/debug.c
+++ b/libguile/debug.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #include "libguile/dynwind.h"
 #include "libguile/modules.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/fluids.h"
 #include "libguile/programs.h"
 #include "libguile/memoize.h"
diff --git a/libguile/deprecated.c b/libguile/deprecated.c
index 6da604e42..e94733806 100644
--- a/libguile/deprecated.c
+++ b/libguile/deprecated.c
@@ -730,6 +730,162 @@ scm_unlock_mutex_timed (SCM mx, SCM cond, SCM timeout)
 }
 
 
+
+
+/* {call-with-dynamic-root}
+ *
+ * Suspending the current thread to evaluate a thunk on the
+ * same C stack but under a new root.
+ *
+ * Calls to call-with-dynamic-root return exactly once (unless
+ * the process is somehow exitted).  */
+
+/* cwdr fills out both of these structures, and then passes a pointer
+   to them through scm_internal_catch to the cwdr_body and
+   cwdr_handler functions, to tell them how to behave and to get
+   information back from them.
+
+   A cwdr is a lot like a catch, except there is no tag (all
+   exceptions are caught), and the body procedure takes the arguments
+   passed to cwdr as A1 and ARGS.  The handler is also special since
+   it is not directly run from scm_internal_catch.  It is executed
+   outside the new dynamic root. */
+
+struct cwdr_body_data {
+  /* Arguments to pass to the cwdr body function.  */
+  SCM a1, args;
+
+  /* Scheme procedure to use as body of cwdr.  */
+  SCM body_proc;
+};
+
+struct cwdr_handler_data {
+  /* Do we need to run the handler? */
+  int run_handler;
+
+  /* The tag and args to pass it. */
+  SCM tag, args;
+};
+
+
+/* Invoke the body of a cwdr, assuming that the throw handler has
+   already been set up.  DATA points to a struct set up by cwdr that
+   says what proc to call, and what args to apply it to.
+
+   With a little thought, we could replace this with scm_body_thunk,
+   but I don't want to mess with that at the moment.  */
+static SCM
+cwdr_body (void *data)
+{
+  struct cwdr_body_data *c = (struct cwdr_body_data *) data;
+
+  return scm_apply (c->body_proc, c->a1, c->args);
+}
+
+/* Record the fact that the body of the cwdr has thrown.  Record
+   enough information to invoke the handler later when the dynamic
+   root has been deestablished.  */
+
+static SCM
+cwdr_handler (void *data, SCM tag, SCM args)
+{
+  struct cwdr_handler_data *c = (struct cwdr_handler_data *) data;
+
+  c->run_handler = 1;
+  c->tag = tag;
+  c->args = args;
+  return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
+}
+
+SCM 
+scm_internal_cwdr (scm_t_catch_body body, void *body_data,
+		   scm_t_catch_handler handler, void *handler_data,
+		   SCM_STACKITEM *stack_start)
+{
+  struct cwdr_handler_data my_handler_data;
+  scm_t_dynstack *dynstack = &SCM_I_CURRENT_THREAD->dynstack;
+  SCM answer;
+  scm_t_dynstack *old_dynstack;
+
+  /* Exit caller's dynamic state.
+   */
+  old_dynstack = scm_dynstack_capture_all (dynstack);
+  scm_dynstack_unwind (dynstack, SCM_DYNSTACK_FIRST (dynstack));
+
+  scm_dynwind_begin (SCM_F_DYNWIND_REWINDABLE);
+  scm_dynwind_current_dynamic_state (scm_make_dynamic_state (SCM_UNDEFINED));
+
+  my_handler_data.run_handler = 0;
+  answer = scm_i_with_continuation_barrier (body, body_data,
+					    cwdr_handler, &my_handler_data,
+					    NULL, NULL);
+
+  scm_dynwind_end ();
+
+  /* Enter caller's dynamic state.
+   */
+  scm_dynstack_wind (dynstack, SCM_DYNSTACK_FIRST (old_dynstack));
+
+  /* Now run the real handler iff the body did a throw. */
+  if (my_handler_data.run_handler)
+    return handler (handler_data, my_handler_data.tag, my_handler_data.args);
+  else
+    return answer;
+}
+
+/* The original CWDR for invoking Scheme code with a Scheme handler. */
+
+static SCM 
+cwdr (SCM proc, SCM a1, SCM args, SCM handler, SCM_STACKITEM *stack_start)
+{
+  struct cwdr_body_data c;
+  
+  c.a1 = a1;
+  c.args = args;
+  c.body_proc = proc;
+
+  return scm_internal_cwdr (cwdr_body, &c,
+			    scm_handle_by_proc, &handler,
+			    stack_start);
+}
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_call_with_dynamic_root, "call-with-dynamic-root", 2, 0, 0,
+           (SCM thunk, SCM handler),
+	    "Call @var{thunk} with a new dynamic state and within\n"
+	    "a continuation barrier.  The @var{handler} catches all\n"
+	    "otherwise uncaught throws and executes within the same\n"
+	    "dynamic context as @var{thunk}.")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_call_with_dynamic_root
+{
+  SCM_STACKITEM stack_place;
+  scm_c_issue_deprecation_warning
+    ("call-with-dynamic-root is deprecated.  There is no replacement.");
+  return cwdr (thunk, SCM_EOL, SCM_EOL, handler, &stack_place);
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_dynamic_root, "dynamic-root", 0, 0, 0, 
+           (),
+	    "Return an object representing the current dynamic root.\n\n"
+	    "These objects are only useful for comparison using @code{eq?}.\n")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_dynamic_root
+{
+  scm_c_issue_deprecation_warning
+    ("dynamic-root is deprecated.  There is no replacement.");
+  return SCM_I_CURRENT_THREAD->continuation_root;
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+SCM
+scm_apply_with_dynamic_root (SCM proc, SCM a1, SCM args, SCM handler)
+{
+  SCM_STACKITEM stack_place;
+  scm_c_issue_deprecation_warning
+    ("scm_apply_with_dynamic_root is deprecated.  There is no replacement.");
+  return cwdr (proc, a1, args, handler, &stack_place);
+}
+
+
 
 
 void
diff --git a/libguile/deprecated.h b/libguile/deprecated.h
index 211266f6d..782e84564 100644
--- a/libguile/deprecated.h
+++ b/libguile/deprecated.h
@@ -244,6 +244,18 @@ SCM_DEPRECATED SCM scm_lock_mutex_timed (SCM m, SCM timeout, SCM owner);
 
 
 
+SCM_DEPRECATED SCM scm_internal_cwdr (scm_t_catch_body body,
+                                      void *body_data,
+                                      scm_t_catch_handler handler,
+                                      void *handler_data,
+                                      SCM_STACKITEM *stack_start);
+SCM_DEPRECATED SCM scm_call_with_dynamic_root (SCM thunk, SCM handler);
+SCM_DEPRECATED SCM scm_dynamic_root (void);
+SCM_DEPRECATED SCM scm_apply_with_dynamic_root (SCM proc, SCM a1,
+                                                SCM args, SCM handler);
+
+
+
 void scm_i_init_deprecated (void);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libguile/eq.c b/libguile/eq.c
index 5a6f574d2..bbb061655 100644
--- a/libguile/eq.c
+++ b/libguile/eq.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "libguile/stackchk.h"
 #include "libguile/strorder.h"
 #include "libguile/async.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/smob.h"
 #include "libguile/arrays.h"
 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
diff --git a/libguile/eval.c b/libguile/eval.c
index a20572f01..87e6eacbf 100644
--- a/libguile/eval.c
+++ b/libguile/eval.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #include "libguile/print.h"
 #include "libguile/procprop.h"
 #include "libguile/programs.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/smob.h"
 #include "libguile/srcprop.h"
 #include "libguile/stackchk.h"
diff --git a/libguile/feature.c b/libguile/feature.c
index 9eb82ee7d..114d875a9 100644
--- a/libguile/feature.c
+++ b/libguile/feature.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "libguile/_scm.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/validate.h"
 #include "libguile/fluids.h"
diff --git a/libguile/fluids.h b/libguile/fluids.h
index a550d9a34..2292e40e2 100644
--- a/libguile/fluids.h
+++ b/libguile/fluids.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 
 #include "libguile/__scm.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
 
 
diff --git a/libguile/gc-malloc.c b/libguile/gc-malloc.c
index 894ca0668..586bf173d 100644
--- a/libguile/gc-malloc.c
+++ b/libguile/gc-malloc.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ extern unsigned long * __libc_ia64_register_backing_store_base;
 #include "libguile/arrays.h"
 #include "libguile/async.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
 #include "libguile/hashtab.h"
diff --git a/libguile/gc.c b/libguile/gc.c
index 4ef858c84..2b3bd36b0 100644
--- a/libguile/gc.c
+++ b/libguile/gc.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ extern unsigned long * __libc_ia64_register_backing_store_base;
 #include "libguile/arrays.h"
 #include "libguile/async.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/simpos.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
diff --git a/libguile/guardians.c b/libguile/guardians.c
index 63b8ec0d5..cd4d9f3e2 100644
--- a/libguile/guardians.c
+++ b/libguile/guardians.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 #include "libguile/print.h"
 #include "libguile/smob.h"
 #include "libguile/validate.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/hashtab.h"
 #include "libguile/deprecation.h"
 #include "libguile/eval.h"
diff --git a/libguile/hashtab.c b/libguile/hashtab.c
index 4b9874488..8920e08a6 100644
--- a/libguile/hashtab.c
+++ b/libguile/hashtab.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "libguile/alist.h"
 #include "libguile/hash.h"
 #include "libguile/eval.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
 #include "libguile/bdw-gc.h"
diff --git a/libguile/hooks.c b/libguile/hooks.c
index 14335f879..2a953a9b7 100644
--- a/libguile/hooks.c
+++ b/libguile/hooks.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "libguile/eval.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
 #include "libguile/procprop.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/smob.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 
diff --git a/libguile/init.c b/libguile/init.c
index 8b0813a1b..a8f690b62 100644
--- a/libguile/init.c
+++ b/libguile/init.c
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ scm_i_init_guile (void *base)
   scm_smob_prehistory ();
   scm_init_variable ();
   scm_init_continuations ();      /* requires smob_prehistory */
-  scm_init_root ();		  /* requires continuations */
   scm_init_threads ();            /* requires smob_prehistory */
   scm_init_gsubr ();
   scm_init_procprop ();
diff --git a/libguile/keywords.c b/libguile/keywords.c
index cd9c9d8a8..2c6078942 100644
--- a/libguile/keywords.c
+++ b/libguile/keywords.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "libguile/_scm.h"
 #include "libguile/async.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/smob.h"
 #include "libguile/hashtab.h"
 
diff --git a/libguile/load.c b/libguile/load.c
index 7ad9a754d..7b8136af8 100644
--- a/libguile/load.c
+++ b/libguile/load.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "libguile/loader.h"
 #include "libguile/modules.h"
 #include "libguile/read.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/srfi-13.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/throw.h"
diff --git a/libguile/numbers.c b/libguile/numbers.c
index d0f6e628d..bc930af3b 100644
--- a/libguile/numbers.c
+++ b/libguile/numbers.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 #include "libguile/_scm.h"
 #include "libguile/feature.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/smob.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/bdw-gc.h"
diff --git a/libguile/objprop.c b/libguile/objprop.c
index b45c9aa26..e9ddbe4d9 100644
--- a/libguile/objprop.c
+++ b/libguile/objprop.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "libguile/async.h"
 #include "libguile/hashtab.h"
 #include "libguile/alist.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 
 #include "libguile/objprop.h"
 
diff --git a/libguile/ports.c b/libguile/ports.c
index 1209b439a..20319bc0b 100644
--- a/libguile/ports.c
+++ b/libguile/ports.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 
 #include "libguile/keywords.h"
 #include "libguile/hashtab.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/mallocs.h"
 #include "libguile/validate.h"
diff --git a/libguile/print.c b/libguile/print.c
index 8161d6581..9669dcf06 100644
--- a/libguile/print.c
+++ b/libguile/print.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include "libguile/struct.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
 #include "libguile/ports-internal.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/strports.h"
 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
diff --git a/libguile/procprop.c b/libguile/procprop.c
index d45536062..ad56bd5ba 100644
--- a/libguile/procprop.c
+++ b/libguile/procprop.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "libguile/procs.h"
 #include "libguile/gsubr.h"
 #include "libguile/smob.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
 #include "libguile/weak-table.h"
 #include "libguile/programs.h"
diff --git a/libguile/promises.c b/libguile/promises.c
index 3bbb489d2..3ed229443 100644
--- a/libguile/promises.c
+++ b/libguile/promises.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 #include "libguile/print.h"
 #include "libguile/procprop.h"
 #include "libguile/programs.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/smob.h"
 #include "libguile/srcprop.h"
 #include "libguile/stackchk.h"
diff --git a/libguile/rdelim.c b/libguile/rdelim.c
index 9d1496795..80962bc5e 100644
--- a/libguile/rdelim.c
+++ b/libguile/rdelim.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "libguile/modules.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
 #include "libguile/rdelim.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/strports.h"
 #include "libguile/validate.h"
diff --git a/libguile/read.c b/libguile/read.c
index f8205fbeb..c7da054b0 100644
--- a/libguile/read.c
+++ b/libguile/read.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
 #include "libguile/ports-internal.h"
 #include "libguile/fports.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/strports.h"
 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
diff --git a/libguile/root.c b/libguile/root.c
deleted file mode 100644
index c83da1c3c..000000000
--- a/libguile/root.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,200 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- * 
- * This library 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.
- *
- * This library 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 this library; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
- * 02110-1301 USA
- */
-
-
-
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include "libguile/_scm.h"
-#include "libguile/stackchk.h"
-#include "libguile/dynwind.h"
-#include "libguile/eval.h"
-#include "libguile/smob.h"
-#include "libguile/pairs.h"
-#include "libguile/throw.h"
-#include "libguile/fluids.h"
-#include "libguile/ports.h"
-
-#include "libguile/root.h"
-
-
-/* {call-with-dynamic-root}
- *
- * Suspending the current thread to evaluate a thunk on the
- * same C stack but under a new root.
- *
- * Calls to call-with-dynamic-root return exactly once (unless
- * the process is somehow exitted).  */
-
-/* cwdr fills out both of these structures, and then passes a pointer
-   to them through scm_internal_catch to the cwdr_body and
-   cwdr_handler functions, to tell them how to behave and to get
-   information back from them.
-
-   A cwdr is a lot like a catch, except there is no tag (all
-   exceptions are caught), and the body procedure takes the arguments
-   passed to cwdr as A1 and ARGS.  The handler is also special since
-   it is not directly run from scm_internal_catch.  It is executed
-   outside the new dynamic root. */
-
-struct cwdr_body_data {
-  /* Arguments to pass to the cwdr body function.  */
-  SCM a1, args;
-
-  /* Scheme procedure to use as body of cwdr.  */
-  SCM body_proc;
-};
-
-struct cwdr_handler_data {
-  /* Do we need to run the handler? */
-  int run_handler;
-
-  /* The tag and args to pass it. */
-  SCM tag, args;
-};
-
-
-/* Invoke the body of a cwdr, assuming that the throw handler has
-   already been set up.  DATA points to a struct set up by cwdr that
-   says what proc to call, and what args to apply it to.
-
-   With a little thought, we could replace this with scm_body_thunk,
-   but I don't want to mess with that at the moment.  */
-static SCM
-cwdr_body (void *data)
-{
-  struct cwdr_body_data *c = (struct cwdr_body_data *) data;
-
-  return scm_apply (c->body_proc, c->a1, c->args);
-}
-
-/* Record the fact that the body of the cwdr has thrown.  Record
-   enough information to invoke the handler later when the dynamic
-   root has been deestablished.  */
-
-static SCM
-cwdr_handler (void *data, SCM tag, SCM args)
-{
-  struct cwdr_handler_data *c = (struct cwdr_handler_data *) data;
-
-  c->run_handler = 1;
-  c->tag = tag;
-  c->args = args;
-  return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
-}
-
-SCM 
-scm_internal_cwdr (scm_t_catch_body body, void *body_data,
-		   scm_t_catch_handler handler, void *handler_data,
-		   SCM_STACKITEM *stack_start)
-{
-  struct cwdr_handler_data my_handler_data;
-  scm_t_dynstack *dynstack = &SCM_I_CURRENT_THREAD->dynstack;
-  SCM answer;
-  scm_t_dynstack *old_dynstack;
-
-  /* Exit caller's dynamic state.
-   */
-  old_dynstack = scm_dynstack_capture_all (dynstack);
-  scm_dynstack_unwind (dynstack, SCM_DYNSTACK_FIRST (dynstack));
-
-  scm_dynwind_begin (SCM_F_DYNWIND_REWINDABLE);
-  scm_dynwind_current_dynamic_state (scm_make_dynamic_state (SCM_UNDEFINED));
-
-  my_handler_data.run_handler = 0;
-  answer = scm_i_with_continuation_barrier (body, body_data,
-					    cwdr_handler, &my_handler_data,
-					    NULL, NULL);
-
-  scm_dynwind_end ();
-
-  /* Enter caller's dynamic state.
-   */
-  scm_dynstack_wind (dynstack, SCM_DYNSTACK_FIRST (old_dynstack));
-
-  /* Now run the real handler iff the body did a throw. */
-  if (my_handler_data.run_handler)
-    return handler (handler_data, my_handler_data.tag, my_handler_data.args);
-  else
-    return answer;
-}
-
-/* The original CWDR for invoking Scheme code with a Scheme handler. */
-
-static SCM 
-cwdr (SCM proc, SCM a1, SCM args, SCM handler, SCM_STACKITEM *stack_start)
-{
-  struct cwdr_body_data c;
-  
-  c.a1 = a1;
-  c.args = args;
-  c.body_proc = proc;
-
-  return scm_internal_cwdr (cwdr_body, &c,
-			    scm_handle_by_proc, &handler,
-			    stack_start);
-}
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_call_with_dynamic_root, "call-with-dynamic-root", 2, 0, 0,
-           (SCM thunk, SCM handler),
-	    "Call @var{thunk} with a new dynamic state and within\n"
-	    "a continuation barrier.  The @var{handler} catches all\n"
-	    "otherwise uncaught throws and executes within the same\n"
-	    "dynamic context as @var{thunk}.")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_call_with_dynamic_root
-{
-  SCM_STACKITEM stack_place;
-  return cwdr (thunk, SCM_EOL, SCM_EOL, handler, &stack_place);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_dynamic_root, "dynamic-root", 0, 0, 0, 
-           (),
-	    "Return an object representing the current dynamic root.\n\n"
-	    "These objects are only useful for comparison using @code{eq?}.\n")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_dynamic_root
-{
-  return SCM_I_CURRENT_THREAD->continuation_root;
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-SCM
-scm_apply_with_dynamic_root (SCM proc, SCM a1, SCM args, SCM handler)
-{
-  SCM_STACKITEM stack_place;
-  return cwdr (proc, a1, args, handler, &stack_place);
-}
-
-
-
-void
-scm_init_root ()
-{
-#include "libguile/root.x"
-}
-
-/*
-  Local Variables:
-  c-file-style: "gnu"
-  End:
-*/
diff --git a/libguile/root.h b/libguile/root.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 68ab5c7ce..000000000
--- a/libguile/root.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-/* classes: h_files */
-
-#ifndef SCM_ROOT_H
-#define SCM_ROOT_H
-
-/* Copyright (C) 1996,1998,2000,2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- *
- * This library 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.
- *
- * This library 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 this library; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
- * 02110-1301 USA
- */
-
-
-
-#include "libguile/__scm.h"
-#include "libguile/debug.h"
-#include "libguile/throw.h"
-
-
-
-SCM_API SCM scm_internal_cwdr (scm_t_catch_body body,
-			       void *body_data,
-			       scm_t_catch_handler handler,
-			       void *handler_data,
-			       SCM_STACKITEM *stack_start);
-SCM_API SCM scm_call_with_dynamic_root (SCM thunk, SCM handler);
-SCM_API SCM scm_dynamic_root (void);
-SCM_API SCM scm_apply_with_dynamic_root (SCM proc, SCM a1, SCM args, SCM handler);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_init_root (void);
-
-#endif  /* SCM_ROOT_H */
-
-/*
-  Local Variables:
-  c-file-style: "gnu"
-  End:
-*/
diff --git a/libguile/rw.c b/libguile/rw.c
index 91941a4fb..16dee5802 100644
--- a/libguile/rw.c
+++ b/libguile/rw.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "libguile/_scm.h"
 #include "libguile/fports.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/rw.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/validate.h"
diff --git a/libguile/scmsigs.c b/libguile/scmsigs.c
index d852e7101..da2c3d195 100644
--- a/libguile/scmsigs.c
+++ b/libguile/scmsigs.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 
 #include "libguile/async.h"
 #include "libguile/eval.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
 #include "libguile/threads.h"
 
diff --git a/libguile/srcprop.c b/libguile/srcprop.c
index 963b2f881..9544f6857 100644
--- a/libguile/srcprop.c
+++ b/libguile/srcprop.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "libguile/hashtab.h"
 #include "libguile/hash.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/gc.h"
 
 #include "libguile/validate.h"
diff --git a/libguile/stackchk.c b/libguile/stackchk.c
index 146dac50f..96f72408d 100644
--- a/libguile/stackchk.c
+++ b/libguile/stackchk.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "libguile/_scm.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/threads.h"
 #include "libguile/dynwind.h"
 
diff --git a/libguile/stacks.c b/libguile/stacks.c
index 958103ad6..3d02d81f6 100644
--- a/libguile/stacks.c
+++ b/libguile/stacks.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "libguile/macros.h"
 #include "libguile/procprop.h"
 #include "libguile/modules.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/vm.h" /* to capture vm stacks */
 #include "libguile/frames.h" /* vm frames */
diff --git a/libguile/strings.c b/libguile/strings.c
index 232ddf90e..cdbc3587f 100644
--- a/libguile/strings.c
+++ b/libguile/strings.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 
 #include "libguile/_scm.h"
 #include "libguile/chars.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
 #include "libguile/ports-internal.h"
diff --git a/libguile/strports.c b/libguile/strports.c
index e2bbe53ca..b12d6694a 100644
--- a/libguile/strports.c
+++ b/libguile/strports.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "libguile/eval.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
 #include "libguile/read.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/modules.h"
 #include "libguile/validate.h"
diff --git a/libguile/threads.c b/libguile/threads.c
index 4b6d43c69..31a8cd48e 100644
--- a/libguile/threads.c
+++ b/libguile/threads.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #include <nproc.h>
 
 #include "libguile/validate.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/eval.h"
 #include "libguile/async.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
diff --git a/libguile/threads.h b/libguile/threads.h
index 986049c66..e8e56e71f 100644
--- a/libguile/threads.h
+++ b/libguile/threads.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "libguile/__scm.h"
 #include "libguile/procs.h"
 #include "libguile/throw.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/dynstack.h"
 #include "libguile/iselect.h"
 #include "libguile/continuations.h"
diff --git a/libguile/values.c b/libguile/values.c
index ef27cadd1..2b2ec3f51 100644
--- a/libguile/values.c
+++ b/libguile/values.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "libguile/gc.h"
 #include "libguile/numbers.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/struct.h"
 #include "libguile/validate.h"
diff --git a/libguile/variable.c b/libguile/variable.c
index b377b4140..c329bca1a 100644
--- a/libguile/variable.c
+++ b/libguile/variable.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "libguile/_scm.h"
 #include "libguile/eq.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/smob.h"
 #include "libguile/deprecation.h"
 
diff --git a/libguile/vectors.c b/libguile/vectors.c
index 5dab5454a..7ee7898c5 100644
--- a/libguile/vectors.c
+++ b/libguile/vectors.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 #include "libguile/_scm.h"
 #include "libguile/eq.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 
 #include "libguile/validate.h"
diff --git a/libguile/vports.c b/libguile/vports.c
index 0f3823bc2..29531cfb6 100644
--- a/libguile/vports.c
+++ b/libguile/vports.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
 #include "libguile/ports-internal.h"
 #include "libguile/fports.h"
-#include "libguile/root.h"
 #include "libguile/strings.h"
 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
 
diff --git a/module/ice-9/serialize.scm b/module/ice-9/serialize.scm
index 008a70a9e..340e56442 100644
--- a/module/ice-9/serialize.scm
+++ b/module/ice-9/serialize.scm
@@ -71,16 +71,16 @@
 	(lambda ()
 	  (lock-mutex admin-mutex)
 	  (set! outer-owner owner)
-	  (if (not (eqv? outer-owner (dynamic-root)))
+	  (if (not (eqv? outer-owner (current-thread)))
 	      (begin
 		(unlock-mutex admin-mutex)
 		(lock-mutex serialization-mutex)
-		(set! owner (dynamic-root)))
+		(set! owner (current-thread)))
 	      (unlock-mutex admin-mutex)))
 	thunk
 	(lambda ()
 	  (lock-mutex admin-mutex)
-	  (if (not (eqv? outer-owner (dynamic-root)))
+	  (if (not (eqv? outer-owner (current-thread)))
 	      (begin
 		(set! owner #f)
 		(unlock-mutex serialization-mutex)))
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 	(lambda ()
 	  (lock-mutex admin-mutex)
 	  (set! outer-owner owner)
-	  (if (eqv? outer-owner (dynamic-root))
+	  (if (eqv? outer-owner (current-thread))
 	      (begin
 		(set! owner #f)
 		(unlock-mutex serialization-mutex)))
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 	thunk
 	(lambda ()
 	  (lock-mutex admin-mutex)
-	  (if (eqv? outer-owner (dynamic-root))
+	  (if (eqv? outer-owner (current-thread))
 	      (begin
 		(unlock-mutex admin-mutex)
 		(lock-mutex serialization-mutex)