diff --git a/libguile/chars.h b/libguile/chars.h
index 250ab07aa..9d23eba8e 100644
--- a/libguile/chars.h
+++ b/libguile/chars.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #ifndef SCM_CHARSH
 #define SCM_CHARSH
-/*	Copyright (C) 1995,1996, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/*	Copyright (C) 1995,1996, 2000, 2001, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ extern SCM scm_char_to_integer (SCM chr);
 extern SCM scm_integer_to_char (SCM n);
 extern SCM scm_char_upcase (SCM chr);
 extern SCM scm_char_downcase (SCM chr);
-extern void scm_tables_prehistory (void);
 extern int scm_upcase (unsigned int c);
 extern int scm_downcase (unsigned int c);
 extern void scm_init_chars (void);
diff --git a/libguile/init.c b/libguile/init.c
index 2c7901f50..34e17ca53 100644
--- a/libguile/init.c
+++ b/libguile/init.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  * 
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ scm_init_guile_1 (SCM_STACKITEM *base)
   
   scm_ports_prehistory ();
   scm_smob_prehistory ();
-  scm_tables_prehistory ();
 #ifdef GUILE_DEBUG_MALLOC
   scm_debug_malloc_prehistory ();
 #endif