diff --git a/libguile/deprecated.c b/libguile/deprecated.c
index bef3c9009..058ebb73c 100644
--- a/libguile/deprecated.c
+++ b/libguile/deprecated.c
@@ -70,17 +70,6 @@ char *scm_isymnames[] =
 };
 
 
-/* From eval.c: Error messages of the evaluator.  These were deprecated in
- * guile 1.7.0 on 2003-06-02.  */
-const char scm_s_expression[] = "missing or extra expression";
-const char scm_s_test[] = "bad test";
-const char scm_s_body[] = "bad body";
-const char scm_s_bindings[] = "bad bindings";
-const char scm_s_variable[] = "bad variable";
-const char scm_s_clauses[] = "bad or missing clauses";
-const char scm_s_formals[] = "bad formals";
-
-
 SCM_REGISTER_PROC(s_substring_move_left_x, "substring-move-left!", 5, 0, 0, scm_substring_move_x);
 
 SCM_REGISTER_PROC(s_substring_move_right_x, "substring-move-right!", 5, 0, 0, scm_substring_move_x);
@@ -271,17 +260,6 @@ init_module_stuff ()
     }
 }
 
-SCM
-scm_the_root_module ()
-{
-  init_module_stuff ();
-  scm_c_issue_deprecation_warning ("`scm_the_root_module' is deprecated. "
-				   "Use `scm_c_resolve_module (\"guile\")' "
-				   "instead.");
-
-  return scm_c_resolve_module ("guile");
-}
-
 static SCM
 scm_module_full_name (SCM name)
 {
diff --git a/libguile/deprecated.h b/libguile/deprecated.h
index cad145409..4349fb851 100644
--- a/libguile/deprecated.h
+++ b/libguile/deprecated.h
@@ -58,40 +58,6 @@ SCM_API char *scm_isymnames[];
 #define SCM_SLOPPY_COMPLEXP(x) (SCM_TYP16 (x) == scm_tc16_complex)
 
 
-/* From eval.h: Macros for handling ilocs.  These were deprecated in guile
- * 1.7.0 on 2003-06-04.  */
-#define SCM_ILOC00		SCM_MAKE_ITAG8(0L, scm_tc8_iloc)
-#define SCM_IDINC		(0x00100000L)
-#define SCM_IDSTMSK		(-SCM_IDINC)
-
-
-/* From eval.h: Error messages of the evaluator.  These were deprecated in
- * guile 1.7.0 on 2003-06-02.  */
-SCM_DEPRECATED const char scm_s_expression[];
-SCM_DEPRECATED const char scm_s_test[];
-SCM_DEPRECATED const char scm_s_body[];
-SCM_DEPRECATED const char scm_s_bindings[];
-SCM_DEPRECATED const char scm_s_variable[];
-SCM_DEPRECATED const char scm_s_clauses[];
-SCM_DEPRECATED const char scm_s_formals[];
-
-
-/* From eval.h: Helper macros for evaluation and application.  These were
- * deprecated in guile 1.7.0 on 2003-06-02.  */
-#define SCM_EVALIM2(x) \
-  ((scm_is_eq ((x), SCM_EOL) \
-    ? scm_misc_error (NULL, scm_s_expression, SCM_EOL), 0 \
-    : 0), \
-   (x))
-#define SCM_EVALIM(x, env) (SCM_ILOCP (x) \
-                            ? *scm_ilookup ((x), env) \
-			    : SCM_EVALIM2(x))
-#define SCM_XEVAL(x, env) (scm_i_eval_x ((x), (env)))
-#define SCM_XEVALCAR(x, env) (SCM_SYMBOLP (SCM_CAR (x)) \
-			      ? *scm_lookupcar (x, env, 1) \
-			      : scm_i_eval_x (SCM_CAR (x), (env)))
-
-
 /* From structs.h:
    Deprecated in Guile 1.9.5 on 2009-11-03. */
 #define scm_vtable_index_vtable scm_vtable_index_self
@@ -133,7 +99,6 @@ SCM_DEPRECATED SCM scm_unprotect_object (SCM obj);
 #define SCM_GCCDR(x) SCM_CDR (x)
 SCM_DEPRECATED void scm_remember (SCM * ptr);
 
-SCM_DEPRECATED SCM scm_the_root_module (void);
 SCM_DEPRECATED SCM scm_make_module (SCM name);
 SCM_DEPRECATED SCM scm_ensure_user_module (SCM name);
 SCM_DEPRECATED SCM scm_load_scheme_module (SCM name);
diff --git a/libguile/modules.c b/libguile/modules.c
index c7f0a46b0..db2ce73f8 100644
--- a/libguile/modules.c
+++ b/libguile/modules.c
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ static SCM unbound_variable (const char *func, SCM sym)
              "Unbound variable: ~S", scm_list_1 (sym), SCM_BOOL_F);
 }
 
-static SCM
-the_root_module ()
+SCM
+scm_the_root_module (void)
 {
   if (scm_module_system_booted_p)
     return SCM_VARIABLE_REF (the_root_module_var);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_current_module, "current-module", 0, 0, 0,
 {
   SCM curr = scm_fluid_ref (the_module);
 
-  return scm_is_true (curr) ? curr : the_root_module ();
+  return scm_is_true (curr) ? curr : scm_the_root_module ();
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ SCM
 scm_lookup_closure_module (SCM proc)
 {
   if (scm_is_false (proc))
-    return the_root_module ();
+    return scm_the_root_module ();
   else if (SCM_EVAL_CLOSURE_P (proc))
     return SCM_PACK (SCM_SMOB_DATA (proc));
   else
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ scm_lookup_closure_module (SCM proc)
 
       mod = scm_procedure_property (proc, sym_module);
       if (scm_is_false (mod))
-	mod = the_root_module ();
+	mod = scm_the_root_module ();
       return mod;
     }
 }
diff --git a/libguile/modules.h b/libguile/modules.h
index 8108ac3e1..3ff8c98e6 100644
--- a/libguile/modules.h
+++ b/libguile/modules.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ SCM_API scm_t_bits scm_tc16_eval_closure;
 
 
 SCM_API SCM scm_current_module (void);
+SCM_API SCM scm_the_root_module (void);
 SCM_API SCM scm_module_variable (SCM module, SCM sym);
 SCM_API SCM scm_module_local_variable (SCM module, SCM sym);
 SCM_API SCM scm_interaction_environment (void);