--- a/src/symtab.cc	Thu Apr 27 19:30:14 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/symtab.cc	Thu Apr 27 20:03:48 2006 +0000
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@
     retval = "built-in mapper function";
   else if (is_user_function ())
     retval = "user-defined function";
-  else if (is_builtin_constant ())
-    retval = "built-in constant";
   else if (is_builtin_variable ())
     retval = "built-in variable";
   else if (is_builtin_function ())
@@ -132,9 +130,7 @@
 	  defn->accept (tpc);
 	}
     }
-  else if (is_user_variable ()
-	   || is_builtin_variable ()
-	   || is_builtin_constant ())
+  else if (is_user_variable () || is_builtin_variable ())
     {
       if (pr_type_info && ! quiet)
 	os << name << " is a " << type_as_string () << "\n";
@@ -228,21 +224,6 @@
 }
 
 bool
-symbol_record::define_builtin_const (const octave_value& v)
-{
-  bool retval = false;
-
-  if (! read_only_error ("redefine"))
-    {
-      definition->define (v, symbol_record::BUILTIN_CONSTANT);
-
-      retval = true;
-    }
-
-  return retval;
-}
-
-bool
 symbol_record::define (octave_function *f, unsigned int sym_type)
 {
   bool retval = false;
@@ -368,7 +349,7 @@
 	}
     }
 
-  if (is_function () || is_constant ())
+  if (is_function ())
     clear ();
 
   if (! is_defined ())
@@ -680,7 +661,7 @@
 {
   if (is_read_only ())
     {
-      if (is_variable () || is_constant ())
+      if (is_variable ())
 	::error ("can't %s read-only constant `%s'", action, nm.c_str ());
       else if (is_function ())
 	::error ("can't %s read-only function `%s'", action, nm.c_str ());