--- a/libinterp/corefcn/variables.h	Wed Nov 16 05:48:15 2022 -0500
+++ b/libinterp/corefcn/variables.h	Wed Nov 16 06:07:14 2022 -0500
@@ -106,91 +106,6 @@
 
 OCTAVE_NAMESPACE_END
 
-#if defined (OCTAVE_PROVIDE_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS)
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (7, "use 'octave::symbol_exist' instead")
-inline int
-symbol_exist (const std::string& name, const std::string& type = "any")
-{
-  return octave::symbol_exist (name, type);
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (7, "use 'octave::unique_symbol_name' instead")
-inline std::string
-unique_symbol_name (const std::string& basename)
-{
-  return octave::unique_symbol_name (basename);
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (7, "use 'octave::set_internal_variable' instead")
-inline octave_value
-set_internal_variable (bool& var, const octave_value_list& args, int nargout,
-                       const char *nm)
-{
-  return octave::set_internal_variable (var, args, nargout, nm);
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (7, "use 'octave::set_internal_variable' instead")
-inline octave_value
-set_internal_variable (char& var, const octave_value_list& args, int nargout,
-                       const char *nm)
-{
-  return octave::set_internal_variable (var, args, nargout, nm);
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (7, "use 'octave::set_internal_variable' instead")
-inline octave_value
-set_internal_variable (int& var, const octave_value_list& args, int nargout,
-                       const char *nm,
-                       int minval = std::numeric_limits<int>::min (),
-                       int maxval = std::numeric_limits<int>::max ())
-{
-  return octave::set_internal_variable (var, args, nargout, nm, minval, maxval);
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (7, "use 'octave::set_internal_variable' instead")
-inline octave_value
-set_internal_variable (double& var, const octave_value_list& args, int nargout,
-                       const char *nm,
-                       double minval = -octave::numeric_limits<double>::Inf (),
-                       double maxval = octave::numeric_limits<double>::Inf ())
-{
-  return octave::set_internal_variable (var, args, nargout, nm, minval, maxval);
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (7, "use 'octave::set_internal_variable' instead")
-inline octave_value
-set_internal_variable (std::string& var, const octave_value_list& args,
-                       int nargout, const char *nm, bool empty_ok = true)
-{
-  return octave::set_internal_variable (var, args, nargout, nm, empty_ok);
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (7, "use 'octave::set_internal_variable' instead")
-inline octave_value
-set_internal_variable (std::string& var, const octave_value_list& args,
-                       int nargout, const char *nm, const char **choices)
-{
-  return octave::set_internal_variable (var, args, nargout, nm, choices);
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (7, "use 'octave::set_internal_variable' instead")
-inline octave_value
-set_internal_variable (int& var, const octave_value_list& args, int nargout,
-                       const char *nm, const char **choices)
-{
-  return octave::set_internal_variable (var, args, nargout, nm, choices);
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (7, "use 'octave::maybe_missing_function_hook' instead")
-inline std::string
-maybe_missing_function_hook (const std::string& name)
-{
-  return octave::maybe_missing_function_hook (name);
-}
-
-#endif
-
 // The following macros should also be considered obsolete.
 
 #define SET_INTERNAL_VARIABLE(NM)                       \