--- a/libinterp/corefcn/input.cc	Mon Feb 17 12:45:58 2020 -0800
+++ b/libinterp/corefcn/input.cc	Mon Feb 17 15:47:35 2020 -0500
@@ -1406,40 +1406,3 @@
 
   return input_sys.mfile_encoding (args, nargout);
 }
-
-// Always define these functions.  The macro is intended to allow the
-// declarations to be hidden, not so that Octave will not provide the
-// functions if they are requested.
-
-// #if defined (OCTAVE_USE_DEPRECATED_FUNCTIONS)
-
-bool
-octave_yes_or_no (const std::string& prompt)
-{
-  octave::input_system& input_sys
-    = octave::__get_input_system__ ("set_default_prompts");
-
-  return input_sys.yes_or_no (prompt);
-}
-
-void
-remove_input_event_hook_functions (void)
-{
-  octave::input_system& input_sys
-    = octave::__get_input_system__ ("remove_input_event_hook_functions");
-
-  input_sys.clear_input_event_hooks ();
-}
-
-// Fix things up so that input can come from the standard input.  This
-// may need to become much more complicated, which is why it's in a
-// separate function.
-
-FILE *
-get_input_from_stdin (void)
-{
-  octave::command_editor::set_input_stream (stdin);
-  return octave::command_editor::get_input_stream ();
-}
-
-// #endif

--- a/libinterp/corefcn/input.h	Mon Feb 17 12:45:58 2020 -0800
+++ b/libinterp/corefcn/input.h	Mon Feb 17 15:47:35 2020 -0500
@@ -278,17 +278,4 @@
   };
 }
 
-#if defined (OCTAVE_USE_DEPRECATED_FUNCTIONS)
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::input_system::yes_or_no' instead")
-extern bool octave_yes_or_no (const std::string& prompt);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::input_system::clear_input_event_hooks' instead")
-extern void remove_input_event_hook_functions (void);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "this function will be removed in a future version of Octave")
-extern OCTINTERP_API FILE * get_input_from_stdin (void);
-
 #endif
-
-#endif

--- a/libinterp/corefcn/sysdep.h	Mon Feb 17 12:45:58 2020 -0800
+++ b/libinterp/corefcn/sysdep.h	Mon Feb 17 15:47:35 2020 -0500
@@ -59,71 +59,4 @@
   extern OCTINTERP_API bool drive_or_unc_share (const std::string&);
 }
 
-#if defined (OCTAVE_USE_DEPRECATED_FUNCTIONS)
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::sysdep_init' instead")
-inline void
-sysdep_init (void)
-{
-  octave::sysdep_init ();
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::set_application_id' instead")
-inline void
-set_application_id (void)
-{
-  octave::set_application_id ();
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::sysdep_cleanup' instead")
-inline void
-sysdep_cleanup (void)
-{
-  octave::sysdep_cleanup ();
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::raw_mode' instead")
-inline void
-raw_mode (bool on, bool wait = true)
-{
-  octave::raw_mode (on, wait);
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::popen' instead")
-inline FILE *
-octave_popen (const char *command, const char *mode)
-{
-  return octave::popen (command, mode);
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::pclose' instead")
-inline int
-octave_pclose (FILE *f)
-{
-  return octave::pclose (f);
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::kbhit' instead")
-inline int
-octave_kbhit (bool wait = true)
-{
-  return octave::kbhit (wait);
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::get_P_tmpdir' instead")
-inline std::string
-get_P_tmpdir (void)
-{
-  return octave::get_P_tmpdir ();
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::same_file_internal' instead")
-inline bool
-same_file_internal (const std::string& a, const std::string& b)
-{
-  return octave::same_file_internal (a, b);
-}
-
 #endif
-
-#endif

--- a/libinterp/corefcn/text-engine.h	Mon Feb 17 12:45:58 2020 -0800
+++ b/libinterp/corefcn/text-engine.h	Mon Feb 17 15:47:35 2020 -0500
@@ -459,53 +459,4 @@
   }
 }
 
-#if defined (OCAVE_USE_DEPRECATED_FUNCTIONS)
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::text_element' instead")
-typedef octave::text_element text_element;
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::text_element_string' instead")
-typedef octave::text_element_string text_element_string;
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::text_element_symbol' instead")
-typedef octave::text_element_symbol text_element_symbol;
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::text_element_list' instead")
-typedef octave::text_element_list text_element_list;
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::text_element_subscript' instead")
-typedef octave::text_element_subscript text_element_subscript;
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::text_element_superscript' instead")
-typedef octave::text_element_superscript text_element_superscript;
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::text_element_combined' instead")
-typedef octave::text_element_combined text_element_combined;
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::text_element_fontstyle' instead")
-typedef octave::text_element_fontstyle text_element_fontstyle;
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::text_element_fontname' instead")
-typedef octave::text_element_fontname text_element_fontname;
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::text_element_fontsize' instead")
-typedef octave::text_element_fontsize text_element_fontsize;
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::text_element_color' instead")
-typedef octave::text_element_color text_element_color;
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::text_processor' instead")
-typedef octave::text_processor text_processor;
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::text_parser' instead")
-typedef octave::text_parser text_parser;
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::text_parser_none' instead")
-typedef octave::text_parser_none text_parser_none;
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::text_parser_tex' instead")
-typedef octave::text_parser_tex text_parser_tex;
-
 #endif
-
-#endif

--- a/libinterp/corefcn/utils.cc	Mon Feb 17 12:45:58 2020 -0800
+++ b/libinterp/corefcn/utils.cc	Mon Feb 17 15:47:35 2020 -0500
@@ -1647,183 +1647,3 @@
 
 %!error isstudent (1)
 */
-
-// Always define these functions.  The macro is intended to allow the
-// declarations to be hidden, not so that Octave will not provide the
-// functions if they are requested.
-
-// #if defined (OCTAVE_USE_DEPRECATED_FUNCTIONS)
-
-#include "ov.h"
-#include "ovl.h"
-#include "str-vec.h"
-
-bool
-valid_identifier (const char *s)
-{
-  return octave::valid_identifier (s);
-}
-
-bool
-valid_identifier (const std::string& s)
-{
-  return octave::valid_identifier (s);
-}
-
-bool
-same_file (const std::string& f, const std::string& g)
-{
-  return octave::same_file (f, g);
-}
-
-int
-almost_match (const std::string& std, const std::string& s,
-              int min_match_len, int case_sens)
-{
-  return octave::almost_match (std, s, min_match_len, case_sens);
-}
-
-int
-keyword_almost_match (const char * const *std, int *min_len,
-                      const std::string& s, int min_toks_to_match,
-                      int max_toks)
-{
-  return octave::keyword_almost_match (std, min_len, s, min_toks_to_match,
-                                       max_toks);
-}
-
-std::string
-search_path_for_file (const std::string& path, const string_vector& names)
-{
-  return octave::search_path_for_file (path, names);
-}
-
-string_vector
-search_path_for_all_files (const std::string& path, const string_vector& names)
-{
-  return octave::search_path_for_all_files (path, names);
-}
-
-std::string
-file_in_path (const std::string& name, const std::string& suffix)
-{
-  return octave::file_in_path (name, suffix);
-}
-
-std::string
-find_data_file_in_load_path  (const std::string& fcn, const std::string& file,
-                              bool require_regular_file)
-{
-  return octave::find_data_file_in_load_path  (fcn, file, require_regular_file);
-}
-
-std::string
-contents_file_in_path (const std::string& s)
-{
-  return octave::contents_file_in_path (s);
-}
-
-std::string
-fcn_file_in_path (const std::string& s)
-{
-  return octave::fcn_file_in_path (s);
-}
-
-std::string
-do_string_escapes (const std::string& s)
-{
-  return octave::do_string_escapes (s);
-}
-
-const char *
-undo_string_escape (char c)
-{
-  return octave::undo_string_escape (c);
-}
-
-std::string
-undo_string_escapes (const std::string& s)
-{
-  return octave::undo_string_escapes (s);
-}
-
-void
-check_dimensions (dim_vector& dim, const char *warnfor)
-{
-  return octave::check_dimensions (dim, warnfor);
-}
-
-void
-get_dimensions (const octave_value& a, const char *warn_for,
-                dim_vector& dim)
-{
-  return octave::get_dimensions (a, warn_for, dim);
-}
-
-void
-get_dimensions (const octave_value& a, const octave_value& b,
-                const char *warn_for, octave_idx_type& nr,
-                octave_idx_type& nc)
-{
-  return octave::get_dimensions (a, b, warn_for, nr, nc);
-}
-
-void
-get_dimensions (const octave_value& a, const char *warn_for,
-                octave_idx_type& nr, octave_idx_type& nc)
-{
-  return octave::get_dimensions (a, warn_for, nr, nc);
-}
-
-octave_idx_type
-dims_to_numel (const dim_vector& dims, const octave_value_list& idx)
-{
-  return octave::dims_to_numel (dims, idx);
-}
-
-Matrix
-identity_matrix (octave_idx_type nr, octave_idx_type nc)
-{
-  return octave::identity_matrix (nr, nc);
-}
-
-FloatMatrix
-float_identity_matrix (octave_idx_type nr, octave_idx_type nc)
-{
-  return octave::float_identity_matrix (nr, nc);
-}
-
-size_t
-octave_vformat (std::ostream& os, const char *fmt, va_list args)
-{
-  return octave::vformat (os, fmt, args);
-}
-
-std::string
-octave_vasprintf (const char *fmt, va_list args)
-{
-  return octave::vasprintf (fmt, args);
-}
-
-void
-octave_sleep (double seconds)
-{
-  octave::sleep (seconds);
-}
-
-octave_value_list
-do_simple_cellfun (octave_value_list (*fun) (const octave_value_list&, int),
-                   const char *fun_name, const octave_value_list& args,
-                   int nargout)
-{
-  return octave::do_simple_cellfun (fun, fun_name, args, nargout);
-}
-
-octave_value
-do_simple_cellfun (octave_value_list (*fun) (const octave_value_list&, int),
-                   const char *fun_name, const octave_value_list& args)
-{
-  return octave::do_simple_cellfun (fun, fun_name, args);
-}
-
-// #endif

--- a/libinterp/corefcn/utils.h	Mon Feb 17 12:45:58 2020 -0800
+++ b/libinterp/corefcn/utils.h	Mon Feb 17 15:47:35 2020 -0500
@@ -141,139 +141,4 @@
                      const char *fun_name, const octave_value_list& args);
 }
 
-#if defined (OCTAVE_USE_DEPRECATED_FUNCTIONS)
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::valid_identifier' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API bool
-valid_identifier (const char *s);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::valid_identifier' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API bool
-valid_identifier (const std::string& s);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::same_file' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API bool
-same_file (const std::string& f, const std::string& g);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::almost_match' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API int
-almost_match (const std::string& std, const std::string& s,
-              int min_match_len = 1, int case_sens = 1);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::keyword_almost_match' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API int
-keyword_almost_match (const char * const *std, int *min_len,
-                      const std::string& s, int min_toks_to_match,
-                      int max_toks);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::search_path_for_file' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API std::string
-search_path_for_file (const std::string& path, const string_vector& names);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::search_path_for_all_files' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API string_vector
-search_path_for_all_files (const std::string& path, const string_vector& names);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::file_in_path' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API std::string
-file_in_path (const std::string& name, const std::string& suffix);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::find_data_file_in_load_path ' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API std::string
-find_data_file_in_load_path  (const std::string& fcn, const std::string& file,
-                              bool require_regular_file = false);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::contents_file_in_path' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API std::string
-contents_file_in_path (const std::string& s);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::fcn_file_in_path' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API std::string
-fcn_file_in_path (const std::string& s);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::do_string_escapes' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API std::string
-do_string_escapes (const std::string& s);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::undo_string_escape' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API const char *
-undo_string_escape (char c);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::undo_string_escapes' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API std::string
-undo_string_escapes (const std::string& s);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::check_dimensions' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API void
-check_dimensions (dim_vector& dim, const char *warnfor);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::get_dimensions' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API void
-get_dimensions (const octave_value& a, const char *warn_for,
-                dim_vector& dim);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::get_dimensions' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API void
-get_dimensions (const octave_value& a, const octave_value& b,
-                const char *warn_for, octave_idx_type& nr,
-                octave_idx_type& nc);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::get_dimensions' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API void
-get_dimensions (const octave_value& a, const char *warn_for,
-                octave_idx_type& nr, octave_idx_type& nc);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::dims_to_numel' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API octave_idx_type
-dims_to_numel (const dim_vector& dims, const octave_value_list& idx);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::identity_matrix' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API Matrix
-identity_matrix (octave_idx_type nr, octave_idx_type nc);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::float_identity_matrix' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API FloatMatrix
-float_identity_matrix (octave_idx_type nr, octave_idx_type nc);
-
-template <typename ... Args>
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::format' instead")
-size_t
-octave_format (std::ostream& os, const char *fmt, Args&& ... args)
-{
-  return octave::format (os, fmt, std::forward<Args> (args) ...);
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::vformat' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API size_t
-octave_vformat (std::ostream& os, const char *fmt, va_list args);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::vasprintf' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API std::string
-octave_vasprintf (const char *fmt, va_list args);
-
-template <typename ... Args>
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::asprintf' instead")
-std::string
-octave_asprintf (const char *fmt, Args&& ... args)
-{
-  return octave::asprintf (fmt, std::forward<Args> (args) ...);
-}
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::sleep' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API void
-octave_sleep (double seconds);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::do_simple_cellfun' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API octave_value_list
-do_simple_cellfun (octave_value_list (*fun) (const octave_value_list&, int),
-                   const char *fun_name, const octave_value_list& args,
-                   int nargout);
-
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::do_simple_cellfun' instead")
-extern OCTINTERP_API octave_value
-do_simple_cellfun (octave_value_list (*fun) (const octave_value_list&, int),
-                   const char *fun_name, const octave_value_list& args);
-
 #endif
-
-#endif

--- a/libinterp/corefcn/variables.cc	Mon Feb 17 12:45:58 2020 -0800
+++ b/libinterp/corefcn/variables.cc	Mon Feb 17 15:47:35 2020 -0500
@@ -1467,42 +1467,3 @@
 {
   return SET_INTERNAL_VARIABLE (missing_component_hook);
 }
-
-// The following function is deprecated.
-
-string_vector
-get_struct_elts (const std::string& text)
-{
-  int n = 1;
-
-  size_t pos = 0;
-
-  size_t len = text.length ();
-
-  while ((pos = text.find ('.', pos)) != std::string::npos)
-    {
-      if (++pos == len)
-        break;
-
-      n++;
-    }
-
-  string_vector retval (n);
-
-  pos = 0;
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
-    {
-      len = text.find ('.', pos);
-
-      if (len != std::string::npos)
-        len -= pos;
-
-      retval[i] = text.substr (pos, len);
-
-      if (len != std::string::npos)
-        pos += len + 1;
-    }
-
-  return retval;
-}

--- a/libinterp/corefcn/variables.h	Mon Feb 17 12:45:58 2020 -0800
+++ b/libinterp/corefcn/variables.h	Mon Feb 17 15:47:35 2020 -0500
@@ -116,8 +116,4 @@
 extern OCTINTERP_API std::string
 maybe_missing_function_hook (const std::string& name);
 
-OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "this function will be removed in a future version of Octave")
-extern OCTINTERP_API string_vector
-get_struct_elts (const std::string& text);
-
 #endif

--- a/libinterp/parse-tree/bp-table.cc	Mon Feb 17 12:45:58 2020 -0800
+++ b/libinterp/parse-tree/bp-table.cc	Mon Feb 17 15:47:35 2020 -0500
@@ -997,12 +997,4 @@
 
     return retval;
   }
-
-  octave_user_code *
-  get_user_code (const std::string& fname)
-  {
-    tree_evaluator& tw = __get_evaluator__ ("get_user_code");
-
-    return tw.get_user_code (fname);
-  }
 }

--- a/libinterp/parse-tree/bp-table.h	Mon Feb 17 12:45:58 2020 -0800
+++ b/libinterp/parse-tree/bp-table.h	Mon Feb 17 15:47:35 2020 -0500
@@ -164,9 +164,6 @@
     intmap remove_all_breakpoints_in_file_1 (octave_user_code *fcn,
                                              const std::string& fname);
   };
-
-  OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::get_user_code' instead")
-  extern octave_user_code * get_user_code (const std::string& fname = "");
 }
 
 #endif

--- a/libinterp/parse-tree/oct-parse.yy	Mon Feb 17 12:45:58 2020 -0800
+++ b/libinterp/parse-tree/oct-parse.yy	Mon Feb 17 15:47:35 2020 -0500
@@ -5290,23 +5290,6 @@
 
 namespace octave
 {
-  octave_value_list
-  eval_string (const std::string& eval_str, bool silent,
-               int& parse_status, int nargout)
-  {
-    interpreter& interp = __get_interpreter__ ("eval_string");
-
-    return interp.eval_string (eval_str, silent, parse_status, nargout);
-  }
-
-  octave_value
-  eval_string (const std::string& eval_str, bool silent, int& parse_status)
-  {
-    interpreter& interp = __get_interpreter__ ("eval_string");
-
-    return interp.eval_string (eval_str, silent, parse_status);
-  }
-
   void
   cleanup_statement_list (tree_statement_list **lst)
   {

--- a/libinterp/parse-tree/parse.h	Mon Feb 17 12:45:58 2020 -0800
+++ b/libinterp/parse-tree/parse.h	Mon Feb 17 15:47:35 2020 -0500
@@ -656,14 +656,6 @@
   extern OCTINTERP_API octave_value_list
   feval (const octave_value_list& args, int nargout = 0);
 
-  OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::interpreter::eval_string' instead")
-  extern OCTINTERP_API octave_value_list
-  eval_string (const std::string&, bool silent, int& parse_status, int nargout);
-
-  OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::interpreter::eval_string' instead")
-  extern OCTINTERP_API octave_value
-  eval_string (const std::string&, bool silent, int& parse_status);
-
   extern OCTINTERP_API void
   cleanup_statement_list (tree_statement_list **lst);
 }

--- a/libinterp/parse-tree/token.h	Mon Feb 17 12:45:58 2020 -0800
+++ b/libinterp/parse-tree/token.h	Mon Feb 17 15:47:35 2020 -0500
@@ -123,12 +123,6 @@
       return m_type_tag == keyword_token || m_type_tag == ettype_token;
     }
 
-    OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (5, "use 'octave::iskeyword' instead")
-    bool is_keyword (void) const
-    {
-      return iskeyword ();
-    }
-
     bool is_symbol (void) const
     {
       return m_type_tag == sym_rec_token;

--- a/scripts/deprecated/module.mk	Mon Feb 17 12:45:58 2020 -0800
+++ b/scripts/deprecated/module.mk	Mon Feb 17 15:47:35 2020 -0500
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 FCN_FILE_DIRS += %reldir%
 
 %canon_reldir%_FCN_FILES = \
-  %reldir%/output_max_field_width.m \
   %reldir%/runtests.m
 
 %canon_reldir%dir = $(fcnfiledir)/deprecated

--- a/scripts/deprecated/output_max_field_width.m	Mon Feb 17 12:45:58 2020 -0800
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-########################################################################
-##
-## Copyright (C) 2018-2020 The Octave Project Developers
-##
-## See the file COPYRIGHT.md in the top-level directory of this
-## distribution or <https://octave.org/copyright/>.
-##
-## This file is part of Octave.
-##
-## Octave is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-## under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-## the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-## (at your option) any later version.
-##
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-## WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-## MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-## GNU General Public License for more details.
-##
-## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-## along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, see
-## <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-##
-########################################################################
-
-## -*- texinfo -*-
-## @deftypefn  {} {@var{val} =} output_max_field_width ()
-## @deftypefnx {} {@var{old_val} =} output_max_field_width (@var{new_val})
-## @deftypefnx {} {} output_max_field_width (@var{new_val}, "local")
-##
-## @code{output_max_field_width} is deprecated and will be removed in Octave
-## version 7.  Use @code{output_precision} instead.
-##
-## Query or set the internal variable that specifies the maximum width
-## of a numeric output field.
-##
-## When called from inside a function with the @qcode{"local"} option, the
-## variable is changed locally for the function and any subroutines it calls.
-## The original variable value is restored when exiting the function.
-## @seealso{format, fixed_point_format, output_precision}
-## @end deftypefn
-
-## FIXME: DEPRECATED: Remove in version 7.
-
-function retval = output_max_field_width (varargin)
-
-  persistent warned = false;
-  if (! warned)
-    warned = true;
-    warning ("Octave:deprecated-function",
-             "output_max_field_width is obsolete and will be removed from a future version of Octave, please use output_precision instead\n");
-  endif
-
-  retval = 20;
-
-endfunction