diff --git a/functions/mysql.xml b/functions/mysql.xml
index fdd56f5333..21a04064b2 100644
--- a/functions/mysql.xml
+++ b/functions/mysql.xml
@@ -27,32 +27,6 @@
 
   </partintro>
 
-  <refentry id="function.mysql">
-   <refnamediv>
-    <refname>mysql</refname>
-    <refpurpose>Send a MySQL query</refpurpose>
-   </refnamediv>
-   <refsect1>
-    <title>Description</title>
-    <funcsynopsis>
-     <funcprototype>
-      <funcdef>int <function>mysql</function></funcdef>
-      <paramdef>string <parameter>database</parameter></paramdef>
-      <paramdef>string <parameter>query</parameter></paramdef>
-      <paramdef>int 
-       <parameter>
-        <optional>link_identifier</optional>
-       </parameter>
-      </paramdef>
-     </funcprototype>
-    </funcsynopsis>
-    <para> 
-     <function>mysql</function> is an alias for
-     <function>mysql_db_query</function>.
-    </para>
-   </refsect1>
-  </refentry>
-
   <refentry id="function.mysql-affected-rows">
    <refnamediv>
     <refname>mysql_affected_rows</refname> 
@@ -381,32 +355,6 @@
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
 
-  <refentry id="function.mysql-dbname">
-   <refnamediv>
-    <refname>mysql_dbname</refname>
-    <refpurpose>Get result data</refpurpose>
-   </refnamediv>
-   <refsect1>
-    <title>Description</title>
-    <funcsynopsis>
-     <funcprototype>
-      <funcdef>int <function>mysql_dbname</function></funcdef>
-      <paramdef>int <parameter>result</parameter></paramdef>
-      <paramdef>int <parameter>row</parameter></paramdef>
-      <paramdef>mixed 
-       <parameter>
-        <optional>field</optional>
-       </parameter>
-      </paramdef>
-     </funcprototype>
-    </funcsynopsis>
-    <para>
-     <function>mysql_dbname</function> is an alias for
-     <function>mysql_db_name</function>. 
-    </para>
-   </refsect1>
-  </refentry>
-
   <refentry id="function.mysql-db-name">
    <refnamediv>
     <refname>mysql_db_name</refname>
@@ -459,6 +407,12 @@ while ($i < $cnt) {
 ?>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
+
+    <para>
+     For backward compatibility, <function>mysql_dbname</function> is
+     also accepted. This is deprecated, however.
+    </para>
+
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>