diff --git a/src/reports.c b/src/reports.c
index 55ecdafdd..a52d7c90c 100644
--- a/src/reports.c
+++ b/src/reports.c
@@ -164,16 +164,6 @@ void report_status(const unit * u, const struct locale *lang, struct sbstring *s
     }
 }
 
-size_t report_status_depr(const unit * u, const struct locale *lang, char *fsbuf, size_t buflen)
-{
-    sbstring sbs;
-
-    sbs_init(&sbs, fsbuf, buflen);
-    report_status(u, lang, &sbs);
-    return sbs_length(&sbs);
-}
-
-
 const char *hp_status(const unit * u)
 {
     double p;
@@ -2276,13 +2266,6 @@ void report_race_skills(const race *rc, const struct locale *lang, sbstring *sbp
     }
 }
 
-void report_race_skills_depr(const race *rc, char *zText, size_t length, const struct locale *lang)
-{
-    sbstring sbs;
-    sbs_init(&sbs, zText, length);
-    report_race_skills(rc, lang, &sbs);
-}
-
 static void eval_direction(struct opstack **stack, const void *userdata)
 {
     const faction *report = (const faction *)userdata;
diff --git a/src/reports.h b/src/reports.h
index 13ae89b87..fb27f96bc 100644
--- a/src/reports.h
+++ b/src/reports.h
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
     const char *trailinto(const struct region *r,
         const struct locale *lang);
-    size_t report_status_depr(const struct unit *u,
-        const struct locale *lang, char *buf, size_t siz);
     void report_battle_start(struct battle * b);
 
     void register_reports(void);
@@ -102,8 +100,9 @@ extern "C" {
     int report_items(const struct unit *u, struct item *result, int size,
         const struct unit *owner, const struct faction *viewer);
     void report_warnings(struct faction *f, int now);
+    void report_status(const struct unit * u, const struct locale *lang, struct sbstring *sbp);
     void report_raceinfo(const struct race *rc, const struct locale *lang, struct sbstring *sbp);
-    void report_race_skills_depr(const struct race *rc, char *zText, size_t length, const struct locale *lang);
+    void report_race_skills(const struct race *rc, const struct locale *lang, struct sbstring *sbp);
     void report_item(const struct unit *owner, const struct item *i,
         const struct faction *viewer, const char **name, const char **basename,
         int *number, bool singular);
diff --git a/src/spells.c b/src/spells.c
index 13a63fe9c..f665aa47f 100644
--- a/src/spells.c
+++ b/src/spells.c
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ static int sp_summon_familiar(castorder * co)
     const race *rc;
     message *msg;
     char zText[2048];
+    sbstring sbs;
 
     if (get_familiar(caster) != NULL) {
         cmistake(caster, co->order, 199, MSG_MAGIC);
@@ -600,7 +601,8 @@ static int sp_summon_familiar(castorder * co)
     msg_release(msg);
     make_familiar(caster, r, rc, zText);
 
-    report_race_skills_depr(rc, zText, sizeof(zText), caster->faction->locale);
+    sbs_init(&sbs, zText, sizeof(zText));
+    report_race_skills(rc, caster->faction->locale, &sbs);
     ADDMSG(&caster->faction->msgs, msg_message("familiar_describe",
         "mage race skills", caster, rc, zText));
     return cast_level;
diff --git a/src/spy.c b/src/spy.c
index 8233f5eb2..530607a37 100644
--- a/src/spy.c
+++ b/src/spy.c
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@
 void spy_message(int spy, const unit * u, const unit * target)
 {
     char status[32];
+    sbstring sbs;
 
-    report_status_depr(target, u->faction->locale, status, sizeof(status));
+    sbs_init(&sbs, status, sizeof(status));
+    report_status(u, u->faction->locale, &sbs);
 
     ADDMSG(&u->faction->msgs, msg_message("spyreport", "spy target status", u,
         target, status));