diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 296ef22..37305f4 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
 2014-05-26  Andy Wingo  <wingo@igalia.com>
+	    Doug Evans  <xdje42@gmail.com>
+
+	* guile/guile-internal.h (GDB_SMOB_HEAD): Replace properties with
+	empty_base_class.  All uses updated.
+	(gdbscm_mark_gsmob, gdbscm_mark_chained_gsmob)
+	(gdbscm_mark_eqable_gsmob): Remove these now-unneeded functions.
+	Adapt all callers.
+	* guile/scm-gsmob.c (gdbscm_mark_gsmob)
+	(gdbscm_mark_chained_gsmob, gdbscm_mark_eqable_gsmob): Remove.
+	(gdbscm_gsmob_property, gdbscm_set_gsmob_property_x)
+	(gdbscm_gsmob_has_property_p, add_property_name)
+	(gdbscm_gsmob_properties): Remove, and remove them from gsmob_functions.
+	* guile/lib/gdb.scm (gdb-object-property, set-gdb-object-property)
+	(gdb-object-has-property?, gdb-object-properties): Remove.
+	(gdb-object-kind): Renamed from gsmob-kind.
+
+2014-05-26  Andy Wingo  <wingo@igalia.com>
 
 	* configure.ac (try_guile_versions): Allow building with guile 2.2.
 	* configure: Regenerate.
diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index a5784ef..f869b5e 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2014-05-26  Andy Wingo  <wingo@igalia.com>
 
+	* guile.texi (GDB Scheme Data Types): Remove documentation for
+	removed interfaces.  Update spelling of gdb-object-kind.
+
+2014-05-26  Andy Wingo  <wingo@igalia.com>
+
 	* guile.texi (Basic Guile): Fix some typos.
 
 2014-05-26  Andy Wingo  <wingo@igalia.com>
diff --git a/gdb/doc/guile.texi b/gdb/doc/guile.texi
index 7082ef9..3e03c7c 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/guile.texi
+++ b/gdb/doc/guile.texi
@@ -331,46 +331,18 @@ This is the string passed to @code{--target} when @value{GDBN} was configured.
 
 @node GDB Scheme Data Types
 @subsubsection GDB Scheme Data Types
-@cindex gdb smobs
+@cindex gdb objects
 
-@value{GDBN} uses Guile's @dfn{smob} (small object)
-data type for all @value{GDBN} objects
-(@pxref{Defining New Types (Smobs),,, guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}).
-The smobs that @value{GDBN} provides are called @dfn{gsmobs}.
+The values exposed by @value{GDBN} to Guile are known as
+@dfn{@value{GDBN} objects}.  There are several kinds of @value{GDBN}
+object, and each is disjoint from all other types known to Guile.
 
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} gsmob-kind gsmob
-Return the kind of the gsmob, e.g., @code{<gdb:breakpoint>},
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} gdb-object-kind object
+Return the kind of the @value{GDBN} object, e.g., @code{<gdb:breakpoint>},
 as a symbol.
 @end deffn
 
-Every @code{gsmob} provides a common set of functions for extending
-them in simple ways.  Each @code{gsmob} has a list of properties,
-initially empty.  These properties are akin to Guile's object properties,
-but are stored with the @code{gsmob}
-(@pxref{Object Properties,,, guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}).
-Property names can be any @code{eq?}-able value, but it is recommended
-that they be symbols.
-
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} set-gsmob-property! gsmob property-name value
-Set the value of property @code{property-name} to value @code{value}.
-The result is unspecified.
-@end deffn
-
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} gsmob-property gsmob property-name
-Return the value of property @code{property-name}.
-If the property isn't present then @code{#f} is returned.
-@end deffn
-
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} gsmob-has-property? gsmob property-name
-Return @code{#t} if @code{gsmob} has property @code{property-name}.
-Otherwise return @code{#f}.
-@end deffn
-
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} gsmob-properties gsmob
-Return an unsorted list of names of properties.
-@end deffn
-
-@value{GDBN} defines the following Scheme smobs:
+@value{GDBN} defines the following object types:
 
 @table @code
 @item <gdb:arch>
@@ -425,8 +397,8 @@ Return an unsorted list of names of properties.
 @xref{Values From Inferior In Guile}.
 @end table
 
-The following gsmobs are managed internally so that the Scheme function
-@code{eq?} may be applied to them.
+The following @value{GDBN} objects are managed internally so that the
+Scheme function @code{eq?} may be applied to them.
 
 @table @code
 @item <gdb:arch>
diff --git a/gdb/guile/guile-internal.h b/gdb/guile/guile-internal.h
index b6d01f4..e2e1c01 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/guile-internal.h
+++ b/gdb/guile/guile-internal.h
@@ -153,26 +153,31 @@ extern void gdbscm_dynwind_xfree (void *ptr);
 
 extern int gdbscm_is_procedure (SCM proc);
 
-/* GDB smobs, from scm-smob.c */
+/* GDB smobs, from scm-gsmob.c */
 
 /* All gdb smobs must contain one of the following as the first member:
    gdb_smob, chained_gdb_smob, or eqable_gdb_smob.
 
-   The next,prev members of chained_gdb_smob allow for chaining gsmobs
-   together so that, for example, when an objfile is deleted we can clean up
-   all smobs that reference it.
+   Chained GDB smobs should have chained_gdb_smob as their first member.  The
+   next,prev members of chained_gdb_smob allow for chaining gsmobs together so
+   that, for example, when an objfile is deleted we can clean up all smobs that
+   reference it.
 
-   The containing_scm member of eqable_gdb_smob allows for returning the
-   same gsmob instead of creating a new one, allowing them to be eq?-able.
+   Eq-able GDB smobs should have eqable_gdb_smob as their first member.  The
+   containing_scm member of eqable_gdb_smob allows for returning the same gsmob
+   instead of creating a new one, allowing them to be eq?-able.
 
-   IMPORTANT: chained_gdb_smob and eqable_gdb-smob are a "subclasses" of
+   All other smobs should have gdb_smob as their first member.
+   FIXME: dje/2014-05-26: gdb_smob was useful during early development as a
+   "baseclass" for all gdb smobs.  If it's still unused by gdb 8.0 delete it.
+
+   IMPORTANT: chained_gdb_smob and eqable_gdb-smob are "subclasses" of
    gdb_smob.  The layout of chained_gdb_smob,eqable_gdb_smob must match
    gdb_smob as if it is a subclass.  To that end we use macro GDB_SMOB_HEAD
    to ensure this.  */
 
-#define GDB_SMOB_HEAD					\
-  /* Property list for externally added fields.  */	\
-  SCM properties;
+#define GDB_SMOB_HEAD \
+  int empty_base_class;
 
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -222,12 +227,6 @@ extern void gdbscm_init_chained_gsmob (chained_gdb_smob *base);
 extern void gdbscm_init_eqable_gsmob (eqable_gdb_smob *base,
 				      SCM containing_scm);
 
-extern SCM gdbscm_mark_gsmob (gdb_smob *base);
-
-extern SCM gdbscm_mark_chained_gsmob (chained_gdb_smob *base);
-
-extern SCM gdbscm_mark_eqable_gsmob (eqable_gdb_smob *base);
-
 extern void gdbscm_add_objfile_ref (struct objfile *objfile,
 				    const struct objfile_data *data_key,
 				    chained_gdb_smob *g_smob);
diff --git a/gdb/guile/lib/gdb.scm b/gdb/guile/lib/gdb.scm
index f12769e..ec739c7 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/lib/gdb.scm
+++ b/gdb/guile/lib/gdb.scm
@@ -270,13 +270,9 @@
  make-pretty-printer-worker
  pretty-printer-worker?
 
- ;; scm-smob.c
+ ;; scm-gsmob.c
 
- gsmob-kind
- gsmob-property
- set-gsmob-property!
- gsmob-has-property?
- gsmob-properties
+ gdb-object-kind
 
  ;; scm-string.c
 
diff --git a/gdb/guile/scm-arch.c b/gdb/guile/scm-arch.c
index fa578f3..aa170f0 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/scm-arch.c
+++ b/gdb/guile/scm-arch.c
@@ -53,10 +53,7 @@ static int arscm_is_arch (SCM);
 static SCM
 arscm_mark_arch_smob (SCM self)
 {
-  arch_smob *a_smob = (arch_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
-
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_gsmob (&a_smob->base);
+  return SCM_BOOL_F;
 }
 
 /* The smob "print" function for <gdb:arch>.  */
diff --git a/gdb/guile/scm-block.c b/gdb/guile/scm-block.c
index 4e1748e..94c171e 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/scm-block.c
+++ b/gdb/guile/scm-block.c
@@ -125,10 +125,7 @@ bkscm_objfile_block_map (struct objfile *objfile)
 static SCM
 bkscm_mark_block_smob (SCM self)
 {
-  block_smob *b_smob = (block_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
-
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_eqable_gsmob (&b_smob->base);
+  return SCM_BOOL_F;
 }
 
 /* The smob "free" function for <gdb:block>.  */
@@ -540,11 +537,7 @@ gdbscm_block_symbols (SCM self)
 static SCM
 bkscm_mark_block_syms_progress_smob (SCM self)
 {
-  block_syms_progress_smob *i_smob
-    = (block_syms_progress_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
-
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_gsmob (&i_smob->base);
+  return SCM_BOOL_F;
 }
 
 /* The smob "print" function for <gdb:block-symbols-iterator>.  */
diff --git a/gdb/guile/scm-breakpoint.c b/gdb/guile/scm-breakpoint.c
index c8371aa..97621b8 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/scm-breakpoint.c
+++ b/gdb/guile/scm-breakpoint.c
@@ -83,10 +83,7 @@ bpscm_mark_breakpoint_smob (SCM self)
   /* We don't mark containing_scm here.  It is just a backlink to our
      container, and is gc'protected until the breakpoint is deleted.  */
 
-  scm_gc_mark (bp_smob->stop);
-
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_gsmob (&bp_smob->base);
+  return bp_smob->stop;
 }
 
 /* The smob "free" function for <gdb:breakpoint>.  */
diff --git a/gdb/guile/scm-exception.c b/gdb/guile/scm-exception.c
index ffe83ed..c892884 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/scm-exception.c
+++ b/gdb/guile/scm-exception.c
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ exscm_mark_exception_smob (SCM self)
   exception_smob *e_smob = (exception_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
 
   scm_gc_mark (e_smob->key);
-  scm_gc_mark (e_smob->args);
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_gsmob (&e_smob->base);
+  return e_smob->args;
 }
 
 /* The smob "print" function for <gdb:exception>.  */
diff --git a/gdb/guile/scm-frame.c b/gdb/guile/scm-frame.c
index 6031a7f..ee30597 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/scm-frame.c
+++ b/gdb/guile/scm-frame.c
@@ -135,10 +135,7 @@ frscm_inferior_frame_map (struct inferior *inferior)
 static SCM
 frscm_mark_frame_smob (SCM self)
 {
-  frame_smob *f_smob = (frame_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
-
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_eqable_gsmob (&f_smob->base);
+  return SCM_BOOL_F;
 }
 
 /* The smob "free" function for <gdb:frame>.  */
diff --git a/gdb/guile/scm-gsmob.c b/gdb/guile/scm-gsmob.c
index b0f9e19..156ca8c 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/scm-gsmob.c
+++ b/gdb/guile/scm-gsmob.c
@@ -30,25 +30,16 @@
    specify the gdb smob kind, that is left for another day if it ever is
    needed.
 
-   We want the objects we export to Scheme to be extensible by the user.
-   A gsmob (gdb smob) adds a simple API on top of smobs to support this.
-   This allows GDB objects to be easily extendable in a useful manner.
-   To that end, all smobs in gdb have gdb_smob as the first member.
-
-   On top of gsmobs there are "chained gsmobs".  They are used to assist with
-   life-time tracking of GDB objects vs Scheme objects.  Gsmobs can "subclass"
+   Some GDB smobs are "chained gsmobs".  They are used to assist with life-time
+   tracking of GDB objects vs Scheme objects.  Gsmobs can "subclass"
    chained_gdb_smob, which contains a doubly-linked list to assist with
    life-time tracking.
 
-   On top of gsmobs there are also "eqable gsmobs".  Gsmobs can "subclass"
-   eqable_gdb_smob instead of gdb_smob, and is used to make gsmobs eq?-able.
-   This is done by recording all gsmobs in a hash table and before creating a
-   gsmob first seeing if it's already in the table.  Eqable gsmobs can also be
-   used where lifetime-tracking is required.
-
-   Gsmobs (and chained/eqable gsmobs) add an extra field that is used to
-   record extra data: "properties".  It is a table of key/value pairs
-   that can be set with set-gsmob-property!, gsmob-property.  */
+   Some other GDB smobs are "eqable gsmobs".  Gsmob implementations can
+   "subclass" eqable_gdb_smob to make gsmobs eq?-able.  This is done by
+   recording all gsmobs in a hash table and before creating a gsmob first
+   seeing if it's already in the table.  Eqable gsmobs can also be used where
+   lifetime-tracking is required.  */
 
 #include "defs.h"
 #include "hashtab.h"
@@ -61,15 +52,6 @@
 
 static htab_t registered_gsmobs;
 
-/* Gsmob properties are initialize stored as an alist to minimize space
-   usage: GDB can be used to debug some really big programs, and property
-   lists generally have very few elements.  Once the list grows to this
-   many elements then we switch to a hash table.
-   The smallest Guile hashtable in 2.0 uses a vector of 31 elements.
-   The value we use here is large enough to hold several expected uses,
-   without being so large that we might as well just use a hashtable.  */
-#define SMOB_PROP_HTAB_THRESHOLD 7
-
 /* Hash function for registered_gsmobs hash table.  */
 
 static hashval_t
@@ -131,7 +113,7 @@ gdbscm_make_smob_type (const char *name, size_t size)
 void
 gdbscm_init_gsmob (gdb_smob *base)
 {
-  base->properties = SCM_EOL;
+  base->empty_base_class = 0;
 }
 
 /* Initialize a chained_gdb_smob.
@@ -157,46 +139,6 @@ gdbscm_init_eqable_gsmob (eqable_gdb_smob *base, SCM containing_scm)
   base->containing_scm = containing_scm;
 }
 
-/* Call this from each smob's "mark" routine.
-   In general, this should be called as:
-   return gdbscm_mark_gsmob (base);  */
-
-SCM
-gdbscm_mark_gsmob (gdb_smob *base)
-{
-  /* Return the last one to mark as an optimization.
-     The marking infrastructure will mark it for us.  */
-  return base->properties;
-}
-
-/* Call this from each smob's "mark" routine.
-   In general, this should be called as:
-   return gdbscm_mark_chained_gsmob (base);  */
-
-SCM
-gdbscm_mark_chained_gsmob (chained_gdb_smob *base)
-{
-  /* Return the last one to mark as an optimization.
-     The marking infrastructure will mark it for us.  */
-  return base->properties;
-}
-
-/* Call this from each smob's "mark" routine.
-   In general, this should be called as:
-   return gdbscm_mark_eqable_gsmob (base);  */
-
-SCM
-gdbscm_mark_eqable_gsmob (eqable_gdb_smob *base)
-{
-  /* There's no need to mark containing_scm.
-     Any references to it either come from Scheme in which case it will be
-     marked through them, or there's a reference to the smob from gdb in
-     which case the smob is GC-protected.  */
-
-  /* Return the last one to mark as an optimization.
-     The marking infrastructure will mark it for us.  */
-  return base->properties;
-}
 
 /* gsmob accessors */
 
@@ -212,9 +154,9 @@ gsscm_get_gsmob_arg_unsafe (SCM self, int arg_pos, const char *func_name)
   return self;
 }
 
-/* (gsmob-kind gsmob) -> symbol
+/* (gdb-object-kind gsmob) -> symbol
 
-   Note: While one might want to name this gsmob-class-name, it is named
+   Note: While one might want to name this gdb-object-class-name, it is named
    "-kind" because smobs aren't real GOOPS classes.  */
 
 static SCM
@@ -236,124 +178,6 @@ gdbscm_gsmob_kind (SCM self)
   return result;
 }
 
-/* (gsmob-property gsmob property) -> object
-   If property isn't present then #f is returned.  */
-
-static SCM
-gdbscm_gsmob_property (SCM self, SCM property)
-{
-  SCM smob;
-  gdb_smob *base;
-
-  smob = gsscm_get_gsmob_arg_unsafe (self, SCM_ARG1, FUNC_NAME);
-  base = (gdb_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
-
-  /* Have we switched to a hash table?  */
-  if (gdbscm_is_true (scm_hash_table_p (base->properties)))
-    return scm_hashq_ref (base->properties, property, SCM_BOOL_F);
-
-  return scm_assq_ref (base->properties, property);
-}
-
-/* (set-gsmob-property! gsmob property new-value) -> unspecified */
-
-static SCM
-gdbscm_set_gsmob_property_x (SCM self, SCM property, SCM new_value)
-{
-  SCM smob, alist;
-  gdb_smob *base;
-
-  smob = gsscm_get_gsmob_arg_unsafe (self, SCM_ARG1, FUNC_NAME);
-  base = (gdb_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
-
-  /* Have we switched to a hash table?  */
-  if (gdbscm_is_true (scm_hash_table_p (base->properties)))
-    {
-      scm_hashq_set_x (base->properties, property, new_value);
-      return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
-    }
-
-  alist = scm_assq_set_x (base->properties, property, new_value);
-
-  /* Did we grow the list?  */
-  if (!scm_is_eq (alist, base->properties))
-    {
-      /* If we grew the list beyond a threshold in size,
-	 switch to a hash table.  */
-      if (scm_ilength (alist) >= SMOB_PROP_HTAB_THRESHOLD)
-	{
-	  SCM elm, htab;
-
-	  htab = scm_c_make_hash_table (SMOB_PROP_HTAB_THRESHOLD);
-	  for (elm = alist; elm != SCM_EOL; elm = scm_cdr (elm))
-	    scm_hashq_set_x (htab, scm_caar (elm), scm_cdar (elm));
-	  base->properties = htab;
-	  return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
-	}
-    }
-
-  base->properties = alist;
-  return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
-}
-
-/* (gsmob-has-property? gsmob property) -> boolean */
-
-static SCM
-gdbscm_gsmob_has_property_p (SCM self, SCM property)
-{
-  SCM smob, handle;
-  gdb_smob *base;
-
-  smob = gsscm_get_gsmob_arg_unsafe (self, SCM_ARG1, FUNC_NAME);
-  base = (gdb_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
-
-  if (gdbscm_is_true (scm_hash_table_p (base->properties)))
-    handle = scm_hashq_get_handle (base->properties, property);
-  else
-    handle = scm_assq (property, base->properties);
-
-  return scm_from_bool (gdbscm_is_true (handle));
-}
-
-/* Helper function for gdbscm_gsmob_properties.  */
-
-static SCM
-add_property_name (void *closure, SCM handle)
-{
-  SCM *resultp = closure;
-
-  *resultp = scm_cons (scm_car (handle), *resultp);
-  return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
-}
-
-/* (gsmob-properties gsmob) -> list
-   The list is unsorted.  */
-
-static SCM
-gdbscm_gsmob_properties (SCM self)
-{
-  SCM smob, handle, result;
-  gdb_smob *base;
-
-  smob = gsscm_get_gsmob_arg_unsafe (self, SCM_ARG1, FUNC_NAME);
-  base = (gdb_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
-
-  result = SCM_EOL;
-  if (gdbscm_is_true (scm_hash_table_p (base->properties)))
-    {
-      scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle (add_property_name, &result,
-					 base->properties);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      SCM elm;
-
-      for (elm = base->properties; elm != SCM_EOL; elm = scm_cdr (elm))
-	result = scm_cons (scm_caar (elm), result);
-    }
-
-  return result;
-}
 
 /* When underlying gdb data structures are deleted, we need to update any
    smobs with references to them.  There are several smobs that reference
@@ -449,25 +273,12 @@ gdbscm_clear_eqable_gsmob_ptr_slot (htab_t htab, eqable_gdb_smob *base)
 
 static const scheme_function gsmob_functions[] =
 {
-  { "gsmob-kind", 1, 0, 0, gdbscm_gsmob_kind,
-    "\
-Return the kind of the smob, e.g., <gdb:breakpoint>, as a symbol." },
-
-  { "gsmob-property", 2, 0, 0, gdbscm_gsmob_property,
-    "\
-Return the specified property of the gsmob." },
-
-  { "set-gsmob-property!", 3, 0, 0, gdbscm_set_gsmob_property_x,
-    "\
-Set the specified property of the gsmob." },
-
-  { "gsmob-has-property?", 2, 0, 0, gdbscm_gsmob_has_property_p,
-    "\
-Return #t if the specified property is present." },
-
-  { "gsmob-properties", 1, 0, 0, gdbscm_gsmob_properties,
+  /* N.B. There is a general rule of not naming symbols in gdb-guile with a
+     "gdb" prefix.  This symbol does not violate this rule because it is to
+     be read as "gdb-object-foo", not "gdb-foo".  */
+  { "gdb-object-kind", 1, 0, 0, gdbscm_gsmob_kind,
     "\
-Return an unsorted list of names of properties." },
+Return the kind of the GDB object, e.g., <gdb:breakpoint>, as a symbol." },
 
   END_FUNCTIONS
 };
diff --git a/gdb/guile/scm-iterator.c b/gdb/guile/scm-iterator.c
index a6deb84..e0155a9 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/scm-iterator.c
+++ b/gdb/guile/scm-iterator.c
@@ -119,9 +119,7 @@ itscm_mark_iterator_smob (SCM self)
 
   scm_gc_mark (i_smob->object);
   scm_gc_mark (i_smob->progress);
-  scm_gc_mark (i_smob->next_x);
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_gsmob (&i_smob->base);
+  return i_smob->next_x;
 }
 
 /* The smob "print" function for <gdb:iterator>.  */
diff --git a/gdb/guile/scm-lazy-string.c b/gdb/guile/scm-lazy-string.c
index e965d01..10494ea 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/scm-lazy-string.c
+++ b/gdb/guile/scm-lazy-string.c
@@ -68,10 +68,7 @@ static scm_t_bits lazy_string_smob_tag;
 static SCM
 lsscm_mark_lazy_string_smob (SCM self)
 {
-  lazy_string_smob *ls_smob = (lazy_string_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
-
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_gsmob (&ls_smob->base);
+  return SCM_BOOL_F;
 }
 
 /* The smob "free" function for <gdb:lazy-string>.  */
diff --git a/gdb/guile/scm-objfile.c b/gdb/guile/scm-objfile.c
index 70f7e33..145f22b 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/scm-objfile.c
+++ b/gdb/guile/scm-objfile.c
@@ -69,13 +69,10 @@ ofscm_mark_objfile_smob (SCM self)
 {
   objfile_smob *o_smob = (objfile_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
 
-  scm_gc_mark (o_smob->pretty_printers);
-
   /* We don't mark containing_scm here.  It is just a backlink to our
      container, and is gc-protected until the objfile is deleted.  */
 
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_gsmob (&o_smob->base);
+  return o_smob->pretty_printers;
 }
 
 /* The smob "print" function for <gdb:objfile>.  */
diff --git a/gdb/guile/scm-pretty-print.c b/gdb/guile/scm-pretty-print.c
index 1b9902f4..cc97dcd 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/scm-pretty-print.c
+++ b/gdb/guile/scm-pretty-print.c
@@ -136,9 +136,7 @@ ppscm_mark_pretty_printer_smob (SCM self)
 
   scm_gc_mark (pp_smob->name);
   scm_gc_mark (pp_smob->enabled);
-  scm_gc_mark (pp_smob->lookup);
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_gsmob (&pp_smob->base);
+  return pp_smob->lookup;
 }
 
 /* The smob "print" function for <gdb:pretty-printer>.  */
@@ -267,9 +265,7 @@ ppscm_mark_pretty_printer_worker_smob (SCM self)
 
   scm_gc_mark (w_smob->display_hint);
   scm_gc_mark (w_smob->to_string);
-  scm_gc_mark (w_smob->children);
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_gsmob (&w_smob->base);
+  return w_smob->children;
 }
 
 /* The smob "print" function for <gdb:pretty-printer-worker>.  */
diff --git a/gdb/guile/scm-symbol.c b/gdb/guile/scm-symbol.c
index 0c5cc05..b6a92a4 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/scm-symbol.c
+++ b/gdb/guile/scm-symbol.c
@@ -100,10 +100,7 @@ syscm_objfile_symbol_map (struct symbol *symbol)
 static SCM
 syscm_mark_symbol_smob (SCM self)
 {
-  symbol_smob *s_smob = (symbol_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
-
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_eqable_gsmob (&s_smob->base);
+  return SCM_BOOL_F;
 }
 
 /* The smob "free" function for <gdb:symbol>.  */
diff --git a/gdb/guile/scm-symtab.c b/gdb/guile/scm-symtab.c
index 7294fea..845b13f 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/scm-symtab.c
+++ b/gdb/guile/scm-symtab.c
@@ -127,10 +127,7 @@ stscm_objfile_symtab_map (struct symtab *symtab)
 static SCM
 stscm_mark_symtab_smob (SCM self)
 {
-  symtab_smob *st_smob = (symtab_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
-
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_eqable_gsmob (&st_smob->base);
+  return SCM_BOOL_F;
 }
 
 /* The smob "free" function for <gdb:symtab>.  */
@@ -407,10 +404,7 @@ stscm_mark_sal_smob (SCM self)
 {
   sal_smob *s_smob = (sal_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
 
-  scm_gc_mark (s_smob->symtab_scm);
-
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_gsmob (&s_smob->base);
+  return s_smob->symtab_scm;
 }
 
 /* The smob "free" function for <gdb:sal>.  */
diff --git a/gdb/guile/scm-type.c b/gdb/guile/scm-type.c
index 9345c28..8d09fbd 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/scm-type.c
+++ b/gdb/guile/scm-type.c
@@ -186,10 +186,7 @@ tyscm_type_map (struct type *type)
 static SCM
 tyscm_mark_type_smob (SCM self)
 {
-  type_smob *t_smob = (type_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
-
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_eqable_gsmob (&t_smob->base);
+  return SCM_BOOL_F;
 }
 
 /* The smob "free" function for <gdb:type>.  */
@@ -422,9 +419,7 @@ tyscm_mark_field_smob (SCM self)
 {
   field_smob *f_smob = (field_smob *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (self);
 
-  scm_gc_mark (f_smob->type_scm);
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_gsmob (&f_smob->base);
+  return f_smob->type_scm;
 }
 
 /* The smob "print" function for <gdb:field>.  */
diff --git a/gdb/guile/scm-value.c b/gdb/guile/scm-value.c
index 2160a1e..6e82d26 100644
--- a/gdb/guile/scm-value.c
+++ b/gdb/guile/scm-value.c
@@ -132,9 +132,7 @@ vlscm_mark_value_smob (SCM self)
 
   scm_gc_mark (v_smob->address);
   scm_gc_mark (v_smob->type);
-  scm_gc_mark (v_smob->dynamic_type);
-  /* Do this last.  */
-  return gdbscm_mark_gsmob (&v_smob->base);
+  return v_smob->dynamic_type;
 }
 
 /* The smob "free" function for <gdb:value>.  */
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index de32b61..dc9cff0 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2014-05-26  Andy Wingo  <wingo@igalia.com>
+
+	* gdb.guile/scm-breakpoint.exp:
+	* gdb.guile/scm-gsmob.exp: Update to use plain old object
+	properties instead of gdb-object-properties.
+
 2014-05-26  Yao Qi  <yao@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* gdb.server/no-thread-db.exp: Specify source file name
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.guile/scm-breakpoint.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.guile/scm-breakpoint.exp
index b25d4e0..fd7c970 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.guile/scm-breakpoint.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.guile/scm-breakpoint.exp
@@ -310,14 +310,14 @@ proc test_bkpt_eval_funcs { } {
 	    "(define set-bp-data-count! set-car!)" "" \
 	    "(define bp-data-inf-i cdr)" "" \
 	    "(define set-bp-data-inf-i! set-cdr!)" "" \
-	    "(define (bp-eval-count bkpt) (bp-data-count (gsmob-property bkpt 'bp-data)))" "" \
-	    "(define (bp-eval-inf-i bkpt) (bp-data-inf-i (gsmob-property bkpt 'bp-data)))" "" \
+	    "(define (bp-eval-count bkpt) (bp-data-count (object-property bkpt 'bp-data)))" "" \
+	    "(define (bp-eval-inf-i bkpt) (bp-data-inf-i (object-property bkpt 'bp-data)))" "" \
 	    "(define (make-bp-eval location)" "" \
 	    "  (let ((bp (create-breakpoint! location)))" "" \
-	    "    (set-gsmob-property! bp 'bp-data (make-bp-data))" "" \
+	    "    (set-object-property! bp 'bp-data (make-bp-data))" "" \
 	    "    (set-breakpoint-stop! bp" "" \
 	    "       (lambda (bkpt)" "" \
-	    "         (let ((data (gsmob-property bkpt 'bp-data))" "" \
+	    "         (let ((data (object-property bkpt 'bp-data))" "" \
 	    "               (inf-i (parse-and-eval \"i\")))" "" \
 	    "           (set-bp-data-count! data (+ (bp-data-count data) 1))" "" \
 	    "           (set-bp-data-inf-i! data inf-i)" "" \
@@ -329,10 +329,10 @@ proc test_bkpt_eval_funcs { } {
 	    "guile" "" \
 	    "(define (make-bp-also-eval location)" "" \
 	    "  (let ((bp (create-breakpoint! location)))" "" \
-	    "    (set-gsmob-property! bp 'bp-data (make-bp-data))" "" \
+	    "    (set-object-property! bp 'bp-data (make-bp-data))" "" \
 	    "    (set-breakpoint-stop! bp" "" \
 	    "       (lambda (bkpt)" "" \
-	    "         (let* ((data (gsmob-property bkpt 'bp-data))" "" \
+	    "         (let* ((data (object-property bkpt 'bp-data))" "" \
 	    "                (count (+ (bp-data-count data) 1)))" "" \
 	    "           (set-bp-data-count! data count)" "" \
 	    "           (= count 9))))" "" \
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ proc test_bkpt_eval_funcs { } {
 	    "guile" "" \
 	    "(define (make-bp-basic location)" "" \
 	    "  (let ((bp (create-breakpoint! location)))" "" \
-	    "    (set-gsmob-property! bp 'bp-data (make-bp-data))" "" \
+	    "    (set-object-property! bp 'bp-data (make-bp-data))" "" \
 	    "    bp))" "" \
 	    "end" ""
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.guile/scm-gsmob.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.guile/scm-gsmob.exp
index 470afc4..70c3a65 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.guile/scm-gsmob.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.guile/scm-gsmob.exp
@@ -45,26 +45,24 @@ proc prop_name { i } {
 # Set and ref the properties in separate loops to verify previously set
 # properties are not lost when we set a new property or switch to htabs.
 for {set i 0} {$i <= $SMOB_PROP_HTAB_THRESHOLD} {incr i} {
-    gdb_test "gu (print (gsmob-has-property? arch '[prop_name $i]))" \
+    gdb_test "gu (print (object-property arch '[prop_name $i]))" \
 	"= #f" "property prop$i not present before set"
-    gdb_test_no_output "gu (set-gsmob-property! arch '[prop_name $i] $i)" \
-	"set prop $i"
-    gdb_test "gu (print (gsmob-has-property? arch '[prop_name $i]))" \
-	"= #t" "property prop$i present after set"
+    gdb_test "gu (print (set-object-property! arch '[prop_name $i] $i))" \
+	"= $i" "set prop $i"
+    gdb_test "gu (print (object-property arch '[prop_name $i]))" \
+	"= $i" "property prop$i present after set"
 }
 for {set i 0} {$i <= $SMOB_PROP_HTAB_THRESHOLD} {incr i} {
-    gdb_test "gu (print (gsmob-has-property? arch '[prop_name $i]))" \
-	"= #t" "property prop$i present after all set"
-    gdb_test "gu (print (gsmob-property arch '[prop_name $i]))" \
+    gdb_test "gu (print (object-property arch '[prop_name $i]))" \
 	"= $i" "ref prop $i"
 }
 
-# Verify gsmob-properties.
+# Verify properties.
 set prop_list ""
 for {set i 0} {$i <= $SMOB_PROP_HTAB_THRESHOLD} {incr i} {
     set prop_list "$prop_list [prop_name $i]"
 }
 set prop_list [lsort $prop_list]
 verbose -log "prop_list: $prop_list"
-gdb_test "gu (print (sort (gsmob-properties arch) (lambda (a b) (string<? (symbol->string a) (symbol->string b)))))" \
-    "= \\($prop_list\\)" "gsmob-properties"
+gdb_test "gu (print (sort (map car (object-properties arch)) (lambda (a b) (string<? (symbol->string a) (symbol->string b)))))" \
+    "= \\($prop_list\\)" "object-properties"
