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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index bbfdce51fa..3ae2b7e00b 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -1868,11 +1868,12 @@ Consider this ``normal'' procedure:
Using @code{(guix monads)}, it may be rewritten as a monadic function:
+@c FIXME: Find a better example, one that uses 'mlet'.
@example
(define (sh-symlink)
;; Same, but return a monadic value.
- (mlet %store-monad ((sh (package-file bash "bin")))
- (derivation-expression "sh" `(symlink ,sh %output))))
+ (gexp->derivation "sh"
+ #~(symlink (string-append #$bash "/bin/bash") #$output)))
@end example
There are two things to note in the second version: the @code{store}
@@ -1973,15 +1974,6 @@ directory of @var{package}. When @var{file} is omitted, return the name
of the @var{output} directory of @var{package}.
@end deffn
-@deffn {Monadic Procedure} derivation-expression @var{name} @var{exp} @
- [#:system (%current-system)] [#:inputs '()] @
- [#:outputs '("out")] [#:hash #f] @
- [#:hash-algo #f] [#:env-vars '()] [#:modules '()] @
- [#:references-graphs #f] [#:guile-for-build #f]
-Monadic version of @code{build-expression->derivation}
-(@pxref{Derivations}).
-@end deffn
-
@deffn {Monadic Procedure} package->derivation @var{package} [@var{system}]
Monadic version of @code{package-derivation} (@pxref{Defining
Packages}).