Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> ... But while I agree it's good to remove unused stuff in the
> master, it doesn't seem like we really need to back-patch it.
Yeah, exactly. I don't see any benefit that's commensurate with
even a small risk of breaking extensions --- and apparently, in
this case that's not a risk but a certainty.
regards, tom lane