diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e32feaaee..a7d087c27 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 2010-06-26  Richard Frith-Macdonald <rfm@gnu.org>
 
-	* Source/NSObject.m: Implement methods from the Object(NSObjectCompat)
-	category for NSZombie.  This is a workaround for what seems to be an
-	objc runtime bug (that category is being added to NSZombie even though
-	NSZombie is not a subclass of Object).
+	* Source/NSObject.m: Remove the Object(NSObjectCompat) category as the
+	use ogf the Object class is *really* obsolete, and also there appears
+	to be an objc runtime bug whaich adds the category methods to NSZombie
+	even though NSZombie is not a subclass of Object.
 
 2010-06-25  Richard Frith-Macdonald <rfm@gnu.org>
 
diff --git a/Source/NSObject.m b/Source/NSObject.m
index d31059b95..b9eea0961 100644
--- a/Source/NSObject.m
+++ b/Source/NSObject.m
@@ -2361,61 +2361,6 @@ objc_create_block_classes_as_subclasses_of(Class super) __attribute__((weak));
 
 @end
 
-/*
- * Stuff for compatibility with 'Object' derived classes.
- */
-@interface	Object (NSObjectCompat)
-+ (NSString*) description;
-+ (void) release;
-+ (id) retain;
-- (NSString*) className;
-- (NSString*) description;
-- (void) release;
-- (BOOL) respondsToSelector: (SEL)aSel;
-- (id) retain;
-@end
-
-@implementation	Object (NSObjectCompat)
-+ (NSString*) description
-{
-  return NSStringFromClass(self);
-}
-+ (void) release
-{
-  return;
-}
-+ (id) retain
-{
-  return self;
-}
-- (NSString*) className
-{
-  return NSStringFromClass([self class]);
-}
-- (NSString*) description
-{
-  return [NSString stringWithFormat: @"<%s: %p>",
-    GSClassNameFromObject(self), self];
-}
-- (BOOL) isProxy
-{
-  return NO;
-}
-- (void) release
-{
-  return;
-}
-- (BOOL) respondsToSelector: (SEL)aSelector
-{
-  /* Object implements -respondsTo: */
-  return [self respondsTo: aSelector];
-}
-- (id) retain
-{
-  return self;
-}
-@end
-
 
 
 @implementation	NSZombie
@@ -2423,14 +2368,6 @@ objc_create_block_classes_as_subclasses_of(Class super) __attribute__((weak));
 {
   return (Class)isa;
 }
-- (void) dealloc
-{
-  GSLogZombie(self, _cmd);
-}
-- (void) description
-{
-  GSLogZombie(self, _cmd);
-}
 - (Class) originalClass
 {
   return NSMapGet(zombieMap, (void*)self);
@@ -2463,20 +2400,6 @@ objc_create_block_classes_as_subclasses_of(Class super) __attribute__((weak));
   [allocationLock unlock];
   return [c instanceMethodSignatureForSelector: aSelector];
 }
-- (void) release
-{
-  GSLogZombie(self, _cmd);
-}
-- (BOOL) respondsToSelector: (SEL)aSel
-{
-  GSLogZombie(self, _cmd);
-  return NO;
-}
-- (id) retain
-{
-  GSLogZombie(self, _cmd);
-  return self;
-}
 @end
 
 @implementation GSContentAccessingProxy