diff --git a/include/notcurses/notcurses.h b/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
index be9b2a61a..570a801a6 100644
--- a/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
+++ b/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
@@ -3956,221 +3956,15 @@ API void notcurses_debug(const struct notcurses* nc, FILE* debugfp)
 
 // DEPRECATED MATERIAL, GOING AWAY IN ABI3
 
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline int
-ncplane_align(const struct ncplane* n, ncalign_e align, int c){
-  return ncplane_halign(n, align, c);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline void
-cell_init(nccell* c){
-  nccell_init(c);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) API int cell_load(struct ncplane* n, nccell* c, const char* gcluster);
-// nccell_load(), plus blast the styling with 'attr' and 'channels'.
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline int
-cell_prime(struct ncplane* n, nccell* c, const char* gcluster,
-           uint32_t stylemask, uint64_t channels){
-  return nccell_prime(n, c, gcluster, stylemask, channels);
-}
-
 __attribute__ ((deprecated)) API int cell_duplicate(struct ncplane* n, nccell* targ, const nccell* c);
 
 __attribute__ ((deprecated)) API void cell_release(struct ncplane* n, nccell* c);
 
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline void
-cell_set_styles(nccell* c, unsigned stylebits){
-  nccell_set_styles(c, stylebits);
-}
-
-// Extract the style bits from the nccell.
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline unsigned
-cell_styles(const nccell* c){
-  return nccell_styles(c);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline void
-cell_on_styles(nccell* c, unsigned stylebits){
-  nccell_on_styles(c, stylebits);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline void
-cell_off_styles(nccell* c, unsigned stylebits){
-  nccell_off_styles(c, stylebits);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline void
-cell_set_fg_default(nccell* c){
-  nccell_set_fg_default(c);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline void
-cell_set_bg_default(nccell* c){
-  nccell_set_bg_default(c);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline int
-cell_set_fg_alpha(nccell* c, int alpha){
-  return nccell_set_fg_alpha(c, alpha);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline int
-cell_set_bg_alpha(nccell* c, int alpha){
-  return nccell_set_bg_alpha(c, alpha);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline bool
-cell_double_wide_p(const nccell* c){
-  return nccell_double_wide_p(c);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline bool
-cell_wide_right_p(const nccell* c){
-  return nccell_wide_right_p(c);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline bool
-cell_wide_left_p(const nccell* c){
-  return nccell_wide_left_p(c);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) API const char*
-cell_extended_gcluster(const struct ncplane* n, const nccell* c);
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) ALLOC static inline char*
-cell_strdup(const struct ncplane* n, const nccell* c){
-  return nccell_strdup(n, c);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline char*
-cell_extract(const struct ncplane* n, const nccell* c,
-             uint16_t* stylemask, uint64_t* channels){
-  return nccell_extract(n, c, stylemask, channels);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline bool
-cellcmp(const struct ncplane* n1, const nccell* RESTRICT c1,
-        const struct ncplane* n2, const nccell* RESTRICT c2){
-  return nccellcmp(n1, c1, n2, c2);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline int
-cell_load_char(struct ncplane* n, nccell* c, char ch){
-  return nccell_load_char(n, c, ch);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline int
-cell_load_egc32(struct ncplane* n, nccell* c, uint32_t egc){
-  return nccell_load_egc32(n, c, egc);
-}
-
 // This function will be removed in ABI3 in favor of ncplane_create().
 // It persists in ABI2 only for backwards compatibility.
 API ALLOC struct ncplane* ncplane_new(struct ncplane* n, int rows, int cols, int y, int x, void* opaque, const char* name)
   __attribute__ ((deprecated));
 
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline uint32_t
-cell_fg_rgb(const nccell* cl){
-  return nccell_fg_rgb(cl);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline uint32_t
-cell_bg_rgb(const nccell* cl){
-  return nccell_bg_rgb(cl);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline uint32_t
-cell_fg_alpha(const nccell* cl){
-  return nccell_fg_alpha(cl);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline uint32_t
-cell_bg_alpha(const nccell* cl){
-  return nccell_bg_alpha(cl);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline uint32_t
-cell_fg_rgb8(const nccell* cl, unsigned* r, unsigned* g, unsigned* b){
-  return nccell_fg_rgb8(cl, r, g, b);
-}
-
-// Extract 24 bits of background RGB from 'cl', split into components.
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline uint32_t
-cell_bg_rgb8(const nccell* cl, unsigned* r, unsigned* g, unsigned* b){
-  return nccell_bg_rgb8(cl, r, g, b);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline int
-cell_set_fg_rgb8(nccell* cl, int r, int g, int b){
-  return nccell_set_fg_rgb8(cl, r, g, b);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline void
-cell_set_fg_rgb8_clipped(nccell* cl, int r, int g, int b){
-  nccell_set_fg_rgb8_clipped(cl, r, g, b);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline int
-cell_set_fg_rgb(nccell* c, uint32_t channel){
-  return nccell_set_fg_rgb(c, channel);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline int
-cell_set_fg_palindex(nccell* cl, int idx){
-  return nccell_set_fg_palindex(cl, idx);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline uint32_t
-cell_fg_palindex(const nccell* cl){
-  return nccell_fg_palindex(cl);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline int
-cell_set_bg_rgb8(nccell* cl, int r, int g, int b){
-  return nccell_set_bg_rgb8(cl, r, g, b);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline void
-cell_set_bg_rgb8_clipped(nccell* cl, int r, int g, int b){
-  nccell_set_bg_rgb8_clipped(cl, r, g, b);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline int
-cell_set_bg_rgb(nccell* c, uint32_t channel){
-  return nccell_set_bg_rgb(c, channel);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline int
-cell_set_bg_palindex(nccell* cl, int idx){
-  return nccell_set_bg_palindex(cl, idx);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline uint32_t
-cell_bg_palindex(const nccell* cl){
-  return nccell_bg_palindex(cl);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline bool
-cell_fg_default_p(const nccell* cl){
-  return nccell_fg_default_p(cl);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline bool
-cell_fg_palindex_p(const nccell* cl){
-  return nccell_fg_palindex_p(cl);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline bool
-cell_bg_default_p(const nccell* cl){
-  return nccell_bg_default_p(cl);
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((deprecated)) static inline bool
-cell_bg_palindex_p(const nccell* cl){
-  return nccell_bg_palindex_p(cl);
-}
-
 API void ncplane_styles_set(struct ncplane* n, unsigned stylebits)
   __attribute__ ((deprecated));
 API void ncplane_styles_on(struct ncplane* n, unsigned stylebits)
@@ -4437,8 +4231,6 @@ API int notcurses_render_to_buffer(struct notcurses* nc, char** buf, size_t* buf
 API int notcurses_render_to_file(struct notcurses* nc, FILE* fp)
   __attribute__ ((deprecated));
 
-typedef nccell cell; // FIXME backwards-compat, remove in ABI3
-
 API void notcurses_debug_caps(const struct notcurses* nc, FILE* debugfp)
   __attribute__ ((deprecated)) __attribute__ ((nonnull (1, 2)));
 
diff --git a/src/demo/fission.c b/src/demo/fission.c
index 836f136f3..db72ed0b9 100644
--- a/src/demo/fission.c
+++ b/src/demo/fission.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ int fission_demo(struct notcurses* nc){
             ncplane_resize_simple(n, newy, newx);
             continue;
           }
-          cell c = CELL_TRIVIAL_INITIALIZER;
+          nccell c = CELL_TRIVIAL_INITIALIZER;
           uint16_t smask;
           uint64_t channels;
           char* egc = ncplane_at_yx(stdn, usey, usex, &smask, &channels);
diff --git a/src/lib/blit.c b/src/lib/blit.c
index 1e32b0060..208189f55 100644
--- a/src/lib/blit.c
+++ b/src/lib/blit.c
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ sex_solver(const uint32_t rgbas[6], uint64_t* channels, unsigned blendcolors,
 }
 
 static const char*
-sex_trans_check(cell* c, const uint32_t rgbas[6], unsigned blendcolors,
+sex_trans_check(nccell* c, const uint32_t rgbas[6], unsigned blendcolors,
                 uint32_t transcolor, unsigned nointerpolate){
   // bit is *set* where sextant *is not*
   // 32: bottom right 16: bottom left
diff --git a/src/lib/notcurses.c b/src/lib/notcurses.c
index ef910e390..142cdd7c7 100644
--- a/src/lib/notcurses.c
+++ b/src/lib/notcurses.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ char* ncplane_at_cursor(ncplane* n, uint16_t* stylemask, uint64_t* channels){
 char* ncplane_at_yx(const ncplane* n, int y, int x, uint16_t* stylemask, uint64_t* channels){
   if(y < n->leny && x < n->lenx){
     if(y >= 0 && x >= 0){
-      const cell* yx = &n->fb[nfbcellidx(n, y, x)];
+      const nccell* yx = &n->fb[nfbcellidx(n, y, x)];
       // if we're the right side of a wide glyph, we return the main glyph
       if(nccell_wide_right_p(yx)){
         return ncplane_at_yx(n, y, x - 1, stylemask, channels);