diff --git a/debug/Makefile b/debug/Makefile
index 3d268f0422..cd4975c35b 100644
--- a/debug/Makefile
+++ b/debug/Makefile
@@ -103,21 +103,22 @@ CFLAGS-tst-longjmp_chk3.c = -fexceptions -fasynchronous-unwind-tables
 CPPFLAGS-tst-longjmp_chk3.c = -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1
 
 # We know these tests have problems with format strings, this is what
-# we are testing.  Disable that warning.  They also generate warnings
-# from warning attributes, which cannot be disabled via pragmas, so
-# require -Wno-error to be used.
-CFLAGS-tst-chk1.c = -Wno-format -Wno-error
-CFLAGS-tst-chk2.c = -Wno-format -Wno-error
-CFLAGS-tst-chk3.c = -Wno-format -Wno-error
-CFLAGS-tst-chk4.cc = -Wno-format -Wno-error
-CFLAGS-tst-chk5.cc = -Wno-format -Wno-error
-CFLAGS-tst-chk6.cc = -Wno-format -Wno-error
-CFLAGS-tst-lfschk1.c = -Wno-format -Wno-error
-CFLAGS-tst-lfschk2.c = -Wno-format -Wno-error
-CFLAGS-tst-lfschk3.c = -Wno-format -Wno-error
-CFLAGS-tst-lfschk4.cc = -Wno-format -Wno-error
-CFLAGS-tst-lfschk5.cc = -Wno-format -Wno-error
-CFLAGS-tst-lfschk6.cc = -Wno-format -Wno-error
+# we are testing.  Disable that warning.  They are also testing
+# deprecated functions (notably gets) so disable that warning as well.
+# And they also generate warnings from warning attributes, which
+# cannot be disabled via pragmas, so require -Wno-error to be used.
+CFLAGS-tst-chk1.c = -Wno-format -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-error
+CFLAGS-tst-chk2.c = -Wno-format -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-error
+CFLAGS-tst-chk3.c = -Wno-format -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-error
+CFLAGS-tst-chk4.cc = -Wno-format -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-error
+CFLAGS-tst-chk5.cc = -Wno-format -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-error
+CFLAGS-tst-chk6.cc = -Wno-format -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-error
+CFLAGS-tst-lfschk1.c = -Wno-format -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-error
+CFLAGS-tst-lfschk2.c = -Wno-format -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-error
+CFLAGS-tst-lfschk3.c = -Wno-format -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-error
+CFLAGS-tst-lfschk4.cc = -Wno-format -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-error
+CFLAGS-tst-lfschk5.cc = -Wno-format -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-error
+CFLAGS-tst-lfschk6.cc = -Wno-format -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-error
 LDLIBS-tst-chk4 = -lstdc++
 LDLIBS-tst-chk5 = -lstdc++
 LDLIBS-tst-chk6 = -lstdc++
diff --git a/debug/tst-chk1.c b/debug/tst-chk1.c
index 164d0ae63e..60c8e1e1d0 100644
--- a/debug/tst-chk1.c
+++ b/debug/tst-chk1.c
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
+/* This file tests gets.  Force it to be declared.  */
+#include <features.h>
+#undef __GLIBC_USE_DEPRECATED_GETS
+#define __GLIBC_USE_DEPRECATED_GETS 1
+
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <locale.h>
diff --git a/include/features.h b/include/features.h
index dc8ae794a5..7de4089ed3 100644
--- a/include/features.h
+++ b/include/features.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 #undef	__USE_GNU
 #undef	__USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL
 #undef	__KERNEL_STRICT_NAMES
+#undef	__GLIBC_USE_DEPRECATED_GETS
 
 /* Suppress kernel-name space pollution unless user expressedly asks
    for it.  */
@@ -383,6 +384,16 @@
 # define __USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL 0
 #endif
 
+/* The function 'gets' existed in C89, but is impossible to use
+   safely.  It has been removed from ISO C11 and ISO C++14.  Note: for
+   compatibility with various implementations of <cstdio>, this test
+   must consider only the value of __cplusplus when compiling C++.  */
+#if defined __cplusplus ? __cplusplus >= 201402L : defined __USE_ISOC11
+# define __GLIBC_USE_DEPRECATED_GETS 0
+#else
+# define __GLIBC_USE_DEPRECATED_GETS 1
+#endif
+
 /* Get definitions of __STDC_* predefined macros, if the compiler has
    not preincluded this header automatically.  */
 #include <stdc-predef.h>
diff --git a/include/stdio.h b/include/stdio.h
index 30e737efc2..17b5a05076 100644
--- a/include/stdio.h
+++ b/include/stdio.h
@@ -181,24 +181,6 @@ libc_hidden_proto (__vasprintf_chk)
 libc_hidden_proto (__vdprintf_chk)
 libc_hidden_proto (__obstack_vprintf_chk)
 
-/* The <stdio.h> header does not include the declaration for gets
-   anymore when compiling with _GNU_SOURCE.  Provide a copy here.  */
-extern char *gets (char *__s);
-#  if __USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL > 0
-extern char *__gets_chk (char *__str, size_t) __wur;
-extern char *__REDIRECT (__gets_warn, (char *__str), gets)
-     __wur __warnattr ("please use fgets or getline instead, gets can't "
-		       "specify buffer size");
-
-__fortify_function __wur char *
-gets (char *__str)
-{
-  if (__bos (__str) != (size_t) -1)
-    return __gets_chk (__str, __bos (__str));
-  return __gets_warn (__str);
-}
-#  endif
-
 extern FILE * __fmemopen (void *buf, size_t len, const char *mode);
 libc_hidden_proto (__fmemopen)
 
diff --git a/libio/bits/stdio2.h b/libio/bits/stdio2.h
index e31386dbd7..e9f9d6952b 100644
--- a/libio/bits/stdio2.h
+++ b/libio/bits/stdio2.h
@@ -222,8 +222,7 @@ __NTH (obstack_vprintf (struct obstack *__restrict __obstack,
 
 #endif
 
-#if !defined __USE_ISOC11 \
-    || (defined __cplusplus && __cplusplus <= 201103L && !defined __USE_GNU)
+#if __GLIBC_USE (DEPRECATED_GETS)
 extern char *__gets_chk (char *__str, size_t) __wur;
 extern char *__REDIRECT (__gets_warn, (char *__str), gets)
      __wur __warnattr ("please use fgets or getline instead, gets can't "
diff --git a/libio/stdio.h b/libio/stdio.h
index a589e367a2..c4f734cb3c 100644
--- a/libio/stdio.h
+++ b/libio/stdio.h
@@ -625,16 +625,13 @@ __BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 extern char *fgets (char *__restrict __s, int __n, FILE *__restrict __stream)
      __wur;
 
-#if !defined __USE_ISOC11 \
-    || (defined __cplusplus && __cplusplus <= 201103L)
+#if __GLIBC_USE (DEPRECATED_GETS)
 /* Get a newline-terminated string from stdin, removing the newline.
-   DO NOT USE THIS FUNCTION!!  There is no limit on how much it will read.
 
-   The function has been officially removed in ISO C11.  This opportunity
-   is used to also remove it from the GNU feature list.  It is now only
-   available when explicitly using an old ISO C, Unix, or POSIX standard.
-   GCC defines _GNU_SOURCE when building C++ code and the function is still
-   in C++11, so it is also available for C++.
+   This function is impossible to use safely.  It has been officially
+   removed from ISO C11 and ISO C++14, and we have also removed it
+   from the _GNU_SOURCE feature list.  It remains available when
+   explicitly using an old ISO C, Unix, or POSIX standard.
 
    This function is a possible cancellation point and therefore not
    marked with __THROW.  */
diff --git a/stdio-common/Makefile b/stdio-common/Makefile
index f693fa001f..01a6dd0eda 100644
--- a/stdio-common/Makefile
+++ b/stdio-common/Makefile
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ CFLAGS-scanf15.c = -I../libio -I../stdlib -I../wcsmbs -I../time -I../string \
 CFLAGS-scanf17.c = -I../libio -I../stdlib -I../wcsmbs -I../time -I../string \
 		   -I../wctype
 
+# tst-gets.c tests a deprecated function.
+CFLAGS-tst-gets.c += -Wno-deprecated-declarations
+
 CPPFLAGS += $(libio-mtsafe)
 
 $(objpfx)tst-setvbuf1.out: /dev/null $(objpfx)tst-setvbuf1
diff --git a/stdio-common/tst-gets.c b/stdio-common/tst-gets.c
index 102f235e53..9340c76f8a 100644
--- a/stdio-common/tst-gets.c
+++ b/stdio-common/tst-gets.c
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
+/* This file tests gets.  Force it to be declared.  */
+#include <features.h>
+#undef __GLIBC_USE_DEPRECATED_GETS
+#define __GLIBC_USE_DEPRECATED_GETS 1
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
