diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Strings.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Strings.kt
index 7807803f6f5..8670d7e4349 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Strings.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Strings.kt
@@ -7,61 +7,6 @@ package kotlin
 
 import java.util.*
 
-deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
-public fun <T> Array<out T>.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
-    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
-public fun BooleanArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
-    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
-public fun ByteArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
-    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
-public fun CharArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
-    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
-public fun DoubleArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
-    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
-public fun FloatArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
-    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
-public fun IntArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
-    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
-public fun LongArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
-    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
-public fun ShortArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
-    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
-public fun <T> Iterable<T>.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
-    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
-public fun <T> Stream<T>.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
-    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
 /**
  * Appends the string from all the elements separated using the *separator* and using the given *prefix* and *postfix* if supplied
  * If a collection could be huge you can specify a non-negative value of *limit* which will only show a subset of the collection then it will
@@ -381,58 +326,3 @@ public fun <T> Stream<T>.joinToString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String =
     return joinTo(StringBuilder(), separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated).toString()
 }
 
-deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
-public fun <T> Array<out T>.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
-    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
-public fun BooleanArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
-    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
-public fun ByteArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
-    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
-public fun CharArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
-    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
-public fun DoubleArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
-    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
-public fun FloatArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
-    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
-public fun IntArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
-    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
-public fun LongArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
-    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
-public fun ShortArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
-    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
-public fun <T> Iterable<T>.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
-    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
-deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
-public fun <T> Stream<T>.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
-    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-}
-
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/deprecated/Strings.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/deprecated/Strings.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..543d882ade2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/deprecated/Strings.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+package kotlin
+
+
+deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
+public fun <T> Array<out T>.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
+    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
+public fun BooleanArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
+    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
+public fun ByteArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
+    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
+public fun CharArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
+    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
+public fun DoubleArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
+    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
+public fun FloatArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
+    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
+public fun IntArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
+    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
+public fun LongArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
+    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
+public fun ShortArray.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
+    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
+public fun <T> Iterable<T>.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
+    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinToString() instead")
+public fun <T> Stream<T>.makeString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): String {
+    return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+
+deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
+public fun <T> Array<out T>.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
+    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
+public fun BooleanArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
+    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
+public fun ByteArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
+    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
+public fun CharArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
+    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
+public fun DoubleArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
+    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
+public fun FloatArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
+    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
+public fun IntArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
+    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
+public fun LongArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
+    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
+public fun ShortArray.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
+    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
+public fun <T> Iterable<T>.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
+    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
+
+deprecated("Use joinTo() instead")
+public fun <T> Stream<T>.appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "..."): Unit {
+    joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
+}
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Strings.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Strings.kt
index 4c918d4359d..df044289994 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Strings.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Strings.kt
@@ -5,17 +5,6 @@ import templates.Family.*
 fun strings(): List<GenericFunction> {
     val templates = arrayListOf<GenericFunction>()
 
-    templates add f("appendString(buffer: Appendable, separator: String = \", \", prefix: String = \"\", postfix: String = \"\", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = \"...\")") {
-        deprecate{"Use joinTo() instead"}
-        returns { "Unit" }
-        exclude(Strings)
-        body {
-            """
-            joinTo(buffer, separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-            """
-        }
-    }
-
     templates add f("joinTo(buffer: A, separator: String = \", \", prefix: String = \"\", postfix: String = \"\", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = \"...\")") {
         doc {
             """
@@ -62,17 +51,6 @@ fun strings(): List<GenericFunction> {
         }
     }
 
-    templates add f("makeString(separator: String = \", \", prefix: String = \"\", postfix: String = \"\", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = \"...\")") {
-        deprecate{"Use joinToString() instead"}
-        exclude(Strings)
-        returns("String")
-        body {
-            """
-            return joinToString(separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated)
-            """
-        }
-    }
-
     templates add f("joinToString(separator: String = \", \", prefix: String = \"\", postfix: String = \"\", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = \"...\")") {
         doc {
             """