diff --git a/wp-includes/default-filters.php b/wp-includes/default-filters.php
index 64e193fc55..009fe08bc4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/default-filters.php
+++ b/wp-includes/default-filters.php
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@ add_action( 'wp_head',             'feed_links',                      2     );
 add_action( 'wp_head',             'feed_links_extra',                3     );
 add_action( 'wp_head',             'rsd_link'                               );
 add_action( 'wp_head',             'wlwmanifest_link'                       );
-add_action( 'wp_head',             'index_rel_link'                         );
-add_action( 'wp_head',             'parent_post_rel_link',            10, 0 );
-add_action( 'wp_head',             'start_post_rel_link',             10, 0 );
 add_action( 'wp_head',             'adjacent_posts_rel_link_wp_head', 10, 0 );
 add_action( 'wp_head',             'locale_stylesheet'                      );
 add_action( 'publish_future_post', 'check_and_publish_future_post',   10, 1 );
diff --git a/wp-includes/deprecated.php b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
index 770dc40108..39ef46a733 100644
--- a/wp-includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
@@ -2721,3 +2721,131 @@ function sanitize_user_object($user, $context = 'display') {
 
 	return $user;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Get boundary post relational link.
+ *
+ * Can either be start or end post relational link.
+ *
+ * @since 2.8.0
+ * @deprecated 3.3
+ *
+ * @param string $title Optional. Link title format.
+ * @param bool $in_same_cat Optional. Whether link should be in same category.
+ * @param string $excluded_categories Optional. Excluded categories IDs.
+ * @param bool $start Optional, default is true. Whether display link to first or last post.
+ * @return string
+ */
+function get_boundary_post_rel_link($title = '%title', $in_same_cat = false, $excluded_categories = '', $start = true) {
+	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.3' );
+
+	$posts = get_boundary_post($in_same_cat, $excluded_categories, $start);
+	// If there is no post stop.
+	if ( empty($posts) )
+		return;
+
+	// Even though we limited get_posts to return only 1 item it still returns an array of objects.
+	$post = $posts[0];
+
+	if ( empty($post->post_title) )
+		$post->post_title = $start ? __('First Post') : __('Last Post');
+
+	$date = mysql2date(get_option('date_format'), $post->post_date);
+
+	$title = str_replace('%title', $post->post_title, $title);
+	$title = str_replace('%date', $date, $title);
+	$title = apply_filters('the_title', $title, $post->ID);
+
+	$link = $start ? "<link rel='start' title='" : "<link rel='end' title='";
+	$link .= esc_attr($title);
+	$link .= "' href='" . get_permalink($post) . "' />\n";
+
+	$boundary = $start ? 'start' : 'end';
+	return apply_filters( "{$boundary}_post_rel_link", $link );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display relational link for the first post.
+ *
+ * @since 2.8.0
+ * @deprecated 3.3
+ *
+ * @param string $title Optional. Link title format.
+ * @param bool $in_same_cat Optional. Whether link should be in same category.
+ * @param string $excluded_categories Optional. Excluded categories IDs.
+ */
+function start_post_rel_link($title = '%title', $in_same_cat = false, $excluded_categories = '') {
+	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.3' );
+
+	echo get_boundary_post_rel_link($title, $in_same_cat, $excluded_categories, true);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get site index relational link.
+ *
+ * @since 2.8.0
+ * @deprecated 3.3
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+function get_index_rel_link() {
+	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.3' );
+
+	$link = "<link rel='index' title='" . esc_attr( get_bloginfo( 'name', 'display' ) ) . "' href='" . esc_url( user_trailingslashit( get_bloginfo( 'url', 'display' ) ) ) . "' />\n";
+	return apply_filters( "index_rel_link", $link );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display relational link for the site index.
+ *
+ * @since 2.8.0
+ * @deprecated 3.3
+ */
+function index_rel_link() {
+	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.3' );
+
+	echo get_index_rel_link();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get parent post relational link.
+ *
+ * @since 2.8.0
+ * @deprecated 3.3
+ *
+ * @param string $title Optional. Link title format.
+ * @return string
+ */
+function get_parent_post_rel_link($title = '%title') {
+	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.3' );
+
+	if ( ! empty( $GLOBALS['post'] ) && ! empty( $GLOBALS['post']->post_parent ) )
+		$post = & get_post($GLOBALS['post']->post_parent);
+
+	if ( empty($post) )
+		return;
+
+	$date = mysql2date(get_option('date_format'), $post->post_date);
+
+	$title = str_replace('%title', $post->post_title, $title);
+	$title = str_replace('%date', $date, $title);
+	$title = apply_filters('the_title', $title, $post->ID);
+
+	$link = "<link rel='up' title='";
+	$link .= esc_attr( $title );
+	$link .= "' href='" . get_permalink($post) . "' />\n";
+
+	return apply_filters( "parent_post_rel_link", $link );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display relational link for parent item
+ *
+ * @since 2.8.0
+ * @deprecated 3.3
+ */
+function parent_post_rel_link($title = '%title') {
+	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.3' );
+
+	echo get_parent_post_rel_link($title);
+}
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diff --git a/wp-includes/link-template.php b/wp-includes/link-template.php
index f12bd90116..ca56f0532d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -1299,116 +1299,6 @@ function get_boundary_post( $in_same_cat = false, $excluded_categories = '', $st
 	return get_posts( array('numberposts' => 1, 'category' => $categories, 'order' => $order, 'update_post_term_cache' => false, 'update_post_meta_cache' => false) );
 }
 
-/**
- * Get boundary post relational link.
- *
- * Can either be start or end post relational link.
- *
- * @since 2.8.0
- *
- * @param string $title Optional. Link title format.
- * @param bool $in_same_cat Optional. Whether link should be in same category.
- * @param array|string $excluded_categories Optional. Array or comma-separated list of excluded category IDs.
- * @param bool $start Optional, default is true. Whether display link to first or last post.
- * @return string
- */
-function get_boundary_post_rel_link($title = '%title', $in_same_cat = false, $excluded_categories = '', $start = true) {
-	$posts = get_boundary_post($in_same_cat, $excluded_categories, $start);
-	// If there is no post stop.
-	if ( empty($posts) )
-		return;
-
-	// Even though we limited get_posts to return only 1 item it still returns an array of objects.
-	$post = $posts[0];
-
-	if ( empty($post->post_title) )
-		$post->post_title = $start ? __('First Post') : __('Last Post');
-
-	$date = mysql2date(get_option('date_format'), $post->post_date);
-
-	$title = str_replace('%title', $post->post_title, $title);
-	$title = str_replace('%date', $date, $title);
-	$title = apply_filters('the_title', $title, $post->ID);
-
-	$link = $start ? "<link rel='start' title='" : "<link rel='end' title='";
-	$link .= esc_attr($title);
-	$link .= "' href='" . get_permalink($post) . "' />\n";
-
-	$boundary = $start ? 'start' : 'end';
-	return apply_filters( "{$boundary}_post_rel_link", $link );
-}
-
-/**
- * Display relational link for the first post.
- *
- * @since 2.8.0
- *
- * @param string $title Optional. Link title format.
- * @param bool $in_same_cat Optional. Whether link should be in same category.
- * @param array|string $excluded_categories Optional. Array or comma-separated list of excluded category IDs.
- */
-function start_post_rel_link($title = '%title', $in_same_cat = false, $excluded_categories = '') {
-	echo get_boundary_post_rel_link($title, $in_same_cat, $excluded_categories, true);
-}
-
-/**
- * Get site index relational link.
- *
- * @since 2.8.0
- *
- * @return string
- */
-function get_index_rel_link() {
-	$link = "<link rel='index' title='" . esc_attr( get_bloginfo( 'name', 'display' ) ) . "' href='" . esc_url( user_trailingslashit( get_bloginfo( 'url', 'display' ) ) ) . "' />\n";
-	return apply_filters( "index_rel_link", $link );
-}
-
-/**
- * Display relational link for the site index.
- *
- * @since 2.8.0
- */
-function index_rel_link() {
-	echo get_index_rel_link();
-}
-
-/**
- * Get parent post relational link.
- *
- * @since 2.8.0
- *
- * @param string $title Optional. Link title format.
- * @return string
- */
-function get_parent_post_rel_link($title = '%title') {
-	if ( ! empty( $GLOBALS['post'] ) && ! empty( $GLOBALS['post']->post_parent ) )
-		$post = & get_post($GLOBALS['post']->post_parent);
-
-	if ( empty($post) )
-		return;
-
-	$date = mysql2date(get_option('date_format'), $post->post_date);
-
-	$title = str_replace('%title', $post->post_title, $title);
-	$title = str_replace('%date', $date, $title);
-	$title = apply_filters('the_title', $title, $post->ID);
-
-	$link = "<link rel='up' title='";
-	$link .= esc_attr( $title );
-	$link .= "' href='" . get_permalink($post) . "' />\n";
-
-	return apply_filters( "parent_post_rel_link", $link );
-}
-
-/**
- * Display relational link for parent item
- *
- * @since 2.8.0
- */
-function parent_post_rel_link($title = '%title') {
-	echo get_parent_post_rel_link($title);
-}
-
 /**
  * Display previous post link that is adjacent to the current post.
  *