diff --git a/data/lua/core.lua b/data/lua/core.lua
index 59676a9a219..5a0f95a4716 100644
--- a/data/lua/core.lua
+++ b/data/lua/core.lua
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ end
 
 --[========[Config Manipulation Functions]========]
 
-wml.tovconfig = wesnoth.tovconfig
-wml.tostring = wesnoth.debug
-
 local function ensure_config(cfg)
 	if type(cfg) == 'table' then
 		return true
@@ -633,8 +630,8 @@ if wesnoth.kernel_type() == "Game Lua Kernel" then
 	wesnoth.transform_unit = wesnoth.deprecate_api('wesnoth.transform_unit', 'wesnoth.units.transform', 1, nil, wesnoth.units.transform)
 	wesnoth.select_unit = wesnoth.deprecate_api('wesnoth.select_unit', 'wesnoth.units.select', 1, nil, wesnoth.units.select)
 end
-wesnoth.tovconfig = wesnoth.deprecate_api('wesnoth.tovconfig', 'wml.tovconfig', 1, nil, wesnoth.tovconfig)
-wesnoth.debug = wesnoth.deprecate_api('wesnoth.debug', 'wml.tostring', 1, nil, wesnoth.debug)
+wesnoth.tovconfig = wesnoth.deprecate_api('wesnoth.tovconfig', 'wml.tovconfig', 1, nil, wml.tovconfig)
+wesnoth.debug = wesnoth.deprecate_api('wesnoth.debug', 'wml.tostring', 1, nil, wml.tostring)
 -- GUI module
 wesnoth.show_menu = wesnoth.deprecate_api('wesnoth.show_menu', 'gui.show_menu', 1, nil, gui.show_menu)
 wesnoth.show_message_dialog = wesnoth.deprecate_api('wesnoth.show_message_dialog', 'gui.show_narration', 1, nil, gui.show_narration)
diff --git a/src/scripting/lua_kernel_base.cpp b/src/scripting/lua_kernel_base.cpp
index a38461ccc48..e9dd1241422 100644
--- a/src/scripting/lua_kernel_base.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/lua_kernel_base.cpp
@@ -629,13 +629,11 @@ lua_kernel_base::lua_kernel_base()
 
 	static luaL_Reg const callbacks[] {
 		{ "compare_versions",         &intf_compare_versions         		},
-		{ "debug",                    &intf_wml_tostring                           },
 		{ "deprecated_message",       &intf_deprecated_message              },
 		{ "have_file",                &lua_fileops::intf_have_file          },
 		{ "read_file",                &lua_fileops::intf_read_file          },
 		{ "canonical_path",           &lua_fileops::intf_canonical_path     },
 		{ "textdomain",               &lua_common::intf_textdomain   		},
-		{ "tovconfig",                &lua_common::intf_tovconfig		},
 		{ "get_dialog_value",         &lua_gui2::intf_get_dialog_value		},
 		{ "set_dialog_tooltip",       &lua_gui2::intf_set_dialog_tooltip	},
 		{ "set_dialog_active",        &lua_gui2::intf_set_dialog_active		},
@@ -689,6 +687,8 @@ lua_kernel_base::lua_kernel_base()
 		{ "diff",     &intf_wml_diff},
 		{ "patch",     &intf_wml_patch},
 		{ "matches_filter", &intf_wml_matches_filter},
+		{ "tostring",       &intf_wml_tostring},
+		{ "tovconfig",      &lua_common::intf_tovconfig},
 		{ nullptr, nullptr },
 	};
 	lua_newtable(L);