diff --git a/src/goto-instrument/code_contracts.cpp b/src/goto-instrument/code_contracts.cpp
index 74aa57557c1..0105b975643 100644
--- a/src/goto-instrument/code_contracts.cpp
+++ b/src/goto-instrument/code_contracts.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static void check_apply_invariants(
   loop_end->targets.clear();
   loop_end->type=ASSUME;
   if(loop_head->is_goto())
-    loop_end->guard.make_false();
+    loop_end->guard = false_exprt();
   else
     loop_end->guard.make_not();
 }
diff --git a/src/goto-instrument/unwind.cpp b/src/goto-instrument/unwind.cpp
index a7ef29eb16d..ed570bcacd1 100644
--- a/src/goto-instrument/unwind.cpp
+++ b/src/goto-instrument/unwind.cpp
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ void goto_unwindt::unwind(
     t--;
     assert(t->is_backwards_goto());
 
-    exprt exit_cond;
-    exit_cond.make_false(); // default is false
+    exprt exit_cond = false_exprt(); // default is false
 
     if(!t->guard.is_true()) // cond in backedge
     {
diff --git a/src/goto-symex/memory_model_tso.cpp b/src/goto-symex/memory_model_tso.cpp
index 9062ab2b4df..0ca8b797b4d 100644
--- a/src/goto-symex/memory_model_tso.cpp
+++ b/src/goto-symex/memory_model_tso.cpp
@@ -81,9 +81,8 @@ void memory_model_tsot::program_order(
       event_listt::const_iterator next=e_it;
       ++next;
 
-      exprt mb_guard_r, mb_guard_w;
-      mb_guard_r.make_false();
-      mb_guard_w.make_false();
+      exprt mb_guard_r = false_exprt();
+      exprt mb_guard_w = false_exprt();
 
       for(event_listt::const_iterator
           e_it2=next;
diff --git a/src/goto-symex/symex_goto.cpp b/src/goto-symex/symex_goto.cpp
index ec7f61a3f43..0e649815bd1 100644
--- a/src/goto-symex/symex_goto.cpp
+++ b/src/goto-symex/symex_goto.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void goto_symext::symex_goto(statet &state)
   // adjust guards
   if(new_guard.is_true())
   {
-    state.guard.make_false();
+    state.guard = false_exprt();
   }
   else
   {
diff --git a/src/jsil/parser.y b/src/jsil/parser.y
index 5ea1e3e866b..ac2643519bd 100644
--- a/src/jsil/parser.y
+++ b/src/jsil/parser.y
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ literal: TOK_IDENTIFIER
        }
        | TOK_FALSE
        {
-         newstack($$).make_false();
+         newstack($$) = false_exprt();
        }
        | TOK_FLOATING
        | TOK_STRING
diff --git a/src/solvers/flattening/boolbv_quantifier.cpp b/src/solvers/flattening/boolbv_quantifier.cpp
index 63f0acb8847..e2161a4ded6 100644
--- a/src/solvers/flattening/boolbv_quantifier.cpp
+++ b/src/solvers/flattening/boolbv_quantifier.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ exprt get_quantifier_var_min(
 {
   PRECONDITION(quantifier_expr.id() == ID_or || quantifier_expr.id() == ID_and);
 
-  exprt res;
-  res.make_false();
+  exprt res = false_exprt();
   if(quantifier_expr.id()==ID_or)
   {
     /**
@@ -81,8 +80,7 @@ exprt get_quantifier_var_max(
   const exprt &quantifier_expr)
 {
   PRECONDITION(quantifier_expr.id() == ID_or || quantifier_expr.id() == ID_and);
-  exprt res;
-  res.make_false();
+  exprt res = false_exprt();
   if(quantifier_expr.id()==ID_or)
   {
     /**
diff --git a/src/util/expr.cpp b/src/util/expr.cpp
index 7322e124895..c2f1658693d 100644
--- a/src/util/expr.cpp
+++ b/src/util/expr.cpp
@@ -152,14 +152,6 @@ void exprt::make_true()
   set(ID_value, ID_true);
 }
 
-/// Replace the expression by a Boolean expression representing false.
-/// \deprecated use constructors instead
-void exprt::make_false()
-{
-  *this=exprt(ID_constant, typet(ID_bool));
-  set(ID_value, ID_false);
-}
-
 /// Return whether the expression represents a Boolean.
 /// \return True if is a Boolean, false otherwise.
 bool exprt::is_boolean() const
diff --git a/src/util/expr.h b/src/util/expr.h
index 358e106d3fa..a4a091892d5 100644
--- a/src/util/expr.h
+++ b/src/util/expr.h
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ class exprt:public irept
   void make_not();
 
   void make_true();
-  void make_false();
   void make_bool(bool value);
 
   bool is_constant() const;