diff --git a/tgt-vvp/vvp_scope.c b/tgt-vvp/vvp_scope.c
index f27066a19..6486d72cb 100644
--- a/tgt-vvp/vvp_scope.c
+++ b/tgt-vvp/vvp_scope.c
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ static void draw_net_in_scope(ivl_signal_t sig)
 				      swapped ? last : first );
 			}
 
-			fprintf(vvp_out, "v%p_%u .alias%s v%p %u, %d %d, "
+			fprintf(vvp_out, "v%p_%u .net%s v%p %u, %d %d, "
 			        "v%p_%u; Alias to %s\n", sig, iword,
 			        datatype_flag, sig, iword, msb, lsb,
 			        nex_data->net, nex_data->net_word,
diff --git a/vvp/README.txt b/vvp/README.txt
index 0b8052dc9..a6bfe2c01 100644
--- a/vvp/README.txt
+++ b/vvp/README.txt
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ exactly the same as the .var statement:
 	<label> .net8     "name", <msb>, <lsb>, <symbol>;
 	<label> .net8/s   "name", <msb>, <lsb>, <symbol>;
 	<label> .net/real "name", <msb>, <lsb>, <symbol>;
-	<label> .alias    "name", <msb>, <lsb>, <symbol>;
 
 
 Like a .var statement, the .net statement creates a VPI object with
diff --git a/vvp/compile.h b/vvp/compile.h
index 02b55174b..13e60ce23 100644
--- a/vvp/compile.h
+++ b/vvp/compile.h
@@ -543,9 +543,6 @@ extern void compile_netw_real(char*label, char*array_symbol,
 			      int msb, int lsb,
 			      unsigned argc, struct symb_s*argv);
 
-extern void compile_aliasw(char*label, char*array_symbol,
-			   unsigned long array_addr, int msb, int lsb,
-			   unsigned argc, struct symb_s*argv);
 
 extern void compile_island(char*label, char*type);
 extern void compile_island_port(char*label, char*island, char*src);
diff --git a/vvp/lexor.lex b/vvp/lexor.lex
index d7e7d162f..b048ee612 100644
--- a/vvp/lexor.lex
+++ b/vvp/lexor.lex
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ static char* strdupnew(char const *str)
 
 
   /* These are some keywords that are recognized. */
-".alias"      { return K_ALIAS; }
-".alias/real" { return K_ALIAS_R; }
 ".abs"          { return K_ARITH_ABS; }
 ".arith/div"    { return K_ARITH_DIV; }
 ".arith/div.r"  { return K_ARITH_DIV_R; }
diff --git a/vvp/parse.y b/vvp/parse.y
index eb207a0a7..cbfc26335 100644
--- a/vvp/parse.y
+++ b/vvp/parse.y
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static struct __vpiModPath*modpath_dst = 0;
       int      vpi_enum;
 };
 
-%token K_A K_ALIAS K_ALIAS_R K_APV
+%token K_A K_APV
 %token K_ARITH_ABS K_ARITH_DIV K_ARITH_DIV_R K_ARITH_DIV_S K_ARITH_MOD
 %token K_ARITH_MOD_R K_ARITH_MOD_S
 %token K_ARITH_MULT K_ARITH_MULT_R K_ARITH_SUB K_ARITH_SUB_R
@@ -820,18 +820,6 @@ statement
     symbols_net ';'
       { compile_netw_real($1, $3, $4, $6, $7, $9.cnt, $9.vect); }
 
-  /* Array word versions of alias directives. */
-
-        | T_LABEL K_ALIAS T_SYMBOL T_NUMBER ','
-	  signed_t_number signed_t_number ','
-          symbols_net ';'
-                 { compile_aliasw($1, $3, $4, $6, $7, $9.cnt, $9.vect); }
-
-        | T_LABEL K_ALIAS_R T_SYMBOL T_NUMBER ','
-	  signed_t_number signed_t_number ','
-          symbols_net ';'
-                 { compile_aliasw($1, $3, $4, $6, $7, $9.cnt, $9.vect); }
-
   /* Parameter statements come in a few simple forms. The most basic
      is the string parameter. */
 
diff --git a/vvp/words.cc b/vvp/words.cc
index af94806aa..0a89f0b8d 100644
--- a/vvp/words.cc
+++ b/vvp/words.cc
@@ -567,26 +567,3 @@ void compile_netw_real(char*label, char*array_label, unsigned long array_addr,
       __compile_real(label, 0, array_label, array_addr,
                      msb, lsb, false, argc, argv);
 }
-
-void compile_aliasw(char*label, char*array_label, unsigned long array_addr,
-                    int msb, int lsb, unsigned argc, struct symb_s*argv)
-{
-      vvp_array_t array = array_find(array_label);
-      assert(array);
-
-      assert(argc == 1);
-      vvp_net_t*node = vvp_net_lookup(argv[0].text);
-
-	/* Add the label into the functor symbol table. */
-      assert(node);
-      define_functor_symbol(label, node);
-
-      vpiHandle obj = vvp_lookup_handle(argv[0].text);
-      assert(obj);
-      array->alias_word(array_addr, obj, msb, lsb);
-
-      free(label);
-      free(array_label);
-      free(argv[0].text);
-      free(argv);
-}