diff --git a/lisp/mh-e/mh-inc.el b/lisp/mh-e/mh-inc.el
index 90d54895261..6a29195afbb 100644
--- a/lisp/mh-e/mh-inc.el
+++ b/lisp/mh-e/mh-inc.el
@@ -62,15 +62,11 @@
 
 (defun mh-inc-spool-generator (folder spool)
   "Create a command to inc into FOLDER from SPOOL file."
-  (let ((folder1 (make-symbol "folder"))
-        (spool1 (make-symbol "spool")))
-    (set folder1 folder)
-    (set spool1 spool)
-    (setf (symbol-function (intern (concat "mh-inc-spool-" folder)))
-          `(lambda ()
-             ,(format "Inc spool file %s into folder %s." spool folder)
-             (interactive)
-             (mh-inc-folder ,spool1 (concat "+" ,folder1))))))
+  (defalias (symbol-function (intern (concat "mh-inc-spool-" folder)))
+    (lambda ()
+      (:documentation (format "Inc spool file %s into folder %s." spool folder))
+      (interactive)
+      (mh-inc-folder spool (concat "+" folder)))))
 
 (defun mh-inc-spool-def-key (key folder)
   "Define a KEY in `mh-inc-spool-map' to inc FOLDER and collect help string."
diff --git a/lisp/mh-e/mh-mime.el b/lisp/mh-e/mh-mime.el
index 3ae8b0728cc..5ffba8fe1a8 100644
--- a/lisp/mh-e/mh-mime.el
+++ b/lisp/mh-e/mh-mime.el
@@ -487,9 +487,11 @@ decoding the same message multiple times."
         (mh-display-emphasis)
         (mm-handle-set-undisplayer
          handle
-         `(lambda ()
-            (let (buffer-read-only)
-              (delete-region ,(point-min-marker) ,(point-max-marker)))))))))
+         (let ((beg (point-min-marker))
+               (end (point-max-marker)))
+           (lambda ()
+             (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
+               (delete-region beg end)))))))))
 
 ;;;###mh-autoload
 (defun mh-decode-message-header ()