@* Before the target steps, gdb is trying to start/resume the target
 @item @b{halted}
 @* The target has halted
-@ignore
-@item @b{old-gdb_program_config}
-@* DO NOT USE THIS: Used internally
-@item @b{old-pre_resume}
-@* DO NOT USE THIS: Used internally
-@end ignore
 @item @b{reset-assert-pre}
 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
 after @command{reset_init} was triggered
 
                        target_call_event_callbacks(target, TARGET_EVENT_GDB_END);
                        break;
                case TARGET_EVENT_GDB_FLASH_ERASE_START:
-                       target_handle_event(target, TARGET_EVENT_OLD_gdb_program_config);
                        retval = jtag_execute_queue();
                        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                                return retval;
 
        if (packet[0] == 'c') {
                LOG_DEBUG("continue");
-               target_handle_event(target, TARGET_EVENT_OLD_pre_resume);
                retval = target_resume(target, current, address, 0, 0); /* resume at current
                                                                         *address, don't handle
                                                                         *breakpoints, not debugging
 
 }
 
 static const Jim_Nvp nvp_target_event[] = {
-       { .value = TARGET_EVENT_OLD_gdb_program_config , .name = "old-gdb_program_config" },
-       { .value = TARGET_EVENT_OLD_pre_resume         , .name = "old-pre_resume" },
 
        { .value = TARGET_EVENT_GDB_HALT, .name = "gdb-halt" },
        { .value = TARGET_EVENT_HALTED, .name = "halted" },
        { .name = "gdb-start", .value = TARGET_EVENT_GDB_START },
        { .name = "gdb-end", .value = TARGET_EVENT_GDB_END },
 
-       /* historical name */
-
-       { .value = TARGET_EVENT_RESET_START, .name = "reset-start" },
-
+       { .value = TARGET_EVENT_RESET_START,         .name = "reset-start" },
        { .value = TARGET_EVENT_RESET_ASSERT_PRE,    .name = "reset-assert-pre" },
        { .value = TARGET_EVENT_RESET_ASSERT,        .name = "reset-assert" },
        { .value = TARGET_EVENT_RESET_ASSERT_POST,   .name = "reset-assert-post" },
                return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
 
        struct target *target = get_current_target(CMD_CTX);
-       target_handle_event(target, TARGET_EVENT_OLD_pre_resume);
 
        /* with no CMD_ARGV, resume from current pc, addr = 0,
         * with one arguments, addr = CMD_ARGV[0],
 
 const char *debug_reason_name(struct target *t);
 
 enum target_event {
-       /* LD historical names
-        * - Prior to the great TCL change
-        * - June/July/Aug 2008
-        * - Duane Ellis */
-       TARGET_EVENT_OLD_gdb_program_config,
-       TARGET_EVENT_OLD_pre_resume,
 
        /* allow GDB to do stuff before others handle the halted event,
         * this is in lieu of defining ordering of invocation of events,