diff --git a/contrib/hstore/expected/hstore.out b/contrib/hstore/expected/hstore.out
index 9f15a9b..e78264d 100644
*** a/contrib/hstore/expected/hstore.out
--- b/contrib/hstore/expected/hstore.out
***************
*** 4,10 ****
  --
  SET client_min_messages = warning;
  \set ECHO none
! psql:hstore.sql:234: WARNING:  => is deprecated as an operator name
  DETAIL:  This name may be disallowed altogether in future versions of PostgreSQL.
  RESET client_min_messages;
  set escape_string_warning=off;
--- 4,10 ----
  --
  SET client_min_messages = warning;
  \set ECHO none
! psql:hstore.sql:228: WARNING:  => is deprecated as an operator name
  DETAIL:  This name may be disallowed altogether in future versions of PostgreSQL.
  RESET client_min_messages;
  set escape_string_warning=off;
*************** select pg_column_size('a=>g, b=>c'::hsto
*** 759,797 ****
   t
  (1 row)
  
! -- %
! select hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' % ARRAY['g','h','i'];
!  ?column? 
! ----------
   
  (1 row)
  
! select hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' % ARRAY['c','b'];
!       ?column?      
  --------------------
   "b"=>"2", "c"=>"3"
  (1 row)
  
! select hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' % ARRAY['aa','b'];
!       ?column?       
  ---------------------
   "b"=>"2", "aa"=>"1"
  (1 row)
  
! select hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' % ARRAY['c','b','aa'];
!            ?column?            
  -------------------------------
   "b"=>"2", "c"=>"3", "aa"=>"1"
  (1 row)
  
! select pg_column_size(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' % ARRAY['c','b'])
           = pg_column_size('b=>2, c=>3'::hstore);
   ?column? 
  ----------
   t
  (1 row)
  
! select pg_column_size(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' % ARRAY['c','b','aa'])
           = pg_column_size('aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore);
   ?column? 
  ----------
--- 759,797 ----
   t
  (1 row)
  
! -- slice()
! select slice(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3', ARRAY['g','h','i']);
!  slice 
! -------
   
  (1 row)
  
! select slice(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3', ARRAY['c','b']);
!        slice        
  --------------------
   "b"=>"2", "c"=>"3"
  (1 row)
  
! select slice(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3', ARRAY['aa','b']);
!         slice        
  ---------------------
   "b"=>"2", "aa"=>"1"
  (1 row)
  
! select slice(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3', ARRAY['c','b','aa']);
!              slice             
  -------------------------------
   "b"=>"2", "c"=>"3", "aa"=>"1"
  (1 row)
  
! select pg_column_size(slice(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3', ARRAY['c','b']))
           = pg_column_size('b=>2, c=>3'::hstore);
   ?column? 
  ----------
   t
  (1 row)
  
! select pg_column_size(slice(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3', ARRAY['c','b','aa']))
           = pg_column_size('aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore);
   ?column? 
  ----------
diff --git a/contrib/hstore/hstore.sql.in b/contrib/hstore/hstore.sql.in
index f77e562..0862cf1 100644
*** a/contrib/hstore/hstore.sql.in
--- b/contrib/hstore/hstore.sql.in
*************** CREATE OPERATOR -> (
*** 61,77 ****
  	PROCEDURE = slice_array
  );
  
! CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION slice_hstore(hstore,text[])
  RETURNS hstore
  AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_slice_to_hstore'
  LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
  
- CREATE OPERATOR % (
- 	LEFTARG = hstore,
- 	RIGHTARG = text[],
- 	PROCEDURE = slice_hstore
- );
- 
  CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION isexists(hstore,text)
  RETURNS bool
  AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_exists'
--- 61,71 ----
  	PROCEDURE = slice_array
  );
  
! CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION slice(hstore,text[])
  RETURNS hstore
  AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_slice_to_hstore'
  LANGUAGE C STRICT IMMUTABLE;
  
  CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION isexists(hstore,text)
  RETURNS bool
  AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','hstore_exists'
diff --git a/contrib/hstore/sql/hstore.sql b/contrib/hstore/sql/hstore.sql
index a066f11..8fefcbb 100644
*** a/contrib/hstore/sql/hstore.sql
--- b/contrib/hstore/sql/hstore.sql
*************** select pg_column_size(('b'=>'gf'))
*** 171,184 ****
  select pg_column_size('a=>g, b=>c'::hstore || ('b'=>'gf'))
           = pg_column_size('a=>g, b=>gf'::hstore);
  
! -- %
! select hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' % ARRAY['g','h','i'];
! select hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' % ARRAY['c','b'];
! select hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' % ARRAY['aa','b'];
! select hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' % ARRAY['c','b','aa'];
! select pg_column_size(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' % ARRAY['c','b'])
           = pg_column_size('b=>2, c=>3'::hstore);
! select pg_column_size(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' % ARRAY['c','b','aa'])
           = pg_column_size('aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore);
  
  -- array input
--- 171,184 ----
  select pg_column_size('a=>g, b=>c'::hstore || ('b'=>'gf'))
           = pg_column_size('a=>g, b=>gf'::hstore);
  
! -- slice()
! select slice(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3', ARRAY['g','h','i']);
! select slice(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3', ARRAY['c','b']);
! select slice(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3', ARRAY['aa','b']);
! select slice(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3', ARRAY['c','b','aa']);
! select pg_column_size(slice(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3', ARRAY['c','b']))
           = pg_column_size('b=>2, c=>3'::hstore);
! select pg_column_size(slice(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3', ARRAY['c','b','aa']))
           = pg_column_size('aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3'::hstore);
  
  -- array input
diff --git a/contrib/hstore/uninstall_hstore.sql b/contrib/hstore/uninstall_hstore.sql
index 651846d..71dffc2 100644
*** a/contrib/hstore/uninstall_hstore.sql
--- b/contrib/hstore/uninstall_hstore.sql
*************** DROP OPERATOR <@ ( hstore, hstore );
*** 22,28 ****
  DROP OPERATOR @  ( hstore, hstore );
  DROP OPERATOR ~  ( hstore, hstore );
  DROP OPERATOR => ( text, text );
- DROP OPERATOR % ( hstore, text[] );
  DROP OPERATOR #= ( anyelement, hstore );
  DROP OPERATOR %% ( NONE, hstore );
  DROP OPERATOR %# ( NONE, hstore );
--- 22,27 ----
*************** DROP FUNCTION hstore_le(hstore,hstore);
*** 44,50 ****
  DROP FUNCTION hstore_cmp(hstore,hstore);
  DROP FUNCTION hstore_hash(hstore);
  DROP FUNCTION slice_array(hstore,text[]);
! DROP FUNCTION slice_hstore(hstore,text[]);
  DROP FUNCTION fetchval(hstore,text);
  DROP FUNCTION isexists(hstore,text);
  DROP FUNCTION exist(hstore,text);
--- 43,49 ----
  DROP FUNCTION hstore_cmp(hstore,hstore);
  DROP FUNCTION hstore_hash(hstore);
  DROP FUNCTION slice_array(hstore,text[]);
! DROP FUNCTION slice(hstore,text[]);
  DROP FUNCTION fetchval(hstore,text);
  DROP FUNCTION isexists(hstore,text);
  DROP FUNCTION exist(hstore,text);
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/hstore.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/hstore.sgml
index a774d51..e02d478 100644
*** a/doc/src/sgml/hstore.sgml
--- b/doc/src/sgml/hstore.sgml
***************
*** 83,89 ****
   </sect2>
  
   <sect2>
!   <title><type>hstore</> Operators and Functions</title>
  
    <table id="hstore-op-table">
     <title><type>hstore</> Operators</title>
--- 83,89 ----
   </sect2>
  
   <sect2>
!   <title><type>hstore</> Operators</title>
  
    <table id="hstore-op-table">
     <title><type>hstore</> Operators</title>
***************
*** 121,133 ****
       </row>
  
       <row>
-       <entry><type>hstore</> <literal>%</> <type>text[]</></entry>
-       <entry>extract a subset of an <type>hstore</></entry>
-       <entry><literal>'a=&gt;1,b=&gt;2,c=&gt;3'::hstore % ARRAY['b','c','x']</literal></entry>
-       <entry><literal>"b"=&gt;"2", "c"=&gt;"3"</literal></entry>
-      </row>
- 
-      <row>
        <entry><type>hstore</> <literal>||</> <type>hstore</></entry>
        <entry>concatenate <type>hstore</>s</entry>
        <entry><literal>'a=&gt;b, c=&gt;d'::hstore || 'c=&gt;x, d=&gt;q'::hstore</literal></entry>
--- 121,126 ----
*************** b
*** 339,344 ****
--- 332,345 ----
       </row>
  
       <row>
+       <entry><function>slice(hstore, text[])</function></entry>
+       <entry><type>hstore</type></entry>
+       <entry>extract a subset of an <type>hstore</></entry>
+       <entry><literal>slice('a=&gt;1,b=&gt;2,c=&gt;3'::hstore, ARRAY['b','c','x'])</literal></entry>
+       <entry><literal>"b"=&gt;"2", "c"=&gt;"3"</literal></entry>
+      </row>
+ 
+      <row>
        <entry><function>each(hstore)</function></entry>
        <entry><type>setof(key text, value text)</type></entry>
        <entry>get <type>hstore</>'s keys and values as a set</entry>