diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el b/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el
index c55d5044..3e978368 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ In the format needed for `mu4e-read-option'.")
     (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
       (with-current-buffer mu4e~headers-buffer
 	(erase-buffer)
-(mu4e~mark-clear)))))
+	(mu4e~mark-clear)))))
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; handler functions
diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el b/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el
index af787ed8..383c0495 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ the From: address.)"
   :group 'mu4e-compose)
 
 ;; backward compatibility
-(defalias 'mu4e-reply-to-address 'mu4e-compose-reply-to-address
-  "The old name for `mu4e-compose-reply-to-address'.")
+(make-obsolete-variable 'mu4e-reply-to-address 'mu4e-compose-reply-to-address
+  "v0.9.9")
 
 (defcustom mu4e-compose-keep-self-cc nil
   "Non-nil means your e-mail address is kept on the CC list when