diff --git a/module/mes/scm.mes b/module/mes/scm.mes
index 32fc13f6..805b0318 100644
--- a/module/mes/scm.mes
+++ b/module/mes/scm.mes
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@
 
 (define memv memq)
 
+(define (member x lst)
+  (if (null? lst) #f
+      (if (equal? x (car lst)) lst
+          (member x (cdr lst)))))
+
 
 ;;; Lists
 (define (make-list n . x)
diff --git a/src/lib.c b/src/lib.c
index 9fb74900..8b46898e 100644
--- a/src/lib.c
+++ b/src/lib.c
@@ -312,21 +312,3 @@ equal2_p (SCM a, SCM b)
     }
   return eq_p (a, b);
 }
-
-SCM
-member (SCM x, SCM a)
-{
-  switch (TYPE (x))
-    {
-    case TCHAR:
-    case TNUMBER:
-    case TKEYWORD:
-    case TSYMBOL:
-    case TSPECIAL:
-      return memq (x, a);
-    default:
-      while (a != cell_nil && equal2_p (x, CAR (a)) != cell_t)
-        a = CDR (a);
-    }
-  return a != cell_nil ? a : cell_f;
-}