diff --git a/lisp/options.el b/lisp/options.el
index 3697de1080c..de27ac60c3e 100644
--- a/lisp/options.el
+++ b/lisp/options.el
@@ -112,16 +112,16 @@ For convenience, the characters \\[backward-paragraph] and \\[forward-paragraph]
 
 (defun Edit-options-set () (interactive)
   (Edit-options-modify
-   '(lambda (var) (eval-minibuffer (concat "New " (symbol-name var) ": ")))))
+   (lambda (var) (eval-minibuffer (concat "New " (symbol-name var) ": ")))))
 
 (defun Edit-options-toggle () (interactive)
-  (Edit-options-modify '(lambda (var) (not (symbol-value var)))))
+  (Edit-options-modify (lambda (var) (not (symbol-value var)))))
 
 (defun Edit-options-t () (interactive)
-  (Edit-options-modify '(lambda (var) t)))
+  (Edit-options-modify (lambda (var) t)))
 
 (defun Edit-options-nil () (interactive)
-  (Edit-options-modify '(lambda (var) nil)))
+  (Edit-options-modify (lambda (var) nil)))
 
 (defun Edit-options-modify (modfun)
   (save-excursion