diff --git a/lisp/ob-groovy.el b/lisp/ob-groovy.el
index 0068df96b..8797ec9f6 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-groovy.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-groovy.el
@@ -66,14 +66,6 @@ called by `org-babel-execute-src-block'"
      (org-babel-pick-name
       (cdr (assoc :rowname-names params)) (cdr (assoc :rownames params))))))
 
-
-(defun org-babel-groovy-table-or-string (results)
-  "Convert RESULTS into an appropriate elisp value.
-If RESULTS look like a table, then convert them into an
-Emacs-lisp table, otherwise return the results as a string."
-  (org-babel-script-escape results))
-
-
 (defvar org-babel-groovy-wrapper-method
 
   "class Runner extends Script {
@@ -106,7 +98,7 @@ in BODY as elisp."
                    (concat org-babel-groovy-command " " src-file) "")))
          (org-babel-result-cond result-params
 	   raw
-           (org-babel-groovy-table-or-string raw)))))))
+           (org-babel-script-escape raw)))))))
 
 
 (defun org-babel-prep-session:groovy (session params)
diff --git a/lisp/ob-haskell.el b/lisp/ob-haskell.el
index 00066702a..2e1d390f9 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-haskell.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-haskell.el
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
               (output (mapconcat #'identity (reverse (cdr results)) "\n"))
               (value (car results)))))
        (org-babel-result-cond (cdr (assoc :result-params params))
-	 result (org-babel-haskell-table-or-string result)))
+	 result (org-babel-script-escape result)))
      (org-babel-pick-name (cdr (assoc :colname-names params))
 			  (cdr (assoc :colname-names params)))
      (org-babel-pick-name (cdr (assoc :rowname-names params))
@@ -133,12 +133,6 @@ then create one.  Return the initialized session."
 		    (org-babel-haskell-var-to-haskell (cdr pair))))
 	  (mapcar #'cdr (org-babel-get-header params :var))))
 
-(defun org-babel-haskell-table-or-string (results)
-  "Convert RESULTS to an Emacs-lisp table or string.
-If RESULTS look like a table, then convert them into an
-Emacs-lisp table, otherwise return the results as a string."
-  (org-babel-script-escape results))
-
 (defun org-babel-haskell-var-to-haskell (var)
   "Convert an elisp value VAR into a haskell variable.
 The elisp VAR is converted to a string of haskell source code
diff --git a/lisp/ob-io.el b/lisp/ob-io.el
index 971b37fc7..c309b88b5 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-io.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-io.el
@@ -62,14 +62,6 @@ called by `org-babel-execute-src-block'"
      (org-babel-pick-name
       (cdr (assoc :rowname-names params)) (cdr (assoc :rownames params))))))
 
-
-(defun org-babel-io-table-or-string (results)
-  "Convert RESULTS into an appropriate elisp value.
-If RESULTS look like a table, then convert them into an
-Emacs-lisp table, otherwise return the results as a string."
-  (org-babel-script-escape results))
-
-
 (defvar org-babel-io-wrapper-method
   "(
 %s
@@ -98,7 +90,7 @@ in BODY as elisp."
                          (concat org-babel-io-command " " src-file) "")))
                (org-babel-result-cond result-params
 		 raw
-                 (org-babel-io-table-or-string raw)))))))
+                 (org-babel-script-escape raw)))))))
 
 
 (defun org-babel-prep-session:io (session params)
diff --git a/lisp/ob-scala.el b/lisp/ob-scala.el
index 0584342ff..838bc8f7f 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-scala.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-scala.el
@@ -60,14 +60,6 @@ called by `org-babel-execute-src-block'"
      (org-babel-pick-name
       (cdr (assoc :rowname-names params)) (cdr (assoc :rownames params))))))
 
-
-(defun org-babel-scala-table-or-string (results)
-  "Convert RESULTS into an appropriate elisp value.
-If RESULTS look like a table, then convert them into an
-Emacs-lisp table, otherwise return the results as a string."
-  (org-babel-script-escape results))
-
-
 (defvar org-babel-scala-wrapper-method
 
 "var str_result :String = null;
@@ -104,7 +96,7 @@ in BODY as elisp."
                    (concat org-babel-scala-command " " src-file) "")))
          (org-babel-result-cond result-params
 	   raw
-           (org-babel-scala-table-or-string raw)))))))
+           (org-babel-script-escape raw)))))))
 
 
 (defun org-babel-prep-session:scala (session params)