diff --git a/gnucash/report/report-system/eguile-utilities.scm b/gnucash/report/report-system/eguile-utilities.scm
index 25a91d8603..0e536212f6 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/report-system/eguile-utilities.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/report-system/eguile-utilities.scm
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 (gnc:module-load "gnucash/report/report-system" 0)
 (gnc:module-load "gnucash/app-utils" 0)
 
-
 (define-public (fmtnumber n)
   ;; Format a number (integer or real) into something printable
   (number->string (if (integer? n) 
@@ -46,28 +45,18 @@
 
 (define-public (gnc-monetary-neg? monetary)
   ; return true if the monetary value is negative
-  (gnc-numeric-negative-p (gnc:gnc-monetary-amount monetary)))
-
-(define-public (string-repeat s n)
-  ;; return a string made of n copies of string s
-  ;; (there's probably a better way)
-  (let ((s2 ""))
-    (do ((i 1 (1+ i))) ((> i n))
-      (set! s2 (string-append s2 s)))
-    s2))
+  (negative? (gnc:gnc-monetary-amount monetary)))
 
 ;; 'Safe' versions of cdr and cadr that don't crash
 ;; if the list is empty  (is there a better way?)
 (define-public (safe-cdr l)
-  (if (null? l)
-    '()
-    (cdr l)))
+  (if (null? l) '()
+      (cdr l)))
 (define-public (safe-cadr l)
-  (if (null? l)
-    '()
-    (if (null? (cdr l))
-      '()
-      (cadr l))))
+  (cond
+   ((null? l) '())
+   ((null? (cdr l)) '())
+   (else (cadr l))))
 
 (define-public (find-file fname)
   ;; Find the file 'fname', and return its full path.
@@ -75,40 +64,27 @@
   ;; Then look in Gnucash's standard report directory.
   ;; If no file is found, returns just 'fname' for use in error messages.
   ;; Note: this has been tested on Linux and Windows Vista so far...
-  (let* ((userpath (gnc-build-userdata-path fname))
-         (syspath  (gnc-build-report-path fname)))
-    ; make sure there's a trailing delimiter
-      (if (access? userpath R_OK)
-        userpath
-        (if (access? syspath R_OK)
-          syspath
-          fname))))
+  (let ((userpath (gnc-build-userdata-path fname))
+        (syspath  (gnc-build-report-path fname)))
+    ;; make sure there's a trailing delimiter
+    (cond
+     ((access? userpath R_OK) userpath)
+     ((access? syspath R_OK) syspath)
+     (else fname))))
 
 ; Define syntax for more readable for loops (the built-in for-each requires an
 ; explicit lambda and has the list expression all the way at the end).
-(define-syntax for
-  (syntax-rules (for in => do hash)
-		; Multiple variables and equal number of lists (in
-		; parenthesis). e.g.:
-		;
-		;   (for (a b) in (lsta lstb) do (display (+ a b)))
-		;
-		; Note that this template must be defined before the
-		; next one, since the template are evaluated in-order.
-                ((for (<var> ...) in (<list> ...) do <expr> ...)
-                 (for-each (lambda (<var> ...) <expr> ...) <list> ...))
-		; Single variable and list. e.g.:
-		;
-		; (for a in lst do (display a))
-                ((for <var> in <list> do <expr> ...)
-                 (for-each (lambda (<var>) <expr> ...) <list>))
-		; Iterate over key & values in a hash. e.g.:
-		;
-		; (for key => value in hash do (display (* key value)))
-                ((for <key> => <value> in <hash> do <expr> ...)
-		 ; We use fold to iterate over the hash (instead of
-		 ; hash-for-each, since that is not present in guile
-		 ; 1.6).
-                 (hash-fold (lambda (<key> <value> accum) (begin <expr> ... accum)) *unspecified* <hash>))
-                ))
 (export for)
+(define-syntax for
+  (syntax-rules (for in do)
+    ;; Multiple variables and equal number of lists (in
+    ;; parenthesis). e.g.:
+    ;;   (for (a b) in (lsta lstb) do (display (+ a b)))
+    ;; Note that this template must be defined before the
+    ;; next one, since the template are evaluated in-order.
+    ((for (<var> ...) in (<list> ...) do <expr> ...)
+     (for-each (lambda (<var> ...) <expr> ...) <list> ...))
+
+    ;; Single variable and list. e.g.: (for a in lst do (display a))
+    ((for <var> in <list> do <expr> ...)
+     (for-each (lambda (<var>) <expr> ...) <list>))))