diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/cl-lib.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/cl-lib.el
index b83b44974d3..ceb5c21baf1 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/cl-lib.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/cl-lib.el
@@ -170,6 +170,17 @@ cl--set-substring
 	  val
 	  (and (< end (length str)) (substring str end))))
 
+(gv-define-expander substring
+  (lambda (do place from &optional to)
+    (gv-letplace (getter setter) place
+      (macroexp-let2* nil ((start from) (end to))
+        (funcall do `(substring ,getter ,start ,end)
+                 (lambda (v)
+                   (macroexp-let2 nil v v
+                     `(progn
+                        ,(funcall setter `(cl--set-substring
+                                           ,getter ,start ,end ,v))
+                        ,v))))))))
 
 ;;; Blocks and exits.
 
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/gv.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/gv.el
index 11251d7a963..29cfca9cb62 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/gv.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/gv.el
@@ -815,17 +815,5 @@ eq
                      ((eq ,getter ,val) ,(funcall setter `(not ,val))))))))))
 (make-obsolete-generalized-variable 'eq nil "29.1")
 
-(gv-define-expander substring
-  (lambda (do place from &optional to)
-    (gv-letplace (getter setter) place
-      (macroexp-let2* nil ((start from) (end to))
-        (funcall do `(substring ,getter ,start ,end)
-                 (lambda (v)
-                   (macroexp-let2 nil v v
-                     `(progn
-                        ,(funcall setter `(cl--set-substring
-                                           ,getter ,start ,end ,v))
-                        ,v))))))))
-
 (provide 'gv)
 ;;; gv.el ends here