diff --git a/plugin/fugitive.vim b/plugin/fugitive.vim
index 7919532..8b2f54f 100644
--- a/plugin/fugitive.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugitive.vim
@@ -390,13 +390,13 @@ command! -bang -nargs=? -range=-1 -complete=customlist,fugitive#Complete Git exe
 
 if exists(':Gstatus') != 2 && get(g:, 'fugitive_legacy_commands', 1)
   exe 'command! -bang -bar     -range=-1' s:addr_other 'Gstatus exe fugitive#Command(<line1>, <count>, +"<range>", <bang>0, "<mods>", <q-args>)'
-        \ '|echohl WarningMSG|echo ":Gstatus is deprecated in favor of :Git (with no arguments)"|echohl NONE'
+        \ '|echohl WarningMSG|echomsg ":Gstatus is deprecated in favor of :Git (with no arguments)"|echohl NONE'
 endif
 
 for s:cmd in ['Commit', 'Revert', 'Merge', 'Rebase', 'Pull', 'Push', 'Fetch', 'Blame']
   if exists(':G' . tolower(s:cmd)) != 2 && get(g:, 'fugitive_legacy_commands', 1)
     exe 'command! -bang -nargs=? -range=-1 -complete=customlist,fugitive#' . s:cmd . 'Complete G' . tolower(s:cmd)
-          \ 'echohl WarningMSG|echo ":G' . tolower(s:cmd) . ' is deprecated in favor of :Git ' . tolower(s:cmd) . '"|echohl NONE|'
+          \ 'echohl WarningMSG|echomsg ":G' . tolower(s:cmd) . ' is deprecated in favor of :Git ' . tolower(s:cmd) . '"|echohl NONE|'
           \ 'exe fugitive#Command(<line1>, <count>, +"<range>", <bang>0, "<mods>", "' . tolower(s:cmd) . ' " . <q-args>)'
   endif
 endfor
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ exe 'command! -bang -nargs=? -range=-1' s:addr_wins '-complete=customlist,fugiti
 
 if exists(':Glog') != 2 && get(g:, 'fugitive_legacy_commands', 1)
   exe 'command! -bang -nargs=? -range=-1 -complete=customlist,fugitive#LogComplete Glog  :exe fugitive#LogCommand(<line1>,<count>,+"<range>",<bang>0,"<mods>",<q-args>, "")'
-        \ '|echohl WarningMSG|echo ":Glog is deprecated in favor of :Gclog"|echohl NONE'
+        \ '|echohl WarningMSG|echomsg ":Glog is deprecated in favor of :Gclog"|echohl NONE'
 endif
 exe 'command! -bang -nargs=? -range=-1 -complete=customlist,fugitive#LogComplete Gclog :exe fugitive#LogCommand(<line1>,<count>,+"<range>",<bang>0,"<mods>",<q-args>, "c")'
 exe 'command! -bang -nargs=? -range=-1 -complete=customlist,fugitive#LogComplete GcLog :exe fugitive#LogCommand(<line1>,<count>,+"<range>",<bang>0,"<mods>",<q-args>, "c")'
@@ -444,25 +444,25 @@ exe 'command! -bar -bang -nargs=1 -complete=customlist,fugitive#CompleteObject G
 exe 'command! -bar -bang -nargs=1 -complete=customlist,fugitive#RenameComplete GRename exe fugitive#RenameCommand(<line1>, <count>, +"<range>", <bang>0, "<mods>", <q-args>, [<f-args>])'
 if exists(':Gremove') != 2 && get(g:, 'fugitive_legacy_commands', 1)
   exe 'command! -bar -bang -nargs=0 Gremove exe fugitive#RemoveCommand(<line1>, <count>, +"<range>", <bang>0, "<mods>", <q-args>, [<f-args>])'
-        \ '|echohl WarningMSG|echo ":Gremove is deprecated in favor of :GRemove"|echohl NONE'
+        \ '|echohl WarningMSG|echomsg ":Gremove is deprecated in favor of :GRemove"|echohl NONE'
 endif
 if exists(':Gdelete') != 2 && get(g:, 'fugitive_legacy_commands', 1)
   exe 'command! -bar -bang -nargs=0 Gdelete exe fugitive#DeleteCommand(<line1>, <count>, +"<range>", <bang>0, "<mods>", <q-args>, [<f-args>])'
-        \ '|echohl WarningMSG|echo ":Gdelete is deprecated in favor of :GDelete"|echohl NONE'
+        \ '|echohl WarningMSG|echomsg ":Gdelete is deprecated in favor of :GDelete"|echohl NONE'
 endif
 if exists(':Gmove') != 2 && get(g:, 'fugitive_legacy_commands', 1)
   exe 'command! -bar -bang -nargs=1 -complete=customlist,fugitive#CompleteObject Gmove   exe fugitive#MoveCommand(  <line1>, <count>, +"<range>", <bang>0, "<mods>", <q-args>, [<f-args>])'
-        \ '|echohl WarningMSG|echo ":Gmove is deprecated in favor of :GMove"|echohl NONE'
+        \ '|echohl WarningMSG|echomsg ":Gmove is deprecated in favor of :GMove"|echohl NONE'
 endif
 if exists(':Grename') != 2 && get(g:, 'fugitive_legacy_commands', 1)
   exe 'command! -bar -bang -nargs=1 -complete=customlist,fugitive#RenameComplete Grename exe fugitive#RenameCommand(<line1>, <count>, +"<range>", <bang>0, "<mods>", <q-args>, [<f-args>])'
-        \ '|echohl WarningMSG|echo ":Grename is deprecated in favor of :GRename"|echohl NONE'
+        \ '|echohl WarningMSG|echomsg ":Grename is deprecated in favor of :GRename"|echohl NONE'
 endif
 
 exe 'command! -bar -bang -range=-1 -nargs=* -complete=customlist,fugitive#CompleteObject GBrowse exe fugitive#BrowseCommand(<line1>, <count>, +"<range>", <bang>0, "<mods>", <q-args>, [<f-args>])'
 if exists(':Gbrowse') != 2 && get(g:, 'fugitive_legacy_commands', 1)
   exe 'command! -bar -bang -range=-1 -nargs=* -complete=customlist,fugitive#CompleteObject Gbrowse exe fugitive#BrowseCommand(<line1>, <count>, +"<range>", <bang>0, "<mods>", <q-args>, [<f-args>])'
-        \ '|if <bang>1|redraw!|endif|echohl WarningMSG|echo ":Gbrowse is deprecated in favor of :GBrowse"|echohl NONE'
+        \ '|if <bang>1|redraw!|endif|echohl WarningMSG|echomsg ":Gbrowse is deprecated in favor of :GBrowse"|echohl NONE'
 endif
 
 if v:version < 704