diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionState.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionState.java
index 15797db806d..32247c95b94 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionState.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionState.java
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ public class ExpressionState {
 	 * name/value pair.
 	 * @param name the name of the local variable
 	 * @param value the value of the local variable
+	 * @deprecated as of 6.2 with no replacement; to be removed in 7.0
 	 */
+	@Deprecated(since = "6.2", forRemoval = true)
 	public void enterScope(String name, Object value) {
 		initVariableScopes().push(new VariableScope(name, value));
 		initScopeRootObjects().push(getActiveContextObject());
@@ -228,7 +230,9 @@ public class ExpressionState {
 	 * context object} and a new local variable scope containing the supplied
 	 * name/value pairs.
 	 * @param variables a map containing name/value pairs for local variables
+	 * @deprecated as of 6.2 with no replacement; to be removed in 7.0
 	 */
+	@Deprecated(since = "6.2", forRemoval = true)
 	public void enterScope(@Nullable Map<String, Object> variables) {
 		initVariableScopes().push(new VariableScope(variables));
 		initScopeRootObjects().push(getActiveContextObject());
@@ -246,7 +250,9 @@ public class ExpressionState {
 	 * overwritten.
 	 * @param name the name of the local variable
 	 * @param value the value of the local variable
+	 * @deprecated as of 6.2 with no replacement; to be removed in 7.0
 	 */
+	@Deprecated(since = "6.2", forRemoval = true)
 	public void setLocalVariable(String name, Object value) {
 		initVariableScopes().element().setVariable(name, value);
 	}
@@ -256,7 +262,9 @@ public class ExpressionState {
 	 * @param name the name of the local variable
 	 * @return the value of the local variable, or {@code null} if the variable
 	 * does not exist in the current scope
+	 * @deprecated as of 6.2 with no replacement; to be removed in 7.0
 	 */
+	@Deprecated(since = "6.2", forRemoval = true)
 	@Nullable
 	public Object lookupLocalVariable(String name) {
 		for (VariableScope scope : initVariableScopes()) {
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Projection.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Projection.java
index 4c87dd05203..b81e050284c 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Projection.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Projection.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class Projection extends SpelNodeImpl {
 			for (Object element : data) {
 				try {
 					state.pushActiveContextObject(new TypedValue(element));
-					state.enterScope("index", result.size());
+					state.enterScope();
 					Object value = this.children[0].getValueInternal(state).getValue();
 					if (value != null && operandIsArray) {
 						arrayElementType = determineCommonType(arrayElementType, value.getClass());
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Selection.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Selection.java
index 374a9da4d93..ce8910cc01a 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Selection.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Selection.java
@@ -139,11 +139,10 @@ public class Selection extends SpelNodeImpl {
 					Arrays.asList(ObjectUtils.toObjectArray(operand)));
 
 			List<Object> result = new ArrayList<>();
-			int index = 0;
 			for (Object element : data) {
 				try {
 					state.pushActiveContextObject(new TypedValue(element));
-					state.enterScope("index", index);
+					state.enterScope();
 					Object val = selectionCriteria.getValueInternal(state).getValue();
 					if (val instanceof Boolean b) {
 						if (b) {
@@ -157,7 +156,6 @@ public class Selection extends SpelNodeImpl {
 						throw new SpelEvaluationException(selectionCriteria.getStartPosition(),
 								SpelMessage.RESULT_OF_SELECTION_CRITERIA_IS_NOT_BOOLEAN);
 					}
-					index++;
 				}
 				finally {
 					state.exitScope();
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionStateTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionStateTests.java
index c81ca08446d..f827eab9e9c 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionStateTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionStateTests.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class ExpressionStateTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("removal")
 	void localVariables() {
 		Object value = state.lookupLocalVariable("foo");
 		assertThat(value).isNull();
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ class ExpressionStateTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("removal")
 	void noVariableInterference() {
 		TypedValue typedValue = state.lookupVariable("foo");
 		assertThat(typedValue).isEqualTo(TypedValue.NULL);
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ class ExpressionStateTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("removal")
 	void localVariableNestedScopes() {
 		assertThat(state.lookupLocalVariable("foo")).isNull();
 
@@ -157,6 +160,7 @@ class ExpressionStateTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("removal")
 	void populatedNestedScopes() {
 		assertThat(state.lookupLocalVariable("foo")).isNull();
 
@@ -186,6 +190,7 @@ class ExpressionStateTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("removal")
 	void populatedNestedScopesMap() {
 		assertThat(state.lookupLocalVariable("foo")).isNull();
 		assertThat(state.lookupLocalVariable("goo")).isNull();