diff --git a/src/ast.rs b/src/ast.rs
index 1fc091fe..e9823156 100644
--- a/src/ast.rs
+++ b/src/ast.rs
@@ -858,11 +858,11 @@ impl Stmt {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct CustomExpr {
     /// Implementation function.
-    pub(crate) func: Shared<FnCustomSyntaxEval>,
+    pub func: Shared<FnCustomSyntaxEval>,
     /// List of keywords.
-    pub(crate) keywords: StaticVec<Expr>,
+    pub keywords: StaticVec<Expr>,
     /// List of tokens actually parsed.
-    pub(crate) tokens: Vec<ImmutableString>,
+    pub tokens: Vec<ImmutableString>,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for CustomExpr {
@@ -876,24 +876,6 @@ impl fmt::Debug for CustomExpr {
     }
 }
 
-impl CustomExpr {
-    /// Get the implementation function for this custom syntax.
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn func(&self) -> &FnCustomSyntaxEval {
-        self.func.as_ref()
-    }
-    /// Get the keywords for this custom syntax.
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn keywords(&self) -> &[Expr] {
-        &self.keywords
-    }
-    /// Get the actual parsed tokens for this custom syntax.
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn tokens(&self) -> &[ImmutableString] {
-        &self.tokens
-    }
-}
-
 /// _(INTERNALS)_ A binary expression.
 /// Exported under the `internals` feature only.
 ///
diff --git a/src/engine.rs b/src/engine.rs
index 0fad8de5..0fa2ee9f 100644
--- a/src/engine.rs
+++ b/src/engine.rs
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ pub struct Limits {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct EvalContext<'e, 'x, 'px: 'x, 'a, 's, 'm, 'pm: 'm, 't, 'pt: 't> {
     pub(crate) engine: &'e Engine,
-    pub scope: &'x mut Scope<'px>,
+    pub(crate) scope: &'x mut Scope<'px>,
     pub(crate) mods: &'a mut Imports,
     pub(crate) state: &'s mut State,
     pub(crate) lib: &'m [&'pm Module],
@@ -546,6 +546,16 @@ impl<'e, 'x, 'px, 'a, 's, 'm, 'pm, 't, 'pt> EvalContext<'e, 'x, 'px, 'a, 's, 'm,
     pub fn engine(&self) -> &'e Engine {
         self.engine
     }
+    /// The current [`Scope`].
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn scope(&self) -> &Scope<'px> {
+        self.scope
+    }
+    /// Mutable reference to the current [`Scope`].
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn scope_mut(&mut self) -> &mut &'x mut Scope<'px> {
+        &mut self.scope
+    }
     /// _(INTERNALS)_ The current set of modules imported via `import` statements.
     /// Available under the `internals` feature only.
     #[cfg(feature = "internals")]
@@ -1822,7 +1832,7 @@ impl Engine {
 
             Expr::Custom(custom, _) => {
                 let expressions = custom
-                    .keywords()
+                    .keywords
                     .iter()
                     .map(Into::into)
                     .collect::<StaticVec<_>>();
diff --git a/tests/syntax.rs b/tests/syntax.rs
index 04cfaabf..2f35eca3 100644
--- a/tests/syntax.rs
+++ b/tests/syntax.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn test_custom_syntax() -> Result<(), Box<EvalAltResult>> {
             let stmt = inputs.get(1).unwrap();
             let condition = inputs.get(2).unwrap();
 
-            context.scope.push(var_name, 0 as INT);
+            context.scope_mut().push(var_name, 0 as INT);
 
             loop {
                 context.eval_expression_tree(stmt)?;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ fn test_custom_syntax_raw() -> Result<(), Box<EvalAltResult>> {
         },
         1,
         |context, inputs| {
-            context.scope.push("foo", 999 as INT);
+            context.scope_mut().push("foo", 999 as INT);
 
             Ok(match inputs[0].get_variable_name().unwrap() {
                 "world" => 123 as INT,
diff --git a/tests/var_scope.rs b/tests/var_scope.rs
index 52fff87f..6c4c41aa 100644
--- a/tests/var_scope.rs
+++ b/tests/var_scope.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ fn test_var_resolver() -> Result<(), Box<EvalAltResult>> {
             }
             // Silently maps 'chameleon' into 'innocent'.
             "chameleon" => context
-                .scope
+                .scope()
                 .get_value("innocent")
                 .map(Some)
                 .ok_or_else(|| {