diff --git a/theories/exp.v b/theories/exp.v
index 2c78c6c071..3f9d077c2f 100644
--- a/theories/exp.v
+++ b/theories/exp.v
@@ -664,7 +664,16 @@ move=> a1 x y xy.
 by rewrite /powR gt_eqF ?(lt_le_trans _ a1)// ler_expR ler_wpmul2r ?ln_ge0.
 Qed.
 
-Lemma gt0_ler_powR (r : R) : 0 <= r ->
+Lemma powR_injective r : 0 < r -> {in Num.nneg &, injective (powR ^~ r)}.
+Proof.
+move=> r0 x y x0 y0; rewrite /powR; case: ifPn => [/eqP ->|xneq0].
+  by case: ifPn => [/eqP ->//|_ /eqP]; rewrite (gt_eqF r0) eq_sym expR_eq0.
+case: ifPn => [/eqP -> /eqP|yneq0]; first by rewrite (gt_eqF r0) expR_eq0.
+by move/expR_inj/mulfI => /(_ (negbT (gt_eqF r0))); apply: ln_inj;
+  rewrite posrE lt_neqAle eq_sym (xneq0,yneq0).
+Qed.
+
+Lemma ge0_ler_powR (r : R) : 0 <= r ->
   {in Num.nneg &, {homo powR ^~ r : x y / x <= y >-> x <= y}}.
 Proof.
 rewrite le_eqVlt => /predU1P[<- x y _ _ _|]; first by rewrite !powRr0.
@@ -676,19 +685,10 @@ move=> /predU1P[->//|xy]; first by rewrite eqxx.
 by apply/orP; right; rewrite /powR !gt_eqF// ltr_expR ltr_pmul2l// ltr_ln.
 Qed.
 
-Lemma powR_injective r : 0 < r -> {in Num.nneg &, injective (powR ^~ r)}.
-Proof.
-move=> r0 x y x0 y0; rewrite /powR; case: ifPn => [/eqP ->|xneq0].
-  by case: ifPn => [/eqP ->//|_ /eqP]; rewrite (gt_eqF r0) eq_sym expR_eq0.
-case: ifPn => [/eqP -> /eqP|yneq0]; first by rewrite (gt_eqF r0) expR_eq0.
-by move/expR_inj/mulfI => /(_ (negbT (gt_eqF r0))); apply: ln_inj;
-  rewrite posrE lt_neqAle eq_sym (xneq0,yneq0).
-Qed.
-
 Lemma gt0_ltr_powR (r : R) : 0 < r ->
   {in Num.nneg &, {homo powR ^~ r : x y / x < y >-> x < y}}.
 Proof.
-move=> r0 x y x0 y0 xy; have := gt0_ler_powR (ltW r0) x0 y0 (ltW xy).
+move=> r0 x y x0 y0 xy; have := ge0_ler_powR (ltW r0) x0 y0 (ltW xy).
 rewrite le_eqVlt => /orP[/eqP/(powR_injective r0 x0 y0)/eqP|//].
 by rewrite lt_eqF.
 Qed.
@@ -803,6 +803,9 @@ Qed.
 End PowR.
 Notation "a `^ x" := (powR a x) : ring_scope.
 
+#[deprecated(since="mathcomp-analysis 0.6.5", note="renamed `ge0_ler_powR`")]
+Notation gt0_ler_powR := ge0_ler_powR.
+
 Section poweR.
 Local Open Scope ereal_scope.
 Context {R : realType}.