diff --git a/mod/quiz/lang/en/deprecated.txt b/mod/quiz/lang/en/deprecated.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af38b0e3d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/quiz/lang/en/deprecated.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+invalidnumericanswer,mod_quiz
+multiplier,mod_quiz
+invalidnumerictolerance,mod_quiz
diff --git a/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php b/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php
index 22d47845504..21c5ee7e749 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php
@@ -419,8 +419,6 @@ $string['inprogress'] = 'In progress';
 $string['introduction'] = 'Description';
 $string['invalidattemptid'] = 'No such attempt ID exists';
 $string['invalidcategory'] = 'Category ID is invalid';
-$string['invalidnumericanswer'] = 'One of the answers you entered was not a valid number.';
-$string['invalidnumerictolerance'] = 'One of the tolerances you entered was not a valid number.';
 $string['invalidoverrideid'] = 'Invalid override id';
 $string['invalidquestionid'] = 'Invalid question id';
 $string['invalidquizid'] = 'Invalid quiz ID';
@@ -476,7 +474,6 @@ $string['modulenameplural'] = 'Quizzes';
 $string['moveselectedonpage'] = 'Move selected questions to page: {$a}';
 $string['multichoice'] = 'Multiple choice';
 $string['multipleanswers'] = 'Choose at least one answer.';
-$string['multiplier'] = 'Multiplier';
 $string['mustbesubmittedby'] = 'This attempt must be submitted by {$a}.';
 $string['name'] = 'Name';
 $string['navmethod'] = 'Navigation method';
@@ -903,3 +900,9 @@ $string['wronguse'] = 'You can not use this page like that';
 $string['xhtml'] = 'XHTML';
 $string['youneedtoenrol'] = 'You need to enrol in this course before you can attempt this quiz';
 $string['yourfinalgradeis'] = 'Your final grade for this quiz is {$a}.';
+
+// Deprecated since Moodle 2.8
+
+$string['invalidnumericanswer'] = 'One of the answers you entered was not a valid number.';
+$string['invalidnumerictolerance'] = 'One of the tolerances you entered was not a valid number.';
+$string['multiplier'] = 'Multiplier';
diff --git a/question/type/missingtype/lang/en/deprecated.txt b/question/type/missingtype/lang/en/deprecated.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/question/type/numerical/edit_numerical_form.php b/question/type/numerical/edit_numerical_form.php
index 1d895507d31..fd8eefdd612 100644
--- a/question/type/numerical/edit_numerical_form.php
+++ b/question/type/numerical/edit_numerical_form.php
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ class qtype_numerical_edit_form extends question_edit_form {
      */
     protected function unit_group($mform) {
         $grouparray = array();
-        $grouparray[] = $mform->createElement('text', 'unit', get_string('unit', 'quiz'), array('size'=>10));
+        $grouparray[] = $mform->createElement('text', 'unit', get_string('unit', 'qtype_numerical'), array('size'=>10));
         $grouparray[] = $mform->createElement('text', 'multiplier',
-                get_string('multiplier', 'quiz'), array('size'=>10));
+                get_string('multiplier', 'qtype_numerical'), array('size'=>10));
 
         return $grouparray;
     }
diff --git a/question/type/numerical/questiontype.php b/question/type/numerical/questiontype.php
index f1b2a868b40..4f0628a25ee 100644
--- a/question/type/numerical/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/numerical/questiontype.php
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class qtype_numerical extends question_type {
                 $answer->answer = $this->apply_unit($answerdata, $units,
                         !empty($question->unitsleft));
                 if ($answer->answer === false) {
-                    $result->notice = get_string('invalidnumericanswer', 'quiz');
+                    $result->notice = get_string('invalidnumericanswer', 'qtype_numerical');
                 }
             }
             $answer->fraction = $question->fraction[$key];
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class qtype_numerical extends question_type {
                 $options->tolerance = $this->apply_unit($question->tolerance[$key],
                         $units, !empty($question->unitsleft));
                 if ($options->tolerance === false) {
-                    $result->notice = get_string('invalidnumerictolerance', 'quiz');
+                    $result->notice = get_string('invalidnumerictolerance', 'qtype_numerical');
                 }
             }
             if (isset($options->id)) {