diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
index 351ae7c6bc..c534db71a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c,v 1.69 1999/09/04 18:42:13 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c,v 1.70 1999/09/04 21:47:23 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "utils/builtins.h"
 #include "utils/catcache.h"
 #include "utils/relcache.h"
+#include "utils/temprel.h"
 
 
 static void RelationFlushRelation(Relation *relationPtr,
@@ -1182,6 +1183,7 @@ RelationIdGetRelation(Oid relationId)
 Relation
 RelationNameGetRelation(char *relationName)
 {
+	char	   *temprelname;
 	Relation	rd;
 	RelationBuildDescInfo buildinfo;
 
@@ -1192,6 +1194,15 @@ RelationNameGetRelation(char *relationName)
 	IncrHeapAccessStat(local_RelationNameGetRelation);
 	IncrHeapAccessStat(global_RelationNameGetRelation);
 
+	/* ----------------
+	 *	if caller is looking for a temp relation, substitute its real name;
+	 *	we only index temp rels by their real names.
+	 * ----------------
+	 */
+	temprelname = get_temp_rel_by_name(relationName);
+	if (temprelname)
+		relationName = temprelname;
+
 	/* ----------------
 	 *	first try and get a reldesc from the cache
 	 * ----------------
@@ -1212,26 +1223,6 @@ RelationNameGetRelation(char *relationName)
 	return rd;
 }
 
-/* ----------------
- *		old "getreldesc" interface.
- * ----------------
- */
-#ifdef NOT_USED
-Relation
-getreldesc(char *relationName)
-{
-	/* ----------------
-	 *	increment access statistics
-	 * ----------------
-	 */
-	IncrHeapAccessStat(local_getreldesc);
-	IncrHeapAccessStat(global_getreldesc);
-
-	return RelationNameGetRelation(relationName);
-}
-
-#endif
-
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *				cache invalidation support routines
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------