diff --git a/spacy/de/tokenizer_exceptions.py b/spacy/de/tokenizer_exceptions.py
index a4281c7b0..4bb59c490 100644
--- a/spacy/de/tokenizer_exceptions.py
+++ b/spacy/de/tokenizer_exceptions.py
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from ..symbols import ORTH, LEMMA, TAG, NORM
-from ..deprecated import PRON_LEMMA, DET_LEMMA
+from ..deprecated import PRON_LEMMA
 
 
 _exc = {
     "auf'm": [
         {ORTH: "auf", LEMMA: "auf"},
-        {ORTH: "'m", LEMMA: DET_LEMMA, NORM: "dem" }],
+        {ORTH: "'m", LEMMA: "der", NORM: "dem" }],
 
     "du's": [
         {ORTH: "du", LEMMA: PRON_LEMMA, TAG: "PPER"},
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ _exc = {
 
     "hinter'm": [
         {ORTH: "hinter", LEMMA: "hinter"},
-        {ORTH: "'m", LEMMA: DET_LEMMA, NORM: "dem"}],
+        {ORTH: "'m", LEMMA: "der", NORM: "dem"}],
 
     "ich's": [
         {ORTH: "ich", LEMMA: PRON_LEMMA, TAG: "PPER"},
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ _exc = {
 
     "unter'm": [
         {ORTH: "unter", LEMMA: "unter"},
-        {ORTH: "'m", LEMMA: DET_LEMMA, NORM: "dem"}],
+        {ORTH: "'m", LEMMA: "der", NORM: "dem"}],
 
     "vor'm": [
         {ORTH: "vor", LEMMA: "vor"},
-        {ORTH: "'m", LEMMA: DET_LEMMA, NORM: "dem"}],
+        {ORTH: "'m", LEMMA: "der", NORM: "dem"}],
 
     "wir's": [
         {ORTH: "wir", LEMMA: PRON_LEMMA, TAG: "PPER"},
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ _exc = {
 
     "über'm": [
         {ORTH: "über", LEMMA: "über"},
-        {ORTH: "'m", LEMMA: DET_LEMMA, NORM: "dem"}]
+        {ORTH: "'m", LEMMA: "der", NORM: "dem"}]
 }
 
 
@@ -57,12 +57,10 @@ for exc_data in [
     {ORTH: "'s", LEMMA: PRON_LEMMA, TAG: "PPER"},
     {ORTH: "S'", LEMMA: PRON_LEMMA, TAG: "PPER"},
     {ORTH: "s'", LEMMA: PRON_LEMMA, TAG: "PPER"},
-    {ORTH: "'n", LEMMA: DET_LEMMA, NORM: "ein"},
-    {ORTH: "'ne", LEMMA: DET_LEMMA, NORM: "eine"},
-    {ORTH: "'nen", LEMMA: DET_LEMMA, NORM: "einen"},
-    {ORTH: "'nem", LEMMA: DET_LEMMA, NORM: "einem"},
-    {ORTH: "'s", LEMMA: PRON_LEMMA, TAG: "PPER"},
-
+    {ORTH: "'n", LEMMA: "ein", NORM: "ein"},
+    {ORTH: "'ne", LEMMA: "eine", NORM: "eine"},
+    {ORTH: "'nen", LEMMA: "ein", NORM: "einen"},
+    {ORTH: "'nem", LEMMA: "ein", NORM: "einem"},
     {ORTH: "Abb.", LEMMA: "Abbildung"},
     {ORTH: "Abk.", LEMMA: "Abkürzung"},
     {ORTH: "Abt.", LEMMA: "Abteilung"},
diff --git a/spacy/deprecated.py b/spacy/deprecated.py
index d4409dbf0..b806acad3 100644
--- a/spacy/deprecated.py
+++ b/spacy/deprecated.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from .cli import download
 
 
 PRON_LEMMA = "-PRON-"
-DET_LEMMA = "-DET-"
 
 
 def depr_model_download(lang):
diff --git a/spacy/es/tokenizer_exceptions.py b/spacy/es/tokenizer_exceptions.py
index b66d2cda0..524977c73 100644
--- a/spacy/es/tokenizer_exceptions.py
+++ b/spacy/es/tokenizer_exceptions.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from ..symbols import ORTH, LEMMA, TAG, NORM, ADP, DET
-from ..deprecated import PRON_LEMMA, DET_LEMMA
+from ..deprecated import PRON_LEMMA
 
 
 _exc = {
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ _exc = {
 
     "pal": [
         {ORTH: "pa", LEMMA: "para"},
-        {ORTH: "l", LEMMA: DET_LEMMA, NORM: "el"}],
+        {ORTH: "l", LEMMA: "el"}],
 
     "pala": [
         {ORTH: "pa", LEMMA: "para"},
-        {ORTH: "la", LEMMA: DET_LEMMA}]
+        {ORTH: "la"}]
 }
 
 
diff --git a/spacy/nb/morph_rules.py b/spacy/nb/morph_rules.py
index 4cf8efee5..f41d2efe2 100644
--- a/spacy/nb/morph_rules.py
+++ b/spacy/nb/morph_rules.py
@@ -51,17 +51,17 @@ MORPH_RULES = {
     },
 
     "VBZ": {
-        "er":           {LEMMA: "be", "VerbForm": "Fin", "Person": "One", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"},
-        "er":           {LEMMA: "be", "VerbForm": "Fin", "Person": "Two", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"},
-        "er":           {LEMMA: "be", "VerbForm": "Fin", "Person": "Three", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"},
+        "er":           {"VerbForm": "Fin", "Person": "One", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"},
+        "er":           {"VerbForm": "Fin", "Person": "Two", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"},
+        "er":           {"VerbForm": "Fin", "Person": "Three", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"},
     },
 
     "VBP": {
-        "er":          {LEMMA: "be", "VerbForm": "Fin", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"}
+        "er":          {"VerbForm": "Fin", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"}
     },
 
     "VBD": {
-        "var":          {LEMMA: "be", "VerbForm": "Fin", "Tense": "Past", "Number": "Sing"},
-        "vært":         {LEMMA: "be", "VerbForm": "Fin", "Tense": "Past", "Number": "Plur"}
+        "var":          {"VerbForm": "Fin", "Tense": "Past", "Number": "Sing"},
+        "vært":         {"VerbForm": "Fin", "Tense": "Past", "Number": "Plur"}
     }
 }
diff --git a/spacy/sv/morph_rules.py b/spacy/sv/morph_rules.py
index 5641f43ca..0c3b1804e 100644
--- a/spacy/sv/morph_rules.py
+++ b/spacy/sv/morph_rules.py
@@ -53,17 +53,17 @@ MORPH_RULES = {
     },
 
     "VBZ": {
-        "är":           {LEMMA: "be", "VerbForm": "Fin", "Person": "One", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"},
-        "är":           {LEMMA: "be", "VerbForm": "Fin", "Person": "Two", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"},
-        "är":           {LEMMA: "be", "VerbForm": "Fin", "Person": "Three", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"},
+        "är":           {"VerbForm": "Fin", "Person": "One", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"},
+        "är":           {"VerbForm": "Fin", "Person": "Two", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"},
+        "är":           {"VerbForm": "Fin", "Person": "Three", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"},
     },
 
     "VBP": {
-        "är":          {LEMMA: "be", "VerbForm": "Fin", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"}
+        "är":          {"VerbForm": "Fin", "Tense": "Pres", "Mood": "Ind"}
     },
 
     "VBD": {
-        "var":          {LEMMA: "be", "VerbForm": "Fin", "Tense": "Past", "Number": "Sing"},
-        "vart":         {LEMMA: "be", "VerbForm": "Fin", "Tense": "Past", "Number": "Plur"}
+        "var":          {"VerbForm": "Fin", "Tense": "Past", "Number": "Sing"},
+        "vart":         {"VerbForm": "Fin", "Tense": "Past", "Number": "Plur"}
     }
 }