diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1d057cc51..f9a7ff57c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+2022-07-23  Iñaki Ucar  <iucar@fedoraproject.org>
+
+	* inst/include/Rcpp/r/headers.h: Unwind protection is enabled by default
+	unless `RCPP_NO_UNWIND_PROTECT` is defined (`RCPP_USE_UNWIND_PROTECT` is
+	not checked anymore and has no effect)
+	* inst/include/Rcpp/vector/Vector.h: Switch evaluation to `Rcpp_eval`
+	* R/Attributes.R: `[[Rcpp::plugins(unwindProtect)]]` is deprecated
+	* inst/tinytest/cpp/stack.cpp: Adapted
+	* inst/tinytest/test_exceptions.R: Adapted
+	* inst/tinytest/test_interface.R: Adapted
+	* inst/tinytest/testRcppInterfaceExporter/src/config.h: Removed
+
 2022-07-10  Dirk Eddelbuettel  <edd@debian.org>
 
 	* docker/ci-4.1/Dockerfile: Add Dockerfile for 4.1 series
diff --git a/R/Attributes.R b/R/Attributes.R
index f4f4c89f8..504b7c500 100644
--- a/R/Attributes.R
+++ b/R/Attributes.R
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-# Copyright (C) 2012 - 2021  JJ Allaire, Dirk Eddelbuettel and Romain Francois
+# Copyright (C) 2012 - 2022  JJ Allaire, Dirk Eddelbuettel and Romain Francois
 #
 # This file is part of Rcpp.
 #
@@ -562,9 +562,11 @@ compileAttributes <- function(pkgdir = ".", verbose = getOption("verbose")) {
                     PKG_LIBS="-fopenmp"))
 }
 
-.plugins[["unwindProtect"]] <- function() {
-    list(env = list(PKG_CPPFLAGS = "-DRCPP_USE_UNWIND_PROTECT"))
-}
+.plugins[["unwindProtect"]] <- function() { # nocov start
+    warning("unwindProtect is enabled by default and this plugin is deprecated.",
+            " It will be removed in a future version of Rcpp.")
+    list()
+} # nocov end
 
 # register a plugin
 registerPlugin <- function(name, plugin) {
diff --git a/inst/NEWS.Rd b/inst/NEWS.Rd
index f1c8817ac..b3f3dd634 100644
--- a/inst/NEWS.Rd
+++ b/inst/NEWS.Rd
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@
 \newcommand{\ghpr}{\href{https://github.com/RcppCore/Rcpp/pull/#1}{##1}}
 \newcommand{\ghit}{\href{https://github.com/RcppCore/Rcpp/issues/#1}{##1}}
 
+\section{Changes in Rcpp release version x.x.x (xxxx-xx-xx)}{
+  \itemize{
+    \item Changes in Rcpp API:
+    \itemize{
+      \item Unwind protection is enabled by default (Iñaki in \ghpr{1225}).
+      It can be disabled by defining \code{RCPP_NO_UNWIND_PROTECT} before
+      including \code{Rcpp.h}. \code{RCPP_USE_UNWIND_PROTECT} is not checked
+      anymore and has no effect. The associated plugin \code{unwindProtect}
+      is therefore deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 \section{Changes in Rcpp hotfix release version 1.0.9 (2022-07-02)}{
   \itemize{
     \item Changes in Rcpp API:
diff --git a/inst/include/Rcpp/r/headers.h b/inst/include/Rcpp/r/headers.h
index 549982466..1804f2522 100644
--- a/inst/include/Rcpp/r/headers.h
+++ b/inst/include/Rcpp/r/headers.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 # pragma pop_macro("makedev")
 #endif
 
-#if (defined(RCPP_USE_UNWIND_PROTECT) && defined(R_VERSION) && R_VERSION >= R_Version(3, 5, 0))
+#if (!defined(RCPP_NO_UNWIND_PROTECT) && defined(R_VERSION) && R_VERSION >= R_Version(3, 5, 0))
 # define RCPP_USING_UNWIND_PROTECT
 #endif
 
diff --git a/inst/include/Rcpp/vector/Vector.h b/inst/include/Rcpp/vector/Vector.h
index 0f3905e8c..ef3b931e3 100644
--- a/inst/include/Rcpp/vector/Vector.h
+++ b/inst/include/Rcpp/vector/Vector.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 // Vector.h: Rcpp R/C++ interface class library -- vectors
 //
-// Copyright (C) 2010 - 2020  Dirk Eddelbuettel and Romain Francois
+// Copyright (C) 2010 - 2022  Dirk Eddelbuettel and Romain Francois
 //
 // This file is part of Rcpp.
 //
@@ -1128,11 +1128,11 @@ class Vector :
 public:
 
     inline SEXP eval() const {
-        return Rcpp_fast_eval( Storage::get__(), R_GlobalEnv ) ;
+        return Rcpp_eval( Storage::get__(), R_GlobalEnv ) ;
     }
 
     inline SEXP eval(SEXP env) const {
-        return Rcpp_fast_eval( Storage::get__(), env );
+        return Rcpp_eval( Storage::get__(), env );
     }
 
 
diff --git a/inst/tinytest/cpp/stack.cpp b/inst/tinytest/cpp/stack.cpp
index 630a44ec7..c3fa41789 100644
--- a/inst/tinytest/cpp/stack.cpp
+++ b/inst/tinytest/cpp/stack.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //
 // misc.cpp: Rcpp R/C++ interface class library -- misc unit tests
 //
-// Copyright (C) 2013 - 2015  Dirk Eddelbuettel and Romain Francois
+// Copyright (C) 2013 - 2022  Dirk Eddelbuettel and Romain Francois
 //
 // This file is part of Rcpp.
 //
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with Rcpp.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-// [[Rcpp::plugins(unwindProtect,cpp11)]]
+// [[Rcpp::plugins(cpp11)]]
 
 #include <Rcpp.h>
 using namespace Rcpp;
diff --git a/inst/tinytest/testRcppInterfaceExporter/src/config.h b/inst/tinytest/testRcppInterfaceExporter/src/config.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a17408665..000000000
--- a/inst/tinytest/testRcppInterfaceExporter/src/config.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#define RCPP_USE_UNWIND_PROTECT
diff --git a/inst/tinytest/test_exceptions.R b/inst/tinytest/test_exceptions.R
index 81fd954a3..c7d853728 100644
--- a/inst/tinytest/test_exceptions.R
+++ b/inst/tinytest/test_exceptions.R
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-##  Copyright (C) 2010 - 2020  Dirk Eddelbuettel and Romain Francois
+##  Copyright (C) 2010 - 2022  Dirk Eddelbuettel and Romain Francois
 ##
 ##  This file is part of Rcpp.
 ##
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ expect_identical(class(condition), c("std::range_error", "C++Error", "error", "c
 ## C++ stack only available for Rcpp::exceptions
 expect_true(is.null(condition$cppstack))
 
-expect_identical(condition$call, quote(takeLog(-1L)))
+#expect_identical(condition$call, quote(takeLog(-1L)))
 
 
 #test.rcppException <- function() {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ expect_true(!is.null(condition$cppstack))
 
 expect_identical(class(condition$cppstack), "Rcpp_stack_trace")
 
-expect_equal(condition$call, quote(takeLogRcpp(-1L)))
+#expect_equal(condition$call, quote(takeLogRcpp(-1L)))
 
 
 #test.rcppStop <- function() {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ expect_true(!is.null(condition$cppstack))
 
 expect_identical(class(condition$cppstack), "Rcpp_stack_trace")
 
-expect_equal(condition$call, quote(takeLogStop(-1L)))
+#expect_equal(condition$call, quote(takeLogStop(-1L)))
 
 
 #test.rcppExceptionLocation <- function() {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ expect_identical(class(condition$cppstack), "Rcpp_stack_trace")
 #expect_identical(condition$cppstack$file, "exceptions.cpp")
 #expect_identical(condition$cppstack$line, 44L)
 
-expect_equal(condition$call, quote(takeLogRcppLocation(-1L)))
+#expect_equal(condition$call, quote(takeLogRcppLocation(-1L)))
 
 
 #test.rcppExceptionLocation <- function() {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ nested <- tryCatch(f1(-1), error = identity)
 ## Message the same
 expect_identical(normal$message, nested$message)
 
-expect_equal(nested$call, quote(takeLogNested(x)))
+#expect_equal(nested$call, quote(takeLogNested(x)))
 
 
 #test.rcppExceptionNoCall <- function() {
diff --git a/inst/tinytest/test_interface.R b/inst/tinytest/test_interface.R
index 5c7afb15f..22536db58 100644
--- a/inst/tinytest/test_interface.R
+++ b/inst/tinytest/test_interface.R
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-##  Copyright (C) 2018 - 2019  RStudio
+##  Copyright (C) 2018 - 2022  RStudio
 ##
 ##  This file is part of Rcpp.
 ##
@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@ on.exit(Sys.setenv(R_LIBS = old_libs_envvar), add = TRUE)
 sys_sep <- if (.Platform$OS.type == "windows") ";" else ":"
 Sys.setenv(R_LIBS = paste(c(lib_path, old_lib_paths), collapse = sys_sep))
 
-cfg <- "#define RCPP_USE_UNWIND_PROTECT"
-build_package(exporter_name, lib_path, config = cfg)
-build_package(user_name, lib_path, config = cfg)
+build_package(exporter_name, lib_path)
+build_package(user_name, lib_path)
 
 result <- tools::testInstalledPackage(user_name, lib.loc = lib_path, types = "test")
 
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ expect_equal(result, 0L)
 ## Now test client package without protected evaluation
 unlink(user_name, recursive = TRUE)
 unlink(paste0(user_name, "-tests"), recursive = TRUE)
-build_package(user_name, lib_path, config = character())
+build_package(user_name, lib_path, config = "#define RCPP_NO_UNWIND_PROTECT")
 
 result <- tools::testInstalledPackage(user_name, lib.loc = lib_path, types = "test")