diff --git a/kernel/src/test/scala/me/rexim/morganey/helpers/TestTerms.scala b/kernel/src/test/scala/me/rexim/morganey/helpers/TestTerms.scala
index 62ac6ca..5137ff9 100644
--- a/kernel/src/test/scala/me/rexim/morganey/helpers/TestTerms.scala
+++ b/kernel/src/test/scala/me/rexim/morganey/helpers/TestTerms.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package me.rexim.morganey.helpers
 
-import me.rexim.morganey.ast.{LambdaFunc, LambdaVar, LambdaTerm}
+import me.rexim.morganey.ast._
 import me.rexim.morganey.ast.LambdaTermHelpers._
 
 trait TestTerms {
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ trait TestTerms {
         lapp(lvar(consName), first),
         second))
 
+  def binding(v1: LambdaVar, v2: LambdaVar): MorganeyBinding =
+    MorganeyBinding(v1, I(v2))
+
   val random = scala.util.Random
 
   def redex(body: LambdaTerm) = {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/me/rexim/morganey/interpreter/MorganeyRepl.scala b/src/main/scala/me/rexim/morganey/interpreter/MorganeyRepl.scala
index 9633d8a..030a3fb 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/me/rexim/morganey/interpreter/MorganeyRepl.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/me/rexim/morganey/interpreter/MorganeyRepl.scala
@@ -20,19 +20,35 @@ class MorganeyRepl(preludeModule: Option[Module]) {
       case input         => parseAndEval(context, line)
     }
 
+  // TODO: Separate REPL side effects from ReplResult
+  //
+  // Right now ReplResult.result has two meanings:
+  // 1. Result of the term reduction
+  // 2. REPL message for the user
+  //
+  // We need to separate those meanings. The proposed idea is to
+  // attach some kind of side effect to ReplContext and use
+  // ReplResult.result ONLY for term reduction results.
   private def parseAndEval(context: ReplContext, line: String): Computation[ReplResult[String]] = {
     val parseResult = Computation(LambdaParser.parseAll(LambdaParser.replCommand, line).toTry)
 
-    // TODO(#197): discriminate bindings from the rest of the nodes here and inform the user if the binding was redefined
-    val evaluation = parseResult flatMap {
-      case Success(node) => evalNode(context, node)
+    parseResult flatMap {
+      case Success(binding: MorganeyBinding) => {
+        Computation(ReplResult(
+          context.addBinding(binding),
+          if (!context.contains(binding)) {
+            None
+          } else {
+            Some(s"${binding.variable} was redefined")
+          }
+        ))
+      }
+      case Success(node) => evalNode(context, node) map (_ map smartShowTerm)
       case Failure(e)    => Computation.failed(e)
     }
-
-    evaluation map (_ map smartShowTerm)
   }
 
-  def evalNode(context: ReplContext, node: MorganeyNode): Computation[ReplResult[LambdaTerm]] = {
+  private def evalNode(context: ReplContext, node: MorganeyNode): Computation[ReplResult[LambdaTerm]] = {
     node match {
       case MorganeyLoading(Some(modulePath)) => {
         new Module(CanonicalPath(modulePath), preludeModule).load() match {
@@ -44,11 +60,6 @@ class MorganeyRepl(preludeModule: Option[Module]) {
       case MorganeyLoading(None) =>
         Computation.failed(new IllegalArgumentException("Module path was not specified!"))
 
-      // TODO(#197): separate bindings evaluation from MorganeyRepl.evalNode
-      case binding: MorganeyBinding => {
-        Computation(ReplResult(context.addBinding(binding), None))
-      }
-
       case term: LambdaTerm =>
         term.addBindings(context.bindings).right.map { t =>
           t.norReduceComputation().map { resultTerm =>
diff --git a/src/main/scala/me/rexim/morganey/interpreter/ReplContext.scala b/src/main/scala/me/rexim/morganey/interpreter/ReplContext.scala
index fc6f2e6..6654560 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/me/rexim/morganey/interpreter/ReplContext.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/me/rexim/morganey/interpreter/ReplContext.scala
@@ -10,18 +10,29 @@ object ReplContext {
 }
 
 case class ReplContext(bindings: List[MorganeyBinding] = Nil) {
+  def contains(binding: MorganeyBinding): Boolean =
+    bindings.find(_.variable.name == binding.variable.name).isDefined
+
   // TODO(#360): Improve time asymptotic of the add binding to REPL context operation
   //
   // Right now it's O(N), but it can be improved
+  /** Adds a binding to the context.
+    *
+    * If a binding for a given variable already exists in the context,
+    * the binding is replaced with the new one.
+    */
   def addBinding(binding: MorganeyBinding): ReplContext = {
     ReplContext(binding :: bindings.filter(_.variable != binding.variable))
   }
 
+  /** Adds several bindings to the context.
+    *
+    * If a binding for a given variable already exists in the context,
+    * the binding is replaced with the new one.
+    */
   def addBindings(newBindings: List[MorganeyBinding]): ReplContext =
     newBindings.foldLeft(this)(_.addBinding(_))
 
-  def clear(): ReplContext = ReplContext(List())
-
   def removeBindings(predicate: MorganeyBinding => Boolean): (ReplContext, List[MorganeyBinding])= {
     val (satisfyF, notSatisfyF) = bindings.partition(predicate)
     (ReplContext(satisfyF), notSatisfyF)
diff --git a/src/test/scala/me/rexim/morganey/interpreter/ReplContextSpecs.scala b/src/test/scala/me/rexim/morganey/interpreter/ReplContextSpecs.scala
index 5dc6eb0..53e2dc2 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/me/rexim/morganey/interpreter/ReplContextSpecs.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/me/rexim/morganey/interpreter/ReplContextSpecs.scala
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ import scala.util._
 class ReplContextSpecs extends FlatSpec with Matchers with TestTerms with MockitoSugar {
   behavior of "REPL context"
 
+  it should "answer if it contains a specific binding" in {
+    val context = ReplContext(List(
+      binding(x, x),
+      binding(y, y)
+    ))
+
+    context.contains(MorganeyBinding(y, x)) should be (true)
+    context.contains(MorganeyBinding(z, x)) should be (false)
+  }
+
   it should "allow add bindings to it" in {
     val binding = MorganeyBinding(x, I(x))
     val context = ReplContext().addBinding(binding)
@@ -23,9 +33,6 @@ class ReplContextSpecs extends FlatSpec with Matchers with TestTerms with Mockit
   }
 
   it should "keep the last unique binding" in {
-    def binding(v1: LambdaVar, v2: LambdaVar): MorganeyBinding =
-      MorganeyBinding(v1, I(v2))
-
     val context = ReplContext(List(binding(z, z)))
 
     context.addBinding(binding(x, x)).bindings should
@@ -36,12 +43,6 @@ class ReplContextSpecs extends FlatSpec with Matchers with TestTerms with Mockit
       be (List(binding(x, z), binding(z, z)))
   }
 
-  it should "clear bindings on reset command" in {
-    val bindings = List(MorganeyBinding(m"x", m"\\x.x"))
-    val context = ReplContext(bindings)
-    context.clear().bindings.isEmpty should be (true)
-  }
-
   it should "partition all known bindings" in {
     val zero  = MorganeyBinding(m"zero",  m"0")
     val one   = MorganeyBinding(m"one",   m"1")