diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
index ae1c257e0e..cfd695097f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
@@ -208,8 +208,6 @@ var compiling_runtime bool
 // Compiling the standard library
 var compiling_std bool
 
-var compiling_wrappers bool
-
 var use_writebarrier bool
 
 var pure_go bool
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/reflect.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/reflect.go
index 2dd81e30f5..4298805903 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/reflect.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/reflect.go
@@ -406,18 +406,14 @@ func methods(t *types.Type) []*Sig {
 		if !sig.isym.Siggen() {
 			sig.isym.SetSiggen(true)
 			if !types.Identical(this, it) {
-				compiling_wrappers = true
 				genwrapper(it, f, sig.isym)
-				compiling_wrappers = false
 			}
 		}
 
 		if !sig.tsym.Siggen() {
 			sig.tsym.SetSiggen(true)
 			if !types.Identical(this, t) {
-				compiling_wrappers = true
 				genwrapper(t, f, sig.tsym)
-				compiling_wrappers = false
 			}
 		}
 	}