diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
index 782e56e009..97066cde01 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
@@ -380,7 +380,4 @@ var panicdivide *Node
 
 var growslice *Node
 
-var writebarrierptr *Node
-var typedmemmove *Node
-
 var panicdottype *Node
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/pgen.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/pgen.go
index e368e87f2f..a1665ea022 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/pgen.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/pgen.go
@@ -303,8 +303,6 @@ func compile(fn *Node) {
 		panicslice = Sysfunc("panicslice")
 		panicdivide = Sysfunc("panicdivide")
 		growslice = Sysfunc("growslice")
-		writebarrierptr = Sysfunc("writebarrierptr")
-		typedmemmove = Sysfunc("typedmemmove")
 		panicdottype = Sysfunc("panicdottype")
 	}