diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/mem.c b/src/pkg/runtime/mem.c
index 7ed299eb0e..2d6e36ae83 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/mem.c
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/mem.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ oldmal(uint32 n)
 }
 
 void
-sys_mal(uint32 n, uint8 *ret)
+sys·mal(uint32 n, uint8 *ret)
 {
 	ret = mal(n);
 	FLUSH(&ret);
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/runtime.h b/src/pkg/runtime/runtime.h
index d7bf807cc5..b02844dc96 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/runtime.h
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/runtime.h
@@ -397,12 +397,7 @@ void	notewakeup(Note*);
  */
 #ifndef __GNUC__
 #define sys_memclr sys·memclr
-#define sys_catstring sys·catstring
-#define sys_cmpstring sys·cmpstring
 #define sys_getcallerpc sys·getcallerpc
-#define sys_indexstring sys·indexstring
-#define sys_intstring sys·intstring
-#define sys_mal sys·mal
 #define sys_mmap sys·mmap
 #define sys_printarray sys·printarray
 #define sys_printbool sys·printbool
@@ -416,7 +411,6 @@ void	notewakeup(Note*);
 #define sys_printstring sys·printstring
 #define sys_printuint sys·printuint
 #define sys_setcallerpc sys·setcallerpc
-#define sys_slicestring sys·slicestring
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -441,11 +435,6 @@ void	sys_printpointer(void*);
 void	sys_printuint(uint64);
 void	sys_printhex(uint64);
 void	sys_printarray(Array);
-void	sys_catstring(String, String, String);
-void	sys_cmpstring(String, String, int32);
-void	sys_slicestring(String, int32, int32, String);
-void	sys_indexstring(String, int32, byte);
-void	sys_intstring(int64, String);
 
 /*
  * wrapped for go users