diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/galign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/galign.go
index 364509292f..cd15864c2b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/galign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/galign.go
@@ -10,26 +10,18 @@ import (
 	"cmd/internal/obj/x86"
 )
 
-var (
-	leaptr = x86.ALEAQ
-)
-
-func betypeinit() {
-	if obj.GOARCH == "amd64p32" {
-		leaptr = x86.ALEAL
-	}
-}
+var leaptr = x86.ALEAQ
 
 func Main() {
 	gc.Thearch.LinkArch = &x86.Linkamd64
 	if obj.GOARCH == "amd64p32" {
 		gc.Thearch.LinkArch = &x86.Linkamd64p32
+		leaptr = x86.ALEAL
 	}
 	gc.Thearch.REGSP = x86.REGSP
 	gc.Thearch.REGCTXT = x86.REGCTXT
 	gc.Thearch.MAXWIDTH = 1 << 50
 
-	gc.Thearch.Betypeinit = betypeinit
 	gc.Thearch.Defframe = defframe
 	gc.Thearch.Proginfo = proginfo
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm/galign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm/galign.go
index db124f7a81..e16ca42ebc 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm/galign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm/galign.go
@@ -10,16 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"cmd/internal/obj/arm"
 )
 
-func betypeinit() {
-}
-
 func Main() {
 	gc.Thearch.LinkArch = &arm.Linkarm
 	gc.Thearch.REGSP = arm.REGSP
 	gc.Thearch.REGCTXT = arm.REGCTXT
 	gc.Thearch.MAXWIDTH = (1 << 32) - 1
 
-	gc.Thearch.Betypeinit = betypeinit
 	gc.Thearch.Defframe = defframe
 	gc.Thearch.Proginfo = proginfo
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm64/galign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm64/galign.go
index 27600579fa..f93684cc85 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm64/galign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/arm64/galign.go
@@ -10,16 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"cmd/internal/obj/arm64"
 )
 
-func betypeinit() {
-}
-
 func Main() {
 	gc.Thearch.LinkArch = &arm64.Linkarm64
 	gc.Thearch.REGSP = arm64.REGSP
 	gc.Thearch.REGCTXT = arm64.REGCTXT
 	gc.Thearch.MAXWIDTH = 1 << 50
 
-	gc.Thearch.Betypeinit = betypeinit
 	gc.Thearch.Defframe = defframe
 	gc.Thearch.Proginfo = proginfo
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
index b44ad19e0d..154b2792d3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
@@ -359,10 +359,9 @@ type Arch struct {
 	REGCTXT  int
 	MAXWIDTH int64
 
-	Betypeinit func()
-	Defframe   func(*obj.Prog)
-	Proginfo   func(*obj.Prog) // fills in Prog.Info
-	Use387     bool            // should 8g use 387 FP instructions instead of sse2.
+	Defframe func(*obj.Prog)
+	Proginfo func(*obj.Prog) // fills in Prog.Info
+	Use387   bool            // should 8g use 387 FP instructions instead of sse2.
 
 	// SSARegToReg maps ssa register numbers to obj register numbers.
 	SSARegToReg []int16
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go
index 079ff9c57d..5179f68f4a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ func Main() {
 		Debug['l'] = 1 - Debug['l']
 	}
 
-	Thearch.Betypeinit()
 	Widthint = Thearch.LinkArch.IntSize
 	Widthptr = Thearch.LinkArch.PtrSize
 	Widthreg = Thearch.LinkArch.RegSize
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips64/galign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips64/galign.go
index a7ea66df0c..6371ac0a44 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips64/galign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/mips64/galign.go
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"cmd/internal/obj/mips"
 )
 
-func betypeinit() {
-}
-
 func Main() {
 	gc.Thearch.LinkArch = &mips.Linkmips64
 	if obj.GOARCH == "mips64le" {
@@ -23,7 +20,6 @@ func Main() {
 	gc.Thearch.REGCTXT = mips.REGCTXT
 	gc.Thearch.MAXWIDTH = 1 << 50
 
-	gc.Thearch.Betypeinit = betypeinit
 	gc.Thearch.Defframe = defframe
 	gc.Thearch.Proginfo = proginfo
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/galign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/galign.go
index 1bbac5c868..461aa31518 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/galign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/galign.go
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"cmd/internal/obj/ppc64"
 )
 
-func betypeinit() {
-}
-
 func Main() {
 	gc.Thearch.LinkArch = &ppc64.Linkppc64
 	if obj.GOARCH == "ppc64le" {
@@ -22,7 +19,6 @@ func Main() {
 	gc.Thearch.REGCTXT = ppc64.REGCTXT
 	gc.Thearch.MAXWIDTH = 1 << 50
 
-	gc.Thearch.Betypeinit = betypeinit
 	gc.Thearch.Defframe = defframe
 	gc.Thearch.Proginfo = proginfo
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/galign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/galign.go
index 5cf4434550..2d4757511a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/galign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/galign.go
@@ -9,16 +9,12 @@ import (
 	"cmd/internal/obj/s390x"
 )
 
-func betypeinit() {
-}
-
 func Main() {
 	gc.Thearch.LinkArch = &s390x.Links390x
 	gc.Thearch.REGSP = s390x.REGSP
 	gc.Thearch.REGCTXT = s390x.REGCTXT
 	gc.Thearch.MAXWIDTH = 1 << 50
 
-	gc.Thearch.Betypeinit = betypeinit
 	gc.Thearch.Defframe = defframe
 	gc.Thearch.Proginfo = proginfo
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/galign.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/galign.go
index 9c014678c1..83ef330aac 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/galign.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/galign.go
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
-func betypeinit() {
-}
-
 func Main() {
 	gc.Thearch.LinkArch = &x86.Link386
 	gc.Thearch.REGSP = x86.REGSP
@@ -29,7 +26,6 @@ func Main() {
 	}
 	gc.Thearch.MAXWIDTH = (1 << 32) - 1
 
-	gc.Thearch.Betypeinit = betypeinit
 	gc.Thearch.Defframe = defframe
 	gc.Thearch.Proginfo = proginfo