diff --git a/src/cmd/5g/peep.c b/src/cmd/5g/peep.c
index be13756a02..f96804d73d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5g/peep.c
+++ b/src/cmd/5g/peep.c
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ peep(Prog *firstp)
 	g = flowstart(firstp, sizeof(Flow));
 	if(g == nil)
 		return;
-	for(r=g->start, t=0; r!=nil; r=r->link, t++)
-		r->active = t;
 
 loop1:
 	if(debug['P'] && debug['v'])
@@ -345,9 +343,6 @@ gotit:
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static uchar *active;
-static int nactive;
-
 /*
  * The idea is to remove redundant copies.
  *	v1->v2	F=0
@@ -365,17 +360,15 @@ copyprop(Graph *g, Flow *r0)
 {
 	Prog *p;
 	Adr *v1, *v2;
+	Flow *r;
 
 	p = r0->prog;
 	v1 = &p->from;
 	v2 = &p->to;
 	if(copyas(v1, v2))
 		return 1;
-	if(nactive < g->num) {
-		nactive = g->num;
-		active = realloc(active, g->num);
-	}
- 	memset(active, 0, g->num);
+	for(r=g->start; r!=nil; r=r->link)
+		r->active = 0;
 	return copy1(v1, v2, r0->s1, 0);
 }
 
@@ -385,12 +378,12 @@ copy1(Adr *v1, Adr *v2, Flow *r, int f)
 	int t;
 	Prog *p;
 
-	if(active[r->active]) {
+	if(r->active) {
 		if(debug['P'])
 			print("act set; return 1\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
-	active[r->active] = 1;
+	r->active = 1;
 	if(debug['P'])
 		print("copy %D->%D f=%d\n", v1, v2, f);
 	for(; r != nil; r = r->s1) {
diff --git a/src/cmd/6g/peep.c b/src/cmd/6g/peep.c
index f03ab83d68..9b935ded8b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6g/peep.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6g/peep.c
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ peep(Prog *firstp)
 	g = flowstart(firstp, sizeof(Flow));
 	if(g == nil)
 		return;
-	for(r=g->start, t=0; r!=nil; r=r->link, t++)
-		r->active = t;
 
 	// byte, word arithmetic elimination.
 	elimshortmov(g);
@@ -288,7 +286,7 @@ loop1:
 				pushback(r);
 		}
 	}
-
+	
 	flowend(g);
 }
 
@@ -628,9 +626,6 @@ gotit:
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static uchar *active;
-static int nactive;
-
 /*
  * The idea is to remove redundant copies.
  *	v1->v2	F=0
@@ -648,6 +643,7 @@ copyprop(Graph *g, Flow *r0)
 {
 	Prog *p;
 	Adr *v1, *v2;
+	Flow *r;
 
 	if(debug['P'] && debug['v'])
 		print("copyprop %P\n", r0->prog);
@@ -656,11 +652,8 @@ copyprop(Graph *g, Flow *r0)
 	v2 = &p->to;
 	if(copyas(v1, v2))
 		return 1;
-	if(nactive < g->num) {
-		nactive = g->num;
-		active = realloc(active, g->num);
-	}
- 	memset(active, 0, g->num);
+	for(r=g->start; r!=nil; r=r->link)
+		r->active = 0;
 	return copy1(v1, v2, r0->s1, 0);
 }
 
@@ -670,12 +663,12 @@ copy1(Adr *v1, Adr *v2, Flow *r, int f)
 	int t;
 	Prog *p;
 
-	if(active[r->active]) {
+	if(r->active) {
 		if(debug['P'])
 			print("act set; return 1\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
-	active[r->active] = 1;
+	r->active = 1;
 	if(debug['P'])
 		print("copy %D->%D f=%d\n", v1, v2, f);
 	for(; r != nil; r = r->s1) {
diff --git a/src/cmd/8g/peep.c b/src/cmd/8g/peep.c
index a9155c935e..6e4d8176c1 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8g/peep.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8g/peep.c
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ peep(Prog *firstp)
 	g = flowstart(firstp, sizeof(Flow));
 	if(g == nil)
 		return;
-	for(r=g->start, t=0; r!=nil; r=r->link, t++)
-		r->active = t;
 
 	// byte, word arithmetic elimination.
 	elimshortmov(g);
@@ -426,9 +424,6 @@ gotit:
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static uchar *active;
-static int nactive;
-
 /*
  * The idea is to remove redundant copies.
  *	v1->v2	F=0
@@ -446,17 +441,15 @@ copyprop(Graph *g, Flow *r0)
 {
 	Prog *p;
 	Adr *v1, *v2;
+	Flow *r;
 
 	p = r0->prog;
 	v1 = &p->from;
 	v2 = &p->to;
 	if(copyas(v1, v2))
 		return 1;
-	if(nactive < g->num) {
-		nactive = g->num;
-		active = realloc(active, g->num);
-	}
- 	memset(active, 0, g->num);
+	for(r=g->start; r!=nil; r=r->link)
+		r->active = 0;
 	return copy1(v1, v2, r0->s1, 0);
 }
 
@@ -466,12 +459,12 @@ copy1(Adr *v1, Adr *v2, Flow *r, int f)
 	int t;
 	Prog *p;
 
-	if(active[r->active]) {
+	if(r->active) {
 		if(debug['P'])
 			print("act set; return 1\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
-	active[r->active] = 1;
+	r->active = 1;
 	if(debug['P'])
 		print("copy %D->%D f=%d\n", v1, v2, f);
 	for(; r != nil; r = r->s1) {