diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/gsubr.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/gsubr.go
index d074900d98..0414d36157 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/gsubr.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/gsubr.go
@@ -188,9 +188,6 @@ func (f *Func) initLSym() {
 	if f.Wrapper() {
 		flag |= obj.WRAPPER
 	}
-	if f.NoFramePointer() {
-		flag |= obj.NOFRAME
-	}
 	if f.Needctxt() {
 		flag |= obj.NEEDCTXT
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/syntax.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/syntax.go
index 5044ea0fe2..5e301b6271 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/syntax.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/syntax.go
@@ -464,7 +464,6 @@ const (
 	funcNeedctxt                  // function uses context register (has closure variables)
 	funcReflectMethod             // function calls reflect.Type.Method or MethodByName
 	funcIsHiddenClosure
-	funcNoFramePointer      // Must not use a frame pointer for this function
 	funcHasDefer            // contains a defer statement
 	funcNilCheckDisabled    // disable nil checks when compiling this function
 	funcInlinabilityChecked // inliner has already determined whether the function is inlinable
@@ -476,7 +475,6 @@ func (f *Func) Wrapper() bool             { return f.flags&funcWrapper != 0 }
 func (f *Func) Needctxt() bool            { return f.flags&funcNeedctxt != 0 }
 func (f *Func) ReflectMethod() bool       { return f.flags&funcReflectMethod != 0 }
 func (f *Func) IsHiddenClosure() bool     { return f.flags&funcIsHiddenClosure != 0 }
-func (f *Func) NoFramePointer() bool      { return f.flags&funcNoFramePointer != 0 }
 func (f *Func) HasDefer() bool            { return f.flags&funcHasDefer != 0 }
 func (f *Func) NilCheckDisabled() bool    { return f.flags&funcNilCheckDisabled != 0 }
 func (f *Func) InlinabilityChecked() bool { return f.flags&funcInlinabilityChecked != 0 }
@@ -487,7 +485,6 @@ func (f *Func) SetWrapper(b bool)             { f.flags.set(funcWrapper, b) }
 func (f *Func) SetNeedctxt(b bool)            { f.flags.set(funcNeedctxt, b) }
 func (f *Func) SetReflectMethod(b bool)       { f.flags.set(funcReflectMethod, b) }
 func (f *Func) SetIsHiddenClosure(b bool)     { f.flags.set(funcIsHiddenClosure, b) }
-func (f *Func) SetNoFramePointer(b bool)      { f.flags.set(funcNoFramePointer, b) }
 func (f *Func) SetHasDefer(b bool)            { f.flags.set(funcHasDefer, b) }
 func (f *Func) SetNilCheckDisabled(b bool)    { f.flags.set(funcNilCheckDisabled, b) }
 func (f *Func) SetInlinabilityChecked(b bool) { f.flags.set(funcInlinabilityChecked, b) }