diff --git a/src/cmd/5g/reg.c b/src/cmd/5g/reg.c
index 0667531ebf3..eaaaf9be3a1 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5g/reg.c
+++ b/src/cmd/5g/reg.c
@@ -1012,7 +1012,6 @@ mkvar(Reg *r, Adr *a)
 	v = var+i;
 	v->offset = o;
 	v->name = n;
-//	v->gotype = a->gotype;
 	v->etype = et;
 	v->width = w;
 	v->addr = flag;		// funny punning
diff --git a/src/cmd/6g/reg.c b/src/cmd/6g/reg.c
index e1188a2353a..c56d71678bf 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6g/reg.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6g/reg.c
@@ -872,7 +872,6 @@ addmove(Reg *r, int bn, int rn, int f)
 	a->offset = v->offset;
 	a->etype = v->etype;
 	a->type = v->name;
-	a->gotype = v->gotype;
 	a->node = v->node;
 	a->sym = v->node->sym;
 
@@ -1056,7 +1055,6 @@ mkvar(Reg *r, Adr *a)
 	v = var+i;
 	v->offset = o;
 	v->name = n;
-	v->gotype = a->gotype;
 	v->etype = et;
 	v->width = w;
 	v->addr = flag;		// funny punning
diff --git a/src/cmd/8g/reg.c b/src/cmd/8g/reg.c
index c1f51c0a413..985f6ccbc4d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8g/reg.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8g/reg.c
@@ -806,7 +806,6 @@ addmove(Reg *r, int bn, int rn, int f)
 	a->offset = v->offset;
 	a->etype = v->etype;
 	a->type = v->name;
-	a->gotype = v->gotype;
 	a->node = v->node;
 	a->sym = v->node->sym;
 
@@ -984,7 +983,6 @@ mkvar(Reg *r, Adr *a)
 	v = var+i;
 	v->offset = o;
 	v->name = n;
-	v->gotype = a->gotype;
 	v->etype = et;
 	v->width = w;
 	v->addr = flag;		// funny punning
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/go.h b/src/cmd/gc/go.h
index 05d942b4192..4da7a03ac2d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/go.h
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/go.h
@@ -695,7 +695,6 @@ typedef	struct	Var	Var;
 struct	Var
 {
 	vlong	offset;
-	Sym*	gotype;
 	Node*	node;
 	int	width;
 	char	name;