diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
index f214b6dddf..46cec3e8bc 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ var Curfn *Node
 
 var Widthptr int
 
-var Widthint int
-
 var Widthreg int
 
 var nblank *Node
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go
index ec6665f75c..dde8a9a589 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ func Main(archInit func(*Arch)) {
 		Debug['l'] = 1 - Debug['l']
 	}
 
-	Widthint = thearch.LinkArch.IntSize
 	Widthptr = thearch.LinkArch.PtrSize
 	Widthreg = thearch.LinkArch.RegSize
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/obj.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/obj.go
index c261713fcd..5067330e52 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/obj.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/obj.go
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func gdata(nam *Node, nr *Node, wid int) {
 		case string:
 			symdata := stringsym(u)
 			s.WriteAddr(Ctxt, nam.Xoffset, Widthptr, symdata, 0)
-			s.WriteInt(Ctxt, nam.Xoffset+int64(Widthptr), Widthint, int64(len(u)))
+			s.WriteInt(Ctxt, nam.Xoffset+int64(Widthptr), Widthptr, int64(len(u)))
 
 		default:
 			Fatalf("gdata unhandled OLITERAL %v", nr)
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/reflect.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/reflect.go
index 712c2aad9e..80404df126 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/reflect.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/reflect.go
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ ok:
 		}
 		ot = dgopkgpath(lsym, ot, tpkg)
 
-		ot = dsymptr(lsym, ot, lsym, ot+Widthptr+2*Widthint+uncommonSize(t))
+		ot = dsymptr(lsym, ot, lsym, ot+Widthptr+2*Widthptr+uncommonSize(t))
 		ot = duintptr(lsym, ot, uint64(n))
 		ot = duintptr(lsym, ot, uint64(n))
 		dataAdd := imethodSize() * n
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ ok:
 			}
 		}
 		ot = dgopkgpath(lsym, ot, pkg)
-		ot = dsymptr(lsym, ot, lsym, ot+Widthptr+2*Widthint+uncommonSize(t))
+		ot = dsymptr(lsym, ot, lsym, ot+Widthptr+2*Widthptr+uncommonSize(t))
 		ot = duintptr(lsym, ot, uint64(n))
 		ot = duintptr(lsym, ot, uint64(n))
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/sinit.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/sinit.go
index b2d1fa7a28..73a342e796 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/sinit.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/sinit.go
@@ -333,9 +333,9 @@ func staticcopy(l *Node, r *Node, out *[]*Node) bool {
 		n.Xoffset = l.Xoffset + int64(array_array)
 		gdata(&n, nod(OADDR, a, nil), Widthptr)
 		n.Xoffset = l.Xoffset + int64(array_nel)
-		gdata(&n, r.Right, Widthint)
+		gdata(&n, r.Right, Widthptr)
 		n.Xoffset = l.Xoffset + int64(array_cap)
-		gdata(&n, r.Right, Widthint)
+		gdata(&n, r.Right, Widthptr)
 		return true
 
 	case OARRAYLIT, OSTRUCTLIT:
@@ -434,9 +434,9 @@ func staticassign(l *Node, r *Node, out *[]*Node) bool {
 		n.Xoffset = l.Xoffset + int64(array_array)
 		gdata(&n, nod(OADDR, a, nil), Widthptr)
 		n.Xoffset = l.Xoffset + int64(array_nel)
-		gdata(&n, r.Right, Widthint)
+		gdata(&n, r.Right, Widthptr)
 		n.Xoffset = l.Xoffset + int64(array_cap)
-		gdata(&n, r.Right, Widthint)
+		gdata(&n, r.Right, Widthptr)
 
 		// Fall through to init underlying array.
 		l = a
@@ -797,9 +797,9 @@ func slicelit(ctxt initContext, n *Node, var_ *Node, init *Nodes) {
 		nam.Xoffset += int64(array_array)
 		gdata(&nam, nod(OADDR, vstat, nil), Widthptr)
 		nam.Xoffset += int64(array_nel) - int64(array_array)
-		gdata(&nam, &v, Widthint)
+		gdata(&nam, &v, Widthptr)
 		nam.Xoffset += int64(array_cap) - int64(array_nel)
-		gdata(&nam, &v, Widthint)
+		gdata(&nam, &v, Widthptr)
 
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go
index 9ca6ef88b7..a56c25bef9 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ func (s *state) constFloat64(t ssa.Type, c float64) *ssa.Value {
 	return s.f.ConstFloat64(s.peekPos(), t, c)
 }
 func (s *state) constInt(t ssa.Type, c int64) *ssa.Value {
-	if s.config.IntSize == 8 {
+	if s.config.PtrSize == 8 {
 		return s.constInt64(t, c)
 	}
 	if int64(int32(c)) != c {
@@ -1164,12 +1164,12 @@ func (s *state) concreteEtype(t *types.Type) types.EType {
 	default:
 		return e
 	case TINT:
-		if s.config.IntSize == 8 {
+		if s.config.PtrSize == 8 {
 			return TINT64
 		}
 		return TINT32
 	case TUINT:
-		if s.config.IntSize == 8 {
+		if s.config.PtrSize == 8 {
 			return TUINT64
 		}
 		return TUINT32
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ func (s *state) expr(n *Node) *ssa.Value {
 
 		if ft.IsFloat() || tt.IsFloat() {
 			conv, ok := fpConvOpToSSA[twoTypes{s.concreteEtype(ft), s.concreteEtype(tt)}]
-			if s.config.IntSize == 4 && thearch.LinkArch.Name != "amd64p32" && thearch.LinkArch.Family != sys.MIPS {
+			if s.config.PtrSize == 4 && thearch.LinkArch.Name != "amd64p32" && thearch.LinkArch.Family != sys.MIPS {
 				if conv1, ok1 := fpConvOpToSSA32[twoTypes{s.concreteEtype(ft), s.concreteEtype(tt)}]; ok1 {
 					conv = conv1
 				}
@@ -2500,7 +2500,7 @@ func init() {
 	var p8 []*sys.Arch
 	for _, a := range sys.Archs {
 		all = append(all, a)
-		if a.IntSize == 4 {
+		if a.PtrSize == 4 {
 			i4 = append(i4, a)
 		} else {
 			i8 = append(i8, a)
@@ -2765,7 +2765,7 @@ func init() {
 		sys.AMD64, sys.ARM64, sys.ARM, sys.S390X, sys.MIPS)
 	addF("math/bits", "Len32",
 		func(s *state, n *Node, args []*ssa.Value) *ssa.Value {
-			if s.config.IntSize == 4 {
+			if s.config.PtrSize == 4 {
 				return s.newValue1(ssa.OpBitLen32, types.Types[TINT], args[0])
 			}
 			x := s.newValue1(ssa.OpZeroExt32to64, types.Types[TUINT64], args[0])
@@ -2774,7 +2774,7 @@ func init() {
 		sys.AMD64, sys.ARM64, sys.ARM, sys.S390X, sys.MIPS)
 	addF("math/bits", "Len16",
 		func(s *state, n *Node, args []*ssa.Value) *ssa.Value {
-			if s.config.IntSize == 4 {
+			if s.config.PtrSize == 4 {
 				x := s.newValue1(ssa.OpZeroExt16to32, types.Types[TUINT32], args[0])
 				return s.newValue1(ssa.OpBitLen32, types.Types[TINT], x)
 			}
@@ -2785,7 +2785,7 @@ func init() {
 	// Note: disabled on AMD64 because the Go code is faster!
 	addF("math/bits", "Len8",
 		func(s *state, n *Node, args []*ssa.Value) *ssa.Value {
-			if s.config.IntSize == 4 {
+			if s.config.PtrSize == 4 {
 				x := s.newValue1(ssa.OpZeroExt8to32, types.Types[TUINT32], args[0])
 				return s.newValue1(ssa.OpBitLen32, types.Types[TINT], x)
 			}
@@ -2796,7 +2796,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	addF("math/bits", "Len",
 		func(s *state, n *Node, args []*ssa.Value) *ssa.Value {
-			if s.config.IntSize == 4 {
+			if s.config.PtrSize == 4 {
 				return s.newValue1(ssa.OpBitLen32, types.Types[TINT], args[0])
 			}
 			return s.newValue1(ssa.OpBitLen64, types.Types[TINT], args[0])
@@ -2825,7 +2825,7 @@ func init() {
 		sys.ARM64)
 	addF("math/bits", "Reverse",
 		func(s *state, n *Node, args []*ssa.Value) *ssa.Value {
-			if s.config.IntSize == 4 {
+			if s.config.PtrSize == 4 {
 				return s.newValue1(ssa.OpBitRev32, types.Types[TINT], args[0])
 			}
 			return s.newValue1(ssa.OpBitRev64, types.Types[TINT], args[0])
@@ -2849,7 +2849,7 @@ func init() {
 			// We have the intrinsic - use it directly.
 			s.startBlock(bTrue)
 			op := op64
-			if s.config.IntSize == 4 {
+			if s.config.PtrSize == 4 {
 				op = op32
 			}
 			s.vars[n] = s.newValue1(op, types.Types[TINT], args[0])
@@ -3545,17 +3545,17 @@ func (s *state) storeTypeScalars(t *types.Type, left, right *ssa.Value, skip ski
 			return
 		}
 		len := s.newValue1(ssa.OpStringLen, types.Types[TINT], right)
-		lenAddr := s.newValue1I(ssa.OpOffPtr, s.f.Config.Types.IntPtr, s.config.IntSize, left)
+		lenAddr := s.newValue1I(ssa.OpOffPtr, s.f.Config.Types.IntPtr, s.config.PtrSize, left)
 		s.vars[&memVar] = s.newValue3A(ssa.OpStore, ssa.TypeMem, types.Types[TINT], lenAddr, len, s.mem())
 	case t.IsSlice():
 		if skip&skipLen == 0 {
 			len := s.newValue1(ssa.OpSliceLen, types.Types[TINT], right)
-			lenAddr := s.newValue1I(ssa.OpOffPtr, s.f.Config.Types.IntPtr, s.config.IntSize, left)
+			lenAddr := s.newValue1I(ssa.OpOffPtr, s.f.Config.Types.IntPtr, s.config.PtrSize, left)
 			s.vars[&memVar] = s.newValue3A(ssa.OpStore, ssa.TypeMem, types.Types[TINT], lenAddr, len, s.mem())
 		}
 		if skip&skipCap == 0 {
 			cap := s.newValue1(ssa.OpSliceCap, types.Types[TINT], right)
-			capAddr := s.newValue1I(ssa.OpOffPtr, s.f.Config.Types.IntPtr, 2*s.config.IntSize, left)
+			capAddr := s.newValue1I(ssa.OpOffPtr, s.f.Config.Types.IntPtr, 2*s.config.PtrSize, left)
 			s.vars[&memVar] = s.newValue3A(ssa.OpStore, ssa.TypeMem, types.Types[TINT], capAddr, cap, s.mem())
 		}
 	case t.IsInterface():
@@ -4615,10 +4615,10 @@ func AddAux2(a *obj.Addr, v *ssa.Value, offset int64) {
 // panic using the given function if v does not fit in an int (only on 32-bit archs).
 func (s *state) extendIndex(v *ssa.Value, panicfn *obj.LSym) *ssa.Value {
 	size := v.Type.Size()
-	if size == s.config.IntSize {
+	if size == s.config.PtrSize {
 		return v
 	}
-	if size > s.config.IntSize {
+	if size > s.config.PtrSize {
 		// truncate 64-bit indexes on 32-bit pointer archs. Test the
 		// high word and branch to out-of-bounds failure if it is not 0.
 		if Debug['B'] == 0 {
@@ -4632,7 +4632,7 @@ func (s *state) extendIndex(v *ssa.Value, panicfn *obj.LSym) *ssa.Value {
 	// Extend value to the required size
 	var op ssa.Op
 	if v.Type.IsSigned() {
-		switch 10*size + s.config.IntSize {
+		switch 10*size + s.config.PtrSize {
 		case 14:
 			op = ssa.OpSignExt8to32
 		case 18:
@@ -4647,7 +4647,7 @@ func (s *state) extendIndex(v *ssa.Value, panicfn *obj.LSym) *ssa.Value {
 			s.Fatalf("bad signed index extension %s", v.Type)
 		}
 	} else {
-		switch 10*size + s.config.IntSize {
+		switch 10*size + s.config.PtrSize {
 		case 14:
 			op = ssa.OpZeroExt8to32
 		case 18:
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/universe.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/universe.go
index f15d84b3a5..1a6dcf487d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/universe.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/universe.go
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ var typedefs = [...]struct {
 	sameas32 types.EType
 	sameas64 types.EType
 }{
-	{"int", TINT, &Widthint, TINT32, TINT64},
-	{"uint", TUINT, &Widthint, TUINT32, TUINT64},
+	{"int", TINT, &Widthptr, TINT32, TINT64},
+	{"uint", TUINT, &Widthptr, TUINT32, TUINT64},
 	{"uintptr", TUINTPTR, &Widthptr, TUINT32, TUINT64},
 }
 
@@ -359,12 +359,12 @@ func typeinit() {
 	simtype[TUNSAFEPTR] = types.Tptr
 
 	array_array = int(Rnd(0, int64(Widthptr)))
-	array_nel = int(Rnd(int64(array_array)+int64(Widthptr), int64(Widthint)))
-	array_cap = int(Rnd(int64(array_nel)+int64(Widthint), int64(Widthint)))
-	sizeof_Array = int(Rnd(int64(array_cap)+int64(Widthint), int64(Widthptr)))
+	array_nel = int(Rnd(int64(array_array)+int64(Widthptr), int64(Widthptr)))
+	array_cap = int(Rnd(int64(array_nel)+int64(Widthptr), int64(Widthptr)))
+	sizeof_Array = int(Rnd(int64(array_cap)+int64(Widthptr), int64(Widthptr)))
 
 	// string is same as slice wo the cap
-	sizeof_String = int(Rnd(int64(array_nel)+int64(Widthint), int64(Widthptr)))
+	sizeof_String = int(Rnd(int64(array_nel)+int64(Widthptr), int64(Widthptr)))
 
 	dowidth(types.Types[TSTRING])
 	dowidth(types.Idealstring)
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/config.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/config.go
index d87cbca61f..07d5e49649 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/config.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/config.go
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ import (
 // and shared across all compilations.
 type Config struct {
 	arch            string // "amd64", etc.
-	IntSize         int64  // 4 or 8
-	PtrSize         int64  // 4 or 8
-	RegSize         int64  // 4 or 8
+	PtrSize         int64  // 4 or 8; copy of cmd/internal/sys.Arch.PtrSize
+	RegSize         int64  // 4 or 8; copy of cmd/internal/sys.Arch.RegSize
 	Types           Types
 	lowerBlock      blockRewriter // lowering function
 	lowerValue      valueRewriter // lowering function
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@ func NewConfig(arch string, types Types, ctxt *obj.Link, optimize bool) *Config
 	c := &Config{arch: arch, Types: types}
 	switch arch {
 	case "amd64":
-		c.IntSize = 8
 		c.PtrSize = 8
 		c.RegSize = 8
 		c.lowerBlock = rewriteBlockAMD64
@@ -155,7 +153,6 @@ func NewConfig(arch string, types Types, ctxt *obj.Link, optimize bool) *Config
 		c.LinkReg = linkRegAMD64
 		c.hasGReg = false
 	case "amd64p32":
-		c.IntSize = 4
 		c.PtrSize = 4
 		c.RegSize = 8
 		c.lowerBlock = rewriteBlockAMD64
@@ -168,7 +165,6 @@ func NewConfig(arch string, types Types, ctxt *obj.Link, optimize bool) *Config
 		c.hasGReg = false
 		c.noDuffDevice = true
 	case "386":
-		c.IntSize = 4
 		c.PtrSize = 4
 		c.RegSize = 4
 		c.lowerBlock = rewriteBlock386
@@ -180,7 +176,6 @@ func NewConfig(arch string, types Types, ctxt *obj.Link, optimize bool) *Config
 		c.LinkReg = linkReg386
 		c.hasGReg = false
 	case "arm":
-		c.IntSize = 4
 		c.PtrSize = 4
 		c.RegSize = 4
 		c.lowerBlock = rewriteBlockARM
@@ -192,7 +187,6 @@ func NewConfig(arch string, types Types, ctxt *obj.Link, optimize bool) *Config
 		c.LinkReg = linkRegARM
 		c.hasGReg = true
 	case "arm64":
-		c.IntSize = 8
 		c.PtrSize = 8
 		c.RegSize = 8
 		c.lowerBlock = rewriteBlockARM64
@@ -208,7 +202,6 @@ func NewConfig(arch string, types Types, ctxt *obj.Link, optimize bool) *Config
 		c.BigEndian = true
 		fallthrough
 	case "ppc64le":
-		c.IntSize = 8
 		c.PtrSize = 8
 		c.RegSize = 8
 		c.lowerBlock = rewriteBlockPPC64
@@ -224,7 +217,6 @@ func NewConfig(arch string, types Types, ctxt *obj.Link, optimize bool) *Config
 		c.BigEndian = true
 		fallthrough
 	case "mips64le":
-		c.IntSize = 8
 		c.PtrSize = 8
 		c.RegSize = 8
 		c.lowerBlock = rewriteBlockMIPS64
@@ -237,7 +229,6 @@ func NewConfig(arch string, types Types, ctxt *obj.Link, optimize bool) *Config
 		c.LinkReg = linkRegMIPS64
 		c.hasGReg = true
 	case "s390x":
-		c.IntSize = 8
 		c.PtrSize = 8
 		c.RegSize = 8
 		c.lowerBlock = rewriteBlockS390X
@@ -254,7 +245,6 @@ func NewConfig(arch string, types Types, ctxt *obj.Link, optimize bool) *Config
 		c.BigEndian = true
 		fallthrough
 	case "mipsle":
-		c.IntSize = 4
 		c.PtrSize = 4
 		c.RegSize = 4
 		c.lowerBlock = rewriteBlockMIPS
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/decompose.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/decompose.go
index 56cb46ddac..b629a64e15 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/decompose.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/decompose.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func decomposeBuiltIn(f *Func) {
 	for _, name := range f.Names {
 		t := name.Type
 		switch {
-		case t.IsInteger() && t.Size() == 8 && f.Config.IntSize == 4:
+		case t.IsInteger() && t.Size() == 8 && f.Config.PtrSize == 4:
 			var elemType Type
 			if t.IsSigned() {
 				elemType = f.Config.Types.Int32
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ func decomposeBuiltIn(f *Func) {
 			}
 			delete(f.NamedValues, name)
 		case t.IsFloat():
-			// floats are never decomposed, even ones bigger than IntSize
-		case t.Size() > f.Config.IntSize:
+			// floats are never decomposed, even ones bigger than PtrSize
+		case t.Size() > f.Config.PtrSize:
 			f.Fatalf("undecomposed named type %v %v", name, t)
 		default:
 			newNames = append(newNames, name)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func decomposeBuiltIn(f *Func) {
 
 func decomposeBuiltInPhi(v *Value) {
 	switch {
-	case v.Type.IsInteger() && v.Type.Size() == 8 && v.Block.Func.Config.IntSize == 4:
+	case v.Type.IsInteger() && v.Type.Size() == 8 && v.Block.Func.Config.PtrSize == 4:
 		if v.Block.Func.Config.arch == "amd64p32" {
 			// Even though ints are 32 bits, we have 64-bit ops.
 			break
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ func decomposeBuiltInPhi(v *Value) {
 	case v.Type.IsInterface():
 		decomposeInterfacePhi(v)
 	case v.Type.IsFloat():
-		// floats are never decomposed, even ones bigger than IntSize
-	case v.Type.Size() > v.Block.Func.Config.IntSize:
+		// floats are never decomposed, even ones bigger than PtrSize
+	case v.Type.Size() > v.Block.Func.Config.PtrSize:
 		v.Fatalf("undecomposed type %s", v.Type)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/export_test.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/export_test.go
index e2d8a2d69b..228a33697e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/export_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/export_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func testConfigArch(tb testing.TB, arch string) *Conf {
 	if !ok {
 		tb.Fatalf("unknown arch %s", arch)
 	}
-	if ctxt.Arch.IntSize != 8 {
+	if ctxt.Arch.PtrSize != 8 {
 		tb.Fatal("dummyTypes is 64-bit only")
 	}
 	c := &Conf{
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/opt.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/opt.go
index f211488cd7..7703d8b704 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/opt.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/opt.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func opt(f *Func) {
 
 func dec(f *Func) {
 	applyRewrite(f, rewriteBlockdec, rewriteValuedec)
-	if f.Config.IntSize == 4 && f.Config.arch != "amd64p32" {
+	if f.Config.PtrSize == 4 && f.Config.arch != "amd64p32" {
 		applyRewrite(f, rewriteBlockdec64, rewriteValuedec64)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/rewrite.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/rewrite.go
index 8045ae4951..5dce8affdb 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/rewrite.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/rewrite.go
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ func isSamePtr(p1, p2 *Value) bool {
 // moveSize returns the number of bytes an aligned MOV instruction moves
 func moveSize(align int64, c *Config) int64 {
 	switch {
-	case align%8 == 0 && c.IntSize == 8:
+	case align%8 == 0 && c.PtrSize == 8:
 		return 8
 	case align%4 == 0:
 		return 4
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/sys/arch.go b/src/cmd/internal/sys/arch.go
index b2f8d0b8cb..c761a834b3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/sys/arch.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/sys/arch.go
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@ type Arch struct {
 
 	ByteOrder binary.ByteOrder
 
-	IntSize int
+	// PtrSize is the size in bytes of pointers and the
+	// predeclared "int", "uint", and "uintptr" types.
 	PtrSize int
+
+	// RegSize is the size in bytes of general purpose registers.
 	RegSize int
 
 	// MinLC is the minimum length of an instruction code.
@@ -53,7 +56,6 @@ var Arch386 = &Arch{
 	Name:      "386",
 	Family:    I386,
 	ByteOrder: binary.LittleEndian,
-	IntSize:   4,
 	PtrSize:   4,
 	RegSize:   4,
 	MinLC:     1,
@@ -63,7 +65,6 @@ var ArchAMD64 = &Arch{
 	Name:      "amd64",
 	Family:    AMD64,
 	ByteOrder: binary.LittleEndian,
-	IntSize:   8,
 	PtrSize:   8,
 	RegSize:   8,
 	MinLC:     1,
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ var ArchAMD64P32 = &Arch{
 	Name:      "amd64p32",
 	Family:    AMD64,
 	ByteOrder: binary.LittleEndian,
-	IntSize:   4,
 	PtrSize:   4,
 	RegSize:   8,
 	MinLC:     1,
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ var ArchARM = &Arch{
 	Name:      "arm",
 	Family:    ARM,
 	ByteOrder: binary.LittleEndian,
-	IntSize:   4,
 	PtrSize:   4,
 	RegSize:   4,
 	MinLC:     4,
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ var ArchARM64 = &Arch{
 	Name:      "arm64",
 	Family:    ARM64,
 	ByteOrder: binary.LittleEndian,
-	IntSize:   8,
 	PtrSize:   8,
 	RegSize:   8,
 	MinLC:     4,
@@ -103,7 +101,6 @@ var ArchMIPS = &Arch{
 	Name:      "mips",
 	Family:    MIPS,
 	ByteOrder: binary.BigEndian,
-	IntSize:   4,
 	PtrSize:   4,
 	RegSize:   4,
 	MinLC:     4,
@@ -113,7 +110,6 @@ var ArchMIPSLE = &Arch{
 	Name:      "mipsle",
 	Family:    MIPS,
 	ByteOrder: binary.LittleEndian,
-	IntSize:   4,
 	PtrSize:   4,
 	RegSize:   4,
 	MinLC:     4,
@@ -123,7 +119,6 @@ var ArchMIPS64 = &Arch{
 	Name:      "mips64",
 	Family:    MIPS64,
 	ByteOrder: binary.BigEndian,
-	IntSize:   8,
 	PtrSize:   8,
 	RegSize:   8,
 	MinLC:     4,
@@ -133,7 +128,6 @@ var ArchMIPS64LE = &Arch{
 	Name:      "mips64le",
 	Family:    MIPS64,
 	ByteOrder: binary.LittleEndian,
-	IntSize:   8,
 	PtrSize:   8,
 	RegSize:   8,
 	MinLC:     4,
@@ -143,7 +137,6 @@ var ArchPPC64 = &Arch{
 	Name:      "ppc64",
 	Family:    PPC64,
 	ByteOrder: binary.BigEndian,
-	IntSize:   8,
 	PtrSize:   8,
 	RegSize:   8,
 	MinLC:     4,
@@ -153,7 +146,6 @@ var ArchPPC64LE = &Arch{
 	Name:      "ppc64le",
 	Family:    PPC64,
 	ByteOrder: binary.LittleEndian,
-	IntSize:   8,
 	PtrSize:   8,
 	RegSize:   8,
 	MinLC:     4,
@@ -163,7 +155,6 @@ var ArchS390X = &Arch{
 	Name:      "s390x",
 	Family:    S390X,
 	ByteOrder: binary.BigEndian,
-	IntSize:   8,
 	PtrSize:   8,
 	RegSize:   8,
 	MinLC:     2,
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
index 45a968e40f..36528b0aa8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func Adduint64(ctxt *Link, s *Symbol, v uint64) int64 {
 }
 
 func adduint(ctxt *Link, s *Symbol, v uint64) int64 {
-	return adduintxx(ctxt, s, v, SysArch.IntSize)
+	return adduintxx(ctxt, s, v, SysArch.PtrSize)
 }
 
 func setuint8(ctxt *Link, s *Symbol, r int64, v uint8) int64 {
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/decodesym.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/decodesym.go
index 0b2873a389..7a7b68b469 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/decodesym.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/decodesym.go
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ func decodetypeFuncOutType(arch *sys.Arch, s *Symbol, i int) *Symbol {
 
 // Type.StructType.fields.Slice::length
 func decodetypeStructFieldCount(arch *sys.Arch, s *Symbol) int {
-	return int(decodeInuxi(arch, s.P[commonsize()+2*SysArch.PtrSize:], SysArch.IntSize))
+	return int(decodeInuxi(arch, s.P[commonsize()+2*SysArch.PtrSize:], SysArch.PtrSize))
 }
 
 func decodetypeStructFieldArrayOff(s *Symbol, i int) int {
-	off := commonsize() + 2*SysArch.PtrSize + 2*SysArch.IntSize
+	off := commonsize() + 2*SysArch.PtrSize + 2*SysArch.PtrSize
 	if decodetypeHasUncommon(s) {
 		off += uncommonSize()
 	}
@@ -255,12 +255,12 @@ func decodetypeStructFieldType(s *Symbol, i int) *Symbol {
 
 func decodetypeStructFieldOffs(arch *sys.Arch, s *Symbol, i int) int64 {
 	off := decodetypeStructFieldArrayOff(s, i)
-	return int64(decodeInuxi(arch, s.P[off+2*SysArch.PtrSize:], SysArch.IntSize) >> 1)
+	return int64(decodeInuxi(arch, s.P[off+2*SysArch.PtrSize:], SysArch.PtrSize) >> 1)
 }
 
 // InterfaceType.methods.length
 func decodetypeIfaceMethodCount(arch *sys.Arch, s *Symbol) int64 {
-	return int64(decodeInuxi(arch, s.P[commonsize()+2*SysArch.PtrSize:], SysArch.IntSize))
+	return int64(decodeInuxi(arch, s.P[commonsize()+2*SysArch.PtrSize:], SysArch.PtrSize))
 }
 
 // methodsig is a fully qualified typed method signature, like
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func decodetypeMethods(arch *sys.Arch, s *Symbol) []methodsig {
 	off := commonsize() // reflect.rtype
 	switch decodetypeKind(s) & kindMask {
 	case kindStruct: // reflect.structType
-		off += 2*SysArch.PtrSize + 2*SysArch.IntSize
+		off += 2*SysArch.PtrSize + 2*SysArch.PtrSize
 	case kindPtr: // reflect.ptrType
 		off += SysArch.PtrSize
 	case kindFunc: // reflect.funcType
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func decodetypeMethods(arch *sys.Arch, s *Symbol) []methodsig {
 	case kindMap: // reflect.mapType
 		off += 4*SysArch.PtrSize + 8
 	case kindInterface: // reflect.interfaceType
-		off += SysArch.PtrSize + 2*SysArch.IntSize
+		off += SysArch.PtrSize + 2*SysArch.PtrSize
 	default:
 		// just Sizeof(rtype)
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/symtab.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/symtab.go
index c765ef6043..5fb5612f6f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/symtab.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/symtab.go
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func textsectionmap(ctxt *Link) uint32 {
 			break
 		}
 	}
-	Symgrow(t, nsections*(2*int64(SysArch.IntSize)+int64(SysArch.PtrSize)))
+	Symgrow(t, nsections*(2*int64(SysArch.PtrSize)+int64(SysArch.PtrSize)))
 
 	off := int64(0)
 	n := 0
@@ -337,8 +337,8 @@ func textsectionmap(ctxt *Link) uint32 {
 		if sect.Name != ".text" {
 			break
 		}
-		off = setuintxx(ctxt, t, off, sect.Vaddr-textbase, int64(SysArch.IntSize))
-		off = setuintxx(ctxt, t, off, sect.Length, int64(SysArch.IntSize))
+		off = setuintxx(ctxt, t, off, sect.Vaddr-textbase, int64(SysArch.PtrSize))
+		off = setuintxx(ctxt, t, off, sect.Length, int64(SysArch.PtrSize))
 		if n == 0 {
 			s := ctxt.Syms.ROLookup("runtime.text", 0)
 			if s == nil {