diff --git a/src/pkg/bytes/asm_386.s b/src/pkg/bytes/asm_386.s
deleted file mode 100644
index 27cd4e787fa..00000000000
--- a/src/pkg/bytes/asm_386.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-TEXT ·IndexByte(SB),7,$0
-	MOVL	s+0(FP), SI
-	MOVL	s_len+4(FP), CX
-	MOVB	c+12(FP), AL
-	MOVL	SI, DI
-	CLD; REPN; SCASB
-	JZ 3(PC)
-	MOVL	$-1, ret+16(FP)
-	RET
-	SUBL	SI, DI
-	SUBL	$1, DI
-	MOVL	DI, ret+16(FP)
-	RET
diff --git a/src/pkg/bytes/asm_amd64.s b/src/pkg/bytes/asm_amd64.s
deleted file mode 100644
index b84957b6d25..00000000000
--- a/src/pkg/bytes/asm_amd64.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-TEXT ·IndexByte(SB),7,$0
-	MOVQ s+0(FP), SI
-	MOVQ s_len+8(FP), BX
-	MOVB c+24(FP), AL
-	MOVQ SI, DI
-
-	CMPQ BX, $16
-	JLT small
-
-	// round up to first 16-byte boundary
-	TESTQ $15, SI
-	JZ aligned
-	MOVQ SI, CX
-	ANDQ $~15, CX
-	ADDQ $16, CX
-
-	// search the beginning
-	SUBQ SI, CX
-	REPN; SCASB
-	JZ success
-
-// DI is 16-byte aligned; get ready to search using SSE instructions
-aligned:
-	// round down to last 16-byte boundary
-	MOVQ BX, R11
-	ADDQ SI, R11
-	ANDQ $~15, R11
-
-	// shuffle X0 around so that each byte contains c
-	MOVD AX, X0
-	PUNPCKLBW X0, X0
-	PUNPCKLBW X0, X0
-	PSHUFL $0, X0, X0
-	JMP condition
-
-sse:
-	// move the next 16-byte chunk of the buffer into X1
-	MOVO (DI), X1
-	// compare bytes in X0 to X1
-	PCMPEQB X0, X1
-	// take the top bit of each byte in X1 and put the result in DX
-	PMOVMSKB X1, DX
-	TESTL DX, DX
-	JNZ ssesuccess
-	ADDQ $16, DI
-
-condition:
-	CMPQ DI, R11
-	JLT sse
-
-	// search the end
-	MOVQ SI, CX
-	ADDQ BX, CX
-	SUBQ R11, CX
-	// if CX == 0, the zero flag will be set and we'll end up
-	// returning a false success
-	JZ failure
-	REPN; SCASB
-	JZ success
-
-failure:
-	MOVQ $-1, ret+32(FP)
-	RET
-
-// handle for lengths < 16
-small:
-	MOVQ BX, CX
-	REPN; SCASB
-	JZ success
-	MOVQ $-1, ret+32(FP)
-	RET
-
-// we've found the chunk containing the byte
-// now just figure out which specific byte it is
-ssesuccess:
-	// get the index of the least significant set bit
-	BSFW DX, DX
-	SUBQ SI, DI
-	ADDQ DI, DX
-	MOVQ DX, ret+32(FP)
-	RET
-
-success:
-	SUBQ SI, DI
-	SUBL $1, DI
-	MOVQ DI, ret+32(FP)
-	RET
diff --git a/src/pkg/bytes/asm_arm.s b/src/pkg/bytes/asm_arm.s
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e9f805a43a..00000000000
--- a/src/pkg/bytes/asm_arm.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-TEXT ·IndexByte(SB),7,$0
-	MOVW	s+0(FP), R0
-	MOVW	s_len+4(FP), R1
-	MOVBU	c+12(FP), R2	// byte to find
-	MOVW	R0, R4		// store base for later
-	ADD	R0, R1		// end 
-
-_loop:
-	CMP	R0, R1
-	B.EQ	_notfound
-	MOVBU.P	1(R0), R3
-	CMP	R2, R3
-	B.NE	_loop
-
-	SUB	$1, R0		// R0 will be one beyond the position we want
-	SUB	R4, R0		// remove base
-	MOVW    R0, ret+16(FP) 
-	RET
-
-_notfound:
-	MOVW	$-1, R0
-	MOVW	R0, ret+16(FP)
-	RET
-
-TEXT ·Equal(SB),7,$0
-	MOVW	a_len+4(FP), R1
-	MOVW	b_len+16(FP), R3
-	
-	CMP	R1, R3		// unequal lengths are not equal
-	B.NE	_notequal
-
-	MOVW	a+0(FP), R0
-	MOVW	b+12(FP), R2
-	ADD	R0, R1		// end
-
-_next:
-	CMP	R0, R1
-	B.EQ	_equal		// reached the end
-	MOVBU.P	1(R0), R4
-	MOVBU.P	1(R2), R5
-	CMP	R4, R5
-	B.EQ	_next
-
-_notequal:
-	MOVW	$0, R0
-	MOVBU	R0, ret+24(FP)
-	RET
-
-_equal:
-	MOVW	$1, R0
-	MOVBU	R0, ret+24(FP)
-	RET
diff --git a/src/pkg/bytes/bytes.s b/src/pkg/bytes/bytes.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55103bae05d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pkg/bytes/bytes.s
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// This file is here just to make the go tool happy.
diff --git a/src/pkg/bytes/bytes_decl.go b/src/pkg/bytes/bytes_decl.go
index 4e761f4bfb8..120d21a318d 100644
--- a/src/pkg/bytes/bytes_decl.go
+++ b/src/pkg/bytes/bytes_decl.go
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ package bytes
 //go:noescape
 
 // IndexByte returns the index of the first instance of c in s, or -1 if c is not present in s.
-func IndexByte(s []byte, c byte) int // asm_$GOARCH.s
+func IndexByte(s []byte, c byte) int // ../runtime/asm_$GOARCH.s
 
 //go:noescape
 
 // Equal returns a boolean reporting whether a == b.
 // A nil argument is equivalent to an empty slice.
-func Equal(a, b []byte) bool // asm_arm.s or ../runtime/asm_{386,amd64}.s
+func Equal(a, b []byte) bool // ../runtime/asm_$GOARCH.s
 
 //go:noescape
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/asm_386.s b/src/pkg/runtime/asm_386.s
index 79fb4e9f961..65b18cbf328 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/asm_386.s
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/asm_386.s
@@ -1117,6 +1117,20 @@ TEXT bytes·Compare(SB),7,$0-28
 	MOVL	AX, res+24(FP)
 	RET
 
+TEXT bytes·IndexByte(SB),7,$0
+	MOVL	s+0(FP), SI
+	MOVL	s_len+4(FP), CX
+	MOVB	c+12(FP), AL
+	MOVL	SI, DI
+	CLD; REPN; SCASB
+	JZ 3(PC)
+	MOVL	$-1, ret+16(FP)
+	RET
+	SUBL	SI, DI
+	SUBL	$1, DI
+	MOVL	DI, ret+16(FP)
+	RET
+
 // input:
 //   SI = a
 //   DI = b
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/asm_amd64.s b/src/pkg/runtime/asm_amd64.s
index 612bbfe7c8b..9425fa99e03 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/asm_amd64.s
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/asm_amd64.s
@@ -908,19 +908,6 @@ TEXT runtime·memeq(SB),7,$0-24
 	MOVQ	count+16(FP), BX
 	JMP	runtime·memeqbody(SB)
 
-TEXT bytes·Equal(SB),7,$0-49
-	MOVQ	a_len+8(FP), BX
-	MOVQ	b_len+32(FP), CX
-	XORQ	AX, AX
-	CMPQ	BX, CX
-	JNE	eqret
-	MOVQ	a+0(FP), SI
-	MOVQ	b+24(FP), DI
-	CALL	runtime·memeqbody(SB)
-eqret:
-	MOVB	AX, ret+48(FP)
-	RET
-
 // a in SI
 // b in DI
 // count in BX
@@ -1142,3 +1129,104 @@ cmp_allsame:
 	SETEQ	CX	// 1 if alen == blen
 	LEAQ	-1(CX)(AX*2), AX	// 1,0,-1 result
 	RET
+
+TEXT bytes·IndexByte(SB),7,$0
+	MOVQ s+0(FP), SI
+	MOVQ s_len+8(FP), BX
+	MOVB c+24(FP), AL
+	MOVQ SI, DI
+
+	CMPQ BX, $16
+	JLT indexbyte_small
+
+	// round up to first 16-byte boundary
+	TESTQ $15, SI
+	JZ aligned
+	MOVQ SI, CX
+	ANDQ $~15, CX
+	ADDQ $16, CX
+
+	// search the beginning
+	SUBQ SI, CX
+	REPN; SCASB
+	JZ success
+
+// DI is 16-byte aligned; get ready to search using SSE instructions
+aligned:
+	// round down to last 16-byte boundary
+	MOVQ BX, R11
+	ADDQ SI, R11
+	ANDQ $~15, R11
+
+	// shuffle X0 around so that each byte contains c
+	MOVD AX, X0
+	PUNPCKLBW X0, X0
+	PUNPCKLBW X0, X0
+	PSHUFL $0, X0, X0
+	JMP condition
+
+sse:
+	// move the next 16-byte chunk of the buffer into X1
+	MOVO (DI), X1
+	// compare bytes in X0 to X1
+	PCMPEQB X0, X1
+	// take the top bit of each byte in X1 and put the result in DX
+	PMOVMSKB X1, DX
+	TESTL DX, DX
+	JNZ ssesuccess
+	ADDQ $16, DI
+
+condition:
+	CMPQ DI, R11
+	JLT sse
+
+	// search the end
+	MOVQ SI, CX
+	ADDQ BX, CX
+	SUBQ R11, CX
+	// if CX == 0, the zero flag will be set and we'll end up
+	// returning a false success
+	JZ failure
+	REPN; SCASB
+	JZ success
+
+failure:
+	MOVQ $-1, ret+32(FP)
+	RET
+
+// handle for lengths < 16
+indexbyte_small:
+	MOVQ BX, CX
+	REPN; SCASB
+	JZ success
+	MOVQ $-1, ret+32(FP)
+	RET
+
+// we've found the chunk containing the byte
+// now just figure out which specific byte it is
+ssesuccess:
+	// get the index of the least significant set bit
+	BSFW DX, DX
+	SUBQ SI, DI
+	ADDQ DI, DX
+	MOVQ DX, ret+32(FP)
+	RET
+
+success:
+	SUBQ SI, DI
+	SUBL $1, DI
+	MOVQ DI, ret+32(FP)
+	RET
+
+TEXT bytes·Equal(SB),7,$0-49
+	MOVQ	a_len+8(FP), BX
+	MOVQ	b_len+32(FP), CX
+	XORQ	AX, AX
+	CMPQ	BX, CX
+	JNE	eqret
+	MOVQ	a+0(FP), SI
+	MOVQ	b+24(FP), DI
+	CALL	runtime·memeqbody(SB)
+eqret:
+	MOVB	AX, ret+48(FP)
+	RET
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/asm_arm.s b/src/pkg/runtime/asm_arm.s
index bdd37215b3c..e3331b0d144 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/asm_arm.s
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/asm_arm.s
@@ -514,3 +514,57 @@ _next:
 
 	MOVW	$0, R0
 	RET
+
+// TODO: share code with memeq?
+TEXT bytes·Equal(SB),7,$0
+	MOVW	a_len+4(FP), R1
+	MOVW	b_len+16(FP), R3
+	
+	CMP	R1, R3		// unequal lengths are not equal
+	B.NE	_notequal
+
+	MOVW	a+0(FP), R0
+	MOVW	b+12(FP), R2
+	ADD	R0, R1		// end
+
+_byteseq_next:
+	CMP	R0, R1
+	B.EQ	_equal		// reached the end
+	MOVBU.P	1(R0), R4
+	MOVBU.P	1(R2), R5
+	CMP	R4, R5
+	B.EQ	_byteseq_next
+
+_notequal:
+	MOVW	$0, R0
+	MOVBU	R0, ret+24(FP)
+	RET
+
+_equal:
+	MOVW	$1, R0
+	MOVBU	R0, ret+24(FP)
+	RET
+
+TEXT bytes·IndexByte(SB),7,$0
+	MOVW	s+0(FP), R0
+	MOVW	s_len+4(FP), R1
+	MOVBU	c+12(FP), R2	// byte to find
+	MOVW	R0, R4		// store base for later
+	ADD	R0, R1		// end 
+
+_loop:
+	CMP	R0, R1
+	B.EQ	_notfound
+	MOVBU.P	1(R0), R3
+	CMP	R2, R3
+	B.NE	_loop
+
+	SUB	$1, R0		// R0 will be one beyond the position we want
+	SUB	R4, R0		// remove base
+	MOVW    R0, ret+16(FP) 
+	RET
+
+_notfound:
+	MOVW	$-1, R0
+	MOVW	R0, ret+16(FP)
+	RET