diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go
index f69299fe2c..94ad7a173b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ type ctxt9 struct {
 
 // Instruction layout.
 
-const (
-	funcAlign     = 16
-	funcAlignMask = funcAlign - 1
-)
-
 const (
 	r0iszero = 1
 )