diff --git a/src/cmd/5l/asm.c b/src/cmd/5l/asm.c
index 34565629f68..de6b89cfe8f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/5l/asm.c
@@ -637,13 +637,6 @@ wput(int32 l)
 		cflush();
 }
 
-void
-wputl(ushort w)
-{
-	cput(w);
-	cput(w>>8);
-}
-
 
 void
 hput(int32 l)
@@ -671,20 +664,6 @@ lput(int32 l)
 		cflush();
 }
 
-void
-lputl(int32 l)
-{
-
-	cbp[3] = l>>24;
-	cbp[2] = l>>16;
-	cbp[1] = l>>8;
-	cbp[0] = l;
-	cbp += 4;
-	cbc -= 4;
-	if(cbc <= 0)
-		cflush();
-}
-
 void
 cflush(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/cmd/5l/l.h b/src/cmd/5l/l.h
index c3102841695..e42be4e98f9 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5l/l.h
+++ b/src/cmd/5l/l.h
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ Sym*	lookup(char*, int);
 void	cput(int);
 void	hput(int32);
 void	lput(int32);
+void	lputb(int32);
 void	lputl(int32);
 void*	mysbrk(uint32);
 void	names(void);
diff --git a/src/cmd/6l/asm.c b/src/cmd/6l/asm.c
index d6ffa4ff9df..d179e77b1e1 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6l/asm.c
@@ -63,52 +63,6 @@ entryvalue(void)
 	return s->value;
 }
 
-void
-wputl(uint16 w)
-{
-	cput(w);
-	cput(w>>8);
-}
-
-void
-wputb(uint16 w)
-{
-	cput(w>>8);
-	cput(w);
-}
-
-void
-lputb(int32 l)
-{
-	cput(l>>24);
-	cput(l>>16);
-	cput(l>>8);
-	cput(l);
-}
-
-void
-vputb(uint64 v)
-{
-	lputb(v>>32);
-	lputb(v);
-}
-
-void
-lputl(int32 l)
-{
-	cput(l);
-	cput(l>>8);
-	cput(l>>16);
-	cput(l>>24);
-}
-
-void
-vputl(uint64 v)
-{
-	lputl(v);
-	lputl(v>>32);
-}
-
 vlong
 datoff(vlong addr)
 {
diff --git a/src/cmd/6l/l.h b/src/cmd/6l/l.h
index 7f22493e0c5..70473ecd27e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6l/l.h
+++ b/src/cmd/6l/l.h
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ vlong	rnd(vlong, vlong);
 void	span(void);
 void	undef(void);
 vlong	symaddr(Sym*);
+void	vputb(uint64);
 void	vputl(uint64);
 void	wputb(uint16);
 void	wputl(uint16);
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/asm.c b/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
index 1518dc5dbf2..d90eab7e7d9 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
@@ -59,45 +59,6 @@ entryvalue(void)
 	return s->value;
 }
 
-void
-wputl(ushort w)
-{
-	cput(w);
-	cput(w>>8);
-}
-
-void
-wputb(ushort w)
-{
-	cput(w>>8);
-	cput(w);
-}
-
-void
-lputb(int32 l)
-{
-	cput(l>>24);
-	cput(l>>16);
-	cput(l>>8);
-	cput(l);
-}
-
-void
-lputl(int32 l)
-{
-	cput(l);
-	cput(l>>8);
-	cput(l>>16);
-	cput(l>>24);
-}
-
-void
-vputl(uvlong l)
-{
-	lputl(l >> 32);
-	lputl(l);
-}
-
 vlong
 datoff(vlong addr)
 {
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/lib.c b/src/cmd/ld/lib.c
index 0c9ea0b7c9e..c144d4295da 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/lib.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/lib.c
@@ -378,8 +378,7 @@ ldobj(Biobuf *f, char *pkg, int64 len, char *pn, int whence)
 	int n, c1, c2, c3, c4;
 	uint32 magic;
 	vlong import0, import1, eof;
-	char *fld[10], *s, *t;
-	int nfld;
+	char *t;
 
 	eof = Boffset(f) + len;
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/symtab.c b/src/cmd/ld/symtab.c
index eba0589c2af..413e6397c08 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/symtab.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/symtab.c
@@ -220,6 +220,52 @@ slputb(int32 v)
 	symt->size += 4;
 }
 
+void
+wputl(ushort w)
+{
+	cput(w);
+	cput(w>>8);
+}
+
+void
+wputb(ushort w)
+{
+	cput(w>>8);
+	cput(w);
+}
+
+void
+lputb(int32 l)
+{
+	cput(l>>24);
+	cput(l>>16);
+	cput(l>>8);
+	cput(l);
+}
+
+void
+lputl(int32 l)
+{
+	cput(l);
+	cput(l>>8);
+	cput(l>>16);
+	cput(l>>24);
+}
+
+void
+vputb(uint64 v)
+{
+	lputb(v>>32);
+	lputb(v);
+}
+
+void
+vputl(uvlong v)
+{
+	lputl(v);
+	lputl(v >> 32);
+}
+
 void
 putsymb(Sym *s, char *name, int t, vlong v, vlong size, int ver, Sym *typ)
 {