diff --git a/compiler/libpc300/sc.h b/compiler/libpc300/sc.h
index 26a13e46..a2353b70 100755
--- a/compiler/libpc300/sc.h
+++ b/compiler/libpc300/sc.h
@@ -578,7 +578,6 @@ SC_FUNC void startfunc(char *fname);
 SC_FUNC void endfunc(void);
 SC_FUNC void alignframe(int numbytes);
 SC_FUNC void rvalue(value *lval);
-SC_FUNC void dereference(void);
 SC_FUNC void address(symbol *ptr,regid reg);
 SC_FUNC void store(value *lval);
 SC_FUNC void storereg(cell address,regid reg);
@@ -599,7 +598,6 @@ SC_FUNC void ffabort(int reason);
 SC_FUNC void ffbounds(cell size);
 SC_FUNC void jumplabel(int number);
 SC_FUNC void defstorage(void);
-SC_FUNC void getfrm(void);
 SC_FUNC void modstk(int delta);
 SC_FUNC void setstk(cell value);
 SC_FUNC void modheap(int delta);
diff --git a/compiler/libpc300/sc1.c b/compiler/libpc300/sc1.c
index 43e2c347..6599cc23 100755
--- a/compiler/libpc300/sc1.c
+++ b/compiler/libpc300/sc1.c
@@ -5327,22 +5327,6 @@ static symbol *fetchlab(char *name)
   return sym;
 }
 
-/* isvariadic
- * 
- * Checks if the function is variadic.
- */
-static int isvariadic(symbol *sym)
-{
-  int i;
-  for (i=0; curfunc->dim.arglist[i].ident!=0; i++) {
-    /* check whether this is a variadic function */
-    if (curfunc->dim.arglist[i].ident==iVARARGS) {
-      return TRUE;
-    } /* if */
-  } /* for */
-  return FALSE;
-}
-
 /*  doreturn
  *
  *  Global references: rettype  (altered)
@@ -5447,19 +5431,7 @@ static void doreturn(void)
        * it stays on the heap for the moment, and it is removed -usually- at
        * the end of the expression/statement, see expression() in SC3.C)
        */
-        if (isvariadic(sub)) {
-          pushreg(sPRI);                  /* save source address stored in PRI */
-          sub->addr=2*sizeof(cell);
-          address(sub,sALT);              /* get the number of arguments */
-          getfrm();
-          addconst(3*sizeof(cell));
-          ob_add();
-          dereference();
-          swap1();
-          popreg(sALT);                   /* ALT = destination */
-        } else {
-          address(sub,sALT);              /* ALT = destination */
-        } /* if */
+      address(sub,sALT);                /* ALT = destination */
       arraysize=calc_arraysize(dim,numdim,0);
       memcopy(arraysize*sizeof(cell));  /* source already in PRI */
       /* moveto1(); is not necessary, callfunction() does a popreg() */
diff --git a/compiler/libpc300/sc4.c b/compiler/libpc300/sc4.c
index 076a828e..7cdb4feb 100755
--- a/compiler/libpc300/sc4.c
+++ b/compiler/libpc300/sc4.c
@@ -410,16 +410,6 @@ SC_FUNC void rvalue(value *lval)
   } /* if */
 }
 
-/* dereference
- *
- * Get a cell from a memory address stored in the primary register
- */
-SC_FUNC void dereference(void)
-{
-  stgwrite("\tload.i\n");
-  code_idx+=opcodes(1);
-}
-
 /* Get the address of a symbol into the primary or alternate register (used
  * for arrays, and for passing arguments by reference).
  */
@@ -839,17 +829,6 @@ SC_FUNC void defstorage(void)
   stgwrite("dump ");
 }
 
-/*
- *  Copies frame address to primary register
- */
-
-SC_FUNC void getfrm(void)
-{
-  stgwrite("\tlctrl 5\n");
-  code_idx+=opcodes(1)+opargs(1);
-}
-
-
 /**
  *  Inclrement/decrement stack pointer. Note that this routine does
  *  nothing if the delta is zero.