diff --git a/vm/byte_arrays.cpp b/vm/byte_arrays.cpp
index 0f4591a89c..4a197d8452 100644
--- a/vm/byte_arrays.cpp
+++ b/vm/byte_arrays.cpp
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ byte_array *factorvm::allot_byte_array(cell size)
 	return array;
 }
 
-byte_array *allot_byte_array(cell size)
-{
-	return vm->allot_byte_array(size);
-}
 
 inline void factorvm::vmprim_byte_array()
 {
diff --git a/vm/byte_arrays.hpp b/vm/byte_arrays.hpp
index 4954f31094..c1adcd95f0 100755
--- a/vm/byte_arrays.hpp
+++ b/vm/byte_arrays.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 namespace factor
 {
 
-byte_array *allot_byte_array(cell size);
-
 PRIMITIVE(byte_array);
 PRIMITIVE(uninitialized_byte_array);
 PRIMITIVE(resize_byte_array);
diff --git a/vm/inlineimpls.hpp b/vm/inlineimpls.hpp
index 3932177a72..90ccd8d869 100644
--- a/vm/inlineimpls.hpp
+++ b/vm/inlineimpls.hpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ struct growable_byte_array {
 	cell count;
 	gc_root<byte_array> elements;
 
-	growable_byte_array(factorvm *vm,cell capacity = 40) : count(0), elements(allot_byte_array(capacity),vm) { }
+	growable_byte_array(factorvm *myvm,cell capacity = 40) : count(0), elements(myvm->allot_byte_array(capacity),myvm) { }
 
 	void append_bytes(void *elts, cell len);
 	void append_byte_array(cell elts);
diff --git a/vm/tuples.cpp b/vm/tuples.cpp
index 5c4c6e17b0..520bc55d4d 100644
--- a/vm/tuples.cpp
+++ b/vm/tuples.cpp
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ tuple *factorvm::allot_tuple(cell layout_)
 	return t.untagged();
 }
 
-tuple *allot_tuple(cell layout_)
-{
-	return vm->allot_tuple(layout_);
-}
-
 inline void factorvm::vmprim_tuple()
 {
 	gc_root<tuple_layout> layout(dpop(),this);