diff --git a/vm/code_gc.cpp b/vm/code_gc.cpp
index 9ccc83aa0f..4a86359f1f 100755
--- a/vm/code_gc.cpp
+++ b/vm/code_gc.cpp
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ void factorvm::clear_free_list(heap *heap)
 	memset(&heap->free,0,sizeof(heap_free_list));
 }
 
-void clear_free_list(heap *heap)
-{
-	return vm->clear_free_list(heap);
-}
 
 /* This malloc-style heap code is reasonably generic. Maybe in the future, it
 will be used for the data heap too, if we ever get incremental
@@ -25,10 +21,6 @@ void factorvm::new_heap(heap *heap, cell size)
 	clear_free_list(heap);
 }
 
-void new_heap(heap *heap, cell size)
-{
-	return vm->new_heap(heap,size);
-}
 
 void factorvm::add_to_free_list(heap *heap, free_heap_block *block)
 {
@@ -45,10 +37,6 @@ void factorvm::add_to_free_list(heap *heap, free_heap_block *block)
 	}
 }
 
-void add_to_free_list(heap *heap, free_heap_block *block)
-{
-	return vm->add_to_free_list(heap,block);
-}
 
 /* Called after reading the code heap from the image file, and after code GC.
 
@@ -106,10 +94,6 @@ void factorvm::build_free_list(heap *heap, cell size)
 
 }
 
-void build_free_list(heap *heap, cell size)
-{
-	return vm->build_free_list(heap,size);
-}
 
 void factorvm::assert_free_block(free_heap_block *block)
 {
@@ -117,10 +101,6 @@ void factorvm::assert_free_block(free_heap_block *block)
 		critical_error("Invalid block in free list",(cell)block);
 }
 
-void assert_free_block(free_heap_block *block)
-{
-	return vm->assert_free_block(block);
-}
 		
 free_heap_block *factorvm::find_free_block(heap *heap, cell size)
 {
@@ -162,10 +142,6 @@ free_heap_block *factorvm::find_free_block(heap *heap, cell size)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-free_heap_block *find_free_block(heap *heap, cell size)
-{
-	return vm->find_free_block(heap,size);
-}
 
 free_heap_block *factorvm::split_free_block(heap *heap, free_heap_block *block, cell size)
 {
@@ -183,10 +159,6 @@ free_heap_block *factorvm::split_free_block(heap *heap, free_heap_block *block,
 	return block;
 }
 
-free_heap_block *split_free_block(heap *heap, free_heap_block *block, cell size)
-{
-	return vm->split_free_block(heap,block,size);
-}
 
 /* Allocate a block of memory from the mark and sweep GC heap */
 heap_block *factorvm::heap_allot(heap *heap, cell size)
@@ -205,10 +177,6 @@ heap_block *factorvm::heap_allot(heap *heap, cell size)
 		return NULL;
 }
 
-heap_block *heap_allot(heap *heap, cell size)
-{
-	return vm->heap_allot(heap,size);
-}
 
 /* Deallocates a block manually */
 void factorvm::heap_free(heap *heap, heap_block *block)
@@ -217,10 +185,6 @@ void factorvm::heap_free(heap *heap, heap_block *block)
 	add_to_free_list(heap,(free_heap_block *)block);
 }
 
-void heap_free(heap *heap, heap_block *block)
-{
-	return vm->heap_free(heap,block);
-}
 
 void factorvm::mark_block(heap_block *block)
 {
@@ -238,10 +202,6 @@ void factorvm::mark_block(heap_block *block)
 	}
 }
 
-void mark_block(heap_block *block)
-{
-	return vm->mark_block(block);
-}
 
 /* If in the middle of code GC, we have to grow the heap, data GC restarts from
 scratch, so we have to unmark any marked blocks. */
@@ -258,10 +218,6 @@ void factorvm::unmark_marked(heap *heap)
 	}
 }
 
-void unmark_marked(heap *heap)
-{
-	return vm->unmark_marked(heap);
-}
 
 /* After code GC, all referenced code blocks have status set to B_MARKED, so any
 which are allocated and not marked can be reclaimed. */
@@ -312,10 +268,6 @@ void factorvm::free_unmarked(heap *heap, heap_iterator iter)
 		add_to_free_list(heap,(free_heap_block *)prev);
 }
 
-void free_unmarked(heap *heap, heap_iterator iter)
-{
-	return vm->free_unmarked(heap,iter);
-}
 
 /* Compute total sum of sizes of free blocks, and size of largest free block */
 void factorvm::heap_usage(heap *heap, cell *used, cell *total_free, cell *max_free)
@@ -346,10 +298,6 @@ void factorvm::heap_usage(heap *heap, cell *used, cell *total_free, cell *max_fr
 	}
 }
 
-void heap_usage(heap *heap, cell *used, cell *total_free, cell *max_free)
-{
-	return vm->heap_usage(heap,used,total_free,max_free);
-}
 
 /* The size of the heap, not including the last block if it's free */
 cell factorvm::heap_size(heap *heap)
@@ -367,10 +315,6 @@ cell factorvm::heap_size(heap *heap)
 		return heap->seg->size;
 }
 
-cell heap_size(heap *heap)
-{
-	return vm->heap_size(heap);
-}
 
 /* Compute where each block is going to go, after compaction */
 cell factorvm::compute_heap_forwarding(heap *heap, unordered_map<heap_block *,char *> &forwarding)
@@ -394,10 +338,6 @@ cell factorvm::compute_heap_forwarding(heap *heap, unordered_map<heap_block *,ch
 	return (cell)address - heap->seg->start;
 }
 
-cell compute_heap_forwarding(heap *heap, unordered_map<heap_block *,char *> &forwarding)
-{
-	return vm->compute_heap_forwarding(heap,forwarding);
-}
 
 void factorvm::compact_heap(heap *heap, unordered_map<heap_block *,char *> &forwarding)
 {
@@ -413,9 +353,4 @@ void factorvm::compact_heap(heap *heap, unordered_map<heap_block *,char *> &forw
 	}
 }
 
-void compact_heap(heap *heap, unordered_map<heap_block *,char *> &forwarding)
-{
-	return vm->compact_heap(heap,forwarding);
-}
-
 }
diff --git a/vm/code_gc.hpp b/vm/code_gc.hpp
index 08bdd327c7..c59980dc30 100755
--- a/vm/code_gc.hpp
+++ b/vm/code_gc.hpp
@@ -16,18 +16,6 @@ struct heap {
 
 typedef void (*heap_iterator)(heap_block *compiled,factorvm *vm);
 
-void new_heap(heap *h, cell size);
-void build_free_list(heap *h, cell size);
-heap_block *heap_allot(heap *h, cell size);
-void heap_free(heap *h, heap_block *block);
-void mark_block(heap_block *block);
-void unmark_marked(heap *heap);
-void free_unmarked(heap *heap, heap_iterator iter);
-void heap_usage(heap *h, cell *used, cell *total_free, cell *max_free);
-cell heap_size(heap *h);
-cell compute_heap_forwarding(heap *h, unordered_map<heap_block *,char *> &forwarding);
-void compact_heap(heap *h, unordered_map<heap_block *,char *> &forwarding);
-
 inline static heap_block *next_block(heap *h, heap_block *block)
 {
 	cell next = ((cell)block + block->size);