diff --git a/TODO.FACTOR.txt b/TODO.FACTOR.txt
index 0c0b64d2b0..78e2bab11d 100644
--- a/TODO.FACTOR.txt
+++ b/TODO.FACTOR.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 - sometimes fep when closing window
 - x86: load-allot-ptr doesn't have a stack effect? why?
 - mov 0x0(%esi),%ecx  why?
-- mac intel: perhaps its not a good idea using ebx as allot-tmp-reg
-- %allot-bignum-signed-2 still has issues on ppc
-- fix %allot-bignum-signed-1/2 on x86
+- %allot-bignum-signed-2 is broken on both platforms
 
 + ui:
 
diff --git a/library/compiler/x86/allot.factor b/library/compiler/x86/allot.factor
index 7a37b783b2..1077ff9a10 100644
--- a/library/compiler/x86/allot.factor
+++ b/library/compiler/x86/allot.factor
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 IN: compiler
 USING: kernel assembler kernel-internals namespaces math ;
 
-: load-zone-ptr ( reg -- )
+: load-zone-ptr ( -- )
     #! Load pointer to start of zone array
     allot-tmp-reg 0 MOV
     "generations" f rel-absolute-cell rel-dlsym