diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/peephole/peephole.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/peephole/peephole.factor
index 1c590f88ff..22366f5714 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/peephole/peephole.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/peephole/peephole.factor
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ M: ##load-integer optimize-insn
 ! if the architecture supports it
 : convert-to-load-double? ( insn -- ? )
     {
-        [ drop object-immediates? ]
+        [ drop fused-unboxing? ]
         [ dst>> rep-of double-rep? ]
         [ obj>> float? ]
     } 1&& ;
 
 : convert-to-load-vector? ( insn -- ? )
     {
-        [ drop object-immediates? ]
+        [ drop fused-unboxing? ]
         [ dst>> rep-of vector-rep? ]
         [ obj>> byte-array? ]
     } 1&& ;
diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/misc/misc.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/misc/misc.factor
index e608c6e4ce..2624b29b61 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/misc/misc.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/misc/misc.factor
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2010 Slava Pestov.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: accessors compiler.cfg.instructions
+USING: accessors cpu.architecture kernel
+compiler.cfg.instructions
 compiler.cfg.value-numbering.graph
-compiler.cfg.value-numbering.rewrite cpu.architecture kernel ;
+compiler.cfg.value-numbering.rewrite ;
 IN: compiler.cfg.value-numbering.misc
 
 M: ##replace rewrite
-    object-immediates? [
-        [ loc>> ] [ src>> vreg>insn ] bi dup literal-insn?
-        [ insn>literal swap \ ##replace-imm new-insn ]
-        [ 2drop f ] if
-    ] [ drop f ] if ;
+    [ loc>> ] [ src>> vreg>insn ] bi
+    dup literal-insn? [
+        insn>literal dup immediate-store?
+        [ swap \ ##replace-imm new-insn ] [ 2drop f ] if
+    ] [ 2drop f ] if ;
diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/value-numbering-tests.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/value-numbering-tests.factor
index 7613a5948a..7c281d0fe7 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/value-numbering-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/value-numbering-tests.factor
@@ -60,6 +60,74 @@ IN: compiler.cfg.value-numbering.tests
     } value-numbering-step
 ] unit-test
 
+! ##load-reference/##replace fusion
+cpu x86? [
+    [
+        {
+            T{ ##load-integer f 0 10 }
+            T{ ##replace-imm f 10 D 0 }
+        }
+    ] [
+        {
+            T{ ##load-integer f 0 10 }
+            T{ ##replace f 0 D 0 }
+        } value-numbering-step
+    ] unit-test
+
+    [
+        {
+            T{ ##load-reference f 0 f }
+            T{ ##replace-imm f f D 0 }
+        }
+    ] [
+        {
+            T{ ##load-reference f 0 f }
+            T{ ##replace f 0 D 0 }
+        } value-numbering-step
+    ] unit-test
+] when
+
+cpu x86.32? [
+    [
+        {
+            T{ ##load-reference f 0 + }
+            T{ ##replace-imm f 10 D + }
+        }
+    ] [
+        {
+            T{ ##load-reference f 0 + }
+            T{ ##replace f 0 D 0 }
+        } value-numbering-step
+    ] unit-test
+] when
+
+cpu x86.64? [
+    [
+        {
+            T{ ##load-integer f 0 10,000,000,000 }
+            T{ ##replace f 0 D 0 }
+        }
+    ] [
+        {
+            T{ ##load-integer f 0 10,000,000,000 }
+            T{ ##replace f 0 D 0 }
+        } value-numbering-step
+    ] unit-test
+
+    ! Boundary case
+    [
+        {
+            T{ ##load-integer f 0 HEX: 7fffffff }
+            T{ ##replace f 0 D 0 }
+        }
+    ] [
+        {
+            T{ ##load-integer f 0 HEX: 7fffffff }
+            T{ ##replace f 0 D 0 }
+        } value-numbering-step
+    ] unit-test
+] when
+
 ! Double compare elimination
 [
     {
diff --git a/basis/compiler/codegen/fixup/fixup.factor b/basis/compiler/codegen/fixup/fixup.factor
index ebc9c7b476..427c7ff94c 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/codegen/fixup/fixup.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/codegen/fixup/fixup.factor
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ system combinators math.bitwise math.order generalizations
 accessors growable fry compiler.constants memoize ;
 IN: compiler.codegen.fixup
 
+! Utilities
+: push-uint ( value vector -- )
+    [ length ] [ B{ 0 0 0 0 } swap push-all ] [ underlying>> ] tri
+    swap set-alien-unsigned-4 ;
+
+: push-double ( value vector -- )
+    [ length ] [ B{ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 } swap push-all ] [ underlying>> ] tri
+    swap set-alien-double ;
+
 ! Owner
 SYMBOL: compiling-word
 
@@ -42,16 +51,18 @@ TUPLE: label-fixup { label label } { class integer } { offset integer } ;
 ! Relocation table
 SYMBOL: relocation-table
 
-: push-4 ( value vector -- )
-    [ length ] [ B{ 0 0 0 0 } swap push-all ] [ underlying>> ] tri
-    swap set-alien-unsigned-4 ;
-
 : add-relocation-entry ( type class offset -- )
-    { 0 24 28 } bitfield relocation-table get push-4 ;
+    { 0 24 28 } bitfield relocation-table get push-uint ;
 
 : rel-fixup ( class type -- )
     swap compiled-offset add-relocation-entry ;
 
+! Binary literal table
+SYMBOL: binary-literal-table
+
+: add-binary-literal ( obj -- label )
+    <label> [ 2array binary-literal-table get push ] keep ;
+
 ! Caching common symbol names reduces image size a bit
 MEMO: cached-string>symbol ( symbol -- obj ) string>symbol ;
 
@@ -73,11 +84,8 @@ MEMO: cached-string>symbol ( symbol -- obj ) string>symbol ;
 : rel-literal ( literal class -- )
     [ add-literal ] dip rt-literal rel-fixup ;
 
-: rel-float ( literal class -- )
-    [ add-literal ] dip rt-float rel-fixup ;
-
-: rel-byte-array ( literal class -- )
-    [ add-literal ] dip rt-byte-array rel-fixup ;
+: rel-binary-literal ( literal class -- )
+    [ add-binary-literal ] dip label-fixup ;
 
 : rel-this ( class -- )
     rt-this rel-fixup ;
@@ -95,20 +103,20 @@ MEMO: cached-string>symbol ( symbol -- obj ) string>symbol ;
     rt-decks-offset rel-fixup ;
 
 ! And the rest
-: resolve-offset ( label-fixup -- offset )
+: compute-target ( label-fixup -- offset )
     label>> offset>> [ "Unresolved label" throw ] unless* ;
 
-: resolve-absolute-label ( label-fixup -- )
-    dup resolve-offset neg add-literal
-    [ rt-here ] dip [ class>> ] [ offset>> ] bi add-relocation-entry ;
+: compute-relative-label ( label-fixup -- label )
+    [ class>> ] [ offset>> ] [ compute-target ] tri 3array ;
 
-: resolve-relative-label ( label-fixup -- label )
-    [ class>> ] [ offset>> ] [ resolve-offset ] tri 3array ;
+: compute-absolute-label ( label-fixup -- )
+    [ compute-target neg add-literal ]
+    [ [ rt-here ] dip [ class>> ] [ offset>> ] bi add-relocation-entry ] bi ;
 
-: resolve-labels ( label-fixups -- labels' )
+: compute-labels ( label-fixups -- labels' )
     [ class>> rc-absolute? ] partition
-    [ [ resolve-absolute-label ] each ]
-    [ [ resolve-relative-label ] map concat ]
+    [ [ compute-absolute-label ] each ]
+    [ [ compute-relative-label ] map concat ]
     bi* ;
 
 : init-fixup ( word -- )
@@ -116,13 +124,39 @@ MEMO: cached-string>symbol ( symbol -- obj ) string>symbol ;
     V{ } clone parameter-table set
     V{ } clone literal-table set
     V{ } clone label-table set
-    BV{ } clone relocation-table set ;
+    BV{ } clone relocation-table set
+    V{ } clone binary-literal-table set ;
+
+: alignment ( align -- n )
+    [ compiled-offset dup ] dip align swap - ;
+
+: (align-code) ( n -- )
+    0 <repetition> % ;
+
+: align-code ( n -- )
+    alignment (align-code) ;
+
+GENERIC# emit-data 1 ( obj label -- )
+
+M: float emit-data
+    8 align-code
+    resolve-label
+    building get push-double ;
+
+M: byte-array emit-data
+    16 align-code
+    resolve-label
+    building get push-all ;
+
+: emit-binary-literals ( -- )
+    binary-literal-table get [ emit-data ] assoc-each ;
 
 : with-fixup ( word quot -- code )
     '[
         init-fixup
         @
-        label-table [ resolve-labels ] change
+        emit-binary-literals
+        label-table [ compute-labels ] change
         parameter-table get >array
         literal-table get >array
         relocation-table get >byte-array
diff --git a/basis/compiler/constants/constants.factor b/basis/compiler/constants/constants.factor
index ca9dc5136d..f72a2c4ec5 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/constants/constants.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/constants/constants.factor
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ CONSTANT: rt-vm 9
 CONSTANT: rt-cards-offset 10
 CONSTANT: rt-decks-offset 11
 CONSTANT: rt-exception-handler 12
-CONSTANT: rt-float 13
-CONSTANT: rt-byte-array 14
 
 : rc-absolute? ( n -- ? )
     ${
diff --git a/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor b/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor
index cac7ea4d7a..d156b2f39d 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor
@@ -506,9 +506,9 @@ M: stack-params param-reg 2drop ;
 
 ! Does this architecture support %load-double, %load-vector and
 ! objects in %compare-imm?
-HOOK: object-immediates? cpu ( -- ? )
+HOOK: fused-unboxing? cpu ( -- ? )
 
-M: object object-immediates? f ;
+M: object fused-unboxing? f ;
 
 ! Can this value be an immediate operand for %add-imm, %sub-imm,
 ! or %mul-imm?
@@ -522,9 +522,12 @@ HOOK: immediate-bitwise? cpu ( n -- ? )
 ! %compare-imm-branch?
 HOOK: immediate-comparand? cpu ( n -- ? )
 
+! Can this value be an immediate operand for %replace-imm?
+HOOK: immediate-store? cpu ( obj -- ? )
+
 M: object immediate-comparand? ( n -- ? )
     {
-        { [ dup integer? ] [ immediate-arithmetic? ] }
+        { [ dup fixnum? ] [ tag-fixnum immediate-arithmetic? ] }
         { [ dup not ] [ drop t ] }
         [ drop f ]
     } cond ;
diff --git a/basis/cpu/x86/32/32.factor b/basis/cpu/x86/32/32.factor
index a414a934f7..cd0fa4faff 100755
--- a/basis/cpu/x86/32/32.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/x86/32/32.factor
@@ -25,23 +25,13 @@ M: x86.32 stack-reg ESP ;
 M: x86.32 frame-reg EBP ;
 M: x86.32 temp-reg ECX ;
 
-M: x86.32 object-immediates? ( -- ? ) t ;
-
 M: x86.32 immediate-comparand? ( obj -- ? ) drop t ;
 
-M: x86.32 %replace-imm ( src loc -- )
-    loc>operand swap
-    {
-        { [ dup not ] [ drop \ f type-number MOV ] }
-        { [ dup fixnum? ] [ tag-fixnum MOV ] }
-        [ [ HEX: ffffffff MOV ] dip rc-absolute rel-literal ]
-    } cond ;
-
 M: x86.32 %load-double ( dst val -- )
-    [ 0 [] MOVSD ] dip rc-absolute rel-float ;
+    [ 0 [] MOVSD ] dip rc-absolute rel-binary-literal ;
 
 M:: x86.32 %load-vector ( dst val rep -- )
-    dst 0 [] rep copy-memory* val rc-absolute rel-byte-array ;
+    dst 0 [] rep copy-memory* val rc-absolute rel-binary-literal ;
 
 M: x86.32 %mov-vm-ptr ( reg -- )
     0 MOV 0 rc-absolute-cell rel-vm ;
@@ -81,9 +71,9 @@ M:: x86.32 %dispatch ( src temp -- )
     temp HEX: 7f [+] JMP
     building get length :> end
     ! Fix up the displacement above
-    cell code-alignment
+    cell alignment
     [ end start - + building get dup pop* push ]
-    [ align-code ]
+    [ (align-code) ]
     bi ;
 
 M: x86.32 pic-tail-reg EDX ;
diff --git a/basis/cpu/x86/64/64.factor b/basis/cpu/x86/64/64.factor
index 01f3c4677b..93f7c6d22f 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/x86/64/64.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/x86/64/64.factor
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 USING: accessors arrays kernel math namespaces make sequences
 system layouts alien alien.c-types alien.accessors alien.libraries
 slots splitting assocs combinators locals compiler.constants
-compiler.codegen compiler.codegen.fixup
+compiler.codegen compiler.codegen.alien compiler.codegen.fixup
 compiler.cfg.instructions compiler.cfg.builder
 compiler.cfg.intrinsics compiler.cfg.stack-frame
 cpu.x86.assembler cpu.x86.assembler.operands cpu.x86
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ M: x86.64 %mov-vm-ptr ( reg -- )
 M: x86.64 %vm-field ( dst offset -- )
     [ vm-reg ] dip [+] MOV ;
 
+M: x86.64 %load-double ( dst val -- )
+    [ 0 [RIP+] MOVSD ] dip rc-relative rel-binary-literal ;
+
+M:: x86.64 %load-vector ( dst val rep -- )
+    dst 0 [RIP+] rep copy-memory* val rc-relative rel-binary-literal ;
+
 M: x86.64 %set-vm-field ( src offset -- )
     [ vm-reg ] dip [+] swap MOV ;
 
@@ -85,9 +91,9 @@ M:: x86.64 %dispatch ( src temp -- )
     temp HEX: 7f [+] JMP
     building get length :> end
     ! Fix up the displacement above
-    cell code-alignment
+    cell alignment
     [ end start - + building get dup pop* push ]
-    [ align-code ]
+    [ (align-code) ]
     bi ;
 
 M: stack-params copy-register*
diff --git a/basis/cpu/x86/64/unix/unix.factor b/basis/cpu/x86/64/unix/unix.factor
index a1868a3bc8..fd696b7fda 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/x86/64/unix/unix.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/x86/64/unix/unix.factor
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-! Copyright (C) 2008 Slava Pestov.
+! Copyright (C) 2008, 2010 Slava Pestov.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: accessors arrays sequences math splitting make assocs kernel
-layouts system alien.c-types classes.struct cpu.architecture 
-cpu.x86.assembler cpu.x86.assembler.operands cpu.x86 compiler.codegen
-compiler.cfg.registers ;
+USING: accessors arrays sequences math splitting make assocs
+kernel layouts system alien.c-types classes.struct
+cpu.architecture cpu.x86.assembler cpu.x86.assembler.operands
+cpu.x86 compiler.codegen.alien compiler.cfg.registers ;
 IN: cpu.x86.64.unix
 
 M: int-regs param-regs
diff --git a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
index 6c485e1630..b0d4f05a0e 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ HOOK: pic-tail-reg cpu ( -- reg )
 
 M: x86 complex-addressing? t ;
 
+M: x86 fused-unboxing? ( -- ? ) t ;
+
+M: x86 immediate-store? ( obj -- ? ) immediate-comparand? ;
+
 M: x86 %load-immediate dup 0 = [ drop dup XOR ] [ MOV ] if ;
 
 M: x86 %load-reference
@@ -88,7 +92,17 @@ M: ds-loc loc>operand n>> ds-reg reg-stack ;
 M: rs-loc loc>operand n>> rs-reg reg-stack ;
 
 M: x86 %peek loc>operand MOV ;
+
 M: x86 %replace loc>operand swap MOV ;
+
+M: x86 %replace-imm
+    loc>operand swap
+    {
+        { [ dup not ] [ drop \ f type-number MOV ] }
+        { [ dup fixnum? ] [ tag-fixnum MOV ] }
+        [ [ HEX: ffffffff MOV ] dip rc-absolute rel-literal ]
+    } cond ;
+
 : (%inc) ( n reg -- ) swap cells dup 0 > [ ADD ] [ neg SUB ] if ; inline
 M: x86 %inc-d ( n -- ) ds-reg (%inc) ;
 M: x86 %inc-r ( n -- ) rs-reg (%inc) ;
@@ -109,12 +123,6 @@ M: x86 %jump-label ( label -- ) 0 JMP rc-relative label-fixup ;
 
 M: x86 %return ( -- ) 0 RET ;
 
-: code-alignment ( align -- n )
-    [ building get length dup ] dip align swap - ;
-
-: align-code ( n -- )
-    0 <repetition> % ;
-
 : (%slot) ( obj slot scale tag -- op ) neg <indirect> ; inline
 : (%slot-imm) ( obj slot tag -- op ) slot-offset [+] ; inline
 
@@ -388,8 +396,8 @@ M: x86.64 has-small-reg? 2drop t ;
             { c:uchar  [ 8 %alien-unsigned-getter ] }
             { c:short  [ 16 %alien-signed-getter ] }
             { c:ushort [ 16 %alien-unsigned-getter ] }
-            { c:int    [ 32 [ 2drop ] %alien-integer-getter ] }
-            { c:uint   [ 32 %alien-signed-getter ] }
+            { c:int    [ 32 %alien-signed-getter ] }
+            { c:uint   [ 32 [ 2drop ] %alien-integer-getter ] }
         } case
     ] [ [ drop ] 2dip %copy ] ?if ;
 
@@ -1448,7 +1456,7 @@ M: x86 %scalar>vector %copy ;
 M:: x86 %spill ( src rep dst -- ) dst src rep %copy ;
 M:: x86 %reload ( dst rep src -- ) dst src rep %copy ;
 
-M: x86 %loop-entry 16 code-alignment [ NOP ] times ;
+M: x86 %loop-entry 16 alignment [ NOP ] times ;
 
 M:: x86 %restore-context ( temp1 temp2 -- )
     #! Load Factor stack pointers on entry from C to Factor.
diff --git a/vm/code_blocks.cpp b/vm/code_blocks.cpp
index 351ce5a95e..e8c6216d8d 100755
--- a/vm/code_blocks.cpp
+++ b/vm/code_blocks.cpp
@@ -265,12 +265,6 @@ struct initial_code_block_visitor {
 		case RT_LITERAL:
 			op.store_value(next_literal());
 			break;
-		case RT_FLOAT:
-			op.store_float(next_literal());
-			break;
-		case RT_BYTE_ARRAY:
-			op.store_byte_array(next_literal());
-			break;
 		case RT_ENTRY_POINT:
 			op.store_value(parent->compute_entry_point_address(next_literal()));
 			break;
diff --git a/vm/compaction.cpp b/vm/compaction.cpp
index f596c3040f..5e52c70b0c 100644
--- a/vm/compaction.cpp
+++ b/vm/compaction.cpp
@@ -111,12 +111,6 @@ struct code_block_compaction_relocation_visitor {
 		case RT_LITERAL:
 			op.store_value(slot_forwarder.visit_pointer(op.load_value(old_offset)));
 			break;
-		case RT_FLOAT:
-			op.store_float(slot_forwarder.visit_pointer(op.load_float(old_offset)));
-			break;
-		case RT_BYTE_ARRAY:
-			op.store_byte_array(slot_forwarder.visit_pointer(op.load_byte_array(old_offset)));
-			break;
 		case RT_ENTRY_POINT:
 		case RT_ENTRY_POINT_PIC:
 		case RT_ENTRY_POINT_PIC_TAIL:
diff --git a/vm/image.cpp b/vm/image.cpp
index b64d828947..ccce96a952 100755
--- a/vm/image.cpp
+++ b/vm/image.cpp
@@ -185,12 +185,6 @@ struct code_block_fixup_relocation_visitor {
 		case RT_LITERAL:
 			op.store_value(data_visitor.visit_pointer(op.load_value(old_offset)));
 			break;
-		case RT_FLOAT:
-			op.store_float(data_visitor.visit_pointer(op.load_float(old_offset)));
-			break;
-		case RT_BYTE_ARRAY:
-			op.store_byte_array(data_visitor.visit_pointer(op.load_byte_array(old_offset)));
-			break;
 		case RT_ENTRY_POINT:
 		case RT_ENTRY_POINT_PIC:
 		case RT_ENTRY_POINT_PIC_TAIL:
diff --git a/vm/instruction_operands.cpp b/vm/instruction_operands.cpp
index 65a2f93b2d..b11db279a5 100644
--- a/vm/instruction_operands.cpp
+++ b/vm/instruction_operands.cpp
@@ -62,26 +62,6 @@ fixnum instruction_operand::load_value()
 	return load_value(pointer);
 }
 
-cell instruction_operand::load_float()
-{
-	return (cell)load_value() - boxed_float_offset;
-}
-
-cell instruction_operand::load_float(cell pointer)
-{
-	return (cell)load_value(pointer) - boxed_float_offset;
-}
-
-cell instruction_operand::load_byte_array()
-{
-	return (cell)load_value() - byte_array_offset;
-}
-
-cell instruction_operand::load_byte_array(cell pointer)
-{
-	return (cell)load_value(pointer) - byte_array_offset;
-}
-
 code_block *instruction_operand::load_code_block(cell relative_to)
 {
 	return ((code_block *)load_value(relative_to) - 1);
@@ -155,16 +135,6 @@ void instruction_operand::store_value(fixnum absolute_value)
 	}
 }
 
-void instruction_operand::store_float(cell value)
-{
-	store_value((fixnum)value + boxed_float_offset);
-}
-
-void instruction_operand::store_byte_array(cell value)
-{
-	store_value((fixnum)value + byte_array_offset);
-}
-
 void instruction_operand::store_code_block(code_block *compiled)
 {
 	store_value((cell)compiled->entry_point());
diff --git a/vm/instruction_operands.hpp b/vm/instruction_operands.hpp
index 7adb517f18..475e48d206 100644
--- a/vm/instruction_operands.hpp
+++ b/vm/instruction_operands.hpp
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ enum relocation_type {
 	type since its used in a situation where relocation arguments cannot
 	be passed in, and so RT_DLSYM is inappropriate (Windows only) */
 	RT_EXCEPTION_HANDLER,
-	/* pointer to a float's payload */
-	RT_FLOAT,
-	/* pointer to a byte array's payload */
-	RT_BYTE_ARRAY,
 
 };
 
@@ -117,8 +113,6 @@ struct relocation_entry {
 		case RT_CARDS_OFFSET:
 		case RT_DECKS_OFFSET:
 		case RT_EXCEPTION_HANDLER:
-		case RT_FLOAT:
-		case RT_BYTE_ARRAY:
 			return 0;
 		default:
 			critical_error("Bad rel type in number_of_parameters()",rel_type());
@@ -159,18 +153,12 @@ struct instruction_operand {
 	fixnum load_value_masked(cell mask, cell bits, cell shift);
 	fixnum load_value(cell relative_to);
 	fixnum load_value();
-	cell load_float(cell relative_to);
-	cell load_float();
-	cell load_byte_array(cell relative_to);
-	cell load_byte_array();
 	code_block *load_code_block(cell relative_to);
 	code_block *load_code_block();
 
 	void store_value_2_2(fixnum value);
 	void store_value_masked(fixnum value, cell mask, cell shift);
 	void store_value(fixnum value);
-	void store_float(cell value);
-	void store_byte_array(cell value);
 	void store_code_block(code_block *compiled);
 };
 
diff --git a/vm/layouts.hpp b/vm/layouts.hpp
index 35f04e7cc5..5e7ca0279f 100644
--- a/vm/layouts.hpp
+++ b/vm/layouts.hpp
@@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ struct bignum : public object {
 	cell *data() const { return (cell *)(this + 1); }
 };
 
-const cell byte_array_offset = 16 - BYTE_ARRAY_TYPE;
-
 struct byte_array : public object {
 	static const cell type_number = BYTE_ARRAY_TYPE;
 	static const cell element_size = 1;
@@ -244,8 +242,6 @@ struct wrapper : public object {
 	cell object;
 };
 
-const fixnum boxed_float_offset = 8 - FLOAT_TYPE;
-
 /* Assembly code makes assumptions about the layout of this struct */
 struct boxed_float : object {
 	static const cell type_number = FLOAT_TYPE;
diff --git a/vm/slot_visitor.hpp b/vm/slot_visitor.hpp
index d0507da93f..d4dd44bed1 100644
--- a/vm/slot_visitor.hpp
+++ b/vm/slot_visitor.hpp
@@ -192,20 +192,8 @@ struct literal_references_visitor {
 
 	void operator()(instruction_operand op)
 	{
-		switch(op.rel_type())
-		{
-		case RT_LITERAL:
+		if(op.rel_type() == RT_LITERAL)
 			op.store_value(visitor->visit_pointer(op.load_value()));
-			break;
-		case RT_FLOAT:
-			op.store_float(visitor->visit_pointer(op.load_float()));
-			break;
-		case RT_BYTE_ARRAY:
-			op.store_byte_array(visitor->visit_pointer(op.load_byte_array()));
-			break;
-		default:
-			break;
-		}
 	}
 };