diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/defs.h b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/defs.h
index 5158be0ab..2dafc4b97 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/defs.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/defs.h
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ extern int		sh_trace(char*[],int);
 extern void		sh_trim(char*);
 extern int		sh_type(const char*);
 extern void             sh_unscope(void);
-extern void		sh_utol(const char*, char*);
-extern int 		sh_whence(char**,int);
 #if SHOPT_NAMESPACE
     extern Namval_t	*sh_fsearch(const char *,int);
 #endif /* SHOPT_NAMESPACE */
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/io.h b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/io.h
index dadb1205f..b6821541d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/io.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/io.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ extern void 	sh_iounsave(void);
 extern void	sh_iounpipe(void);
 extern int	sh_chkopen(const char*);
 extern int	sh_ioaccess(int,int);
-extern int	sh_devtofd(const char*);
 extern int	sh_isdevfd(const char*);
 
 /* the following are readonly */
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/name.h b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/name.h
index 0328a799f..3dc73694d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/name.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/name.h
@@ -187,10 +187,7 @@ extern int		nv_arrayisset(Namval_t*, Namarr_t*);
 extern int		nv_arraysettype(Namval_t*, Namval_t*,const char*,int);
 extern int		nv_aimax(Namval_t*);
 extern int		nv_atypeindex(Namval_t*, const char*);
-extern int		nv_setnotify(Namval_t*,char **);
-extern int		nv_unsetnotify(Namval_t*,char **);
 extern void		nv_setlist(struct argnod*, int, Namval_t*);
-extern struct argnod*	nv_onlist(struct argnod*, const char*);
 extern void 		nv_optimize(Namval_t*);
 extern void		nv_outname(Sfio_t*,char*, int);
 extern void 		nv_unref(Namval_t*);
@@ -208,7 +205,6 @@ extern Namval_t		*nv_bfsearch(const char*, Dt_t*, Namval_t**, char**);
 extern Namval_t		*nv_mktype(Namval_t**, int);
 extern Namval_t		*nv_addnode(Namval_t*, int);
 extern Namval_t		*nv_parent(Namval_t*);
-extern char		*nv_getbuf(size_t);
 extern Namval_t		*nv_mount(Namval_t*, const char *name, Dt_t*);
 extern Namval_t		*nv_arraychild(Namval_t*, Namval_t*, int);
 extern int		nv_compare(Dt_t*, void*, void*, Dtdisc_t*);
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/nval.h b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/nval.h
index e2238259d..459a35455 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/nval.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/nval.h
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ struct Namval
 /* prototype for array interface */
 extern Namarr_t	*nv_arrayptr(Namval_t*);
 extern Namarr_t	*nv_setarray(Namval_t*,void*(*)(Namval_t*,const char*,int));
-extern int	nv_arraynsub(Namarr_t*);
 extern void	*nv_associative(Namval_t*,const char*,int);
 extern int	nv_aindex(Namval_t*);
 extern int	nv_nextsub(Namval_t*);
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/shell.h b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/shell.h
index abf23a68b..9b3fc21ae 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/shell.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/shell.h
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ extern int		sh_fcntl(int, int, ...);
 extern Sfio_t		*sh_fd2sfio(int);
 extern int		(*sh_fdnotify(int(*)(int,int)))(int,int);
 extern int		sh_open(const char*, int, ...);
-extern int		sh_openmax(void);
 extern Sfio_t		*sh_pathopen(const char*);
 extern ssize_t 		sh_read(int, void*, size_t);
 extern ssize_t 		sh_write(int, const void*, size_t);
@@ -463,7 +462,6 @@ extern void		sh_sigcheck(void);
 extern unsigned long	sh_isoption(int);
 extern unsigned long	sh_onoption(int);
 extern unsigned long	sh_offoption(int);
-extern int 		sh_waitsafe(void);
 extern int		sh_exec(const Shnode_t*,int);
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/array.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/array.c
index 19b362bec..1c6b34600 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/array.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/array.c
@@ -1633,11 +1633,6 @@ int nv_aindex(register Namval_t* np)
 	return(((struct index_array*)(ap))->cur&ARRAY_MASK);
 }
 
-int nv_arraynsub(register Namarr_t* ap)
-{
-	return(array_elem(ap));
-}
-
 int nv_aimax(register Namval_t* np)
 {
 	struct index_array *ap = (struct index_array*)nv_arrayptr(np);
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/jobs.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/jobs.c
index 36f17518e..f60dbc675 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/jobs.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/jobs.c
@@ -1917,11 +1917,6 @@ void job_subrestore(void* ptr)
 	job_unlock();
 }
 
-int sh_waitsafe(void)
-{
-	return(job.waitsafe);
-}
-
 void job_fork(pid_t parent)
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/name.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/name.c
index d2285830e..d841f9139 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/name.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/name.c
@@ -235,26 +235,6 @@ Namval_t *nv_addnode(Namval_t* np, int remove)
 	return(np);
 }
 
-/*
- * given a list of assignments, determine <name> is on the list
-   returns a pointer to the argnod on the list or NULL
- */
-struct argnod *nv_onlist(struct argnod *arg, const char *name)
-{
-	char *cp;
-	int len = strlen(name);
-	for(;arg; arg=arg->argnxt.ap)
-	{
-		if(*arg->argval==0 && arg->argchn.ap && !(arg->argflag&~(ARG_APPEND|ARG_QUOTED|ARG_MESSAGE))) 
-			cp = ((struct fornod*)arg->argchn.ap)->fornam;
-		else
-			cp = arg->argval;
-		if(memcmp(cp,name,len)==0 && (cp[len]==0 || cp[len]=='='))
-			return(arg);
-	}
-	return(0);
-}
-
 /*
  * Perform parameter assignment for a linked list of parameters
  * <flags> contains attributes for the parameters
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/nvdisc.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/nvdisc.c
index 038a418eb..0e5b53b0e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/nvdisc.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/nvdisc.c
@@ -809,51 +809,6 @@ Namfun_t *nv_hasdisc(Namval_t *np, const Namdisc_t *dp)
 	return(0);
 }
 
-struct notify
-{
-	Namfun_t	hdr;
-	char		**ptr;
-};
-
-static void put_notify(Namval_t* np,const char *val,int flags,Namfun_t *fp)
-{
-	struct notify *pp = (struct notify*)fp;
-	nv_putv(np,val,flags,fp);
-	nv_stack(np,fp);
-	nv_stack(np,(Namfun_t*)0);
-	*pp->ptr = 0;
-	if(!(fp->nofree&1))
-		free((void*)fp);
-}
-
-static const Namdisc_t notify_disc  = {  0, put_notify };
-
-int nv_unsetnotify(Namval_t *np, char **addr)
-{
-	register Namfun_t *fp;
-	for(fp=np->nvfun;fp;fp=fp->next)
-	{
-		if(fp->disc->putval==put_notify && ((struct notify*)fp)->ptr==addr)
-		{
-			nv_stack(np,fp);
-			nv_stack(np,(Namfun_t*)0);
-			if(!(fp->nofree&1))
-				free((void*)fp);
-			return(1);
-		}
-	}
-	return(0);
-}
-
-int nv_setnotify(Namval_t *np, char **addr)
-{
-	struct notify *pp = sh_newof(0,struct notify, 1,0);
-	pp->ptr = addr;
-	pp->hdr.disc = &notify_disc;
-	nv_stack(np,&pp->hdr);
-	return(1);
-}
-
 static void *newnode(const char *name)
 {
 	register int s;
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/string.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/string.c
index 582f1fc07..df82fb3b0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/string.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/string.c
@@ -260,28 +260,6 @@ void	sh_trim(register char *sp)
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * copy <str1> to <str2> changing upper case to lower case
- * <str2> must be big enough to hold <str1>
- * <str1> and <str2> may point to the same place.
- */
-void sh_utol(register char const *str1,register char *str2)
-/*@
-	assume str1!=0 && str2!=0
-	return x satisfying strlen(in str1)==strlen(in str2);
-@*/ 
-{
-	register int c;
-	for(; c= *((unsigned char*)str1); str1++,str2++)
-	{
-		if(isupper(c))
-			*str2 = tolower(c);
-		else
-			*str2 = c;
-	}
-	*str2 = 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * format string as a csv field
  */