diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/export.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/export.go
index 63d0a1ec6c..30726d4327 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/export.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/export.go
@@ -15,22 +15,22 @@ import (
 
 // importalias declares symbol s as an imported type alias with type t.
 // ipkg is the package being imported
-func importalias(ipkg *types.Pkg, pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym, t *types.Type) *ir.Name {
-	return importobj(ipkg, pos, s, ir.OTYPE, ir.PEXTERN, t)
+func importalias(pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym, t *types.Type) *ir.Name {
+	return importobj(pos, s, ir.OTYPE, ir.PEXTERN, t)
 }
 
 // importconst declares symbol s as an imported constant with type t and value val.
 // ipkg is the package being imported
-func importconst(ipkg *types.Pkg, pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym, t *types.Type, val constant.Value) *ir.Name {
-	n := importobj(ipkg, pos, s, ir.OLITERAL, ir.PEXTERN, t)
+func importconst(pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym, t *types.Type, val constant.Value) *ir.Name {
+	n := importobj(pos, s, ir.OLITERAL, ir.PEXTERN, t)
 	n.SetVal(val)
 	return n
 }
 
 // importfunc declares symbol s as an imported function with type t.
 // ipkg is the package being imported
-func importfunc(ipkg *types.Pkg, pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym, t *types.Type) *ir.Name {
-	n := importobj(ipkg, pos, s, ir.ONAME, ir.PFUNC, t)
+func importfunc(pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym, t *types.Type) *ir.Name {
+	n := importobj(pos, s, ir.ONAME, ir.PFUNC, t)
 	n.Func = ir.NewFunc(pos)
 	n.Func.Nname = n
 	return n
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ func importfunc(ipkg *types.Pkg, pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym, t *types.Type) *ir.
 
 // importobj declares symbol s as an imported object representable by op.
 // ipkg is the package being imported
-func importobj(ipkg *types.Pkg, pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym, op ir.Op, ctxt ir.Class, t *types.Type) *ir.Name {
-	n := importsym(ipkg, pos, s, op, ctxt)
+func importobj(pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym, op ir.Op, ctxt ir.Class, t *types.Type) *ir.Name {
+	n := importsym(pos, s, op, ctxt)
 	n.SetType(t)
 	if ctxt == ir.PFUNC {
 		n.Sym().SetFunc(true)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func importobj(ipkg *types.Pkg, pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym, op ir.Op, ctxt ir.Cl
 	return n
 }
 
-func importsym(ipkg *types.Pkg, pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym, op ir.Op, ctxt ir.Class) *ir.Name {
+func importsym(pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym, op ir.Op, ctxt ir.Class) *ir.Name {
 	if n := s.PkgDef(); n != nil {
 		base.Fatalf("importsym of symbol that already exists: %v", n)
 	}
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ func importsym(ipkg *types.Pkg, pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym, op ir.Op, ctxt ir.Cl
 // importtype returns the named type declared by symbol s.
 // If no such type has been declared yet, a forward declaration is returned.
 // ipkg is the package being imported
-func importtype(ipkg *types.Pkg, pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym) *ir.Name {
-	n := importsym(ipkg, pos, s, ir.OTYPE, ir.PEXTERN)
+func importtype(pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym) *ir.Name {
+	n := importsym(pos, s, ir.OTYPE, ir.PEXTERN)
 	n.SetType(types.NewNamed(n))
 	return n
 }
 
 // importvar declares symbol s as an imported variable with type t.
 // ipkg is the package being imported
-func importvar(ipkg *types.Pkg, pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym, t *types.Type) *ir.Name {
-	return importobj(ipkg, pos, s, ir.ONAME, ir.PEXTERN, t)
+func importvar(pos src.XPos, s *types.Sym, t *types.Type) *ir.Name {
+	return importobj(pos, s, ir.ONAME, ir.PEXTERN, t)
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/iimport.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/iimport.go
index 81f8ea05d9..d94f649a45 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/iimport.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/iimport.go
@@ -294,13 +294,13 @@ func (r *importReader) doDecl(sym *types.Sym) *ir.Name {
 	case 'A':
 		typ := r.typ()
 
-		return importalias(r.p.ipkg, pos, sym, typ)
+		return importalias(pos, sym, typ)
 
 	case 'C':
 		typ := r.typ()
 		val := r.value(typ)
 
-		n := importconst(r.p.ipkg, pos, sym, typ, val)
+		n := importconst(pos, sym, typ, val)
 		r.constExt(n)
 		return n
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func (r *importReader) doDecl(sym *types.Sym) *ir.Name {
 		}
 		typ := r.signature(nil, tparams)
 
-		n := importfunc(r.p.ipkg, pos, sym, typ)
+		n := importfunc(pos, sym, typ)
 		r.funcExt(n)
 		return n
 
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func (r *importReader) doDecl(sym *types.Sym) *ir.Name {
 
 		// Types can be recursive. We need to setup a stub
 		// declaration before recursing.
-		n := importtype(r.p.ipkg, pos, sym)
+		n := importtype(pos, sym)
 		t := n.Type()
 		if rparams != nil {
 			t.SetRParams(rparams)
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ func (r *importReader) doDecl(sym *types.Sym) *ir.Name {
 	case 'V':
 		typ := r.typ()
 
-		n := importvar(r.p.ipkg, pos, sym, typ)
+		n := importvar(pos, sym, typ)
 		r.varExt(n)
 		return n
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/syms.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/syms.go
index f29af82db2..ed3aaecc5a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/syms.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/syms.go
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ func InitRuntime() {
 		typ := typs[d.typ]
 		switch d.tag {
 		case funcTag:
-			importfunc(ir.Pkgs.Runtime, src.NoXPos, sym, typ)
+			importfunc(src.NoXPos, sym, typ)
 		case varTag:
-			importvar(ir.Pkgs.Runtime, src.NoXPos, sym, typ)
+			importvar(src.NoXPos, sym, typ)
 		default:
 			base.Fatalf("unhandled declaration tag %v", d.tag)
 		}