diff --git a/compiler/mips/racpugas.pas b/compiler/mips/racpugas.pas
index 359f3986e3..214f2f4835 100644
--- a/compiler/mips/racpugas.pas
+++ b/compiler/mips/racpugas.pas
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ Interface
       function is_asmopcode(const s: string):boolean;override;
       procedure BuildOperand(oper : TOperand);
       procedure BuildOpCode(instr : TInstruction);
-      procedure ReadSym(oper : TOperand);
       procedure ConvertCalljmp(instr : TInstruction);
       procedure handlepercent;override;
       procedure handledollar;override;
@@ -63,37 +62,6 @@ Interface
       cgbase,cgobj
       ;
 
-    procedure TMipsReader.ReadSym(oper : TOperand);
-      var
-         tempstr, mangledname : string;
-         typesize,l,k : aint;
-      begin
-        tempstr:=actasmpattern;
-        Consume(AS_ID);
-        { typecasting? }
-        if (actasmtoken=AS_LPAREN) and
-           SearchType(tempstr,typesize) then
-          begin
-            oper.hastype:=true;
-            Consume(AS_LPAREN);
-            BuildOperand(oper);
-            Consume(AS_RPAREN);
-            if oper.opr.typ in [OPR_REFERENCE,OPR_LOCAL] then
-              oper.SetSize(typesize,true);
-          end
-        else
-          if not oper.SetupVar(tempstr,false) then
-            Message1(sym_e_unknown_id,tempstr);
-        { record.field ? }
-        if actasmtoken=AS_DOT then
-          begin
-            BuildRecordOffsetSize(tempstr,l,k,mangledname,false);
-           if (mangledname<>'') then
-             Message(asmr_e_invalid_reference_syntax);
-            inc(oper.opr.ref.offset,l);
-          end;
-      end;
-
 
     procedure TMipsReader.handledollar;
       var
diff --git a/compiler/sparc/racpugas.pas b/compiler/sparc/racpugas.pas
index fdad451fee..edca23f2cb 100644
--- a/compiler/sparc/racpugas.pas
+++ b/compiler/sparc/racpugas.pas
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ Interface
       procedure BuildReference(oper : tSparcoperand);
       procedure BuildOperand(oper : tSparcoperand);
       procedure BuildOpCode(instr : tSparcinstruction);
-      procedure ReadPercent(oper : tSparcoperand);
-      procedure ReadSym(oper : tSparcoperand);
       procedure ConvertCalljmp(instr : tSparcinstruction);
       procedure handlepercent;override;
     end;
@@ -61,62 +59,6 @@ Interface
       cgbase,cgobj
       ;
 
-    procedure TSparcReader.ReadSym(oper : tSparcoperand);
-      var
-         tempstr, mangledname : string;
-         typesize,l,k : aint;
-      begin
-        tempstr:=actasmpattern;
-        Consume(AS_ID);
-        { typecasting? }
-        if (actasmtoken=AS_LPAREN) and
-           SearchType(tempstr,typesize) then
-          begin
-            oper.hastype:=true;
-            Consume(AS_LPAREN);
-            BuildOperand(oper);
-            Consume(AS_RPAREN);
-            if oper.opr.typ in [OPR_REFERENCE,OPR_LOCAL] then
-              oper.SetSize(typesize,true);
-          end
-        else
-          if not oper.SetupVar(tempstr,false) then
-            Message1(sym_e_unknown_id,tempstr);
-        { record.field ? }
-        if actasmtoken=AS_DOT then
-          begin
-            BuildRecordOffsetSize(tempstr,l,k,mangledname,false);
-           if (mangledname<>'') then
-             Message(asmr_e_invalid_reference_syntax);
-            inc(oper.opr.ref.offset,l);
-          end;
-      end;
-
-
-    procedure TSparcReader.ReadPercent(oper : tSparcoperand);
-      begin
-        { check for ...@ }
-        if actasmtoken=AS_AT then
-          begin
-            if (oper.opr.ref.symbol=nil) and
-               (oper.opr.ref.offset = 0) then
-              Message(asmr_e_invalid_reference_syntax);
-            Consume(AS_AT);
-            if actasmtoken=AS_ID then
-              begin
-                if upper(actasmpattern)='LO' then
-                  oper.opr.ref.refaddr:=addr_low
-                else if upper(actasmpattern)='HI' then
-                  oper.opr.ref.refaddr:=addr_high
-                else
-                  Message(asmr_e_invalid_reference_syntax);
-                Consume(AS_ID);
-              end
-            else
-              Message(asmr_e_invalid_reference_syntax);
-          end;
-      end;
-
 
     Procedure TSparcReader.BuildReference(oper : tSparcoperand);
       var
@@ -425,9 +367,7 @@ Interface
                        end
                       else
                        begin
-                         if oper.SetupVar(expr,false) then
-                           ReadPercent(oper)
-                         else
+                         if not oper.SetupVar(expr,false) then
                           Begin
                             { look for special symbols ... }
                             if expr= '__HIGH' then