diff --git a/rtl/i386/i386.inc b/rtl/i386/i386.inc
index cb6083c599..1eb2e0c774 100644
--- a/rtl/i386/i386.inc
+++ b/rtl/i386/i386.inc
@@ -998,11 +998,7 @@ begin
 end;
 
 
-{$ifdef interncopy}
 procedure fpc_shortstr_assign(len:longint;sstr,dstr:pointer);[public,alias:'FPC_SHORTSTR_ASSIGN'];
-{$else}
-procedure fpc_shortstr_copy(len:longint;sstr,dstr:pointer);[public,alias:'FPC_SHORTSTR_COPY'];
-{$endif}
 begin
   asm
         pushl   %eax
diff --git a/rtl/inc/astrings.inc b/rtl/inc/astrings.inc
index dcbaebffe7..7fcff1b33f 100644
--- a/rtl/inc/astrings.inc
+++ b/rtl/inc/astrings.inc
@@ -555,11 +555,7 @@ begin
    move(Str[1],S[ofs+1],length(Str)+1);
 end;
 
-{$ifdef interncopy}
 Function Fpc_Ansistr_Copy (Const S : AnsiString; Index,Size : SizeInt) : AnsiString;compilerproc;
-{$else}
-Function Copy (Const S : AnsiString; Index,Size : SizeInt) : AnsiString;
-{$endif}
 var
   ResultAddress : Pointer;
 begin
@@ -584,11 +580,7 @@ begin
         PByte(ResultAddress+Size)^:=0;
       end;
    end;
-{$ifdef interncopy}
   Pointer(fpc_ansistr_Copy):=ResultAddress;
-{$else}
-  Pointer(Copy):=ResultAddress;
-{$endif}
 end;
 
 
diff --git a/rtl/inc/generic.inc b/rtl/inc/generic.inc
index 71f70aa564..19ffeb534e 100644
--- a/rtl/inc/generic.inc
+++ b/rtl/inc/generic.inc
@@ -546,11 +546,7 @@ begin
     result[0]:=chr(len);
 end;
 
-{$ifdef interncopy}
 procedure fpc_shortstr_assign(len:longint;sstr,dstr:pointer);[public,alias:'FPC_SHORTSTR_ASSIGN']; {$ifdef HAS_COMPILER_PROC} compilerproc; {$endif}
-{$else}
-procedure fpc_shortstr_copy(len:longint;sstr,dstr:pointer);[public,alias:'FPC_SHORTSTR_COPY']; {$ifdef HAS_COMPILER_PROC} compilerproc; {$endif}
-{$endif}
 var
   slen : byte;
 type
diff --git a/rtl/inc/sstrings.inc b/rtl/inc/sstrings.inc
index d40aa37ecb..880b4c6e14 100644
--- a/rtl/inc/sstrings.inc
+++ b/rtl/inc/sstrings.inc
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@ begin
   s[0]:=chr(len);
 end;
 
-{$ifdef interncopy}
 function fpc_shortstr_copy(const s : shortstring;index : SizeInt;count : SizeInt): shortstring;compilerproc;
-{$else}
-function copy(const s : shortstring;index : SizeInt;count : SizeInt): shortstring;
-{$endif}
 begin
   if count<0 then
    count:=0;
@@ -39,13 +35,8 @@ begin
   else
    if count>length(s)-index then
     count:=length(s)-index;
-{$ifdef interncopy}
   fpc_shortstr_Copy[0]:=chr(Count);
   Move(s[Index+1],fpc_shortstr_Copy[1],Count);
-{$else}
-  Copy[0]:=chr(Count);
-  Move(s[Index+1],Copy[1],Count);
-{$endif}
 end;
 
 
diff --git a/rtl/inc/systemh.inc b/rtl/inc/systemh.inc
index 3dbdea29b5..5eeaa77aff 100644
--- a/rtl/inc/systemh.inc
+++ b/rtl/inc/systemh.inc
@@ -462,9 +462,6 @@ function strpas(p:pchar):shortstring;external name 'FPC_PCHAR_TO_SHORTSTR';
 function strlen(p:pchar):longint;external name 'FPC_PCHAR_LENGTH';
 
 { Shortstring functions }
-{$ifndef InternCopy}
-Function  Copy(const s:shortstring;index:SizeInt;count:SizeInt):shortstring;
-{$endif interncopy}
 Procedure Delete(Var s:shortstring;index:SizeInt;count:SizeInt);
 Procedure Insert(const source:shortstring;Var s:shortstring;index:SizeInt);
 Procedure Insert(source:Char;Var s:shortstring;index:SizeInt);
@@ -491,9 +488,6 @@ Function  Chr(b:byte):Char;
 {$endif}
 Function  upCase(c:Char):Char;
 Function  lowerCase(c:Char):Char; overload;
-{$ifndef InternCopy}
-function  copy(c:char;index : SizeInt;count : SizeInt): shortstring;
-{$endif interncopy}
 function  pos(const substr : shortstring;c:char): SizeInt;
 
 
@@ -502,9 +496,6 @@ function  pos(const substr : shortstring;c:char): SizeInt;
 ****************************************************************************}
 
 Procedure UniqueString(Var S : AnsiString);external name 'FPC_ANSISTR_UNIQUE';
-{$ifndef InternCopy}
-Function  Copy (Const S : AnsiString; Index,Size : SizeInt) : AnsiString;
-{$endif interncopy}
 Function  Pos (Const Substr : AnsiString; Const Source : AnsiString) : SizeInt;
 Function  Pos (c : Char; Const s : AnsiString) : SizeInt;
 Procedure Insert (Const Source : AnsiString; Var S : AnsiString; Index : SizeInt);
diff --git a/rtl/inc/wstringh.inc b/rtl/inc/wstringh.inc
index 79260618fc..230622550c 100644
--- a/rtl/inc/wstringh.inc
+++ b/rtl/inc/wstringh.inc
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 
 
 procedure UniqueString(Var S : WideString);external name 'FPC_WIDESTR_UNIQUE';
-{$ifndef InternCopy}
-Function  Copy (Const S : WideString; Index,Size : SizeInt) : WideString;
-{$endif interncopy}
 Function Pos (Const Substr : WideString; Const Source : WideString) : SizeInt;
 Function Pos (c : Char; Const s : WideString) : SizeInt;
 Function Pos (c : WideChar; Const s : WideString) : SizeInt;
diff --git a/rtl/inc/wstrings.inc b/rtl/inc/wstrings.inc
index 381a3845c2..04beb070a3 100644
--- a/rtl/inc/wstrings.inc
+++ b/rtl/inc/wstrings.inc
@@ -855,11 +855,7 @@ begin
 end;
 
 
-{$ifdef interncopy}
 Function Fpc_WideStr_Copy (Const S : WideString; Index,Size : SizeInt) : WideString;compilerproc;
-{$else}
-Function Copy (Const S : WideString; Index,Size : SizeInt) : WideString;
-{$endif}
 var
   ResultAddress : Pointer;
 begin
@@ -884,11 +880,7 @@ begin
         PWideChar(ResultAddress+Size*sizeof(WideChar))^:=#0;
       end;
    end;
-{$ifdef interncopy}
   Pointer(fpc_widestr_Copy):=ResultAddress;
-{$else}
-  Pointer(Copy):=ResultAddress;
-{$endif}
 end;
 
 
diff --git a/rtl/powerpc/powerpc.inc b/rtl/powerpc/powerpc.inc
index d767d79e2e..2f9817e2fa 100644
--- a/rtl/powerpc/powerpc.inc
+++ b/rtl/powerpc/powerpc.inc
@@ -830,11 +830,7 @@ asm
 end;
 
 
-{$ifdef interncopy}
 procedure fpc_shortstr_assign(len:longint;sstr,dstr:pointer);[public,alias:'FPC_SHORTSTR_ASSIGN'];
-{$else}
-procedure fpc_shortstr_copy(len:longint;sstr,dstr:pointer);[public,alias:'FPC_SHORTSTR_COPY'];
-{$endif}
 assembler; nostackframe;
 { input: r3: len, r4: sstr, r5: dstr }
 asm