diff --git a/modules/src/read_em/.distr b/modules/src/read_em/.distr
index 82e634331..a221e0c8e 100644
--- a/modules/src/read_em/.distr
+++ b/modules/src/read_em/.distr
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ argtype
 em_comp.h
 m_C_mnem
 m_C_mnem_na
-m_C_funcs
 mkcalls.c
 read_em.3
 read_em.c
diff --git a/modules/src/read_em/Makefile b/modules/src/read_em/Makefile
index d397600ed..4f9396d18 100644
--- a/modules/src/read_em/Makefile
+++ b/modules/src/read_em/Makefile
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ cmp:		all
 		$(COMPARE) man/read_em.3
 
 pr:
-		@pr Makefile m_C_funcs m_C_mnem m_C_mnem_na argtype $(SRCFILES)
+		@pr Makefile m_C_mnem m_C_mnem_na argtype $(SRCFILES)
 
 opr:
 		make pr | opr
 
 clean:
-		rm -f *.o *.a C_funcs C_mnem C_mnem_narg
+		rm -f *.o *.a C_mnem C_mnem_narg
 
 libread_emk.a:	$(K_OFILES)
 		ar r libread_emk.a $(K_OFILES)
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ read_emeV.o:	read_em.c em_comp.h reade.c
 		$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -DCHECKING read_em.c
 		mv read_em.o read_emeV.o
 
-makecalls.o:	C_funcs C_mnem C_mnem_narg em_comp.h mkcalls.c
+makecalls.o:	C_mnem C_mnem_narg em_comp.h mkcalls.c
 		$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) mkcalls.c
 		mv mkcalls.o makecalls.o
 
-makecallsV.o:	C_funcs C_mnem C_mnem_narg em_comp.h mkcalls.c
+makecallsV.o:	C_mnem C_mnem_narg em_comp.h mkcalls.c
 		$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -DCHECKING mkcalls.c
 		mv mkcalls.o makecallsV.o
 
@@ -94,10 +94,7 @@ C_mnem:		m_C_mnem argtype
 C_mnem_narg:	m_C_mnem_na argtype
 		sh m_C_mnem_na > C_mnem_narg
 
-C_funcs:	m_C_funcs argtype
-		sh m_C_funcs > C_funcs
-
-lintlib:	C_mnem C_mnem_narg C_funcs
+lintlib:	C_mnem C_mnem_narg
 		lint $(INCLUDES) $(DEFINES) -DCOMPACT -DCHECKING -Cread_emkV $(KSRCFILES)
 		lint $(INCLUDES) $(DEFINES) -DCHECKING -Cread_emeV $(ESRCFILES)
 		mv llib-lread_emeV.ln llib-lread_emkV.ln $(MODULES)/lib
diff --git a/modules/src/read_em/m_C_mnem b/modules/src/read_em/m_C_mnem
index 479da76db..fdd52f64f 100755
--- a/modules/src/read_em/m_C_mnem
+++ b/modules/src/read_em/m_C_mnem
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 EM_TABLE=../../../etc/em_table
 echo "switch(p->em_opcode) {"
-echo '	default: EM_error = "Illegal mnemonic"; break;'
 for i in - cdflnorswz p b
 do
 	list=`./argtype $i $EM_TABLE`
@@ -26,19 +25,22 @@ do
 	esac
 	for i in $list
 	do
-		echo "	case op_$i:"
+		cat << EOF
+	case op_$i:
+		C_$i$args;
+		break;
+EOF
 	done
-	echo "		(*C_funcs[p->em_opcode])$args; break;"
 done
 list=`./argtype g $EM_TABLE`
-for i in $list
-do
-	echo "	case op_$i:"
-done
 cat << 'EOF'
-	/* a "g" argument */
+	default:
+/* a "g" argument */
 		if (p->em_argtype == nof_ptyp) {
 			switch(p->em_opcode) {
+				default:
+					EM_error = "Illegal mnemonic";
+					break;
 EOF
 for i in $list
 do
@@ -53,6 +55,9 @@ cat << 'EOF'
 		}
 		else if (p->em_argtype == sof_ptyp) {
 			switch(p->em_opcode) {
+				default:
+					EM_error = "Illegal mnemonic";
+					break;
 EOF
 for i in $list
 do
@@ -66,8 +71,21 @@ cat << 'EOF'
 			}
 		}
 		else /*argtype == cst_ptyp */ {
-			(*C_funcs[p->em_opcode])(p->em_cst);
-			break;
+			switch(p->em_opcode) {
+				default:
+					EM_error = "Illegal mnemonic";
+					break;
+EOF
+for i in $list
+do
+	cat << EOF
+				case op_$i:
+					C_$i(p->em_cst);
+					break;
+EOF
+done
+cat << 'EOF'
+			}
 		}
 }
 EOF
diff --git a/modules/src/read_em/mkcalls.c b/modules/src/read_em/mkcalls.c
index 016b32ab7..9ea5942aa 100644
--- a/modules/src/read_em/mkcalls.c
+++ b/modules/src/read_em/mkcalls.c
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 extern char em_flag[];	/* One per EM instruction: indicates parameter kind */
 extern short em_ptyp[];	/* One per parameter kind: indicates parameter type */
 
-#include "C_funcs"
-
 static int listtype = 0;	/* indicates pseudo when generating code for
 				   variable length argument lists
 				   (only for MES)