diff --git a/modules/src/em_code/em.c b/modules/src/em_code/em.c
index 635a5bd9b..8aac6ed5d 100644
--- a/modules/src/em_code/em.c
+++ b/modules/src/em_code/em.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 	Also contains C_open, C_close
 */
 #include <alloc.h>
-#include <em_path.h>
 #include <em_arith.h>
 #include "insert.h"
 #include "em_private.h"
@@ -17,8 +16,6 @@
 int		C_ontmpfile = 0;
 int		C_sequential = 1;
 Part		*C_curr_part;
-Part		*C_stable[TABSIZ];
-char		*C_tmpdir = TMP_DIR;
 int		(*C_outpart)(), (*C_swtout)(), (*C_swttmp)();
 
 #ifdef INCORE
@@ -28,7 +25,7 @@ char		*C_BASE;
 File		*C_ofp;
 
 #ifndef INCORE
-File		*C_tfr, *C_old_ofp;
+File		*C_tfr;
 char		*C_tmpfile;
 char		*strcpy(), *strcat();
 char		*C_ibuf = 0;
@@ -43,8 +40,6 @@ long		C_current_out;
 
 static char	obuf[BUFFERSIZ];
 char		*C_top = &obuf[BUFFERSIZ];
-char		*C_old_top;
-char		*C_old_opp;
 #ifdef INCORE
 char		*C_current_out = obuf;
 #else
diff --git a/modules/src/em_code/insert.c b/modules/src/em_code/insert.c
index 7898e29da..11ec89539 100644
--- a/modules/src/em_code/insert.c
+++ b/modules/src/em_code/insert.c
@@ -9,10 +9,19 @@
    they can be written immediately.
 */
 
+#include <em_path.h>
 #include <alloc.h>
 #include "insert.h"
 
+char		*C_tmpdir = TMP_DIR;
+static Part	*C_stable[TABSIZ];
+
+static char	*C_old_top;
+static char	*C_old_opp;
+
 #ifndef INCORE
+static File	*C_old_ofp;
+
 static int
 getbyte(b)
 	long b;
diff --git a/modules/src/em_code/insert.h b/modules/src/em_code/insert.h
index 9b36731ad..8fd1c5816 100644
--- a/modules/src/em_code/insert.h
+++ b/modules/src/em_code/insert.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ typedef struct part {
 extern int
 	C_ontmpfile, C_sequential;
 extern Part
-	*C_curr_part, *C_stable[];
+	*C_curr_part;
 #ifdef INCORE
 extern char
 	*C_current_out, *C_BASE;
@@ -59,14 +59,11 @@ extern int (*C_outpart)(), (*C_swtout)(), (*C_swttmp)();
 extern File	*C_ofp;
 
 #ifndef INCORE
-extern File	*C_tfr, *C_old_ofp;
+extern File	*C_tfr;
 extern char	*C_tmpfile;
-extern char	*C_tmpdir;
 #endif
 
 extern char	*C_top;
-extern char	*C_old_top;
-extern char	*C_old_opp;
 extern char	*C_ibuf;
 
 #define put(c)	if (C_opp == C_top) C_flush(); *C_opp++ = (c)