diff --git a/compile/interface/Analyzer.scala b/compile/interface/Analyzer.scala
index e20dd46cc..7cfea03bd 100644
--- a/compile/interface/Analyzer.scala
+++ b/compile/interface/Analyzer.scala
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ final class Analyzer(val global: CallbackGlobal) extends Compat
 						classFile(on) match
 						{
 							case Some((f,className,inOutDir)) =>
-								if(inOutDir && on.isJavaDefined) registerTopLevelSym(on)
 								f match
 								{
 									case ze: ZipArchive#Entry => for(zip <- ze.underlyingSource; zipFile <- Option(zip.file) ) binaryDependency(zipFile, className)
diff --git a/compile/interface/CompilerInterface.scala b/compile/interface/CompilerInterface.scala
index 41a8e5e4e..bc0a3175a 100644
--- a/compile/interface/CompilerInterface.scala
+++ b/compile/interface/CompilerInterface.scala
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ private final class CachedCompiler0(args: Array[String], initialLog: WeakLog) ex
 		def clear()
 		{
 			callback0 = null
-			atPhase(currentRun.namerPhase) { forgetAll() }
 			superDropRun()
 			reporter = null
 		}
@@ -189,21 +188,6 @@ private final class CachedCompiler0(args: Array[String], initialLog: WeakLog) ex
 		def findOnClassPath(name: String): Option[AbstractFile] =
 			classPath.findClass(name).flatMap(_.binary.asInstanceOf[Option[AbstractFile]])
 
-		override def registerTopLevelSym(sym: Symbol) = toForget += sym
-
-		final def unlinkAll(m: Symbol) {
-			val scope = m.owner.info.decls
-			scope unlink m
-			scope unlink m.companionSymbol
-		}
-
-		def forgetAll()
-		{
-			for(sym <- toForget)
-				unlinkAll(sym)
-			toForget = mutable.Set()
-		}
-
 		// fine-control over external changes is unimplemented:
 		//   must drop whole CachedCompiler when !changes.isEmpty
 		def reload(changes: DependencyChanges)