diff --git a/src/spice_netlist.c b/src/spice_netlist.c
index 09b457c3..017c8c55 100644
--- a/src/spice_netlist.c
+++ b/src/spice_netlist.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "xschem.h"
 
 static Str_hashtable model_table = {NULL, 0}; /* safe even with multiple schematics */
-static Int_hashtable used_symbols = {NULL, 0};
 
 static const char *hier_psprint_mtime(const char *file_name)
 {
@@ -208,8 +207,6 @@ static int spice_netlist(FILE *fd, int spice_stop )
        } else {
          const char *m;
          if(print_spice_element(fd, i)) {
-           /* symbol is used */
-           int_hash_lookup(&used_symbols, translate(i, get_sym_name(i, 9999, 1)), 1, XINSERT);
            fprintf(fd, "**** end_element\n");
          }
          /* hash device_model attribute if any */
@@ -257,7 +254,6 @@ int global_spice_netlist(int global)  /* netlister driver */
  statusmsg("",2);  /* clear infowindow */
  str_hash_init(&subckt_table, HASHSIZE);
  str_hash_init(&model_table, HASHSIZE);
- int_hash_init(&used_symbols, HASHSIZE);
  record_global_node(2, NULL, NULL); /* delete list of global nodes */
  bus_char[0] = bus_char[1] = '\0';
  xctx->hiersep[0]='.'; xctx->hiersep[1]='\0';
@@ -416,8 +412,6 @@ int global_spice_netlist(int global)  /* netlister driver */
    get_additional_symbols(1);
    for(i=0;i<xctx->symbols; ++i)
    {
-    if(int_hash_lookup(&used_symbols,
-        get_trailing_path(xctx->sym[i].name, 9999, 0), 0, XLOOKUP) == NULL) continue;
     if( strcmp(get_tok_value(xctx->sym[i].prop_ptr,"spice_ignore",0),"true")==0 ) continue;
     if(!xctx->sym[i].type) continue;
     my_strdup(_ALLOC_ID_, &abs_path, abs_sym_path(xctx->sym[i].name, ""));
@@ -507,7 +501,6 @@ int global_spice_netlist(int global)  /* netlister driver */
  }
  str_hash_free(&model_table);
  str_hash_free(&subckt_table);
- int_hash_free(&used_symbols);
  if(first) fprintf(fd,"**** end user architecture code\n");
 
 
diff --git a/src/tedax_netlist.c b/src/tedax_netlist.c
index 482515ed..66f6099d 100644
--- a/src/tedax_netlist.c
+++ b/src/tedax_netlist.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "xschem.h"
-static Int_hashtable used_symbols = {NULL, 0};
 static int tedax_netlist(FILE *fd, int tedax_stop )
 {
   int err = 0;
@@ -66,8 +65,6 @@ static int tedax_netlist(FILE *fd, int tedax_stop )
          fprintf(fd,"#**** end user architecture code\n");
        } else {
          print_tedax_element(fd, i) ;  /* this is the element line  */
-         /* symbol is used */
-         int_hash_lookup(&used_symbols, translate(i, get_sym_name(i, 9999, 1)), 1, XINSERT);
 
 
        }
@@ -142,7 +139,6 @@ int global_tedax_netlist(int global)  /* netlister driver */
  xctx->push_undo();
  statusmsg("",2);  /* clear infowindow */
  str_hash_init(&subckt_table, HASHSIZE);
- int_hash_init(&used_symbols, HASHSIZE);
  record_global_node(2, NULL, NULL); /* delete list of global nodes */
  bus_char[0] = bus_char[1] = '\0';
  xctx->hiersep[0]='.'; xctx->hiersep[1]='\0';
@@ -211,8 +207,6 @@ int global_tedax_netlist(int global)  /* netlister driver */
    get_additional_symbols(1);
    for(i=0;i<xctx->symbols; ++i)
    {
-    if(int_hash_lookup(&used_symbols,
-        get_trailing_path(xctx->sym[i].name, 9999, 0), 0, XLOOKUP) == NULL) continue;
     if( strcmp(get_tok_value(xctx->sym[i].prop_ptr,"tedax_ignore",0),"true")==0 ) continue;
     if(!xctx->sym[i].type) continue;
     my_strdup2(_ALLOC_ID_, &abs_path, abs_sym_path(tcl_hook2(xctx->sym[i].name), ""));
@@ -252,7 +246,6 @@ int global_tedax_netlist(int global)  /* netlister driver */
  propagate_hilights(1, 0, XINSERT_NOREPLACE);
  draw_hilight_net(1);
  my_free(_ALLOC_ID_, &stored_flags);
- int_hash_free(&used_symbols);
 
  /* print globals nodes found in netlist 28032003 */
  record_global_node(0,fd,NULL);
diff --git a/src/verilog_netlist.c b/src/verilog_netlist.c
index a47772a5..505ac647 100644
--- a/src/verilog_netlist.c
+++ b/src/verilog_netlist.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "xschem.h"
-static Int_hashtable used_symbols = {NULL, 0};
 
 static int verilog_netlist(FILE *fd , int verilog_stop)
 {
@@ -63,15 +62,11 @@ static int verilog_netlist(FILE *fd , int verilog_stop)
      {
       if(xctx->inst[i].sel==SELECTED) {
         print_verilog_element(fd, i) ;
-        /* symbol is used */
-        int_hash_lookup(&used_symbols, translate(i, get_sym_name(i, 9999, 1)), 1, XINSERT); 
 
       }
      }
      else {
        print_verilog_element(fd, i) ;  /* this is the element line  */
-       /* symbol is used */
-       int_hash_lookup(&used_symbols, translate(i, get_sym_name(i, 9999, 1)), 1, XINSERT); 
 
      }
     }
@@ -109,7 +104,6 @@ int global_verilog_netlist(int global)  /* netlister driver */
  xctx->netlist_unconn_cnt=0; /* unique count of unconnected pins while netlisting */
  statusmsg("",2);  /* clear infowindow */
  str_hash_init(&subckt_table, HASHSIZE);
- int_hash_init(&used_symbols, HASHSIZE);
  xctx->netlist_count=0;
  /* top sch properties used for library use declarations and type definitions */
  /* to be printed before any entity declarations */
@@ -366,8 +360,6 @@ int global_verilog_netlist(int global)  /* netlister driver */
    get_additional_symbols(1);
    for(i=0;i<xctx->symbols; ++i)
    {
-    if(int_hash_lookup(&used_symbols,
-        get_trailing_path(xctx->sym[i].name, 9999, 0), 0, XLOOKUP) == NULL) continue;
     if( strcmp(get_tok_value(xctx->sym[i].prop_ptr,"verilog_ignore",0),"true")==0 ) continue;
     if(!xctx->sym[i].type) continue;
     my_strdup2(_ALLOC_ID_, &abs_path, abs_sym_path(tcl_hook2(xctx->sym[i].name), ""));
@@ -409,7 +401,6 @@ int global_verilog_netlist(int global)  /* netlister driver */
  propagate_hilights(1, 0, XINSERT_NOREPLACE);
  draw_hilight_net(1);
  my_free(_ALLOC_ID_, &stored_flags);
- int_hash_free(&used_symbols);
 
  dbg(1, "global_verilog_netlist(): starting awk on netlist!\n");
  if(!split_f) {