diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/sinit.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/sinit.go
index e073a5fad4e49d..814e837d596e48 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/sinit.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/sinit.go
@@ -860,9 +860,7 @@ func slicelit(ctxt int, n *Node, var_ *Node, init *Nodes) {
 	init.Append(a)
 }
 
-func maplit(ctxt int, n *Node, m *Node, init *Nodes) {
-	ctxt = 0
-
+func maplit(n *Node, m *Node, init *Nodes) {
 	// make the map var
 	nerr := nerrors
 
@@ -894,8 +892,8 @@ func maplit(ctxt int, n *Node, m *Node, init *Nodes) {
 		dowidth(tv)
 
 		// make and initialize static arrays
-		vstatk := staticname(tk, ctxt)
-		vstatv := staticname(tv, ctxt)
+		vstatk := staticname(tk, 0)
+		vstatv := staticname(tv, 0)
 
 		b := int64(0)
 		for _, r := range n.List.Slice() {
@@ -1007,7 +1005,7 @@ func maplit(ctxt int, n *Node, m *Node, init *Nodes) {
 	}
 }
 
-func anylit(ctxt int, n *Node, var_ *Node, init *Nodes) {
+func anylit(n *Node, var_ *Node, init *Nodes) {
 	t := n.Type
 	switch n.Op {
 	default:
@@ -1037,7 +1035,7 @@ func anylit(ctxt int, n *Node, var_ *Node, init *Nodes) {
 
 		var_ = Nod(OIND, var_, nil)
 		var_ = typecheck(var_, Erv|Easgn)
-		anylit(ctxt, n.Left, var_, init)
+		anylit(n.Left, var_, init)
 
 	case OSTRUCTLIT:
 		if !t.IsStruct() {
@@ -1045,27 +1043,21 @@ func anylit(ctxt int, n *Node, var_ *Node, init *Nodes) {
 		}
 
 		if var_.isSimpleName() && n.List.Len() > 4 {
-			if ctxt == 0 {
-				// lay out static data
-				vstat := staticname(t, ctxt)
-
-				structlit(ctxt, 1, n, vstat, init)
+			// lay out static data
+			vstat := staticname(t, 0)
 
-				// copy static to var
-				a := Nod(OAS, var_, vstat)
+			structlit(0, 1, n, vstat, init)
 
-				a = typecheck(a, Etop)
-				a = walkexpr(a, init)
-				init.Append(a)
+			// copy static to var
+			a := Nod(OAS, var_, vstat)
 
-				// add expressions to automatic
-				structlit(ctxt, 2, n, var_, init)
+			a = typecheck(a, Etop)
+			a = walkexpr(a, init)
+			init.Append(a)
 
-				break
-			}
+			// add expressions to automatic
+			structlit(0, 2, n, var_, init)
 
-			structlit(ctxt, 1, n, var_, init)
-			structlit(ctxt, 2, n, var_, init)
 			break
 		}
 
@@ -1077,11 +1069,11 @@ func anylit(ctxt int, n *Node, var_ *Node, init *Nodes) {
 			init.Append(a)
 		}
 
-		structlit(ctxt, 3, n, var_, init)
+		structlit(0, 3, n, var_, init)
 
 	case OARRAYLIT:
 		if t.IsSlice() {
-			slicelit(ctxt, n, var_, init)
+			slicelit(0, n, var_, init)
 			break
 		}
 		if !t.IsArray() {
@@ -1089,27 +1081,20 @@ func anylit(ctxt int, n *Node, var_ *Node, init *Nodes) {
 		}
 
 		if var_.isSimpleName() && n.List.Len() > 4 {
-			if ctxt == 0 {
-				// lay out static data
-				vstat := staticname(t, ctxt)
-
-				arraylit(1, 1, n, vstat, init)
+			// lay out static data
+			vstat := staticname(t, 0)
 
-				// copy static to automatic
-				a := Nod(OAS, var_, vstat)
+			arraylit(1, 1, n, vstat, init)
 
-				a = typecheck(a, Etop)
-				a = walkexpr(a, init)
-				init.Append(a)
-
-				// add expressions to automatic
-				arraylit(ctxt, 2, n, var_, init)
+			// copy static to automatic
+			a := Nod(OAS, var_, vstat)
+			a = typecheck(a, Etop)
+			a = walkexpr(a, init)
+			init.Append(a)
 
-				break
-			}
+			// add expressions to automatic
+			arraylit(0, 2, n, var_, init)
 
-			arraylit(ctxt, 1, n, var_, init)
-			arraylit(ctxt, 2, n, var_, init)
 			break
 		}
 
@@ -1121,13 +1106,13 @@ func anylit(ctxt int, n *Node, var_ *Node, init *Nodes) {
 			init.Append(a)
 		}
 
-		arraylit(ctxt, 3, n, var_, init)
+		arraylit(0, 3, n, var_, init)
 
 	case OMAPLIT:
 		if !t.IsMap() {
 			Fatalf("anylit: not map")
 		}
-		maplit(ctxt, n, var_, init)
+		maplit(n, var_, init)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1149,14 +1134,6 @@ func oaslit(n *Node, init *Nodes) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	// context is init() function.
-	// implies generated data executed
-	// exactly once and not subject to races.
-	ctxt := 0
-
-	//	if(n->dodata == 1)
-	//		ctxt = 1;
-
 	switch n.Right.Op {
 	default:
 		// not a special composit literal assignment
@@ -1167,7 +1144,7 @@ func oaslit(n *Node, init *Nodes) bool {
 			// not a special composit literal assignment
 			return false
 		}
-		anylit(ctxt, n.Right, n.Left, init)
+		anylit(n.Right, n.Left, init)
 	}
 
 	n.Op = OEMPTY
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/walk.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/walk.go
index 91895dd8afba41..a51defb03edf61 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/walk.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/walk.go
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ opswitch:
 			break
 		}
 		var_ := temp(n.Type)
-		anylit(0, n, var_, init)
+		anylit(n, var_, init)
 		n = var_
 
 	case OSEND: