diff --git a/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_readdir.c b/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_readdir.c
index 320f04f591..d43b67c663 100644
--- a/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_readdir.c
+++ b/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_readdir.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  * Implements:
  * BlobScan
  * afs_readdir_move
- * afs_bulkstat_send
  * afs_readdir/afs_readdir2(HP)
  * afs_readdir1 - HP NFS version
  * 
@@ -196,17 +195,6 @@ struct minnfs_direct {
 #endif /* !defined(UKERNEL) */
 
 
-/*
- *------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * Keep a stack of about 256 fids for the bulk stat call.
- * Fill it during the readdir_move.  Later empty it...
- */
-
-#define	READDIR_STASH	AFSCBMAX
-struct AFSFid afs_readdir_stash[READDIR_STASH];
-int afs_rd_stash_i = 0;
-
 /*
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
@@ -553,12 +541,6 @@ afs_readdir_move(struct DirEntry *de, struct vcache *vc, struct uio *auio,
  * This routine encodes knowledge of Vice dirs.
  */
 
-void
-afs_bulkstat_send(struct vcache *avc, struct vrequest *req)
-{
-    afs_rd_stash_i = 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Here is the bad, bad, really bad news.
  * It has to do with 'offset' (seek locations).
diff --git a/src/afs/afs_init.c b/src/afs/afs_init.c
index 63d24cf8f2..0b8dd0e458 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_init.c
+++ b/src/afs/afs_init.c
@@ -739,9 +739,6 @@ shutdown_vnodeops(void)
 {
     AFS_STATCNT(shutdown_vnodeops);
     if (afs_cold_shutdown) {
-#ifndef AFS_LINUX_ENV
-	afs_rd_stash_i = 0;
-#endif
 	shutdown_mariner();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/afs/afs_prototypes.h b/src/afs/afs_prototypes.h
index 1d89337169..db5cd4aa24 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_prototypes.h
+++ b/src/afs/afs_prototypes.h
@@ -1260,7 +1260,6 @@ extern void afs_PrefetchChunk(struct vcache *avc, struct dcache *adc,
 
 
 /* VNOPS/afs_vnop_readdir.c */
-extern int afs_rd_stash_i;
 extern int BlobScan(struct dcache * afile, afs_int32 ablob, int *ablobOut);
 #if defined(AFS_SUN5_ENV) || defined(AFS_SGI_ENV) || defined(AFS_DARWIN_ENV) || defined(AFS_XBSD_ENV)
 extern int afs_readdir(OSI_VC_DECL(avc), struct uio *auio,