diff --git a/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_cst.h b/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_cst.h
index 3b0083d87..c712ffd8f 100644
--- a/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_cst.h
+++ b/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_cst.h
@@ -283,11 +283,6 @@ void mlr_dsl_cst_handle_top_level_statement_block(
 	variables_t* pvars,
 	cst_outputs_t* pcst_outputs);
 
-void mlr_dsl_cst_handle_statement_block( // xxx rm
-	sllv_t*      pcst_block, // block bodies for begin, main, end; cond, if, for, while
-	variables_t* pvars,
-	cst_outputs_t* pcst_outputs);
-
 // Recursive entry point: block bodies for begin, main, end; cond, if, for, while.
 void mlr_dsl_cst_handle_statement_list( // xxx rename to handle statement block
 	sllv_t*      pcst_statements,
diff --git a/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_cst_statements.c b/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_cst_statements.c
index 34051496c..60224a3e5 100644
--- a/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_cst_statements.c
+++ b/c/mapping/mlr_dsl_cst_statements.c
@@ -2068,17 +2068,8 @@ void mlr_dsl_cst_handle_top_level_statement_block(
 }
 
 // ================================================================
-// xxx copy to ..._for_filter
-// xxx rename to ..._for_put
 
-void mlr_dsl_cst_handle_statement_block(
-	sllv_t*        pcst_block,
-	variables_t*   pvars,
-	cst_outputs_t* pcst_outputs)
-{
-	mlr_dsl_cst_handle_statement_list(pcst_block, pvars, pcst_outputs);
-	bind_stack_clear(pvars->pbind_stack); // clear the baseframe
-}
+// xxx whack
 
 // This is for statement lists not recursively contained within a loop body -- including the
 // main/begin/end statements.  Since there is no containing loop body, there is no need to check