diff --git a/include/budg.h b/include/budg.h
index 0a5b452e..a8aef7c3 100644
--- a/include/budg.h
+++ b/include/budg.h
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@
 
 struct bp *bp_alloc(void);
 void bp_set_from_sect(struct bp *, struct sctstr *);
-int bp_get_item(struct bp *, struct sctstr *, i_type);
-void bp_put_item(struct bp *, struct sctstr *, i_type, int);
-void bp_put_items(struct bp *, struct sctstr *);
-int bp_get_avail(struct bp *, struct sctstr *);
-void bp_put_avail(struct bp *, struct sctstr *, int);
 void bp_to_sect(struct bp *, struct sctstr *);
 
 extern int money[MAXNOC];
diff --git a/src/lib/update/bp.c b/src/lib/update/bp.c
index 020cf1c2..941e68d9 100644
--- a/src/lib/update/bp.c
+++ b/src/lib/update/bp.c
@@ -66,70 +66,21 @@ static enum bp_item_idx bud_key[I_MAX + 1] = {
     BP_LCM, BP_HCM, BP_NONE, BP_NONE
 };
 
-/*
- * Return the item value tracked in @bp for sector @sp's item @comm.
- * @comm must be a tracked item type.
- */
-int
-bp_get_item(struct bp *bp, struct sctstr *sp, i_type comm)
-{
-    enum bp_item_idx idx = bud_key[comm];
-
-    if (CANT_HAPPEN(idx < 0) || !bp)
-	return sp->sct_item[comm];
-    return bp[sp->sct_uid].bp_item[idx];
-}
-
-/*
- * Set item value tracked in @bp for sector @sp's item @comm to @amount.
- */
+/* Set the values tracked in @bp for sector @sp to the values in @sp. */
 void
-bp_put_item(struct bp *bp, struct sctstr *sp, i_type comm, int amount)
+bp_set_from_sect(struct bp *bp, struct sctstr *sp)
 {
-    enum bp_item_idx idx = bud_key[comm];
-
-    if (bp && idx >= 0)
-	bp[sp->sct_uid].bp_item[idx] = amount;
-}
-
-/* Set the item values tracked in @bp from sector @sp. */
-void
-bp_put_items(struct bp *bp, struct sctstr *sp)
-{
-    enum bp_item_idx idx;
     i_type i;
+    enum bp_item_idx idx;
 
     if (!bp)
 	return;
-
     for (i = I_NONE + 1; i <= I_MAX; i++) {
 	idx = bud_key[i];
 	if (idx >= 0)
 	    bp[sp->sct_uid].bp_item[idx] = sp->sct_item[i];
     }
-}
-
-/* Return avail tracked in @bp for sector @sp. */
-int
-bp_get_avail(struct bp *bp, struct sctstr *sp)
-{
-    return bp ? bp[sp->sct_uid].bp_avail : sp->sct_avail;
-}
-
-/* Set avail tracked in @bp for sector @sp to @amount. */
-void
-bp_put_avail(struct bp *bp, struct sctstr *sp, int amount)
-{
-    if (bp)
-	bp[sp->sct_uid].bp_avail = amount;
-}
-
-/* Set the values tracked in @bp for sector @sp to the values in @sp. */
-void
-bp_set_from_sect(struct bp *bp, struct sctstr *sp)
-{
-    bp_put_items(bp, sp);
-    bp_put_avail(bp, sp, sp->sct_avail);
+    bp[sp->sct_uid].bp_avail = sp->sct_avail;
 }
 
 /* Copy the values tracked in @bp for sector @sp back to @sp. */
diff --git a/src/lib/update/sect.c b/src/lib/update/sect.c
index fb97142f..206c0788 100644
--- a/src/lib/update/sect.c
+++ b/src/lib/update/sect.c
@@ -270,10 +270,11 @@ produce_sect(struct natstr *np, int etu, struct bp *bp, int p_sect[][2])
 	}
 
 	work = do_feed(sp, np, etu, 0);
-	bp_put_items(bp, sp);
 
-	if (sp->sct_off || np->nat_money < 0)
+	if (sp->sct_off || np->nat_money < 0) {
+	    bp_set_from_sect(bp, sp);
 	    continue;
+	}
 
 	sp->sct_avail = work;
 	amount = 0;
@@ -290,7 +291,6 @@ produce_sect(struct natstr *np, int etu, struct bp *bp, int p_sect[][2])
 	if ((sp->sct_effic < 100 || sp->sct_type != sp->sct_newtype) &&
 	    np->nat_money >= 0) {
 	    cost = buildeff(sp);
-	    bp_put_items(bp, sp);
 	    p_sect[SCT_EFFIC][0]++;
 	    p_sect[SCT_EFFIC][1] += cost;
 	    if (!player->simulation)
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ produce_sect(struct natstr *np, int etu, struct bp *bp, int p_sect[][2])
 	    p_sect[sp->sct_type][1] += ecost;
 	    if (!player->simulation)
 		np->nat_money -= ecost;
-	    bp_put_items(bp, sp);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -313,10 +312,9 @@ produce_sect(struct natstr *np, int etu, struct bp *bp, int p_sect[][2])
 	if (sp->sct_effic >= 60) {
 	    if (np->nat_money >= 0 && dchr[sp->sct_type].d_prd >= 0)
 		amount = produce(np, sp, &pcost);
-	    bp_put_items(bp, sp);
 	}
 
-	bp_put_avail(bp, sp, sp->sct_avail);
+	bp_set_from_sect(bp, sp);
 	p_sect[sp->sct_type][0] += amount;
 	p_sect[sp->sct_type][1] += pcost;
 	if (!player->simulation)