diff --git a/src/lib/empthread/lwp.c b/src/lib/empthread/lwp.c
index 353c4de6..014640fe 100644
--- a/src/lib/empthread/lwp.c
+++ b/src/lib/empthread/lwp.c
@@ -55,16 +55,6 @@ empth_create(int prio, void (*entry)(void *), int size, int flags,
     return lwpCreate(prio, entry, size, flags, name, desc, 0, 0, ud);
 }
 
-#if 0
-/* This is unused now? */
-void
-empth_setctx(void *ctx)
-{
-    /* lwp does it automatically */
-    return;
-}
-#endif
-
 empth_t *
 empth_self(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/lib/empthread/pthread.c b/src/lib/empthread/pthread.c
index bdd925c9..41e4fe1a 100644
--- a/src/lib/empthread/pthread.c
+++ b/src/lib/empthread/pthread.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ empth_create(int prio, void (*entry)(void *), int size, int flags,
 
     ctx = malloc(sizeof(empth_t));
     if (!ctx) {
-	logerror("not enough memoty to create thread: %s (%s)", name,
+	logerror("not enough memory to create thread: %s (%s)", name,
 		 desc);
 	return NULL;
     }
@@ -234,24 +234,6 @@ empth_create(int prio, void (*entry)(void *), int size, int flags,
 }
 
 
-#if 0
-static void
-empth_setctx(void *ct)
-{
-    empth_t *ctx_ptr;
-
-#ifdef _DECTHREADS_
-    pthread_getspecific(ctx_key, (pthread_addr_t *) & ctx_ptr);
-#else
-    ctx_ptr = (empth_t *)pthread_getspecific(ctx_key);
-#endif
-    ctx_ptr->ud = ct;
-    *udata = ctx_ptr->ud;
-    pthread_setspecific(ctx_key, ctx_ptr);
-    empth_status("context saved");
-}
-#endif
-
 static void
 empth_restorectx(void)
 {