diff --git a/src/runtime/export_debug_test.go b/src/runtime/export_debug_test.go
index d34c1fd7dc..74f8855de6 100644
--- a/src/runtime/export_debug_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/export_debug_test.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (h *debugCallHandler) handle(info *siginfo, ctxt *sigctxt, gp2 *g) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	f := findfunc(uintptr(ctxt.rip()))
-	if !(hasprefix(funcname(f), "runtime.debugCall") || hasprefix(funcname(f), "debugCall")) {
+	if !(hasPrefix(funcname(f), "runtime.debugCall") || hasPrefix(funcname(f), "debugCall")) {
 		println("trap in unknown function", funcname(f))
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/src/runtime/os3_plan9.go b/src/runtime/os3_plan9.go
index 0e3a4c8024..15ca3359d2 100644
--- a/src/runtime/os3_plan9.go
+++ b/src/runtime/os3_plan9.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func sighandler(_ureg *ureg, note *byte, gp *g) int {
 	// level by the program but will otherwise be ignored.
 	flags = _SigNotify
 	for sig, t = range sigtable {
-		if hasprefix(notestr, t.name) {
+		if hasPrefix(notestr, t.name) {
 			flags = t.flags
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/src/runtime/os_plan9.go b/src/runtime/os_plan9.go
index 9f41c5ac83..5469114a2b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/os_plan9.go
+++ b/src/runtime/os_plan9.go
@@ -112,20 +112,20 @@ func sigpanic() {
 }
 
 func atolwhex(p string) int64 {
-	for hasprefix(p, " ") || hasprefix(p, "\t") {
+	for hasPrefix(p, " ") || hasPrefix(p, "\t") {
 		p = p[1:]
 	}
 	neg := false
-	if hasprefix(p, "-") || hasprefix(p, "+") {
+	if hasPrefix(p, "-") || hasPrefix(p, "+") {
 		neg = p[0] == '-'
 		p = p[1:]
-		for hasprefix(p, " ") || hasprefix(p, "\t") {
+		for hasPrefix(p, " ") || hasPrefix(p, "\t") {
 			p = p[1:]
 		}
 	}
 	var n int64
 	switch {
-	case hasprefix(p, "0x"), hasprefix(p, "0X"):
+	case hasPrefix(p, "0x"), hasPrefix(p, "0X"):
 		p = p[2:]
 		for ; len(p) > 0; p = p[1:] {
 			if '0' <= p[0] && p[0] <= '9' {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func atolwhex(p string) int64 {
 				break
 			}
 		}
-	case hasprefix(p, "0"):
+	case hasPrefix(p, "0"):
 		for ; len(p) > 0 && '0' <= p[0] && p[0] <= '7'; p = p[1:] {
 			n = n*8 + int64(p[0]-'0')
 		}
diff --git a/src/runtime/proc.go b/src/runtime/proc.go
index 31b188efd9..32467715c4 100644
--- a/src/runtime/proc.go
+++ b/src/runtime/proc.go
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ func cpuinit() {
 			p := argv_index(argv, argc+1+i)
 			s := *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&stringStruct{unsafe.Pointer(p), findnull(p)}))
 
-			if hasprefix(s, prefix) {
+			if hasPrefix(s, prefix) {
 				env = gostring(p)[len(prefix):]
 				break
 			}
@@ -3702,7 +3702,7 @@ func sigprof(pc, sp, lr uintptr, gp *g, mp *m) {
 	// received from somewhere else (with _LostSIGPROFDuringAtomic64 as pc).
 	if GOARCH == "mips" || GOARCH == "mipsle" || GOARCH == "arm" {
 		if f := findfunc(pc); f.valid() {
-			if hasprefix(funcname(f), "runtime/internal/atomic") {
+			if hasPrefix(funcname(f), "runtime/internal/atomic") {
 				lostAtomic64Count++
 				return
 			}
diff --git a/src/runtime/string.go b/src/runtime/string.go
index 6e42483b13..d10bd96f43 100644
--- a/src/runtime/string.go
+++ b/src/runtime/string.go
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func index(s, t string) int {
 		return 0
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
-		if s[i] == t[0] && hasprefix(s[i:], t) {
+		if s[i] == t[0] && hasPrefix(s[i:], t) {
 			return i
 		}
 	}
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ func contains(s, t string) bool {
 	return index(s, t) >= 0
 }
 
-func hasprefix(s, t string) bool {
-	return len(s) >= len(t) && s[:len(t)] == t
+func hasPrefix(s, prefix string) bool {
+	return len(s) >= len(prefix) && s[:len(prefix)] == prefix
 }
 
 const (
diff --git a/src/runtime/traceback.go b/src/runtime/traceback.go
index d8c225d975..a1f32016b9 100644
--- a/src/runtime/traceback.go
+++ b/src/runtime/traceback.go
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ func showfuncinfo(f funcInfo, firstFrame, elideWrapper bool) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	return contains(name, ".") && (!hasprefix(name, "runtime.") || isExportedRuntime(name))
+	return contains(name, ".") && (!hasPrefix(name, "runtime.") || isExportedRuntime(name))
 }
 
 // isExportedRuntime reports whether name is an exported runtime function.
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ func isSystemGoroutine(gp *g) bool {
 		// back into user code.
 		return !fingRunning
 	}
-	return hasprefix(funcname(f), "runtime.")
+	return hasPrefix(funcname(f), "runtime.")
 }
 
 // SetCgoTraceback records three C functions to use to gather
diff --git a/src/runtime/type.go b/src/runtime/type.go
index 4b38c351c7..88a44a37ed 100644
--- a/src/runtime/type.go
+++ b/src/runtime/type.go
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ func (t *_type) uncommon() *uncommontype {
 	}
 }
 
-func hasPrefix(s, prefix string) bool {
-	return len(s) >= len(prefix) && s[:len(prefix)] == prefix
-}
-
 func (t *_type) name() string {
 	if t.tflag&tflagNamed == 0 {
 		return ""