diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/subr.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/subr.go
index 8fb5be41f7..acd2b299c9 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/subr.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/subr.go
@@ -367,13 +367,6 @@ func nod(op Op, nleft *Node, nright *Node) *Node {
 		n.Name.Param = new(Param)
 	case OLABEL, OPACK:
 		n.Name = new(Name)
-	case ODCLFIELD:
-		if nleft != nil {
-			n.Name = nleft.Name
-		} else {
-			n.Name = new(Name)
-			n.Name.Param = new(Param)
-		}
 	}
 	if n.Name != nil {
 		n.Name.Curfn = Curfn
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/syntax.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/syntax.go
index 0f05f8c2d8..b0c5204ee3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/syntax.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/syntax.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (n *Node) SetOpt(x interface{}) {
 	n.E = x
 }
 
-// Name holds Node fields used only by named nodes (ONAME, OPACK, OLABEL, ODCLFIELD, some OLITERAL).
+// Name holds Node fields used only by named nodes (ONAME, OPACK, OLABEL, some OLITERAL).
 type Name struct {
 	Pack      *Node  // real package for import . names
 	Pkg       *Pkg   // pkg for OPACK nodes
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ type Name struct {
 	Inlvar    *Node  // ONAME substitute while inlining (could move to Param?)
 	Defn      *Node  // initializing assignment
 	Curfn     *Node  // function for local variables
-	Param     *Param // additional fields for ONAME, ODCLFIELD
+	Param     *Param // additional fields for ONAME
 	Decldepth int32  // declaration loop depth, increased for every loop or label
 	Vargen    int32  // unique name for ONAME within a function.  Function outputs are numbered starting at one.
 	Iota      int32  // value if this name is iota