diff --git a/bin/sh/eval.c b/bin/sh/eval.c
index 1daa3db9159f..655bf81306f9 100644
--- a/bin/sh/eval.c
+++ b/bin/sh/eval.c
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ reseteval(void)
 {
 	evalskip = 0;
 	loopnest = 0;
-	funcnest = 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/bin/sh/main.c b/bin/sh/main.c
index 2b99eddaa2d9..295f27708bd5 100644
--- a/bin/sh/main.c
+++ b/bin/sh/main.c
@@ -185,8 +185,6 @@ reset(void)
 {
 	reseteval();
 	resetinput();
-	resetparser();
-	resetredir();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/bin/sh/parser.c b/bin/sh/parser.c
index ec15f587e34a..a350b8b60ecf 100644
--- a/bin/sh/parser.c
+++ b/bin/sh/parser.c
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ parsecmd(int interact)
 	heredoclist = NULL;
 
 	tokpushback = 0;
+	checkkwd = 0;
 	doprompt = interact;
 	if (doprompt)
 		setprompt(1);
@@ -1822,14 +1823,6 @@ parsearith: {
 } /* end of readtoken */
 
 
-void
-resetparser(void)
-{
-	tokpushback = 0;
-	checkkwd = 0;
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Returns true if the text contains nothing to expand (no dollar signs
  * or backquotes).
diff --git a/bin/sh/parser.h b/bin/sh/parser.h
index 92b2e37b0487..b803f76dbe64 100644
--- a/bin/sh/parser.h
+++ b/bin/sh/parser.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ extern const char *const parsekwd[];
 
 union node *parsecmd(int);
 void fixredir(union node *, const char *, int);
-void resetparser(void);
 int goodname(const char *);
 int isassignment(const char *);
 char *getprompt(void *);
diff --git a/bin/sh/redir.c b/bin/sh/redir.c
index dde4384b401f..932554578e89 100644
--- a/bin/sh/redir.c
+++ b/bin/sh/redir.c
@@ -319,18 +319,6 @@ popredir(void)
 	INTON;
 }
 
-/*
- * Undo all redirections.  Called on error or interrupt.
- */
-
-void
-resetredir(void)
-{
-	while (redirlist)
-		popredir();
-}
-
-
 /* Return true if fd 0 has already been redirected at least once.  */
 int
 fd0_redirected_p(void)
diff --git a/bin/sh/redir.h b/bin/sh/redir.h
index d012440a4383..ad44c4eddd8c 100644
--- a/bin/sh/redir.h
+++ b/bin/sh/redir.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 union node;
 void redirect(union node *, int);
 void popredir(void);
-void resetredir(void);
 int fd0_redirected_p(void);
 void clearredir(void);