diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/stencil.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/stencil.go
index 474a059..fc5b0ee 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/stencil.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/stencil.go
@@ -1523,18 +1523,12 @@
 // needed methods.
 func markTypeUsed(t *types.Type, lsym *obj.LSym) {
 	if t.IsInterface() {
-		// Mark all the methods of the interface as used.
-		// TODO: we should really only mark the interface methods
-		// that are actually called in the application.
-		for i, _ := range t.AllMethods().Slice() {
-			reflectdata.MarkUsedIfaceMethodIndex(lsym, t, i)
-		}
-	} else {
-		// TODO: This is somewhat overkill, we really only need it
-		// for types that are put into interfaces.
-		// Note: this relocation is also used in cmd/link/internal/ld/dwarf.go
-		reflectdata.MarkTypeUsedInInterface(t, lsym)
+		return
 	}
+	// TODO: This is somewhat overkill, we really only need it
+	// for types that are put into interfaces.
+	// Note: this relocation is also used in cmd/link/internal/ld/dwarf.go
+	reflectdata.MarkTypeUsedInInterface(t, lsym)
 }
 
 // getDictionarySym returns the dictionary for the named generic function gf, which
@@ -1735,18 +1729,6 @@
 				se := n.(*ir.SelectorExpr)
 				srctype = subst.Typ(se.X.Type())
 				dsttype = subst.Typ(info.shapeToBound[se.X.Type()])
-				found := false
-				for i, m := range dsttype.AllMethods().Slice() {
-					if se.Sel == m.Sym {
-						// Mark that this method se.Sel is
-						// used for the dsttype interface, so
-						// it won't get deadcoded.
-						reflectdata.MarkUsedIfaceMethodIndex(lsym, dsttype, i)
-						found = true
-						break
-					}
-				}
-				assert(found)
 			case ir.ODOTTYPE, ir.ODOTTYPE2:
 				srctype = subst.Typ(n.(*ir.TypeAssertExpr).Type())
 				dsttype = subst.Typ(n.(*ir.TypeAssertExpr).X.Type())
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/reflectdata/reflect.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/reflectdata/reflect.go
index 369ee75..b4ed96c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/reflectdata/reflect.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/reflectdata/reflect.go
@@ -2033,16 +2033,6 @@
 	r.Type = objabi.R_USEIFACEMETHOD
 }
 
-// MarkUsedIfaceMethodIndex marks that that method number ix (in the AllMethods list)
-// of interface type ityp is used, and should be attached to lsym.
-func MarkUsedIfaceMethodIndex(lsym *obj.LSym, ityp *types.Type, ix int) {
-	tsym := TypeLinksym(ityp)
-	r := obj.Addrel(lsym)
-	r.Sym = tsym
-	r.Add = InterfaceMethodOffset(ityp, int64(ix))
-	r.Type = objabi.R_USEIFACEMETHOD
-}
-
 // getDictionary returns the dictionary for the given named generic function
 // or method, with the given type arguments.
 func getDictionary(gf *types.Sym, targs []*types.Type) ir.Node {