diff --git a/lib/asm/arm_assembler.rb b/lib/asm/arm_assembler.rb
index 91d0ead1..8fa94902 100644
--- a/lib/asm/arm_assembler.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/arm_assembler.rb
@@ -116,47 +116,5 @@ module Asm
       end
 
     end
-
-    # Relocation constants
-    # Note that in this assembler, a relocation simply means any
-    # reference to a label that can only be determined at assembly time
-    # or later (as in the normal meaning)
-  
-    R_ARM_PC24 = 0x01
-    R_ARM_ABS32 = 0x02
-  
-    # Unofficial (cant be used for extern relocations)
-    R_ARM_PC12 = 0xF0
-  
-    def self.write_resolved_relocation(io, addr, type)
-      case type
-      when R_ARM_PC24
-        diff = addr - io.tell - 8
-        if (diff.abs > (1 << 25))
-          raise Asm::AssemblyError.new('offset too large for R_ARM_PC24 relocation')
-        end
-        packed = [diff >> 2].pack('l')
-        io << packed[0,3]
-      when R_ARM_ABS32
-        packed = [addr].pack('l')
-        io << packed
-      when R_ARM_PC12
-        diff = addr - io.tell - 8
-        if (diff.abs > 2047)
-          raise Asm::AssemblyError.new('offset too large for R_ARM_PC12 relocation')
-        end
-      
-        val = diff.abs
-        sign = (diff>0)?1:0
-      
-        curr = io.read_uint32
-        io.seek(-4, IO::SEEK_CUR)
-      
-        io.write_uint32 (curr & ~0b00000000100000000000111111111111) | 
-                        val | (sign << 23)
-      else
-        raise 'unknown relocation type'
-      end
-    end
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/asm/instruction.rb b/lib/asm/instruction.rb
index 6d5acdae..d20377e6 100644
--- a/lib/asm/instruction.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/instruction.rb
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ module Asm
         4
       end
       
-      RelocHandler = nil # Asm::Arm.method(:write_resolved_relocation)
-
       def assemble(io, as)
         s = @s ? 1 : 0
         case opcode
@@ -102,8 +100,8 @@ module Asm
           elsif (arg.is_a?(Asm::LabelObject) or arg.is_a?(Asm::Label))
             #not yet tested/supported
 #            arg = @ast_asm.object_for_label(arg.label, self) if arg.is_a?(Asm::Label)
-#            as.add_relocation(io.tell, arg, Asm::R_ARM_PC24, RelocHandler)
             #write 0 "for now" and let relocation happen
+            raise "not coded #{arg.inspect}"
             io << "\x00\x00\x00"
           else
             raise "else not coded #{arg.inspect}"
diff --git a/lib/asm/memory_access_builder.rb b/lib/asm/memory_access_builder.rb
index b8286d37..29c18e71 100644
--- a/lib/asm/memory_access_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/memory_access_builder.rb
@@ -68,18 +68,6 @@ module Asm
               (byte_access << 12+4+4+1+1) | (add_offset << 12+4+4+1+1+1) |
               (pre_post_index << 12+4+4+1+1+1+1) | (i << 12+4+4+1+1+1+1+1) |
               (inst_class << 12+4+4+1+1+1+1+1+1) | (cond << 12+4+4+1+1+1+1+1+1+2)
-        # move towards simpler model
-        if (@use_addrtable_reloc)
-#          closest_addrtable = Asm::Arm.closest_addrtable(as)
-          if (@addrtable_reloc_target.is_a?(Asm::Label))
-            obj = generator.object_for_label(@addrtable_reloc_target.label, inst)
-#            ref_label = closest_addrtable.add_label(obj)
-          elsif (@addrtable_reloc_target.is_a?(Asm::NumLiteral))
-#            ref_label = closest_addrtable.add_const(@addrtable_reloc_target.value)
-          end
-          as.add_relocation io.tell, ref_label, Asm::R_ARM_PC12,
-                            Asm::Instruction::RelocHandler
-        end
         io.write_uint32 val
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/asm/object_writer.rb b/lib/asm/object_writer.rb
index 04793d5b..242bfa4d 100644
--- a/lib/asm/object_writer.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/object_writer.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ require 'elf/object_file'
 require 'elf/symbol_table_section'
 require 'elf/text_section'
 require 'elf/string_table_section'
-require 'elf/relocation_table_section'
 
 module Asm
 
@@ -17,9 +16,6 @@ module Asm
 
       @text = Elf::TextSection.new(".text")
       @object.add_section @text
-
-#      @reloc_table = Elf::RelocationTableSection.new(".text.rel", @symbol_table, @text)
-#      @object.add_section @reloc_table
     end
 
     def set_text(text)
@@ -31,14 +27,6 @@ module Asm
       @symbol_table.add_func_symbol name, offset, @text, linkage
     end
 
-#   def add_reloc_symbol(name)
-#      @symbol_table.add_func_symbol name, 0, nil, Elf::Constants::STB_GLOBAL
-#    end
-
-#    def add_reloc(offset, label, type)
-#      @reloc_table.add_reloc offset, label, type
-#    end
-
     def save(filename)
       to = File.open(filename, 'wb') 
       @object.write to
diff --git a/lib/elf/relocation_table_section.rb b/lib/elf/relocation_table_section.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cd65030..00000000
--- a/lib/elf/relocation_table_section.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-module Elf
-  class RelocationTableSection < Section
-    def initialize(name, symtab, text_section)
-      super(name)
-
-      @symtab = symtab
-      @text_section = text_section
-
-      @relocs = []
-    end
-
-    def add_reloc(offset, name, type)
-      @relocs << [offset, name, type]
-    end
-
-    def type
-      Elf::Constants::SHT_REL
-    end
-
-    def ent_size
-      8
-    end
-
-    def link
-      @symtab.index
-    end
-
-    def info
-      @text_section.index
-    end
-
-    def write(io)
-      @relocs.each { |reloc|
-        name_idx = @symtab.index_for_name(reloc[1])
-        io.write_uint32 reloc[0]
-        # +1 because entry number 0 is und
-        io.write_uint32 reloc[2] | ((name_idx+1) << 8)
-      }
-    end
-  end
-end