diff --git a/lalloc.c b/lalloc.c
index 6f8c693..7dd771a 100644
--- a/lalloc.c
+++ b/lalloc.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "sh.h"
 
-__RCSID("$MirOS: src/bin/mksh/lalloc.c,v 1.3 2009/03/23 10:31:15 tg Exp $");
+__RCSID("$MirOS: src/bin/mksh/lalloc.c,v 1.4 2009/03/24 08:37:37 tg Exp $");
 
 #ifndef SIZE_MAX
 #ifdef SIZE_T_MAX
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ __RCSID("$MirOS: src/bin/mksh/lalloc.c,v 1.3 2009/03/23 10:31:15 tg Exp $");
 
 struct lalloc {
 	struct lalloc *next;	/* entry pointer, must be first */
-	Area *group;		/* group backpointer */
 };
 
 static void findptr(struct lalloc **, struct lalloc **, char *, Area *);
@@ -27,13 +26,10 @@ static void
 findptr(struct lalloc **lpp, struct lalloc **ppp, char *ptr, Area *ap)
 {
 	*lpp = (struct lalloc *)(ptr - sizeof (struct lalloc));
-	if ((*lpp)->group != ap)
- notfound:
-		internal_errorf("pointer %p not in group %p", ptr, ap);
 	*ppp = (struct lalloc *)ap;
 	while ((*ppp)->next != *lpp)
 		if (((*ppp) = (*ppp)->next) == NULL)
-			goto notfound;
+			internal_errorf("pointer %p not in group %p", ptr, ap);
 }
 
 void *
@@ -57,7 +53,6 @@ aresize(void *ptr, size_t numb, Area *ap)
 		    (unsigned long)numb);
 	}
 	if (ptr == NULL) {
-		lp->group = ap;
 		lp->next = ap->ent;
 	}
 	pp->next = lp;
@@ -74,7 +69,6 @@ afree(void *ptr, Area *ap)
 
 	findptr(&lp, &pp, ptr, ap);
 	pp->next = lp->next;
-	/* lp->group = NULL; */
 	free(lp);
 }
 
@@ -84,12 +78,7 @@ afreeall(Area *ap)
 	struct lalloc *lp;
 
 	while ((lp = ap->ent) != NULL) {
-#ifndef MKSH_SMALL
-		if (lp->group != ap)
-			internal_errorf("rogue pointer in group %p", ap);
-#endif
 		ap->ent = lp->next;
-		/* lp->group = NULL; */
 		free(lp);
 	}
 }