diff --git a/libsrc/runtime/Makefile b/libsrc/runtime/Makefile
index a3e62efb8..a7808a82b 100644
--- a/libsrc/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/libsrc/runtime/Makefile
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ OBJS = 	add.o		\
        	lsub.o		\
        	lsubeq.o	\
        	lsubeqsp.o	\
-       	lswap.o		\
        	lt.o  		\
        	ltest.o		\
        	ludiv.o		\
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ OBJS = 	add.o		\
        	ult.o		\
        	umod.o		\
        	xor.o           \
-        zeropage.o      
+        zeropage.o
 
 all:   	$(OBJS)
 
diff --git a/libsrc/runtime/lswap.s b/libsrc/runtime/lswap.s
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e03cf2f7..000000000
--- a/libsrc/runtime/lswap.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-;
-; Ullrich von Bassewitz, 29.12.1999
-;
-; CC65 runtime: Exchange lo and hi part of eax
-;
-
-	.export		swapeax
-	.importzp	sreg
-
-swapeax:
-	ldy	sreg
-       	sta	sreg
-	lda	sreg+1
-	stx	sreg+1
-	tax
-	tya
-	rts
-