diff --git a/src/da65/labels.c b/src/da65/labels.c
index 59c571b49..b9b217a24 100644
--- a/src/da65/labels.c
+++ b/src/da65/labels.c
@@ -360,17 +360,6 @@ void ForwardLabel (unsigned Offs)
 
 
 
-void ForwardLabels (unsigned Size)
-/* Define forward labels for the range PC to PC+Size-1 if necessary */
-{
-    unsigned I;
-    for (I = 0; I < Size; ++I) {
-        ForwardLabel (I);
-    }
-}
-
-
-
 static void DefOutOfRangeLabel (unsigned long Addr)
 /* Define one label that is outside code range. */
 {
diff --git a/src/da65/labels.h b/src/da65/labels.h
index 0420ac2af..53d46c6c8 100644
--- a/src/da65/labels.h
+++ b/src/da65/labels.h
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ void ForwardLabel (unsigned Offs);
  * bytes and is therefore output as "label = * + x".
  */
 
-void ForwardLabels (unsigned Size);
-/* Define forward labels for the range PC to PC+Size-1 if necessary */
-
 void DefOutOfRangeLabels (void);
 /* Output any labels that are out of the loaded code range */
 
diff --git a/src/da65/main.c b/src/da65/main.c
index 83b1784e8..6cc5e459f 100644
--- a/src/da65/main.c
+++ b/src/da65/main.c
@@ -408,7 +408,10 @@ static void OneOpcode (unsigned RemainingBytes)
              */
             if (D->Size <= RemainingBytes) {
                 /* Output labels within the next insn */
-                ForwardLabels (D->Size);
+                unsigned I;
+                for (I = 1; I < D->Size; ++I) {
+                    ForwardLabel (I);
+                }
                 /* Output the insn */
                 D->Handler (D);
                 PC += D->Size;