diff --git a/src/librc-misc.c b/src/librc-misc.c
index 936fc730..f255f706 100644
--- a/src/librc-misc.c
+++ b/src/librc-misc.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include "librc.h"
 
-#define ERRX            fprintf (stderr, "out of memory\n"); exit (1)
 
 #define PROFILE_ENV     "/etc/profile.env"
 #define SYS_WHITELIST   RC_LIBDIR "/conf.d/env_whitelist"
@@ -15,43 +14,6 @@
 
 #define PATH_PREFIX     RC_LIBDIR "/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin"
 
-void *rc_xmalloc (size_t size)
-{
-	void *value = malloc (size);
-
-	if (value)
-		return (value);
-
-	ERRX;
-}
-librc_hidden_def(rc_xmalloc)
-
-void *rc_xrealloc (void *ptr, size_t size)
-{
-	void *value = realloc (ptr, size);
-
-	if (value)
-		return (value);
-
-	ERRX;
-}
-librc_hidden_def(rc_xrealloc)
-
-char *rc_xstrdup (const char *str)
-{
-	char *value;
-
-	if (! str)
-		return (NULL);
-
-	value = strdup (str);
-
-	if (value)
-		return (value);
-
-	ERRX;
-}
-librc_hidden_def(rc_xstrdup)
 
 bool rc_env_bool (const char *var)
 {
diff --git a/src/rc-misc.h b/src/rc-misc.h
index 40228b70..609447f7 100644
--- a/src/rc-misc.h
+++ b/src/rc-misc.h
@@ -41,6 +41,45 @@
 /* Good defaults just incase user has none set */
 #define RC_NET_FS_LIST_DEFAULT  "afs cifs coda davfs fuse gfs ncpfs nfs nfs4 ocfs2 shfs smbfs"
 
+#define ERRX					fprintf (stderr, "out of memory\n"); exit (1)
+
+static inline void *rc_xmalloc (size_t size)
+{
+	void *value = malloc (size);
+
+	if (value)
+		return (value);
+
+	ERRX;
+}
+
+static inline void *rc_xrealloc (void *ptr, size_t size)
+{
+	void *value = realloc (ptr, size);
+
+	if (value)
+		return (value);
+
+	ERRX;
+}
+
+static inline char *rc_xstrdup (const char *str)
+{
+	char *value;
+
+	if (! str)
+		return (NULL);
+
+	value = strdup (str);
+
+	if (value)
+		return (value);
+
+	ERRX;
+}
+
+#undef ERRX
+
 static inline bool rc_exists (const char *pathname)
 {
 	struct stat buf;
diff --git a/src/rc.h b/src/rc.h
index ddd54c67..414955e7 100644
--- a/src/rc.h
+++ b/src/rc.h
@@ -419,27 +419,6 @@ void rc_strlist_reverse (char **list);
  * @param list to free */
 void rc_strlist_free (char **list);
 
-/*! @name Memory Allocation
- * Ensure that if we cannot allocate the memory then we exit */
-/*@{*/
-
-/*! Allocate a block of memory
- * @param size of memory to allocate
- * @return pointer to memory */
-void *rc_xmalloc (size_t size);
-
-/*! Re-size a block of memory
- * @param ptr to the block of memory to re-size
- * @param size memory should be
- * @return pointer to memory block */
-void *rc_xrealloc (void *ptr, size_t size);
-
-/*! Duplicate a NULL terminated string
- * @param str to duplicate
- * @return pointer to the new string */
-char *rc_xstrdup (const char *str);
-/*@}*/
-
 /*! @name Utility
  * Although not RC specific functions, they are used by the supporting
  * applications */
diff --git a/src/rc.map b/src/rc.map
index 6fb6220b..fa738c37 100644
--- a/src/rc.map
+++ b/src/rc.map
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ global:
 	rc_strlist_join;
 	rc_strlist_reverse;
 	rc_waitpid;
-	rc_xmalloc;
-	rc_xrealloc;
-	rc_xstrdup;
 
 local:
 	*;