diff --git a/armsrc/string.c b/armsrc/string.c
index acb5a4604..6552ce1c9 100644
--- a/armsrc/string.c
+++ b/armsrc/string.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #include "string.h"
 
-RAMFUNC void *memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, int len)
+void *memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, int len)
 {
 	uint8_t *d = dest;
 	const uint8_t *s = src;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void *memset(void *dest, int c, int len)
 	return dest;
 }
 
-RAMFUNC int memcmp(const void *av, const void *bv, int len)
+int memcmp(const void *av, const void *bv, int len)
 {
 	const uint8_t *a = av;
 	const uint8_t *b = bv;
diff --git a/armsrc/string.h b/armsrc/string.h
index 5e0edcac0..a3e75c0c5 100644
--- a/armsrc/string.h
+++ b/armsrc/string.h
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 #include <common.h>
 
 int strlen(const char *str);
-RAMFUNC void *memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, int len);
+void *memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, int len);
 void *memset(void *dest, int c, int len);
-RAMFUNC int memcmp(const void *av, const void *bv, int len);
+int memcmp(const void *av, const void *bv, int len);
 void memxor(uint8_t * dest, uint8_t * src, size_t len);
 char *strncat(char *dest, const char *src, unsigned int n);
 char *strcat(char *dest, const char *src);