diff --git a/compiler/cl/builtin_test.go b/compiler/cl/builtin_test.go
index 43660fb4..657bc6b2 100644
--- a/compiler/cl/builtin_test.go
+++ b/compiler/cl/builtin_test.go
@@ -329,12 +329,6 @@ func TestIntVal(t *testing.T) {
 	intVal(&ssa.Parameter{})
 }
 
-func TestIgnoreName(t *testing.T) {
-	if !ignoreName("runtime/foo") || !ignoreName("internal/abi") {
-		t.Fatal("ignoreName failed")
-	}
-}
-
 func TestErrImport(t *testing.T) {
 	var ctx context
 	pkg := types.NewPackage("foo", "foo")
diff --git a/compiler/cl/compile.go b/compiler/cl/compile.go
index cec8e95e..245e704c 100644
--- a/compiler/cl/compile.go
+++ b/compiler/cl/compile.go
@@ -135,9 +135,6 @@ func (p *context) compileType(pkg llssa.Package, t *ssa.Type) {
 	tnName := tn.Name()
 	typ := tn.Type()
 	name := llssa.FullName(tn.Pkg(), tnName)
-	if ignoreName(name) {
-		return
-	}
 	if debugInstr {
 		log.Println("==> NewType", name, typ)
 	}
@@ -160,7 +157,7 @@ func (p *context) compileMethods(pkg llssa.Package, typ types.Type) {
 func (p *context) compileGlobal(pkg llssa.Package, gbl *ssa.Global) {
 	typ := globalType(gbl)
 	name, vtype, define := p.varName(gbl.Pkg.Pkg, gbl)
-	if vtype == pyVar || ignoreName(name) {
+	if vtype == pyVar {
 		return
 	}
 	if debugInstr {
diff --git a/compiler/cl/import.go b/compiler/cl/import.go
index 179a0de1..68dea8e2 100644
--- a/compiler/cl/import.go
+++ b/compiler/cl/import.go
@@ -516,9 +516,6 @@ func (p *context) funcName(fn *ssa.Function, ignore bool) (*types.Package, strin
 		}
 		p.ensureLoaded(pkg)
 		orgName = funcName(pkg, fn, false)
-		if ignore && ignoreName(orgName) {
-			return nil, orgName, ignoredFunc
-		}
 	}
 	if v, ok := p.prog.Linkname(orgName); ok {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(v, "C.") {
@@ -671,23 +668,4 @@ func replaceGoName(v string, pos int) string {
 	return v
 }
 
-func ignoreName(name string) bool {
-	/* TODO(xsw): confirm this is not needed more
-	if name == "unsafe.init" {
-		return true
-	}
-	*/
-	const internal = "internal/"
-	return (strings.HasPrefix(name, internal) && !supportedInternal(name[len(internal):])) ||
-		strings.HasPrefix(name, "runtime/") || strings.HasPrefix(name, "arena.") ||
-		strings.HasPrefix(name, "maps.") || strings.HasPrefix(name, "plugin.")
-}
-
-func supportedInternal(name string) bool {
-	return strings.HasPrefix(name, "abi.") || strings.HasPrefix(name, "bytealg.") ||
-		strings.HasPrefix(name, "itoa.") || strings.HasPrefix(name, "oserror.") || strings.HasPrefix(name, "race.") ||
-		strings.HasPrefix(name, "reflectlite.") || strings.HasPrefix(name, "stringslite.") || strings.HasPrefix(name, "filepathlite.") ||
-		strings.HasPrefix(name, "syscall/unix.") || strings.HasPrefix(name, "syscall/execenv.")
-}
-
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/compiler/internal/build/build.go b/compiler/internal/build/build.go
index ea1bee79..e03f535a 100644
--- a/compiler/internal/build/build.go
+++ b/compiler/internal/build/build.go
@@ -854,13 +854,7 @@ func canSkipToBuild(pkgPath string) bool {
 	if _, ok := hasAltPkg[pkgPath]; ok {
 		return false
 	}
-	switch pkgPath {
-	case "unsafe":
-		return true
-	default:
-		return strings.HasPrefix(pkgPath, "internal/") ||
-			strings.HasPrefix(pkgPath, "runtime/internal/")
-	}
+	return pkgPath == "unsafe"
 }
 
 // findDylibDep finds the dylib dependency in the executable. It returns empty