diff --git a/OPTIMIZATIONS b/OPTIMIZATIONS
index d737e4132..5592a1611 100644
--- a/OPTIMIZATIONS
+++ b/OPTIMIZATIONS
@@ -195,31 +195,6 @@ To do this, extend ALLOCATE-VECTOR with ALLOW-JUNK argument, and when
 stack allocating don't zero if it is true -- and probably ALLOW-JUNK iff
 the vector is a specialized one (cannot have pointers.)
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#29
-Python is overly zealous when converting high-level CL functions, such
-as MIN/MAX, LOGBITP, and LOGTEST, to low-level CL functions.  Reducing
-Python's aggressiveness would make it easier to effect changes such as
-
-x86-64:
-* direct MIN/MAX on {SINGLE,DOUBLE}-FLOATs ({MIN,MAX}S{S,D})
-
-x86-64:
-* direct LOGBITP on word-sized integers and fixnums (BT + JC)
-
-x86{,-64}/PPC:
-* branch-free MIN/MAX on word-sized integers and fixnums (floats could
-  be handled too, modulo safety considerations on the PPC)
-
-x86-64:
-* efficient LOGTESTs on word-sized integers and fixnums (TEST)
-
-etc., etc.
-
-(The framework for this has been implemented as of 0.9.9.18; see the
-vm-support-routine COMBINATION-IMPLEMENTATION-STYLE and its use in
-src/compiler/ir1opt.lisp, IR1-OPTIMIZE-COMBINATION.  The above
-optimizations are left as an exercise for the reader.)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #31
 The typecheck generated for a declaration like (integer 0 45) on x86 looks
 like:
diff --git a/src/cold/exports.lisp b/src/cold/exports.lisp
index ef9054be6..eafdfb3d3 100644
--- a/src/cold/exports.lisp
+++ b/src/cold/exports.lisp
@@ -1448,7 +1448,6 @@ like *STACK-TOP-HINT* and unsupported stuff like *TRACED-FUN-LIST*.")
            "CHANGE-VOP-FLAGS" "CONDITIONAL-FLAGS-FLAGS"
            "IMMEDIATE-CONSTANT-SC"
            "BOXED-IMMEDIATE-SC-P"
-           "COMBINATION-IMPLEMENTATION-STYLE"
            "CONVERT-CONDITIONAL-MOVE-P"
            "LOCATION-PRINT-NAME"
            "MAKE-CALL-OUT-TNS"
diff --git a/src/compiler/arm/vm.lisp b/src/compiler/arm/vm.lisp
index 1cd86c563..7614527c5 100644
--- a/src/compiler/arm/vm.lisp
+++ b/src/compiler/arm/vm.lisp
@@ -285,10 +285,6 @@
       (immediate-constant "Immed")
       (float-registers (format nil "F~D" offset)))))
 
-(defun combination-implementation-style (node)
-  (declare (ignore node))
-  (values :default nil))
-
 (defun primitive-type-indirect-cell-type (ptype)
   (declare (ignore ptype))
   nil)
diff --git a/src/compiler/arm64/vm.lisp b/src/compiler/arm64/vm.lisp
index fe7081f63..d05988a6b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/arm64/vm.lisp
+++ b/src/compiler/arm64/vm.lisp
@@ -314,9 +314,6 @@
                  ((double-reg complex-single-reg) "D")
                  (complex-double-reg "Q"))
                offset)))))
-(defun combination-implementation-style (node)
-  (declare (ignore node))
-  (values :default nil))
 
 (defun primitive-type-indirect-cell-type (ptype)
   (declare (ignore ptype))
diff --git a/src/compiler/backend.lisp b/src/compiler/backend.lisp
index e69179592..f3fe69587 100644
--- a/src/compiler/backend.lisp
+++ b/src/compiler/backend.lisp
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
 ;;; from vm.lisp
 ;;; immediate-constant-sc
 ;;; location-print-name
-;;; combination-implementation-style
 ;;; convert-conditional-move-p
 ;;; boxed-immediate-sc-p
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/ir1opt.lisp b/src/compiler/ir1opt.lisp
index 3fa594183..ef9980f8f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/ir1opt.lisp
+++ b/src/compiler/ir1opt.lisp
@@ -1200,27 +1200,18 @@
 
            (let ((optimizer (fun-info-optimizer info)))
              (unless (and optimizer (funcall optimizer node))
-               ;; First give the VM a peek at the call
-               (multiple-value-bind (style)
-                   (combination-implementation-style node)
-                 (ecase style
-                   (:direct
-                    ;; The VM knows how to handle this.
-                    )
-                   ((:default :maybe)
-                    ;; Let transforms have a crack at it.
-                    (dolist (x (fun-info-transforms info))
-                      (when (eq show :all)
-                        (let* ((lvar (basic-combination-fun node))
-                               (fname (lvar-fun-name lvar t)))
-                          (format *trace-output*
-                                  "~&trying transform ~s for ~s"
-                                  (transform-type x) fname)))
-                      (unless (ir1-transform node x show)
-                        (when (eq show :all)
-                          (format *trace-output*
-                                  "~&quitting because IR1-TRANSFORM result was NIL"))
-                        (return)))))))))))))
+               (dolist (x (fun-info-transforms info))
+                 (when (eq show :all)
+                   (let* ((lvar (basic-combination-fun node))
+                          (fname (lvar-fun-name lvar t)))
+                     (format *trace-output*
+                             "~&trying transform ~s for ~s"
+                             (transform-type x) fname)))
+                 (unless (ir1-transform node x show)
+                   (when (eq show :all)
+                     (format *trace-output*
+                             "~&quitting because IR1-TRANSFORM result was NIL"))
+                   (return))))))))))
   (values))
 
 (defun xep-tail-combination-p (node)
diff --git a/src/compiler/mips/vm.lisp b/src/compiler/mips/vm.lisp
index 1f3f83ebd..9c2831cd0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/mips/vm.lisp
+++ b/src/compiler/mips/vm.lisp
@@ -365,10 +365,6 @@
       (constant (format nil "Const~D" offset))
       (immediate-constant "Immed"))))
 
-(defun combination-implementation-style (node)
-  (declare (type sb-c::combination node) (ignore node))
-  (values :default nil))
-
 (defun primitive-type-indirect-cell-type (ptype)
   (declare (ignore ptype))
   nil)
diff --git a/src/compiler/ppc/arith.lisp b/src/compiler/ppc/arith.lisp
index 6e05ae6df..a5bdc2a25 100644
--- a/src/compiler/ppc/arith.lisp
+++ b/src/compiler/ppc/arith.lisp
@@ -869,9 +869,6 @@
                                   (((constant-arg (mod #.n-word-bits)) word) *)) * :vop t)
   t)
 
-;;; We only handle the constant cases because those are the only ones
-;;; guaranteed to make it past COMBINATION-IMPLEMENTATION-STYLE.
-;;;  --njf, 06-02-2006
 (define-vop (fast-logbitp-c/fixnum fast-conditional-c/fixnum)
   (:translate logbitp)
   (:arg-types (:constant (integer 0 29)) tagged-num)
diff --git a/src/compiler/ppc/vm.lisp b/src/compiler/ppc/vm.lisp
index 406baf56f..adf747c2a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/ppc/vm.lisp
+++ b/src/compiler/ppc/vm.lisp
@@ -335,10 +335,6 @@
       (constant (format nil "Const~D" offset))
       (immediate-constant "Immed"))))
 
-(defun combination-implementation-style (node)
-  (declare (ignore node))
-  (values :default nil))
-
 (defun primitive-type-indirect-cell-type (ptype)
   (declare (ignore ptype))
   nil)
diff --git a/src/compiler/ppc64/arith.lisp b/src/compiler/ppc64/arith.lisp
index 7ba3b0e50..4b9f1d965 100644
--- a/src/compiler/ppc64/arith.lisp
+++ b/src/compiler/ppc64/arith.lisp
@@ -696,9 +696,6 @@
                                   (((constant-arg (mod #.n-word-bits)) word) *)) * :vop t)
   t)
 
-;;; We only handle the constant cases because those are the only ones
-;;; guaranteed to make it past COMBINATION-IMPLEMENTATION-STYLE.
-;;;  --njf, 06-02-2006
 #+nil (define-vop (fast-logbitp-c/fixnum fast-conditional-c/fixnum)
   (:translate logbitp)
   (:arg-types (:constant (integer 0 29)) tagged-num)
diff --git a/src/compiler/ppc64/vm.lisp b/src/compiler/ppc64/vm.lisp
index 73d1482a4..19e1723de 100644
--- a/src/compiler/ppc64/vm.lisp
+++ b/src/compiler/ppc64/vm.lisp
@@ -326,10 +326,6 @@
       (constant (format nil "Const~D" offset))
       (immediate-constant "Immed"))))
 
-(defun combination-implementation-style (node)
-  (declare (type sb-c::combination node) (ignore node))
-  (values :default nil))
-
 (defun primitive-type-indirect-cell-type (ptype)
   (declare (ignore ptype))
   nil)
diff --git a/src/compiler/riscv/vm.lisp b/src/compiler/riscv/vm.lisp
index 62a92e939..f4eac1ca5 100644
--- a/src/compiler/riscv/vm.lisp
+++ b/src/compiler/riscv/vm.lisp
@@ -298,10 +298,6 @@
       (constant (format nil "Const~D" offset))
       (immediate-constant "Immed"))))
 
-(defun combination-implementation-style (node)
-  (declare (type sb-c::combination node) (ignore node))
-  (values :default nil))
-
 (defun primitive-type-indirect-cell-type (ptype)
   (declare (ignore ptype))
   nil)
diff --git a/src/compiler/sparc/vm.lisp b/src/compiler/sparc/vm.lisp
index 1198f058d..416df4438 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sparc/vm.lisp
+++ b/src/compiler/sparc/vm.lisp
@@ -360,10 +360,6 @@
       (constant (format nil "Const~D" offset))
       (immediate-constant "Immed"))))
 
-(defun combination-implementation-style (node)
-  (declare (type sb-c::combination node) (ignore node))
-  (values :default nil))
-
 (defun primitive-type-indirect-cell-type (ptype)
   (declare (ignore ptype))
   nil)
diff --git a/src/compiler/x86-64/arith.lisp b/src/compiler/x86-64/arith.lisp
index 7af35d5a1..a2ea27dd5 100644
--- a/src/compiler/x86-64/arith.lisp
+++ b/src/compiler/x86-64/arith.lisp
@@ -2660,7 +2660,7 @@
 
 (deftransform logbitp ((index integer) (:or ((signed-word signed-word) *)
                                   ((word word) *)) * :vop t)
-  (not (sb-c::logbitp-to-minusp-p index integer))t)
+  (not (sb-c::logbitp-to-minusp-p index integer)))
 
 ;;; TODO: The TEST instruction preceding this JEQ is entirely superfluous
 ;;; and can be removed with a vop optimizer:
diff --git a/src/compiler/x86-64/vm.lisp b/src/compiler/x86-64/vm.lisp
index 36b54738a..70f070c2c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/x86-64/vm.lisp
+++ b/src/compiler/x86-64/vm.lisp
@@ -582,10 +582,6 @@
 (defconstant nargs-offset rcx-offset)
 (defconstant cfp-offset rbp-offset) ; pfw - needed by stuff in /code
 
-(defun combination-implementation-style (node)
-  (declare (ignore node))
-  (values :default nil))
-
 (defvar *register-names* +qword-register-names+)
 
 ;;; See WRITE-FUNINSTANCE-PROLOGUE in x86-64-vm.
diff --git a/src/compiler/x86/vm.lisp b/src/compiler/x86/vm.lisp
index 043f4ff39..b038f8898 100644
--- a/src/compiler/x86/vm.lisp
+++ b/src/compiler/x86/vm.lisp
@@ -446,7 +446,3 @@
       (constant (format nil "Const~D" offset))
       (immediate-constant "Immed")
       (noise (symbol-name (sc-name sc))))))
-
-(defun combination-implementation-style (node)
-  (declare (ignore node))
-  (values :default nil))