diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 345c616cf67..f4db1d2b39e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -681,9 +681,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(assembler,
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(if we should use assembler functions)
 # For now we only support assembler on i386 and sparc systems
 AM_CONDITIONAL(ASSEMBLER_x86, test "$ENABLE_ASSEMBLER" = "yes" -a "$BASE_MACHINE_TYPE" = "i386" && $AS strings/strings-x86.s -o checkassembler >/dev/null 2>&1 && test -f checkassembler && (rm -f checkassembler; exit 0;))
-AM_CONDITIONAL(ASSEMBLER_sparc32, test "$ENABLE_ASSEMBLER" = "yes" -a "$BASE_MACHINE_TYPE" = "sparc")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(ASSEMBLER_sparc64, test "$ENABLE_ASSEMBLER" = "yes" -a "$BASE_MACHINE_TYPE" = "sparcv9")
-AM_CONDITIONAL(ASSEMBLER, test "$ASSEMBLER_x86_TRUE" = "" -o "$ASSEMBLER_sparc32_TRUE" = "")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ASSEMBLER, test "$ASSEMBLER_x86_TRUE" = "")
 
 if test "$ASSEMBLER_TRUE" = ""
 then
diff --git a/strings/Makefile.am b/strings/Makefile.am
index 93fb4c6bb47..3a051e38899 100644
--- a/strings/Makefile.am
+++ b/strings/Makefile.am
@@ -32,19 +32,12 @@ if ASSEMBLER_x86
 ASRCS		= strings-x86.s longlong2str-x86.s my_strtoll10-x86.s
 CSRCS		= bfill.c bmove.c bchange.c strxnmov.c int2str.c str2int.c strtol.c strtoul.c strtoll.c strtoull.c llstr.c strnlen.c ctype.c ctype-simple.c ctype-mb.c ctype-big5.c ctype-cp932.c ctype-czech.c ctype-eucjpms.c ctype-euc_kr.c ctype-gb2312.c ctype-gbk.c ctype-sjis.c ctype-tis620.c ctype-ujis.c ctype-utf8.c ctype-ucs2.c ctype-uca.c ctype-win1250ch.c ctype-bin.c ctype-latin1.c my_vsnprintf.c xml.c decimal.c ctype-extra.c str_alloc.c longlong2str_asm.c my_strchr.c dtoa.c strmov.c
 else
-if ASSEMBLER_sparc32
-# These file MUST all be on the same line!! Otherwise automake
-# generats a very broken makefile
-ASRCS		= bmove_upp-sparc.s strappend-sparc.s strend-sparc.s strmake-sparc.s strmov-sparc.s strnmov-sparc.s strstr-sparc.s
-CSRCS		= strcont.c strfill.c strcend.c is_prefix.c longlong2str.c bfill.c bmove.c bchange.c strxnmov.c int2str.c str2int.c strtol.c strtoul.c strtoll.c strtoull.c llstr.c strnlen.c strxmov.c ctype.c ctype-simple.c ctype-mb.c ctype-big5.c ctype-cp932.c ctype-czech.c ctype-eucjpms.c ctype-euc_kr.c ctype-gb2312.c ctype-gbk.c ctype-sjis.c ctype-tis620.c ctype-ujis.c ctype-utf8.c ctype-ucs2.c ctype-uca.c ctype-win1250ch.c ctype-bin.c ctype-latin1.c my_vsnprintf.c xml.c decimal.c ctype-extra.c my_strtoll10.c str_alloc.c my_strchr.c dtoa.c strmov.c
-else
 #no assembler
 ASRCS		=
 # These file MUST all be on the same line!! Otherwise automake
 # generats a very broken makefile
 CSRCS		= strxmov.c bmove_upp.c strappend.c strcont.c strend.c strfill.c strcend.c is_prefix.c strstr.c strmake.c strnmov.c strmov.c longlong2str.c bfill.c bmove.c bchange.c strxnmov.c int2str.c str2int.c strtol.c strtoul.c strtoll.c strtoull.c llstr.c strnlen.c ctype.c ctype-simple.c ctype-mb.c ctype-big5.c ctype-cp932.c ctype-czech.c ctype-eucjpms.c ctype-euc_kr.c ctype-gb2312.c ctype-gbk.c ctype-sjis.c ctype-tis620.c ctype-ujis.c ctype-utf8.c ctype-ucs2.c ctype-uca.c ctype-win1250ch.c ctype-bin.c ctype-latin1.c my_vsnprintf.c xml.c decimal.c ctype-extra.c my_strtoll10.c str_alloc.c my_strchr.c dtoa.c
 endif
-endif
 
 libmystrings_a_SOURCES = $(ASRCS) $(CSRCS)
 noinst_PROGRAMS = conf_to_src
@@ -59,9 +52,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST =		ctype-big5.c ctype-cp932.c ctype-czech.c ctype-eucjpms.c ctype-euc
 			strxmov.c bmove_upp.c strappend.c strcont.c strend.c \
 			strfill.c strcend.c is_prefix.c strstr.c \
 			strmake.c strnmov.c strmov.c strnlen.c \
-			bmove_upp-sparc.s strappend-sparc.s strend-sparc.s \
-			strmake-sparc.s strmov-sparc.s \
-			strnmov-sparc.s strstr-sparc.s strxmov-sparc.s \
 			t_ctype.h my_strchr.c CMakeLists.txt \
 			CHARSET_INFO.txt
 
diff --git a/strings/bmove_upp-sparc.s b/strings/bmove_upp-sparc.s
deleted file mode 100644
index f745f0fc613..00000000000
--- a/strings/bmove_upp-sparc.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-! Copyright (C) 2000, 2002 MySQL AB
-! 
-! This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-! modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
-! License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2
-! of the License.
-! 
-! This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-! but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-! MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-! Library General Public License for more details.
-! 
-! You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
-! License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
-! Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
-! MA 02111-1307, USA
-
-	.file	"bmove_upp-sparc.s"
-.section	".text"
-	.align 4
-	.global bmove_upp
-	.type	 bmove_upp,#function
-	.proc	020
-bmove_upp:
-	subcc	%o2, 1, %o2		! o2= len
-	bcs	.end
-	nop
-.loop:
-	sub	%o1, 1, %o1
-	ldub	[%o1], %o3
-	sub	%o0, 1, %o0
-	subcc	%o2, 1, %o2
-	bcc	.loop
-	stb	%o3, [%o0]
-.end:
-	retl
-	nop
-.bmove_upp_end:
-	.size	 bmove_upp,.bmove_upp_end-bmove_upp
-	.ident	"Matt Wagner & Monty"
diff --git a/strings/strappend-sparc.s b/strings/strappend-sparc.s
deleted file mode 100644
index d5add816eb0..00000000000
--- a/strings/strappend-sparc.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-! Copyright (C) 2000, 2002 MySQL AB
-! 
-! This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-! modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
-! License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2
-! of the License.
-! 
-! This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-! but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-! MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-! Library General Public License for more details.
-! 
-! You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
-! License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
-! Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
-! MA 02111-1307, USA
-
-	.file	"strappend-sparc.s"
-.section	".text"
-	.align 4
-	.global strappend
-	.type	 strappend,#function
-	.proc	020
-strappend:
-	add	%o0, %o1, %o3		! o3 = endpos
-	ldsb	[%o0], %o4
-.loop1:
-	add	%o0, 1, %o0		! find end of str
-	cmp	%o4, 0
-	bne,a	.loop1
-	ldsb	[%o0], %o4
-	
-	sub	%o0, 1, %o0
-	cmp	%o0, %o3
-	bgeu	.end
-	nop
-	
-	stb	%o2, [%o0]
-.loop2:
-	add	%o0, 1, %o0
-	cmp	%o0, %o3
-	blu,a	.loop2
-	stb	%o2, [%o0]
-.end:
-	retl
-	stb	%g0, [%o3]
-.strappend_end:
-	.size	 strappend,.strappend_end-strappend
-	.ident	"Matt Wagner & Monty"
diff --git a/strings/strend-sparc.s b/strings/strend-sparc.s
deleted file mode 100644
index f264fcef32f..00000000000
--- a/strings/strend-sparc.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-! Copyright (C) 2000, 2002 MySQL AB
-! 
-! This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-! modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
-! License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2
-! of the License.
-! 
-! This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-! but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-! MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-! Library General Public License for more details.
-! 
-! You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
-! License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
-! Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
-! MA 02111-1307, USA
-
-	.file	"strend-sparc.s"
-.section	".text"
-	.align 4
-	.global strend
-	.type	 strend,#function
-	.proc	0102
-strend:
-	ldsb	[%o0], %o3		! Handle first char differently to make
-.loop:					! a faster loop
-	add	%o0, 1, %o0
-	cmp	%o3, 0
-	bne,a	.loop
-	ldsb	[%o0], %o3
-	retl
-	sub	%o0,1,%o0
-.strend_end:
-	.size	 strend,.strend_end-strend
-	.ident	"Matt Wagner & Monty"
diff --git a/strings/strmake-sparc.s b/strings/strmake-sparc.s
deleted file mode 100644
index 36db8efd402..00000000000
--- a/strings/strmake-sparc.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-! Copyright (C) 2000, 2002 MySQL AB
-! 
-! This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-! modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
-! License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2
-! of the License.
-! 
-! This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-! but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-! MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-! Library General Public License for more details.
-! 
-! You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
-! License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
-! Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
-! MA 02111-1307, USA
-
-	.file	"strmake-sparc.s"
-.section	".text"
-	.align 4
-	.global strmake
-	.type	 strmake,#function
-	.proc	0102
-strmake:
-	orcc	%g0,%o2,%g0
-	be,a	.end
-	nop
-	ldsb	[%o1],%o3
-.loop:	
-	stb	%o3,[%o0]
-	cmp	%o3,0
-	be	.end		! Jump to end on end of string
-	add	%o1,1,%o1
-	add	%o0,1,%o0
-	subcc	%o2,1,%o2
-	bne,a	.loop
-	ldsb	[%o1],%o3
-.end:
-	retl
-	stb	%g0,[%o0]
-.strmake_end:
-	.size	 strmake,.strmake_end-strmake
-	.ident	"Matt Wagner & Monty"
diff --git a/strings/strmov-sparc.s b/strings/strmov-sparc.s
deleted file mode 100644
index f124da2dc9f..00000000000
--- a/strings/strmov-sparc.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-! Copyright (C) 2000, 2002 MySQL AB
-! 
-! This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-! modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
-! License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2
-! of the License.
-! 
-! This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-! but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-! MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-! Library General Public License for more details.
-! 
-! You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
-! License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
-! Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
-! MA 02111-1307, USA
-
-	.file	"strmov-sparc.s"
-.section	".text"
-	.align 4
-	.global strmov
-	.type	 strmov,#function
-	.proc	0102
-strmov:
-.loop:
-	ldub	[%o1], %o3
-	stb	%o3, [%o0]
-	add	%o1, 1, %o1
-	cmp	%o3, 0
-	bne,a	.loop
-	add	%o0, 1, %o0
-	retl
-	nop
-.strmov_end:
-	.size	 strmov,.strmov_end-strmov
-	.ident	"Matt Wagner"
diff --git a/strings/strnmov-sparc.s b/strings/strnmov-sparc.s
deleted file mode 100644
index df0c4bebf03..00000000000
--- a/strings/strnmov-sparc.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-! Copyright (C) 2000, 2002 MySQL AB
-! 
-! This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-! modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
-! License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2
-! of the License.
-! 
-! This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-! but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-! MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-! Library General Public License for more details.
-! 
-! You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
-! License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
-! Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
-! MA 02111-1307, USA
-
-	.file	"strnmov-sparc.s"
-.section	".text"
-	.align 4
-	.global strnmov
-	.type	 strnmov,#function
-	.proc	0102
-strnmov:
-	orcc	%g0,%o2,%g0
-	be,a	.end
-	nop
-	ldsb	[%o1],%o3
-.loop:	
-	stb	%o3,[%o0]
-	cmp	%o3,0
-	be	.end		! Jump to end on end of string
-	add	%o1,1,%o1
-	add	%o0,1,%o0
-	subcc	%o2,1,%o2
-	bne,a	.loop
-	ldsb	[%o1],%o3
-.end:
-	retl
-	nop
-.strnmov_end:
-	.size	 strnmov,.strnmov_end-strnmov
-	.ident	"Matt Wagner"
diff --git a/strings/strstr-sparc.s b/strings/strstr-sparc.s
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a6590c9c93..00000000000
--- a/strings/strstr-sparc.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-! Copyright (C) 2000, 2002 MySQL AB
-! 
-! This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-! modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
-! License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2
-! of the License.
-! 
-! This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-! but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-! MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-! Library General Public License for more details.
-! 
-! You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
-! License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
-! Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
-! MA 02111-1307, USA
-
-	.file	"strstr-sparc.s"
-.section	".text"
-	.align 4
-	.global strstr
-	.type	 strstr,#function
-	.proc	0102
-strstr:
-
-!char *strstr(register const char *str,const char *search)
-!{
-! register char *i,*j;
-!skipp:
-!  while (*str != '\0') {
-!    if (*str++ == *search) {
-!      i=(char*) str; j=(char*) search+1;
-
-	ldsb	[%o1],%o2		! o2= First char of search
-.top:
-	ldsb	[%o0],%o4		! o4= First char of rest of str
-	cmp	%o4,0
-	be	.abort			! Found end null		; 
-	cmp	%o4,%o2
-	bne	.top
-	add	%o0,1,%o0
-
-.outloop1:
-
-!      while (*j)
-!	if (*i++ != *j++) goto skipp;
-
-	or	%g0,%o0,%o3
-	add	%o1,1,%o4		! o4= search+1
-	ldsb	[%o0],%o5		! o5= [current_str+1]
-
-.loop2:
-	ldsb	[%o4],%g4
-	add	%o4,1,%o4
-	cmp	%g4,0
-	be	.end	
-	cmp	%o5,%g4
-	bne	.top
-	add	%o3,1,%o3
-	ba	.loop2
-	ldsb	[%o3],%o5
-
-.end:
-	retl
-	sub	%o0,1,%o0
-.abort:	
-	retl
-	or	%g0,0,%o0
-
-.strstr_end:
-	.size	 strstr,.strstr_end-strstr
-	.ident	"Matt Wagner & Monty"
diff --git a/strings/strxmov-sparc.s b/strings/strxmov-sparc.s
deleted file mode 100644
index 11ae49a876b..00000000000
--- a/strings/strxmov-sparc.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-! Copyright (C) 2000, 2002 MySQL AB
-! 
-! This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-! modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
-! License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2
-! of the License.
-! 
-! This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-! but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-! MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-! Library General Public License for more details.
-! 
-! You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
-! License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
-! Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
-! MA 02111-1307, USA
-
-!
-! Note that this function only works on 32 bit sparc systems
-! on 64 bits the offsets to %sp are different !
-
-	.file	"strxmov-sparc.s"
-.section	".text"
-	.align 4
-	.global strxmov
-	.type	 strxmov,#function
-	.proc	0102
-	
-strxmov:
-	st	%o2, [%sp+76]		! store 3rd param before other params
-	st	%o3, [%sp+80]		! store 4th param "   "
-	cmp	%o1, 0			! check if no from args
-	st	%o4, [%sp+84]		! store 5th param
-	be	.end
-	st	%o5, [%sp+88]		! store last
-	add	%sp, 76, %o4		! put pointer to 3rd arg
-.loop:
-	ldub	[%o1], %o5		! set values of src (o1)
-	add	%o1, 1, %o1		! inc src
-	stb	%o5, [%o0]		!   and dst (o2) equal
-	cmp	%o5, 0			! second while cmp
-	bne,a	.loop
-	add	%o0, 1, %o0		! inc dst
-	ld	[%o4], %o1		! get next param
-	cmp	%o1, 0			! check if last param
-	bne	.loop
-	add	%o4, 4, %o4		! advance to next param
-.end:
-	retl
-	stb	%g0, [%o0]
-.strxmov_end:
-	.size	 strxmov,.strxmov_end-strxmov
-	.ident	"Matt Wagner & Monty"
-