diff --git a/gdb/dbxread.c b/gdb/dbxread.c
index 84ade27b4d..97c4a847e3 100644
--- a/gdb/dbxread.c
+++ b/gdb/dbxread.c
@@ -291,9 +291,7 @@ static void add_old_header_file (const char *, int);
 static void add_this_object_header_file (int);
 
 static struct partial_symtab *start_psymtab (struct objfile *, const char *,
-					     CORE_ADDR, int,
-					     std::vector<partial_symbol *> &,
-					     std::vector<partial_symbol *> &);
+					     CORE_ADDR, int);
 
 /* Free up old header file tables.  */
 
@@ -1352,9 +1350,7 @@ read_dbx_symtab (minimal_symbol_reader &reader, struct objfile *objfile)
 	      {
 		pst = start_psymtab (objfile,
 				     namestring, valu,
-				     first_so_symnum * symbol_size,
-				     objfile->global_psymbols,
-				     objfile->static_psymbols);
+				     first_so_symnum * symbol_size);
 		pst->dirname = dirname_nso;
 		dirname_nso = NULL;
 	      }
@@ -1982,12 +1978,10 @@ read_dbx_symtab (minimal_symbol_reader &reader, struct objfile *objfile)
 
 static struct partial_symtab *
 start_psymtab (struct objfile *objfile, const char *filename, CORE_ADDR textlow,
-	       int ldsymoff, std::vector<partial_symbol *> &global_psymbols,
-	       std::vector<partial_symbol *> &static_psymbols)
+	       int ldsymoff)
 {
   struct partial_symtab *result =
-    start_psymtab_common (objfile, filename, textlow,
-			  global_psymbols, static_psymbols);
+    start_psymtab_common (objfile, filename, textlow);
 
   result->read_symtab_private =
     XOBNEW (&objfile->objfile_obstack, struct symloc);
diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2read.c b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
index be477e3d30..664d0b0e53 100644
--- a/gdb/dwarf2read.c
+++ b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
@@ -7851,9 +7851,7 @@ create_partial_symtab (struct dwarf2_per_cu_data *per_cu, const char *name)
   struct objfile *objfile = per_cu->dwarf2_per_objfile->objfile;
   struct partial_symtab *pst;
 
-  pst = start_psymtab_common (objfile, name, 0,
-			      objfile->global_psymbols,
-			      objfile->static_psymbols);
+  pst = start_psymtab_common (objfile, name, 0);
 
   pst->psymtabs_addrmap_supported = 1;
 
diff --git a/gdb/mdebugread.c b/gdb/mdebugread.c
index 32d6f0b8fd..7b9af6020d 100644
--- a/gdb/mdebugread.c
+++ b/gdb/mdebugread.c
@@ -2648,9 +2648,7 @@ parse_partial_symbols (minimal_symbol_reader &reader,
 	textlow = 0;
       pst = start_psymtab_common (objfile,
 				  fdr_name (fh),
-				  textlow,
-				  objfile->global_psymbols,
-				  objfile->static_psymbols);
+				  textlow);
       pst->read_symtab_private = obstack_alloc (&objfile->objfile_obstack,
 						sizeof (struct symloc));
       memset (pst->read_symtab_private, 0, sizeof (struct symloc));
diff --git a/gdb/psympriv.h b/gdb/psympriv.h
index 2d81c16b40..95449e0ada 100644
--- a/gdb/psympriv.h
+++ b/gdb/psympriv.h
@@ -289,9 +289,7 @@ extern void add_psymbol_to_list (const char *, int,
 extern void init_psymbol_list (struct objfile *, int);
 
 extern struct partial_symtab *start_psymtab_common (struct objfile *,
-						    const char *, CORE_ADDR,
-						    std::vector<partial_symbol *> &,
-						    std::vector<partial_symbol *> &);
+						    const char *, CORE_ADDR);
 
 extern void end_psymtab_common (struct objfile *, struct partial_symtab *);
 
diff --git a/gdb/psymtab.c b/gdb/psymtab.c
index ee593494f6..fe54f1c407 100644
--- a/gdb/psymtab.c
+++ b/gdb/psymtab.c
@@ -1530,17 +1530,15 @@ sort_pst_symbols (struct objfile *objfile, struct partial_symtab *pst)
 struct partial_symtab *
 start_psymtab_common (struct objfile *objfile,
 		      const char *filename,
-		      CORE_ADDR textlow,
-		      std::vector<partial_symbol *> &global_psymbols,
-		      std::vector<partial_symbol *> &static_psymbols)
+		      CORE_ADDR textlow)
 {
   struct partial_symtab *psymtab;
 
   psymtab = allocate_psymtab (filename, objfile);
   SET_PSYMTAB_TEXTLOW (psymtab, textlow);
   SET_PSYMTAB_TEXTHIGH (psymtab, PSYMTAB_RAW_TEXTLOW (psymtab)); /* default */
-  psymtab->globals_offset = global_psymbols.size ();
-  psymtab->statics_offset = static_psymbols.size ();
+  psymtab->globals_offset = objfile->global_psymbols.size ();
+  psymtab->statics_offset = objfile->static_psymbols.size ();
   return psymtab;
 }
 
diff --git a/gdb/xcoffread.c b/gdb/xcoffread.c
index a26f4fe88c..788ea89fe4 100644
--- a/gdb/xcoffread.c
+++ b/gdb/xcoffread.c
@@ -2031,16 +2031,13 @@ static unsigned int first_fun_line_offset;
 
 static struct partial_symtab *
 xcoff_start_psymtab (struct objfile *objfile,
-		     const char *filename, int first_symnum,
-		     std::vector<partial_symbol *> &global_psymbols,
-		     std::vector<partial_symbol *> &static_psymbols)
+		     const char *filename, int first_symnum)
 {
   struct partial_symtab *result =
     start_psymtab_common (objfile,
 			  filename,
 			  /* We fill in textlow later.  */
-			  0,
-			  global_psymbols, static_psymbols);
+			  0);
 
   result->read_symtab_private =
     XOBNEW (&objfile->objfile_obstack, struct symloc);
@@ -2324,9 +2321,7 @@ scan_xcoff_symtab (minimal_symbol_reader &reader,
 			    pst = xcoff_start_psymtab
 			      (objfile,
 			       filestring,
-			       symnum_before,
-			       objfile->global_psymbols,
-			       objfile->static_psymbols);
+			       symnum_before);
 			  }
 		      }
 		    /* Activate the misc_func_recorded mechanism for
@@ -2508,9 +2503,7 @@ scan_xcoff_symtab (minimal_symbol_reader &reader,
 
 	    pst = xcoff_start_psymtab (objfile,
 				       filestring,
-				       symnum_before,
-				       objfile->global_psymbols,
-				       objfile->static_psymbols);
+				       symnum_before);
 	    last_csect_name = NULL;
 	  }
 	  break;
