diff --git a/lib/strconv/ftos.ww b/lib/strconv/ftos.ww
index 417818f7..26af212c 100644
--- a/lib/strconv/ftos.ww
+++ b/lib/strconv/ftos.ww
@@ -445,11 +445,8 @@ fn f32todecf32(mantissa: u32, exponent: u32) decf32 = {
 		vm = mulpow5inv_divpow2(mm, q, i);
 		if (q != 0u32 && (vp - 1u32) / 10u32 <= vm / 10u32) {
 			let l: u32 = (F32_POW5_INV_BITCOUNT: u32) + pow5bits(q - 1u32) - 1u32;
-			// #168 dodge: div/mod on an inline N_CALL result emits a
-			// signed IDIVQ in wwstage; bind the call to a local first.
-			let lrd: u32 = mulpow5inv_divpow2(mv, q - 1u32,
-				-e2 + ((q + l): i32) - 1i32);
-			last_removed_digit = (lrd % 10u32): u8;
+			last_removed_digit = (mulpow5inv_divpow2(mv, q - 1u32,
+				-e2 + ((q + l): i32) - 1i32) % 10u32): u8;
 		};
 		if (q <= 9u32) {
 			if (mv % 5u32 == 0u32) {
@@ -471,9 +468,7 @@ fn f32todecf32(mantissa: u32, exponent: u32) decf32 = {
 		vm = mulpow5_divpow2(mm, i, j);
 		if (q != 0u32 && (vp - 1u32) / 10u32 <= vm / 10u32) {
 			j = (q: i32) - 1i32 - ((pow5bits(i + 1u32): i32) - (F32_POW5_BITCOUNT: i32));
-			// #168 dodge (see above): local-bind before the % 10.
-			let lrd: u32 = mulpow5_divpow2(mv, (i + 1u32), j);
-			last_removed_digit = (lrd % 10u32): u8;
+			last_removed_digit = (mulpow5_divpow2(mv, (i + 1u32), j) % 10u32): u8;
 		};
 		if (q <= 1u32) {
 			vr_trailing_zeroes = true;
diff --git a/selfhost/cmd/w6c/main.combined.ww b/selfhost/cmd/w6c/main.combined.ww
index 7f32f28f..f86f3d77 100644
--- a/selfhost/cmd/w6c/main.combined.ww
+++ b/selfhost/cmd/w6c/main.combined.ww
@@ -3763,11 +3763,8 @@ fn f32todecf32(mantissa: u32, exponent: u32) decf32 = {
 		vm = mulpow5inv_divpow2(mm, q, i);
 		if (q != 0u32 && (vp - 1u32) / 10u32 <= vm / 10u32) {
 			let l: u32 = (F32_POW5_INV_BITCOUNT: u32) + pow5bits(q - 1u32) - 1u32;
-			// #168 dodge: div/mod on an inline N_CALL result emits a
-			// signed IDIVQ in wwstage; bind the call to a local first.
-			let lrd: u32 = mulpow5inv_divpow2(mv, q - 1u32,
-				-e2 + ((q + l): i32) - 1i32);
-			last_removed_digit = (lrd % 10u32): u8;
+			last_removed_digit = (mulpow5inv_divpow2(mv, q - 1u32,
+				-e2 + ((q + l): i32) - 1i32) % 10u32): u8;
 		};
 		if (q <= 9u32) {
 			if (mv % 5u32 == 0u32) {
@@ -3789,9 +3786,7 @@ fn f32todecf32(mantissa: u32, exponent: u32) decf32 = {
 		vm = mulpow5_divpow2(mm, i, j);
 		if (q != 0u32 && (vp - 1u32) / 10u32 <= vm / 10u32) {
 			j = (q: i32) - 1i32 - ((pow5bits(i + 1u32): i32) - (F32_POW5_BITCOUNT: i32));
-			// #168 dodge (see above): local-bind before the % 10.
-			let lrd: u32 = mulpow5_divpow2(mv, (i + 1u32), j);
-			last_removed_digit = (lrd % 10u32): u8;
+			last_removed_digit = (mulpow5_divpow2(mv, (i + 1u32), j) % 10u32): u8;
 		};
 		if (q <= 1u32) {
 			vr_trailing_zeroes = true;
diff --git a/selfhost/cmd/wwdump/main.combined.ww b/selfhost/cmd/wwdump/main.combined.ww
index f7e54a4d..6f2acc51 100644
--- a/selfhost/cmd/wwdump/main.combined.ww
+++ b/selfhost/cmd/wwdump/main.combined.ww
@@ -1786,11 +1786,8 @@ fn f32todecf32(mantissa: u32, exponent: u32) decf32 = {
 		vm = mulpow5inv_divpow2(mm, q, i);
 		if (q != 0u32 && (vp - 1u32) / 10u32 <= vm / 10u32) {
 			let l: u32 = (F32_POW5_INV_BITCOUNT: u32) + pow5bits(q - 1u32) - 1u32;
-			// #168 dodge: div/mod on an inline N_CALL result emits a
-			// signed IDIVQ in wwstage; bind the call to a local first.
-			let lrd: u32 = mulpow5inv_divpow2(mv, q - 1u32,
-				-e2 + ((q + l): i32) - 1i32);
-			last_removed_digit = (lrd % 10u32): u8;
+			last_removed_digit = (mulpow5inv_divpow2(mv, q - 1u32,
+				-e2 + ((q + l): i32) - 1i32) % 10u32): u8;
 		};
 		if (q <= 9u32) {
 			if (mv % 5u32 == 0u32) {
@@ -1812,9 +1809,7 @@ fn f32todecf32(mantissa: u32, exponent: u32) decf32 = {
 		vm = mulpow5_divpow2(mm, i, j);
 		if (q != 0u32 && (vp - 1u32) / 10u32 <= vm / 10u32) {
 			j = (q: i32) - 1i32 - ((pow5bits(i + 1u32): i32) - (F32_POW5_BITCOUNT: i32));
-			// #168 dodge (see above): local-bind before the % 10.
-			let lrd: u32 = mulpow5_divpow2(mv, (i + 1u32), j);
-			last_removed_digit = (lrd % 10u32): u8;
+			last_removed_digit = (mulpow5_divpow2(mv, (i + 1u32), j) % 10u32): u8;
 		};
 		if (q <= 1u32) {
 			vr_trailing_zeroes = true;
diff --git a/selfhost/test/smoke.combined.ww b/selfhost/test/smoke.combined.ww
index 6d302631..45bde6fe 100644
--- a/selfhost/test/smoke.combined.ww
+++ b/selfhost/test/smoke.combined.ww
@@ -1786,11 +1786,8 @@ fn f32todecf32(mantissa: u32, exponent: u32) decf32 = {
 		vm = mulpow5inv_divpow2(mm, q, i);
 		if (q != 0u32 && (vp - 1u32) / 10u32 <= vm / 10u32) {
 			let l: u32 = (F32_POW5_INV_BITCOUNT: u32) + pow5bits(q - 1u32) - 1u32;
-			// #168 dodge: div/mod on an inline N_CALL result emits a
-			// signed IDIVQ in wwstage; bind the call to a local first.
-			let lrd: u32 = mulpow5inv_divpow2(mv, q - 1u32,
-				-e2 + ((q + l): i32) - 1i32);
-			last_removed_digit = (lrd % 10u32): u8;
+			last_removed_digit = (mulpow5inv_divpow2(mv, q - 1u32,
+				-e2 + ((q + l): i32) - 1i32) % 10u32): u8;
 		};
 		if (q <= 9u32) {
 			if (mv % 5u32 == 0u32) {
@@ -1812,9 +1809,7 @@ fn f32todecf32(mantissa: u32, exponent: u32) decf32 = {
 		vm = mulpow5_divpow2(mm, i, j);
 		if (q != 0u32 && (vp - 1u32) / 10u32 <= vm / 10u32) {
 			j = (q: i32) - 1i32 - ((pow5bits(i + 1u32): i32) - (F32_POW5_BITCOUNT: i32));
-			// #168 dodge (see above): local-bind before the % 10.
-			let lrd: u32 = mulpow5_divpow2(mv, (i + 1u32), j);
-			last_removed_digit = (lrd % 10u32): u8;
+			last_removed_digit = (mulpow5_divpow2(mv, (i + 1u32), j) % 10u32): u8;
 		};
 		if (q <= 1u32) {
 			vr_trailing_zeroes = true;