diff --git a/misc.h b/misc.h
index 5ff4105c..5120b96c 100644
--- a/misc.h
+++ b/misc.h
@@ -1292,32 +1292,6 @@ CRYPTOPP_DLL void CRYPTOPP_API UnalignedDeallocate(void *ptr);
 
 // ************** rotate functions ***************
 
-//! \brief Performs a left rotate
-//! \tparam T the word type
-//! \tparam Y the number of bit positions to rotate the value
-//! \param x the value to rotate
-//! \details This is a portable C/C++ implementation which attempts to take advantage of the
-//!   <tt>constexpr</tt>-ness of a template parameter in hopes of achieving better code
-//!   generation under Clang and VC++. If a specialization is not available, then
-//!   <tt>rotlImmediate</tt> simply calls <tt>rotlFixed</tt>.
-template <class T, unsigned int Y> inline T rotlImmediate(T x)
-{
-	return rotlFixed(x, Y);
-}
-
-//! \brief Performs a right rotate
-//! \tparam T the word type
-//! \tparam Y the number of bit positions to rotate the value
-//! \param x the value to rotate
-//! \details This is a portable C/C++ implementation which attempts to take advantage of the
-//!   <tt>constexpr</tt>-ness of a template parameter in hopes of achieving better code
-//!   generation under Clang and VC++. If a specialization is not available, then
-//!   <tt>rotrImmediate</tt> simply calls <tt>rotlFixed</tt>.
-template <class T, unsigned int Y> inline T rotrFixed(T x)
-{
-	return rotrFixed(x, Y);
-}
-
 //! \brief Performs a left rotate
 //! \tparam T the word type
 //! \param x the value to rotate
@@ -1426,35 +1400,6 @@ template <class T> inline T rotrMod(T x, unsigned int y)
 	return T((x>>(y&MASK))|(x<<(-y&MASK)));
 }
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && (CRYPTOPP_BOOL_X64 || CRYPTOPP_BOOL_X86 || CRYPTOPP_BOOL_X32) && 0
-template <word32, unsigned int R>
-inline word32 rotlImmediate<word32, unsigned int>(word32 x)
-{
-	__asm__ ("roll %1, %0" : "+mq" (x) : "I" ((unsigned char)Y));
-	return x;
-}
-template <word32, unsigned int R>
-inline T rotlImmediate<word32, unsigned int>(word32 x)
-{
-	__asm__ ("rorl %1, %0" : "+mq" (x) : "I" ((unsigned char)Y));
-	return x;
-}
-# if (CRYPTOPP_BOOL_X64 || CRYPTOPP_BOOL_X32)
-template <>
-inline word64 rotlImmediate<word64, unsigned int>(word64 x)
-{
-	__asm__ ("rolq %1, %0" : "+mq" (x) : "J" ((unsigned char)Y));
-	return x;
-}
-template <>
-inline T rotlImmediate<word64, unsigned int>(word64 x)
-{
-	__asm__ ("rorq %1, %0" : "+mq" (x) : "J" ((unsigned char)Y));
-	return x;
-}
-# endif
-#endif
-
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 
 //! \brief Performs a left rotate