diff --git a/lib/com_err/Makefile.in b/lib/com_err/Makefile.in
index 45c4a9461..897f828c2 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/com_err/Makefile.in
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ build_symlink_command   = @build_symlink_command@
 install_symlink_command = @install_symlink_command@
 
 LIBNAME = $(LIBPREFIX)com_err
+#LIBEXT = a Always build archive library!
 LIBEXT = @LIBEXT@
 SHLIBEXT = @SHLIBEXT@
 LIBPREFIX = @LIBPREFIX@
@@ -49,8 +50,8 @@ include_HEADERS = com_right.h com_err.h
 
 SOURCES = error.c com_err.c compile_et.c
 OBJECTS = error.o com_err.o $(LIBADD)
-EXTRA_SOURCES = snprintf.c strcpy_truncate.c strcat_truncate.c
-LIBADD = snprintf.o strcpy_truncate.o strcat_truncate.o
+EXTRA_SOURCES =
+LIBADD =
 
 all: $(lib_LIBRARIES) $(bin_PROGRAMS) $(include_HEADERS)
 
diff --git a/lib/com_err/com_err.c b/lib/com_err/com_err.c
index 369db7b9e..e420c50c7 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/com_err.c
+++ b/lib/com_err/com_err.c
@@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ error_message (long code)
 {
     static char msg[128];
     const char *p = com_right(_et_list, code);
-    if(p == NULL)
+    if (p == NULL)
 	p = strerror(code);
-    if(p != NULL && *p != '\0')
-	strcpy_truncate(msg, p, sizeof(msg));
-    else 
+    if (p != NULL && *p != '\0') {
+	strncpy(msg, p, sizeof(msg));
+	msg[sizeof(msg)] = 0;
+    } else 
 	sprintf(msg, "Unknown error %ld", code);
     return msg;
 }
diff --git a/lib/com_err/roken_rename.h b/lib/com_err/roken_rename.h
index f3744bee1..3224cd331 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/roken_rename.h
+++ b/lib/com_err/roken_rename.h
@@ -41,23 +41,4 @@
 #ifndef __roken_rename_h__
 #define __roken_rename_h__
 
-#ifndef HAVE_ASNPRINTF
-#define asnprintf _com_err_asnprintf
-#endif
-#ifndef HAVE_ASPRINTF
-#define asprintf _com_err_asprintf
-#endif
-#ifndef HAVE_SNPRINTF
-#define snprintf _com_err_snprintf
-#endif
-#ifndef HAVE_VASNPRINTF
-#define vasnprintf _com_err_vasnprintf
-#endif
-#ifndef HAVE_VASPRINTF
-#define vasprintf _com_err_vasprintf
-#endif
-#ifndef HAVE_VSNPRINTF
-#define vsnprintf _com_err_vsnprintf
-#endif
-
 #endif /* __roken_rename_h__ */