diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/compat.c b/src/xkbcomp/compat.c
index d883ab3..0c94346 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/compat.c
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/compat.c
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ typedef struct {
     darray(SymInterpInfo) interps;
     LEDInfo ledDflt;
     darray(LEDInfo) leds;
-    VModInfo vmods;
     ActionsInfo *actions;
     struct xkb_keymap *keymap;
 } CompatInfo;
@@ -260,7 +259,6 @@ InitCompatInfo(CompatInfo *info, struct xkb_keymap *keymap, unsigned file_id,
     info->dflt.interp.virtual_mod = XKB_MOD_INVALID;
     info->ledDflt.file_id = file_id;
     info->ledDflt.merge = MERGE_OVERRIDE;
-    InitVModInfo(&info->vmods, keymap);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -584,7 +582,7 @@ SetInterpField(CompatInfo *info, SymInterpInfo *si, const char *field,
         if (arrayNdx)
             return ReportSINotArray(info, si, field);
 
-        if (!ResolveVirtualModifier(value, keymap, &ndx, &info->vmods))
+        if (!ExprResolveVMod(keymap, value, &ndx))
             return ReportSIBadType(info, si, field, "virtual modifier");
 
         si->interp.virtual_mod = ndx;
@@ -898,7 +896,7 @@ HandleCompatMapFile(CompatInfo *info, XkbFile *file, enum merge_mode merge)
             ok = HandleGlobalVar(info, (VarDef *) stmt);
             break;
         case STMT_VMOD:
-            ok = HandleVModDef((VModDef *) stmt, info->keymap, &info->vmods);
+            ok = HandleVModDef(info->keymap, (VModDef *) stmt);
             break;
         default:
             log_err(info->keymap->ctx,
diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/expr.c b/src/xkbcomp/expr.c
index cf6ff40..c8197d1 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/expr.c
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/expr.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ LookupModIndex(struct xkb_context *ctx, const void *priv, xkb_atom_t field,
     return (*val_rtrn != XKB_MOD_INVALID);
 }
 
-bool
+static bool
 LookupModMask(struct xkb_context *ctx, const void *priv, xkb_atom_t field,
               enum expr_value_type type, xkb_mod_mask_t *val_rtrn)
 {
@@ -624,6 +624,44 @@ ExprResolveModMask(struct xkb_context *ctx, const ExprDef *expr,
     return ExprResolveMaskLookup(ctx, expr, mask_rtrn, LookupModMask, NULL);
 }
 
+static bool
+LookupVModIndex(const struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_atom_t field,
+                enum expr_value_type type, xkb_mod_index_t *val_rtrn)
+{
+    const struct xkb_vmod *vmod;
+    xkb_mod_index_t i;
+
+    if (type != EXPR_TYPE_INT)
+        return false;
+
+    darray_enumerate(i, vmod, keymap->vmods) {
+        if (vmod->name == field) {
+            *val_rtrn = i;
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool
+LookupVModMask(struct xkb_context *ctx, const void *priv, xkb_atom_t field,
+               enum expr_value_type type, xkb_mod_mask_t *val_rtrn)
+{
+    xkb_mod_index_t ndx;
+
+    if (LookupModMask(ctx, NULL, field, type, val_rtrn)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    else if (LookupVModIndex(priv, field, type, &ndx)) {
+        *val_rtrn = (1 << (XKB_NUM_CORE_MODS + ndx));
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+
 bool
 ExprResolveVModMask(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, const ExprDef *expr,
                     xkb_mod_mask_t *mask_rtrn)
@@ -655,3 +693,33 @@ ExprResolveKeySym(struct xkb_context *ctx, const ExprDef *expr,
     *sym_rtrn = ((xkb_keysym_t) val) + '0';
     return true;
 }
+
+bool
+ExprResolveVMod(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, const ExprDef *def,
+                xkb_mod_index_t *ndx_rtrn)
+{
+    const struct xkb_vmod *vmod;
+    xkb_mod_index_t i;
+    xkb_atom_t name = def->value.str;
+
+    if (def->op != EXPR_IDENT) {
+        log_err(keymap->ctx,
+                "Cannot resolve virtual modifier: "
+                "found %s where a virtual modifier name was expected\n",
+                expr_op_type_to_string(def->op));
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    darray_enumerate(i, vmod, keymap->vmods) {
+        if (vmod->name == name) {
+            *ndx_rtrn = i;
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    log_err(keymap->ctx,
+            "Cannot resolve virtual modifier: "
+            "\"%s\" was not previously declared\n",
+            xkb_atom_text(keymap->ctx, name));
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/expr.h b/src/xkbcomp/expr.h
index 21d9c5d..a5abce1 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/expr.h
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/expr.h
@@ -32,14 +32,6 @@ ExprResolveLhs(struct xkb_context *ctx, const ExprDef *expr,
                const char **elem_rtrn, const char **field_rtrn,
                ExprDef **index_rtrn);
 
-bool
-LookupModMask(struct xkb_context *ctx, const void *priv, xkb_atom_t field,
-              enum expr_value_type type, xkb_mod_mask_t *val_rtrn);
-
-bool
-LookupVModMask(struct xkb_context *ctx, const void *priv, xkb_atom_t field,
-               enum expr_value_type type, xkb_mod_mask_t *val_rtrn);
-
 bool
 LookupModIndex(struct xkb_context *ctx, const void *priv, xkb_atom_t field,
                enum expr_value_type type, xkb_mod_index_t *val_rtrn);
@@ -52,6 +44,10 @@ bool
 ExprResolveVModMask(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, const ExprDef *expr,
                     xkb_mod_mask_t *mask_rtrn);
 
+bool
+ExprResolveVMod(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, const ExprDef *def,
+                xkb_mod_index_t *ndx_rtrn);
+
 bool
 ExprResolveBoolean(struct xkb_context *ctx, const ExprDef *expr,
                    bool *set_rtrn);
diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/symbols.c b/src/xkbcomp/symbols.c
index bb6ccc6..06661ae 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/symbols.c
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/symbols.c
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ typedef struct {
     xkb_layout_index_t explicit_group;
     darray(KeyInfo) keys;
     KeyInfo dflt;
-    VModInfo vmods;
     ActionsInfo *actions;
     darray_xkb_atom_t group_names;
     darray(ModMapEntry) modMaps;
@@ -196,7 +195,6 @@ InitSymbolsInfo(SymbolsInfo *info, struct xkb_keymap *keymap,
     info->file_id = file_id;
     info->merge = MERGE_OVERRIDE;
     InitKeyInfo(keymap->ctx, &info->dflt, file_id);
-    InitVModInfo(&info->vmods, keymap);
     info->actions = actions;
     info->explicit_group = XKB_LAYOUT_INVALID;
 }
@@ -1268,7 +1266,7 @@ HandleSymbolsFile(SymbolsInfo *info, XkbFile *file, enum merge_mode merge)
             ok = HandleGlobalVar(info, (VarDef *) stmt);
             break;
         case STMT_VMOD:
-            ok = HandleVModDef((VModDef *) stmt, info->keymap, &info->vmods);
+            ok = HandleVModDef(info->keymap, (VModDef *) stmt);
             break;
         case STMT_MODMAP:
             ok = HandleModMapDef(info, (ModMapDef *) stmt);
diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/types.c b/src/xkbcomp/types.c
index 73c1427..5eff5f4 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/types.c
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/types.c
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ typedef struct {
     unsigned file_id;
 
     darray(KeyTypeInfo) types;
-    VModInfo vmods;
     struct xkb_keymap *keymap;
 } KeyTypesInfo;
 
@@ -219,7 +218,6 @@ InitKeyTypesInfo(KeyTypesInfo *info, struct xkb_keymap *keymap,
     memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
     info->keymap = keymap;
     info->file_id = file_id;
-    InitVModInfo(&info->vmods, keymap);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -761,7 +759,7 @@ HandleKeyTypesFile(KeyTypesInfo *info, XkbFile *file, enum merge_mode merge)
             ok = true;
             break;
         case STMT_VMOD: /* virtual_modifiers NumLock, ... */
-            ok = HandleVModDef((VModDef *) stmt, info->keymap, &info->vmods);
+            ok = HandleVModDef(info->keymap, (VModDef *) stmt);
             break;
         default:
             log_err(info->keymap->ctx,
diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/vmod.c b/src/xkbcomp/vmod.c
index 51269be..5e8a6c5 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/vmod.c
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/vmod.c
@@ -29,18 +29,8 @@
 #include "expr.h"
 #include "vmod.h"
 
-void
-InitVModInfo(VModInfo *info, struct xkb_keymap *keymap)
-{
-    xkb_mod_index_t i;
-
-    memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
-    for (i = 0; i < darray_size(keymap->vmods); i++)
-        info->defined |= (1 << i);
-}
-
 bool
-HandleVModDef(VModDef *stmt, struct xkb_keymap *keymap, VModInfo *info)
+HandleVModDef(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, VModDef *stmt)
 {
     xkb_mod_index_t i;
     const char *name;
@@ -61,12 +51,9 @@ HandleVModDef(VModDef *stmt, struct xkb_keymap *keymap, VModInfo *info)
         return false;
     }
 
-    darray_enumerate(i, vmod, keymap->vmods) {
-        if (vmod->name == stmt->name) {
-            info->available |= 1 << i;
+    darray_enumerate(i, vmod, keymap->vmods)
+        if (vmod->name == stmt->name)
             return true;
-        }
-    }
 
     if (darray_size(keymap->vmods) >= XKB_MAX_VIRTUAL_MODS) {
         log_err(keymap->ctx,
@@ -78,73 +65,5 @@ HandleVModDef(VModDef *stmt, struct xkb_keymap *keymap, VModInfo *info)
     new.name = stmt->name;
     new.mapping = 0;
     darray_append(keymap->vmods, new);
-    info->available |= (1 << (darray_size(keymap->vmods) - 1));
     return true;
 }
-
-static bool
-LookupVModIndex(const struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_atom_t field,
-                enum expr_value_type type, xkb_mod_index_t *val_rtrn)
-{
-    const struct xkb_vmod *vmod;
-    xkb_mod_index_t i;
-
-    if (type != EXPR_TYPE_INT)
-        return false;
-
-    darray_enumerate(i, vmod, keymap->vmods) {
-        if (vmod->name == field) {
-            *val_rtrn = i;
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return false;
-}
-
-bool
-LookupVModMask(struct xkb_context *ctx, const void *priv, xkb_atom_t field,
-               enum expr_value_type type, xkb_mod_mask_t *val_rtrn)
-{
-    xkb_mod_index_t ndx;
-
-    if (LookupModMask(ctx, NULL, field, type, val_rtrn)) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    else if (LookupVModIndex(priv, field, type, &ndx)) {
-        *val_rtrn = (1 << (XKB_NUM_CORE_MODS + ndx));
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-}
-
-bool
-ResolveVirtualModifier(ExprDef *def, struct xkb_keymap *keymap,
-                       xkb_mod_index_t *ndx_rtrn, VModInfo *info)
-{
-    const struct xkb_vmod *vmod;
-    xkb_mod_index_t i;
-    xkb_atom_t name = def->value.str;
-
-    if (def->op != EXPR_IDENT) {
-        log_err(keymap->ctx,
-                "Cannot resolve virtual modifier: "
-                "found %s where a virtual modifier name was expected\n",
-                expr_op_type_to_string(def->op));
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    darray_enumerate(i, vmod, keymap->vmods) {
-        if ((info->available & (1 << i)) && vmod->name == name) {
-            *ndx_rtrn = i;
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    log_err(keymap->ctx,
-            "Cannot resolve virtual modifier: "
-            "\"%s\" was not previously declared\n",
-            xkb_atom_text(keymap->ctx, name));
-    return false;
-}
diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/vmod.h b/src/xkbcomp/vmod.h
index 6fdd891..9915507 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/vmod.h
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/vmod.h
@@ -27,19 +27,7 @@
 #ifndef XKBCOMP_VMOD_H
 #define XKBCOMP_VMOD_H
 
-typedef struct {
-    xkb_mod_mask_t defined;
-    xkb_mod_mask_t available;
-} VModInfo;
-
-void
-InitVModInfo(VModInfo *info, struct xkb_keymap *keymap);
-
 bool
-HandleVModDef(VModDef *stmt, struct xkb_keymap *keymap, VModInfo *info);
-
-bool
-ResolveVirtualModifier(ExprDef *def, struct xkb_keymap *keymap,
-                       xkb_mod_index_t *ndx_rtrn, VModInfo *info);
+HandleVModDef(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, VModDef *stmt);
 
 #endif