diff --git a/libyasm/bytecode.c b/libyasm/bytecode.c
index d2e658de..2c212b04 100644
--- a/libyasm/bytecode.c
+++ b/libyasm/bytecode.c
@@ -432,12 +432,6 @@ yasm_bc_create_data(yasm_datavalhead *datahead, unsigned int size,
     return yasm_bc_create_common(&bc_data_callback, data, line);
 }
 
-int
-yasm_bc_is_data(const yasm_bytecode *bc)
-{
-    return (bc->callback == &bc_data_callback);
-}
-
 static void
 bc_reserve_destroy(void *contents)
 {
diff --git a/libyasm/bytecode.h b/libyasm/bytecode.h
index daf56e8a..79d940b9 100644
--- a/libyasm/bytecode.h
+++ b/libyasm/bytecode.h
@@ -141,12 +141,6 @@ void yasm_bc_set_multiple(yasm_bytecode *bc, /*@keep@*/ yasm_expr *e);
 /*@only@*/ yasm_bytecode *yasm_bc_create_data
     (yasm_datavalhead *datahead, unsigned int size, unsigned long line);
 
-/** Find out if a bytecode is a data bytecode.
- * \param bc	    bytecode
- * \return Nonzero if bytecode is a data bytecode, otherwise 0.
- */
-int yasm_bc_is_data(const yasm_bytecode *bc);
-
 /** Create a bytecode reserving space.
  * \param numitems	number of reserve "items" (kept, do not free)
  * \param itemsize	reserved size (in bytes) for each item
diff --git a/modules/objfmts/coff/coff-objfmt.c b/modules/objfmts/coff/coff-objfmt.c
index 1f2cbcdd..a40a168b 100644
--- a/modules/objfmts/coff/coff-objfmt.c
+++ b/modules/objfmts/coff/coff-objfmt.c
@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@ coff_objfmt_output_expr(yasm_expr **ep, unsigned char *buf, size_t destsize,
 	     * $$ in.
 	     * For Win32 COFF, need to reference to next bytecode, so add '$'
 	     * (really $+$.len) in.
-	     * For Win64 COFF, don't add anything in.
 	     */
 	    if (objfmt_coff->win32)
 		*ep = yasm_expr_create(YASM_EXPR_ADD, yasm_expr_expr(*ep),
@@ -478,16 +477,8 @@ coff_objfmt_output_expr(yasm_expr **ep, unsigned char *buf, size_t destsize,
 		if (valsize == 32) {
 		    if (info->csd->flags2 & COFF_FLAG_NOBASE)
 			reloc->type = COFF_RELOC_AMD64_ADDR32NB;
-		    else if (!objfmt_coff->win64 || yasm_bc_is_data(bc))
+		    else
 			reloc->type = COFF_RELOC_AMD64_ADDR32;
-		    else {
-			/* I don't understand this, but ML64 generates REL32
-			 * for all instructions, regardless of whether they
-			 * are RIP relative.  Obviously this is either handled
-			 * by the linker or by the compiler at a higher level!
-			 */
-			reloc->type = COFF_RELOC_AMD64_REL32;
-		    }
 		} else if (valsize == 64)
 		    reloc->type = COFF_RELOC_AMD64_ADDR64;
 		else {
diff --git a/modules/objfmts/win64/tests/win64-dataref.hex b/modules/objfmts/win64/tests/win64-dataref.hex
index 02b53df6..fa604a6f 100644
--- a/modules/objfmts/win64/tests/win64-dataref.hex
+++ b/modules/objfmts/win64/tests/win64-dataref.hex
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