diff --git a/src/builtins/dir.c b/src/builtins/dir.c
index 1f7f547..3a8d944 100644
--- a/src/builtins/dir.c
+++ b/src/builtins/dir.c
@@ -29,172 +29,32 @@
 #endif
 #include "builtin.h"
 
-static BuiltinDirPtr
-BuiltinDirsDup (const BuiltinDirPtr a_dirs,
-                int a_dirs_len)
-{
-    BuiltinDirPtr dirs=NULL ;
-    int i=0 ;
-
-    if (!a_dirs)
-        return NULL ;
-
-    dirs = xcalloc (a_dirs_len, sizeof (BuiltinDirRec)) ;
-    if (!dirs)
-        return NULL ;
-
-    for (i=0; i < a_dirs_len; i++) {
-        int len = strlen (a_dirs[i].file_name) ;
-        dirs[i].file_name = xcalloc (1, len) ;
-        memmove (dirs[i].file_name, a_dirs[i].file_name, len);
-        len = strlen (a_dirs[i].font_name) ;
-        dirs[i].font_name = xcalloc (1, len) ;
-        memmove (dirs[i].font_name, a_dirs[i].font_name, len);
-    }
-    return dirs ;
-}
-
-/**
- * Copy a_save back into a_cur
- * @param a_cur the instance of BuiltinDir to restore
- * @param a_saved the saved instance of BuiltinDir to copy into a_cur
- * @return 0 if went okay, 1 otherwise.
- */
-static int
-BuiltinDirRestore (BuiltinDirPtr a_cur,
-                   const BuiltinDirPtr a_saved)
-{
-    if (!a_cur)
-        return 1 ;
-    if (!a_saved)
-        return 0 ;
-
-    if (a_saved->font_name)
-        memmove (a_cur->font_name, a_saved->font_name, strlen (a_saved->font_name)) ;
-    return 0 ;
-}
-
-
-static int
-BuiltinDirsRestore (BuiltinDirPtr a_cur_tab,
-                    const BuiltinDirPtr a_saved_tab,
-                    int a_tab_len)
-{
-    int i=0 ;
-
-    if (!a_cur_tab)
-        return 1 ;
-    if (!a_saved_tab)
-        return 0 ;
-
-    for (i=0 ; i < a_tab_len; i++) {
-        if (BuiltinDirRestore (&a_cur_tab[i], &a_saved_tab[i]))
-            return 1 ;
-    }
-    return 0 ;
-}
-
-static BuiltinAliasPtr
-BuiltinAliasesDup (const BuiltinAliasPtr a_aliases,
-                   int a_aliases_len)
-{
-    BuiltinAliasPtr aliases=NULL ;
-    int i=0 ;
-
-    if (!a_aliases)
-        return NULL ;
-
-    aliases = xcalloc (a_aliases_len, sizeof (BuiltinAliasRec)) ;
-    if (!aliases)
-        return NULL ;
-
-    for (i=0; i < a_aliases_len; i++) {
-        int len = strlen (a_aliases[i].font_name) ;
-        aliases[i].font_name = xcalloc (1, len) ;
-        memmove (aliases[i].font_name, a_aliases[i].font_name, len);
-    }
-    return aliases ;
-}
-
-/**
- * Copy a_save back into a_cur
- * @param a_cur the instance of BuiltinAlias to restore
- * @param a_saved the saved instance of BuiltinAlias to copy into a_cur
- * @return 0 if went okay, 1 otherwise.
- */
-static int
-BuiltinAliasRestore (BuiltinAliasPtr a_cur,
-                     const BuiltinAliasPtr a_save)
-{
-    if (!a_cur)
-        return 1 ;
-    if (!a_save)
-        return 0 ;
-    if (a_save->alias_name)
-        memmove (a_cur->alias_name, a_save->alias_name, strlen (a_save->alias_name)) ;
-    if (a_save->font_name)
-        memmove (a_cur->font_name, a_save->font_name, strlen (a_save->font_name)) ;
-    return 0 ;
-}
-
-static int
-BuiltinAliasesRestore (BuiltinAliasPtr a_cur_tab,
-                       const BuiltinAliasPtr a_saved_tab,
-                       int a_tab_len)
-{
-    int i=0 ;
-
-    if (!a_cur_tab)
-        return 1 ;
-    if (!a_saved_tab)
-        return 0 ;
-
-    for (i=0 ; i < a_tab_len; i++) {
-        if (BuiltinAliasRestore (&a_cur_tab[i], &a_saved_tab[i]))
-            return 1 ;
-    }
-    return 0 ;
-}
-
 int
 BuiltinReadDirectory (char *directory, FontDirectoryPtr *pdir)
 {
     FontDirectoryPtr	dir;
     int			i;
 
-    static BuiltinDirPtr saved_builtin_dir;
-    static BuiltinAliasPtr saved_builtin_alias;
+    static char **builtin_dir_font_name_copy = NULL;
 
     dir = FontFileMakeDir ("", builtin_dir_count);
 
-    if (saved_builtin_dir)
-    {
-        BuiltinDirsRestore ((BuiltinDirPtr) builtin_dir,
-                            saved_builtin_dir,
-                            builtin_dir_count) ;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        saved_builtin_dir = BuiltinDirsDup ((const BuiltinDirPtr) builtin_dir,
-                                            builtin_dir_count) ;
-    }
-
-    if (saved_builtin_alias)
+    if (!builtin_dir_font_name_copy)
     {
-        BuiltinAliasesRestore ((BuiltinAliasPtr) builtin_alias,
-                               saved_builtin_alias,
-                               builtin_alias_count) ;
+	builtin_dir_font_name_copy = malloc (sizeof(char*) * builtin_dir_count);
+	for (i = 0; i < builtin_dir_count; ++i)
+	    builtin_dir_font_name_copy[i] = strdup(builtin_dir[i].font_name);
     }
     else
     {
-        saved_builtin_alias = BuiltinAliasesDup ((const BuiltinAliasPtr) builtin_alias,
-                                                 builtin_alias_count) ;
+	for (i = 0; i < builtin_dir_count; ++i)
+	    strcpy(builtin_dir_font_name_copy[i], builtin_dir[i].font_name);
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < builtin_dir_count; i++)
     {
 	if (!FontFileAddFontFile (dir,
-				  (char *) builtin_dir[i].font_name,
+				  (char *) builtin_dir_font_name_copy[i],
 				  (char *) builtin_dir[i].file_name))
 	{
 	    FontFileFreeDir (dir);