diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index b13a65ac..041b09c2 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -318,9 +318,11 @@ void flip_newbuffer(void)
 void discard_buffer(void)
 {
 }
+#ifdef ENABLE_NANORC
 void implant(void)
 {
 }
+#endif
 
 /* Add a function to the function list. */
 void add_to_funcs(void (*func)(void), int menus, const char *desc, const char *help,
@@ -1385,11 +1387,13 @@ void set_spell_shortcuts(void)
 /* Execute the function of the given shortcut. */
 void execute(const sc *shortcut)
 {
+#ifdef ENABLE_NANORC
 	if (shortcut->scfunc == implant)
 		/* Insert the corresponding string into the keyboard buffer. */
 		for (int i = strlen(shortcut->expansion); i > 0; i--)
 			put_back(shortcut->expansion[i - 1]);
 	else
+#endif
 		shortcut->scfunc();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/nano.h b/src/nano.h
index 44d71949..5c25de0b 100644
--- a/src/nano.h
+++ b/src/nano.h
@@ -439,6 +439,8 @@ typedef struct sc {
 	int ordinal;
 		/* The how-manieth toggle this is, in order to be able to
 		 * keep them in sequence. */
+#endif
+#ifdef ENABLE_NANORC
 	char *expansion;
 		/* The string of keycodes to which this shortcut is expanded. */
 #endif
diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index 1f3e3471..23187335 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ bool is_universal(void (*func)(void))
 		func == do_home || func == do_end ||
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 		func == do_prev_word_void || func == do_next_word_void ||
+#endif
+#ifndef ENABLE_NANORC
 		func == implant ||
 #endif
 		func == do_delete || func == do_backspace ||
@@ -420,7 +422,9 @@ void parse_binding(char *ptr, bool dobind)
 			newsc = nmalloc(sizeof(sc));
 			newsc->scfunc = implant;
 			newsc->expansion = mallocstrcpy(NULL, funcptr + 1);
+#ifndef NANO_TINY
 			newsc->toggle = 0;
+#endif
 		} else
 		    newsc = strtosc(funcptr);