diff --git a/dlls/jscript/compile.c b/dlls/jscript/compile.c
index 12310d06ee9..dca023c033b 100644
--- a/dlls/jscript/compile.c
+++ b/dlls/jscript/compile.c
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ static HRESULT pop_to_stat(compiler_ctx_t *ctx, statement_ctx_t *stat_ctx)
     statement_ctx_t *iter = ctx->stat_ctx;
     unsigned stack_pop = 0;
 
-    while(1) {
+    while(iter) {
         if(iter->using_scope && push_instr(ctx, OP_pop_scope) == -1)
             return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
         if(iter->using_except && push_instr(ctx, OP_pop_except) == -1)
@@ -1343,8 +1343,19 @@ static HRESULT compile_break_statement(compiler_ctx_t *ctx, branch_statement_t *
 /* ECMA-262 3rd Edition    12.9 */
 static HRESULT compile_return_statement(compiler_ctx_t *ctx, expression_statement_t *stat)
 {
-    stat->stat.eval = return_statement_eval;
-    return compile_interp_fallback(ctx, &stat->stat);
+    HRESULT hres;
+
+    hres = pop_to_stat(ctx, NULL);
+    if(FAILED(hres))
+        return hres;
+
+    if(stat->expr) {
+        hres = compile_expression(ctx, stat->expr);
+        if(FAILED(hres))
+            return hres;
+    }
+
+    return push_instr(ctx, OP_ret) == -1 ? E_OUTOFMEMORY : S_OK;
 }
 
 /* ECMA-262 3rd Edition    12.10 */
@@ -1672,22 +1683,6 @@ static HRESULT init_compiler(parser_ctx_t *parser)
     return S_OK;
 }
 
-HRESULT compile_subscript(parser_ctx_t *parser, expression_t *expr, unsigned *ret_off)
-{
-    HRESULT hres;
-
-    hres = init_compiler(parser);
-    if(FAILED(hres))
-        return hres;
-
-    *ret_off = parser->compiler->code_off;
-    hres = compile_expression(parser->compiler, expr);
-    if(FAILED(hres))
-        return hres;
-
-    return push_instr(parser->compiler, OP_ret) == -1 ? E_OUTOFMEMORY : S_OK;
-}
-
 HRESULT compile_subscript_stat(parser_ctx_t *parser, statement_t *stat, BOOL from_eval, unsigned *ret_off)
 {
     unsigned off;
diff --git a/dlls/jscript/engine.c b/dlls/jscript/engine.c
index 929506451f7..3bdfb4b86b9 100644
--- a/dlls/jscript/engine.c
+++ b/dlls/jscript/engine.c
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ struct _except_frame_t {
     except_frame_t *next;
 };
 
-static HRESULT expr_eval(script_ctx_t*,expression_t*,jsexcept_t*,VARIANT*);
-
 static HRESULT stack_push(exec_ctx_t *ctx, VARIANT *v)
 {
     if(!ctx->stack_size) {
@@ -670,27 +668,6 @@ HRESULT break_statement_eval(script_ctx_t *ctx, statement_t *_stat, return_type_
     return E_NOTIMPL;
 }
 
-/* ECMA-262 3rd Edition    12.9 */
-HRESULT return_statement_eval(script_ctx_t *ctx, statement_t *_stat, return_type_t *rt, VARIANT *ret)
-{
-    expression_statement_t *stat = (expression_statement_t*)_stat;
-    HRESULT hres;
-
-    TRACE("\n");
-
-    if(stat->expr) {
-        hres = expr_eval(ctx, stat->expr, &rt->ei, ret);
-        if(FAILED(hres))
-            return hres;
-    }else {
-        V_VT(ret) = VT_EMPTY;
-    }
-
-    TRACE("= %s\n", debugstr_variant(ret));
-    rt->type = RT_RETURN;
-    return S_OK;
-}
-
 /* ECMA-262 3rd Edition    12.10 */
 HRESULT interp_push_scope(exec_ctx_t *ctx)
 {
@@ -2638,53 +2615,6 @@ static HRESULT enter_bytecode(script_ctx_t *ctx, unsigned ip, return_type_t *rt,
     return S_OK;
 }
 
-static HRESULT expr_eval(script_ctx_t *ctx, expression_t *expr, jsexcept_t *ei, VARIANT *ret)
-{
-    exec_ctx_t *exec_ctx = ctx->exec_ctx;
-    unsigned prev_ip, prev_top;
-    jsexcept_t *prev_ei;
-    jsop_t op;
-    HRESULT hres = S_OK;
-
-    TRACE("\n");
-
-    if(expr->instr_off == -1) {
-        hres = compile_subscript(ctx->exec_ctx->parser, expr, &expr->instr_off);
-        if(FAILED(hres))
-            return hres;
-    }
-
-    prev_top = exec_ctx->top;
-    prev_ip = exec_ctx->ip;
-    prev_ei = exec_ctx->ei;
-    exec_ctx->ip = expr->instr_off;
-    exec_ctx->ei = ei;
-
-    while(exec_ctx->ip != -1) {
-        op = exec_ctx->parser->code->instrs[exec_ctx->ip].op;
-        hres = op_funcs[op](exec_ctx);
-        if(FAILED(hres))
-            break;
-        exec_ctx->ip += op_move[op];
-    }
-
-    exec_ctx->ip = prev_ip;
-    exec_ctx->ei = prev_ei;
-
-    if(FAILED(hres)) {
-        stack_popn(exec_ctx, exec_ctx->top-prev_top);
-        return hres;
-    }
-
-    assert(exec_ctx->top == prev_top+1);
-
-    if(exec_ctx->top == prev_top)
-        V_VT(ret) = VT_EMPTY;
-    else
-        *ret = *stack_pop(exec_ctx);
-    return S_OK;
-}
-
 HRESULT exec_source(exec_ctx_t *ctx, parser_ctx_t *parser, source_elements_t *source, BOOL from_eval,
         jsexcept_t *ei, VARIANT *retv)
 {
diff --git a/dlls/jscript/engine.h b/dlls/jscript/engine.h
index fa47a4c2c61..a56bc4396ab 100644
--- a/dlls/jscript/engine.h
+++ b/dlls/jscript/engine.h
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ typedef struct {
 
 HRESULT continue_statement_eval(script_ctx_t*,statement_t*,return_type_t*,VARIANT*) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 HRESULT break_statement_eval(script_ctx_t*,statement_t*,return_type_t*,VARIANT*) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
-HRESULT return_statement_eval(script_ctx_t*,statement_t*,return_type_t*,VARIANT*) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
 typedef struct {
     enum {
@@ -590,5 +589,4 @@ typedef struct {
     prop_val_t *property_list;
 } property_value_expression_t;
 
-HRESULT compile_subscript(parser_ctx_t*,expression_t*,unsigned*) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 HRESULT compile_subscript_stat(parser_ctx_t*,statement_t*,BOOL,unsigned*) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;