diff --git a/src/db/dbCa.c b/src/db/dbCa.c
index a62e09ea0..df9b63e26 100644
--- a/src/db/dbCa.c
+++ b/src/db/dbCa.c
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@
 #include "cadef.h"
 #include "epicsAssert.h"
 #include "epicsExit.h"
+#include "cantProceed.h"
 
 /* We can't include dbStaticLib.h here */
-epicsShareFunc void * epicsShareAPI dbCalloc(size_t nobj,size_t size);
+#define dbCalloc(nobj,size) callocMustSucceed(nobj,size,"dbCalloc")
 
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include "db_access_routines.h"
diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
index b4daf0e5e..f9410e11d 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
@@ -512,20 +512,6 @@ dbDeviceMenu *dbGetDeviceMenu(DBENTRY *pdbentry)
 }
 
 /* Beginning of Public Routines */
-void * epicsShareAPI dbCalloc(size_t nobj,size_t size)
-{
-    void *p;
-
-    p=callocMustSucceed(nobj,size,"dbCalloc");
-    return(p);
-}
-void * epicsShareAPI dbMalloc(size_t size)
-{
-    void *p;
-
-    p=mallocMustSucceed(size,"dbMalloc");
-    return(p);
-}
 
 #define INC_SIZE	256
 void epicsShareAPI dbCatString(char **string,int *stringLength,char *new,char *separator)
diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h
index 0f3efed0c..a8074625e 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "dbBase.h"
 #include "link.h"
 #include "errMdef.h"
+#include "cantProceed.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -240,8 +241,8 @@ epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI dbReportDeviceConfig(DBBASE *pdbbase,
     FILE *report);
 
 /* Misc useful routines*/
-epicsShareFunc void * epicsShareAPI dbCalloc(size_t nobj, size_t size);
-epicsShareFunc void * epicsShareAPI dbMalloc(size_t size);
+#define dbCalloc(nobj,size) callocMustSucceed(nobj,size,"dbCalloc")
+#define dbMalloc(size) mallocMustSucceed(size,"dbMalloc")
 epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI dbCatString(char **string, int *stringLength,
     char *pnew, char *separator);