diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.c b/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.c
index c0b91d13a..f0bd87054 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.c
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.c
@@ -384,22 +384,6 @@ int globalcontext_get_registered_process(GlobalContext *glb, int atom_index)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int globalcontext_insert_atom(GlobalContext *glb, AtomString atom_string)
-{
-    long index = atom_table_ensure_atom(glb->atom_table, atom_string, AtomTableNoOpts);
-    if (UNLIKELY(index == ATOM_TABLE_NOT_FOUND)) {
-        abort();
-    }
-    return index;
-}
-
-int globalcontext_insert_atom_maybe_copy(GlobalContext *glb, AtomString atom_string, int copy)
-{
-    long index = atom_table_ensure_atom(
-        glb->atom_table, atom_string, copy ? AtomTableCopyAtom : AtomTableNoOpts);
-    return index;
-}
-
 bool globalcontext_is_atom_index_equal_to_atom_string(GlobalContext *glb, int atom_index_a, AtomString atom_string_b)
 {
     AtomString atom_string_a;
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.h b/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.h
index 9c71264d7..2d8aafeda 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.h
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.h
@@ -266,11 +266,6 @@ bool globalcontext_unregister_process(GlobalContext *glb, int atom_index);
  */
 void globalcontext_maybe_unregister_process_id(GlobalContext *glb, int process_id);
 
-/**
- * @brief equivalent to globalcontext_insert_atom_maybe_copy(glb, atom_string, 0);
- */
-int globalcontext_insert_atom(GlobalContext *glb, AtomString atom_string);
-
 /**
  * @brief Inserts an atom into the global atoms table, making a copy of the supplied atom
  * string, if copy is non-zero.
@@ -282,7 +277,20 @@ int globalcontext_insert_atom(GlobalContext *glb, AtomString atom_string);
  * assumes "ownership" of the allocated memory.
  * @returns newly added atom id or -1 in case of failure.
  */
-int globalcontext_insert_atom_maybe_copy(GlobalContext *glb, AtomString atom_string, int copy);
+static inline int globalcontext_insert_atom_maybe_copy(GlobalContext *glb, AtomString atom_string, int copy)
+{
+    long index = atom_table_ensure_atom(
+        glb->atom_table, atom_string, copy ? AtomTableCopyAtom : AtomTableNoOpts);
+    return index;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief equivalent to globalcontext_insert_atom_maybe_copy(glb, atom_string, 0);
+ */
+static inline int globalcontext_insert_atom(GlobalContext *glb, AtomString atom_string)
+{
+    return globalcontext_insert_atom_maybe_copy(glb, atom_string, 0);
+}
 
 /**
  * @brief Compares an atom table index with an AtomString.