diff --git a/ncopy.c b/ncopy.c
index dd89f9d..bc74bce 100644
--- a/ncopy.c
+++ b/ncopy.c
@@ -536,32 +536,6 @@ fail:
   return(-1);
 }
 
-static uint32 ncopy_get_dword_be(uint8 *p)
-{
-  return(GET_BE32(p));
-}
-
-
-static void ncopy_put_word_lh(uint8 *p, uint16 v)
-{
-  p[0] = (uint8)(v & 0xff);
-  p[1] = (uint8)((v >> 8) & 0xff);
-}
-
-static void ncopy_put_dword_lh(uint8 *p, uint32 v)
-{
-  p[0] = (uint8)(v & 0xff);
-  p[1] = (uint8)((v >> 8) & 0xff);
-  p[2] = (uint8)((v >> 16) & 0xff);
-  p[3] = (uint8)((v >> 24) & 0xff);
-}
-
-static uint32 ncopy_get_dword_lh(uint8 *p)
-{
-  return((uint32)p[0] | ((uint32)p[1] << 8) |
-         ((uint32)p[2] << 16) | ((uint32)p[3] << 24));
-}
-
 static unsigned ncopy_build_nw_handle_path(uint8 *buf, uint8 dhandle,
                                            const char *name)
 {
@@ -584,7 +558,7 @@ static unsigned ncopy_build_nw_handle_path(uint8 *buf, uint8 dhandle,
    * TCOPY/SRC/A.TXT instead of only A.TXT under the temp handle.
    */
   buf[0] = dhandle;
-  ncopy_put_dword_lh(buf + 1, 0);
+  tool_put_dword_lh(buf + 1, 0);
   buf[5] = 0;                  /* dirstyle = short directory handle */
   buf[6] = 1;                  /* one path component */
 
@@ -648,10 +622,10 @@ static int ncopy_open_create_ncp87_direct(char *path,
   req.subfunc = 0x01;           /* NCP 87/01 Open/Create File or Subdirectory */
   req.namespace_id = 0;         /* DOS namespace */
   req.open_create_mode = open_create_mode;
-  ncopy_put_word_lh(req.search_attrs, search_attrs);
-  ncopy_put_dword_lh(req.return_info_mask, 0x00000fffUL);
-  ncopy_put_dword_lh(req.create_attrs, create_attrs);
-  ncopy_put_word_lh(req.desired_access, desired_access);
+  tool_put_word_lh(req.search_attrs, search_attrs);
+  tool_put_dword_lh(req.return_info_mask, 0x00000fffUL);
+  tool_put_dword_lh(req.create_attrs, create_attrs);
+  tool_put_word_lh(req.desired_access, desired_access);
   path_len = ncopy_build_nw_handle_path(req.nwpath, dhandle, name);
   /* INT 21h AX=F257 uses the same request layout as the working FLAG
    * code: a 16-bit length prefix followed by the NCP 87 subfunction.
@@ -706,7 +680,7 @@ static int ncopy_open_create_ncp87_direct(char *path,
   }
 
   if (size_out)
-    *size_out = ncopy_get_dword_lh(repl.info + 10);
+    *size_out = tool_get_dword_lh(repl.info + 10);
 
   ncopy_debug_rc("direct open/create NCP 0x57/01", 0);
   ncopy_debug_msg("direct NCP87 handle returned");
@@ -1071,7 +1045,7 @@ static int ncopy_ncp74_copy_chunk(uint8 src_handle[6], uint8 dst_handle[6],
   }
 
   if (copied)
-    *copied = ncopy_get_dword_be(repl.copied);
+    *copied = tool_get_dword_hl(repl.copied);
   ncopy_debug_rc("copy chunk NCP 0x4a", 0);
   if (copied)
     ncopy_debug_ul("copy chunk copied", (unsigned long)*copied);