diff --git a/include/cln/float.h b/include/cln/float.h
index 6a3f9bf..ada8a29 100644
--- a/include/cln/float.h
+++ b/include/cln/float.h
@@ -559,7 +559,6 @@ extern const cl_F most_positive_float (float_format_t f);
 
 // Returns the smallest (most negative) floating point number in float format f.
 extern const cl_F most_negative_float (float_format_t f);
-//CL_REQUIRE(cl_F_mostneg)
 
 // Returns the least positive floating point number (i.e. > 0 but closest to 0)
 // in float format f.
diff --git a/src/float/misc/cl_F_mostneg.cc b/src/float/misc/cl_F_mostneg.cc
index 1008f83..c393fa6 100644
--- a/src/float/misc/cl_F_mostneg.cc
+++ b/src/float/misc/cl_F_mostneg.cc
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 // General includes.
 #include "cl_sysdep.h"
 
-CL_PROVIDE(cl_F_mostneg)
-
 // Specification.
 #include "cln/float.h"
 
@@ -19,22 +17,7 @@ CL_PROVIDE(cl_F_mostneg)
 
 namespace cln {
 
-// Exponent so groß wie möglich, Mantisse 1...1, Vorzeichen -.
-
-static const cl_SF most_negative_SF =
-	make_SF(-1,SF_exp_high,bit(SF_mant_len+1)-1);
-
-static const cl_FF most_negative_FF =
-	encode_FF(-1,FF_exp_high-FF_exp_mid,bit(FF_mant_len+1)-1);
-
-static const cl_DF most_negative_DF =
-#if (cl_word_size==64)
-	encode_DF(-1,DF_exp_high-DF_exp_mid,bit(DF_mant_len+1)-1);
-#else
-	encode_DF(-1,DF_exp_high-DF_exp_mid,bit(DF_mant_len-32+1)-1,bitm(32)-1);
-#endif
-
-inline const cl_LF most_negative_LF (uintC len)
+static inline const cl_LF most_negative_LF (uintC len)
 {
 	var Lfloat erg = allocate_lfloat(len,LF_exp_high,-1);
 	fill_loop_up(&TheLfloat(erg)->data[0],len,~(uintD)0);
@@ -43,6 +26,21 @@ inline const cl_LF most_negative_LF (uintC len)
 
 const cl_F most_negative_float (float_format_t f)
 {
+	// Exponent so groß wie möglich, Mantisse 1...1, Vorzeichen -.
+
+	static const cl_SF most_negative_SF =
+		make_SF(-1,SF_exp_high,bit(SF_mant_len+1)-1);
+
+	static const cl_FF most_negative_FF =
+		encode_FF(-1,FF_exp_high-FF_exp_mid,bit(FF_mant_len+1)-1);
+
+	static const cl_DF most_negative_DF =
+#if (cl_word_size==64)
+		encode_DF(-1,DF_exp_high-DF_exp_mid,bit(DF_mant_len+1)-1);
+#else
+		encode_DF(-1,DF_exp_high-DF_exp_mid,bit(DF_mant_len-32+1)-1,bitm(32)-1);
+#endif
+
 	floatformatcase((uintC)f
 	,	return most_negative_SF;
 	,	return most_negative_FF;
@@ -53,4 +51,3 @@ const cl_F most_negative_float (float_format_t f)
 
 }  // namespace cln
 
-CL_PROVIDE_END(cl_F_mostneg)