diff --git a/install/mysql.sh b/install/mysql.sh
index 00a43ca9..24a23a87 100755
--- a/install/mysql.sh
+++ b/install/mysql.sh
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 # create a sed script to create/update the file
-function set_value() {
+set_value() {
     var=$1
     RET=$2
     grep -Eq "^ *$var=" $MYSQL_CONFIG || echo "$var=" >> $MYSQL_CONFIG
diff --git a/src/fixperms.sh b/src/fixperms.sh
index 32b6a4d0..e7ccd352 100755
--- a/src/fixperms.sh
+++ b/src/fixperms.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fi
 
 . "$CONFIG_FILE"
 
-function doone {
+doone {
     read GID LOGIN
     while [ "$LOGIN" ] 
       do
diff --git a/src/sqlbackup.sh b/src/sqlbackup.sh
index bf51cd31..10dd012a 100755
--- a/src/sqlbackup.sh
+++ b/src/sqlbackup.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-function dobck {
+dobck {
     local ext
     local i
     local old_ifs
diff --git a/tools/top_ftp_users b/tools/top_ftp_users
index ff802e8e..7234ed21 100755
--- a/tools/top_ftp_users
+++ b/tools/top_ftp_users
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ done
 
 
 #-------------------------
-function set_messages
+set_messages
 #-------------------------
 {
 	# Language-dependent messages
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function set_messages
 
 
 #-------------------------
-function trap_EXIT
+trap_EXIT
 #-------------------------
 {
 	# Does some cleaning
diff --git a/tools/top_http_users b/tools/top_http_users
index 8fae4db9..f5e62fba 100755
--- a/tools/top_http_users
+++ b/tools/top_http_users
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ done
 
 
 #-------------------------
-function set_messages
+set_messages
 #-------------------------
 {
 	# Language-dependent messages
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function set_messages
 
 
 #-------------------------
-function trap_EXIT
+trap_EXIT
 #-------------------------
 {
 	# Does some cleaning
diff --git a/tools/top_mysql_users b/tools/top_mysql_users
index 8cffa7e1..61f325fe 100755
--- a/tools/top_mysql_users
+++ b/tools/top_mysql_users
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ done
 
 
 #-------------------------
-function set_messages
+set_messages
 #-------------------------
 {
 	# Language-dependent messages
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function set_messages
 
 
 #-------------------------
-function trap_EXIT
+trap_EXIT
 #-------------------------
 {
 	# Does some cleaning