diff --git a/lib/wasm/src/module_translator.rs b/lib/wasm/src/module_translator.rs
index 001a85bd69..2715aeb394 100644
--- a/lib/wasm/src/module_translator.rs
+++ b/lib/wasm/src/module_translator.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use sections_translator::{SectionParsingError, parse_function_signatures, parse_
                           parse_function_section, parse_export_section, parse_memory_section,
                           parse_global_section, parse_table_section, parse_elements_section,
                           parse_data_section};
-use translation_utils::{Import, SignatureIndex, FunctionIndex};
+use translation_utils::{Import, FunctionIndex};
 use cretonne::ir::{Function, FunctionName};
 use func_translator::FuncTranslator;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ pub fn translate_module(
         }
         ref s => panic!("modules should begin properly: {:?}", s),
     }
-    let mut functions: Vec<SignatureIndex> = Vec::new();
     let mut globals = Vec::new();
     let mut exports: HashMap<FunctionIndex, String> = HashMap::new();
     let mut next_input = ParserInput::Default;
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ pub fn translate_module(
                         for import in imps {
                             match import {
                                 Import::Function { sig_index } => {
-                                    functions.push(sig_index as SignatureIndex);
                                     function_index += 1;
                                 }
                                 Import::Memory(mem) => {
@@ -86,9 +84,7 @@ pub fn translate_module(
             }
             ParserState::BeginSection { code: SectionCode::Function, .. } => {
                 match parse_function_section(&mut parser, runtime) {
-                    Ok(funcs) => {
-                        functions.extend(funcs);
-                    }
+                    Ok(()) => {}
                     Err(SectionParsingError::WrongSectionContent(s)) => {
                         return Err(format!("wrong content in the function section: {}", s))
                     }
@@ -193,7 +189,9 @@ pub fn translate_module(
         runtime.next_function();
         // First we build the Function object with its name and signature
         let mut func = Function::new();
-        func.signature = runtime.get_signature(functions[function_index]).clone();
+        func.signature = runtime
+            .get_signature(runtime.get_func_type(function_index))
+            .clone();
         if let Some(name) = exports.get(&function_index) {
             func.name = FunctionName::new(name.clone());
         }
diff --git a/lib/wasm/src/runtime/dummy.rs b/lib/wasm/src/runtime/dummy.rs
index a2f58fb709..79921b7101 100644
--- a/lib/wasm/src/runtime/dummy.rs
+++ b/lib/wasm/src/runtime/dummy.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ impl WasmRuntime for DummyRuntime {
         self.func_types.push(sig_index);
     }
 
+    fn get_func_type(&self, func_index: FunctionIndex) -> SignatureIndex {
+        self.func_types[func_index]
+    }
+
     fn declare_global(&mut self, global: Global) {
         self.globals.push(global);
     }
diff --git a/lib/wasm/src/runtime/spec.rs b/lib/wasm/src/runtime/spec.rs
index 74bc27770a..5a67980d1b 100644
--- a/lib/wasm/src/runtime/spec.rs
+++ b/lib/wasm/src/runtime/spec.rs
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ pub trait WasmRuntime: FuncEnvironment {
     /// Declares the type (signature) of a local function in the module.
     fn declare_func_type(&mut self, sig_index: SignatureIndex);
 
+    /// Return the signature index for the given function index.
+    fn get_func_type(&self, func_index: FunctionIndex) -> SignatureIndex;
+
     /// Declares a global to the runtime.
     fn declare_global(&mut self, global: Global);
     /// Declares a table to the runtime.
diff --git a/lib/wasm/src/sections_translator.rs b/lib/wasm/src/sections_translator.rs
index 8329220a21..ea3c0e97d7 100644
--- a/lib/wasm/src/sections_translator.rs
+++ b/lib/wasm/src/sections_translator.rs
@@ -113,19 +113,17 @@ pub fn parse_import_section(
 pub fn parse_function_section(
     parser: &mut Parser,
     runtime: &mut WasmRuntime,
-) -> Result<Vec<SignatureIndex>, SectionParsingError> {
-    let mut funcs = Vec::new();
+) -> Result<(), SectionParsingError> {
     loop {
         match *parser.read() {
             ParserState::FunctionSectionEntry(sigindex) => {
                 runtime.declare_func_type(sigindex as SignatureIndex);
-                funcs.push(sigindex as SignatureIndex);
             }
             ParserState::EndSection => break,
             ref s => return Err(SectionParsingError::WrongSectionContent(format!("{:?}", s))),
         };
     }
-    Ok(funcs)
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 /// Retrieves the names of the functions from the export section