diff --git a/py/obj.h b/py/obj.h
index 32b4301545..717e33bbcf 100644
--- a/py/obj.h
+++ b/py/obj.h
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ typedef struct _mp_rom_obj_t { mp_const_obj_t o; } mp_rom_obj_t;
 
 // The macros below are derived from the ones above and are used to
 // check for more specific object types.
+// Note: these are kept as macros because inline functions sometimes use much
+// more code space than the equivalent macros, depending on the compiler.
 
 #define MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(o, t) (MP_OBJ_IS_OBJ(o) && (((mp_obj_base_t*)MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(o))->type == (t))) // this does not work for checking int, str or fun; use below macros for that
 #define MP_OBJ_IS_INT(o) (MP_OBJ_IS_SMALL_INT(o) || MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(o, &mp_type_int))
@@ -257,17 +259,6 @@ typedef struct _mp_rom_obj_t { mp_const_obj_t o; } mp_rom_obj_t;
 #define MP_OBJ_IS_STR_OR_BYTES(o) (MP_OBJ_IS_QSTR(o) || (MP_OBJ_IS_OBJ(o) && ((mp_obj_base_t*)MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(o))->type->binary_op == mp_obj_str_binary_op))
 #define MP_OBJ_IS_FUN(o) (MP_OBJ_IS_OBJ(o) && (((mp_obj_base_t*)MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(o))->type->name == MP_QSTR_function))
 
-// Note: inline functions sometimes use much more code space than the
-// equivalent macros, depending on the compiler.
-//static inline bool MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(mp_const_obj_t o, const mp_obj_type_t *t) { return (MP_OBJ_IS_OBJ(o) && (((mp_obj_base_t*)(o))->type == (t))); } // this does not work for checking a string, use below macro for that
-//static inline bool MP_OBJ_IS_INT(mp_const_obj_t o) { return (MP_OBJ_IS_SMALL_INT(o) || MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(o, &mp_type_int)); } // returns true if o is a small int or long int
-// Need to forward declare these for the inline function to compile.
-extern const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_int;
-extern const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_bool;
-static inline bool mp_obj_is_integer(mp_const_obj_t o) { return MP_OBJ_IS_INT(o) || MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(o, &mp_type_bool); } // returns true if o is bool, small int or long int
-//static inline bool MP_OBJ_IS_STR(mp_const_obj_t o) { return (MP_OBJ_IS_QSTR(o) || MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(o, &mp_type_str)); }
-
-
 // These macros are used to declare and define constant function objects
 // You can put "static" in front of the definitions to make them local
 
@@ -681,6 +672,7 @@ bool mp_obj_is_true(mp_obj_t arg);
 bool mp_obj_is_callable(mp_obj_t o_in);
 bool mp_obj_equal(mp_obj_t o1, mp_obj_t o2);
 
+static inline bool mp_obj_is_integer(mp_const_obj_t o) { return MP_OBJ_IS_INT(o) || MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(o, &mp_type_bool); } // returns true if o is bool, small int or long int
 mp_int_t mp_obj_get_int(mp_const_obj_t arg);
 mp_int_t mp_obj_get_int_truncated(mp_const_obj_t arg);
 bool mp_obj_get_int_maybe(mp_const_obj_t arg, mp_int_t *value);