diff --git a/loopy/padding.py b/loopy/padding.py
index 7998dd4ba80370c500c6a853e181a4b33332f778..65d90a8f48c86579e0d444306e8de3e6d10dfa85 100644
--- a/loopy/padding.py
+++ b/loopy/padding.py
@@ -23,13 +23,9 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 """
 
 
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 from loopy.symbolic import ExpandingIdentityMapper
 
 
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 class ArgAxisSplitHelper(ExpandingIdentityMapper):
     def __init__(self, rules, var_name_gen, arg_names, handler):
         ExpandingIdentityMapper.__init__(self, rules, var_name_gen)
@@ -43,9 +39,6 @@ class ArgAxisSplitHelper(ExpandingIdentityMapper):
             return ExpandingIdentityMapper.map_subscript(self, expr, expn_state)
 
 
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 def split_arg_axis(kernel, args_and_axes, count):
     """
     :arg args_and_axes: a list of tuples *(arg, axis_nr)* indicating
@@ -191,8 +184,6 @@ def split_arg_axis(kernel, args_and_axes, count):
     return kernel
 
 
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 def find_padding_multiple(kernel, variable, axis, align_bytes, allowed_waste=0.1):
     arg = kernel.arg_dict[variable]
 
@@ -214,8 +205,6 @@ def find_padding_multiple(kernel, variable, axis, align_bytes, allowed_waste=0.1
         multiple += 1
 
 
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 def add_padding(kernel, variable, axis, align_bytes):
     arg_to_idx = dict((arg.name, i) for i, arg in enumerate(kernel.args))
     arg_idx = arg_to_idx[variable]