diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/builder.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/builder.rs
index d58aad340a1dc..3c9063f9997b2 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/builder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/builder.rs
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ impl BuilderMethods<'a, 'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx> {
     }
 
     fn pointercast(&mut self, val: &'ll Value, dest_ty: &'ll Type) -> &'ll Value {
-        unsafe { llvm::LLVMBuildPointerCast(self.llbuilder, val, dest_ty, UNNAMED) }
+        self.bitcast(val, dest_ty)
     }
 
     /* Comparisons */
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm/ffi.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm/ffi.rs
index 9784beaa079de..c0a3c437a36bb 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm/ffi.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm/ffi.rs
@@ -1346,12 +1346,6 @@ extern "C" {
         DestTy: &'a Type,
         Name: *const c_char,
     ) -> &'a Value;
-    pub fn LLVMBuildPointerCast(
-        B: &Builder<'a>,
-        Val: &'a Value,
-        DestTy: &'a Type,
-        Name: *const c_char,
-    ) -> &'a Value;
     pub fn LLVMRustBuildIntCast(
         B: &Builder<'a>,
         Val: &'a Value,