diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/base.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/base.rs
index 78693a395b3..904e5d74f8e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/base.rs
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ pub fn compile_codegen_unit<'ll, 'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'ll, 'tcx, 'tcx>,
             // Run replace-all-uses-with for statics that need it
             for &(old_g, new_g) in cx.statics_to_rauw().borrow().iter() {
                 unsafe {
-                    cx.static_replace_all_uses(old_g, new_g)
+                    let bitcast = llvm::LLVMConstPointerCast(new_g, cx.val_ty(old_g));
+                    llvm::LLVMReplaceAllUsesWith(old_g, bitcast);
+                    llvm::LLVMDeleteGlobal(old_g);
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/consts.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/consts.rs
index aac3ee903b1..47899d426f7 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/consts.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/consts.rs
@@ -498,9 +498,4 @@ impl StaticMethods for CodegenCx<'ll, 'tcx> {
             }
         }
     }
-    unsafe fn static_replace_all_uses(&self, old_g: &'ll Value, new_g: &'ll Value) {
-        let bitcast = llvm::LLVMConstPointerCast(new_g, self.val_ty(old_g));
-        llvm::LLVMReplaceAllUsesWith(old_g, bitcast);
-        llvm::LLVMDeleteGlobal(old_g);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/context.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/context.rs
index 5b088ad2908..673122095da 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/context.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/context.rs
@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@ impl<'ll, 'tcx> CodegenCx<'ll, 'tcx> {
             local_gen_sym_counter: Cell::new(0),
         }
     }
+
+    crate fn statics_to_rauw(&self) -> &RefCell<Vec<(&'ll Value, &'ll Value)>> {
+        &self.statics_to_rauw
+    }
 }
 
 impl MiscMethods<'tcx> for CodegenCx<'ll, 'tcx> {
@@ -431,10 +435,6 @@ impl MiscMethods<'tcx> for CodegenCx<'ll, 'tcx> {
         &self.codegen_unit
     }
 
-    fn statics_to_rauw(&self) -> &RefCell<Vec<(&'ll Value, &'ll Value)>> {
-        &self.statics_to_rauw
-    }
-
     fn used_statics(&self) -> &RefCell<Vec<&'ll Value>> {
         &self.used_statics
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/traits/misc.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/traits/misc.rs
index 0425b8e8e23..ab4f2f724cd 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/traits/misc.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/traits/misc.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ pub trait MiscMethods<'tcx>: Backend<'tcx> {
     fn stats(&self) -> &RefCell<Stats>;
     fn consume_stats(self) -> RefCell<Stats>;
     fn codegen_unit(&self) -> &Arc<CodegenUnit<'tcx>>;
-    fn statics_to_rauw(&self) -> &RefCell<Vec<(Self::Value, Self::Value)>>;
     fn closure_env_needs_indirect_debuginfo(&self) -> bool;
     fn used_statics(&self) -> &RefCell<Vec<Self::Value>>;
     fn set_frame_pointer_elimination(&self, llfn: Self::Value);
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/traits/statics.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/traits/statics.rs
index 5026d34dcad..aa4d69f078f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/traits/statics.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/traits/statics.rs
@@ -19,5 +19,4 @@ pub trait StaticMethods: BackendTypes {
     fn static_addr_of(&self, cv: Self::Value, align: Align, kind: Option<&str>) -> Self::Value;
     fn get_static(&self, def_id: DefId) -> Self::Value;
     fn codegen_static(&self, def_id: DefId, is_mutable: bool);
-    unsafe fn static_replace_all_uses(&self, old_g: Self::Value, new_g: Self::Value);
 }