diff --git a/src/libcore/ptr.rs b/src/libcore/ptr.rs
index 608cbdf84a2..ffa11dcfc75 100644
--- a/src/libcore/ptr.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/ptr.rs
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@ fn memset(dest: *mut c_void, c: libc::c_int,
 #[inline(always)]
 pub pure fn addr_of<T>(val: &T) -> *T { unsafe { rusti::addr_of(*val) } }
 
-pub mod p2 {
-    /// Get an unsafe pointer to a value
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub pure fn addr_of<T>(val: &T) -> *T { unsafe { rusti::addr_of(*val) } }
-}
-
 /// Get an unsafe mut pointer to a value
 #[inline(always)]
 pub pure fn mut_addr_of<T>(val: &T) -> *mut T {
diff --git a/src/libstd/uv_iotask.rs b/src/libstd/uv_iotask.rs
index ca4d655db59..2e31e15a70d 100644
--- a/src/libstd/uv_iotask.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/uv_iotask.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // tjc: forbid deprecated modes again after a snapshot
 
 use libc::c_void;
-use ptr::p2::addr_of;
+use ptr::addr_of;
 use comm = core::comm;
 use comm::{Port, Chan, listen};
 use task::TaskBuilder;