diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/lang_items.rs b/src/librustc/middle/lang_items.rs
index 86db6b6a463..7fca0e56aa2 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/lang_items.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/lang_items.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ impl LanguageItems {
     }
 
     $(
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
         pub fn $method(&self) -> Option<ast::DefId> {
             *self.items.get($variant as uint)
         }