diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs
index 4879975dde6..06841501124 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs
@@ -869,8 +869,7 @@ pub fn with_cond<'blk, 'tcx, F>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
 {
     let _icx = push_ctxt("with_cond");
 
-    if bcx.unreachable.get() ||
-            (common::is_const(val) && common::const_to_uint(val) == 0) {
+    if bcx.unreachable.get() || common::const_to_opt_uint(val) == Some(0) {
         return bcx;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/common.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/common.rs
index 03dda57e568..758702f54c0 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/common.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/common.rs
@@ -919,12 +919,6 @@ pub fn const_get_elt(cx: &CrateContext, v: ValueRef, us: &[c_uint])
     }
 }
 
-pub fn is_const(v: ValueRef) -> bool {
-    unsafe {
-        llvm::LLVMIsConstant(v) == True
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn const_to_int(v: ValueRef) -> i64 {
     unsafe {
         llvm::LLVMConstIntGetSExtValue(v)
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/controlflow.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/controlflow.rs
index 8cecc39ec39..ab8cfa0ce3b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/controlflow.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/controlflow.rs
@@ -166,31 +166,24 @@ pub fn trans_if<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
     let cond_val = unpack_result!(bcx, expr::trans(bcx, cond).to_llbool());
 
     // Drop branches that are known to be impossible
-    if is_const(cond_val) && !is_undef(cond_val) {
-        if const_to_uint(cond_val) == 1 {
-            match els {
-                Some(elexpr) => {
-                    let mut trans = TransItemVisitor { ccx: bcx.fcx.ccx };
-                    trans.visit_expr(&*elexpr);
-                }
-                None => {}
-            }
+    if let Some(cv) = const_to_opt_uint(cond_val) {
+        if cv == 1 {
             // if true { .. } [else { .. }]
             bcx = trans_block(bcx, &*thn, dest);
             trans::debuginfo::clear_source_location(bcx.fcx);
+
+            if let Some(elexpr) = els {
+                let mut trans = TransItemVisitor { ccx: bcx.fcx.ccx };
+                trans.visit_expr(&*elexpr);
+            }
         } else {
-            let mut trans = TransItemVisitor { ccx: bcx.fcx.ccx } ;
+            // if false { .. } [else { .. }]
+            let mut trans = TransItemVisitor { ccx: bcx.fcx.ccx };
             trans.visit_block(&*thn);
 
-            match els {
-                // if false { .. } else { .. }
-                Some(elexpr) => {
-                    bcx = expr::trans_into(bcx, &*elexpr, dest);
-                    trans::debuginfo::clear_source_location(bcx.fcx);
-                }
-
-                // if false { .. }
-                None => { }
+            if let Some(elexpr) = els {
+                bcx = expr::trans_into(bcx, &*elexpr, dest);
+                trans::debuginfo::clear_source_location(bcx.fcx);
             }
         }