diff --git a/src/libstd/io/buffered.rs b/src/libstd/io/buffered.rs
index 16ce05ef2dc..a9a79fe2c77 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/buffered.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/buffered.rs
@@ -772,21 +772,6 @@ fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
     }
 }
 
-struct InternalBufWriter<W: Write>(BufWriter<W>);
-
-impl<W: Read + Write> InternalBufWriter<W> {
-    fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut BufWriter<W> {
-        let InternalBufWriter(ref mut w) = *self;
-        return w;
-    }
-}
-
-impl<W: Read + Write> Read for InternalBufWriter<W> {
-    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        self.get_mut().inner.as_mut().unwrap().read(buf)
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use prelude::v1::*;