diff --git a/example/mini_core.rs b/example/mini_core.rs
index a79909ce0c8..67a0d0dabea 100644
--- a/example/mini_core.rs
+++ b/example/mini_core.rs
@@ -525,8 +525,11 @@ pub struct Unique<T: ?Sized> {
 impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
 impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
 
+#[lang = "global_alloc_ty"]
+pub struct Global;
+
 #[lang = "owned_box"]
-pub struct Box<T: ?Sized, A = ()>(Unique<T>, A);
+pub struct Box<T: ?Sized, A = Global>(Unique<T>, A);
 
 impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<Box<U>> for Box<T> {}
 
@@ -536,7 +539,7 @@ pub fn new(val: T) -> Box<T> {
             let size = intrinsics::size_of::<T>();
             let ptr = libc::malloc(size);
             intrinsics::copy(&val as *const T as *const u8, ptr, size);
-            Box(Unique { pointer: NonNull(ptr as *const T), _marker: PhantomData }, ())
+            Box(Unique { pointer: NonNull(ptr as *const T), _marker: PhantomData }, Global)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/unsize.rs b/src/unsize.rs
index acfa461a6f3..7b61dc64cb1 100644
--- a/src/unsize.rs
+++ b/src/unsize.rs
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ fn unsize_ptr<'tcx>(
         | (&ty::RawPtr(ty::TypeAndMut { ty: a, .. }), &ty::RawPtr(ty::TypeAndMut { ty: b, .. })) => {
             (src, unsized_info(fx, *a, *b, old_info))
         }
-        (&ty::Adt(def_a, _), &ty::Adt(def_b, _)) if def_a.is_box() && def_b.is_box() => {
-            let (a, b) = (src_layout.ty.boxed_ty(), dst_layout.ty.boxed_ty());
-            (src, unsized_info(fx, a, b, old_info))
-        }
         (&ty::Adt(def_a, _), &ty::Adt(def_b, _)) => {
             assert_eq!(def_a, def_b);