diff --git a/src/expr.rs b/src/expr.rs
index e48b534da18..590360f0dbe 100644
--- a/src/expr.rs
+++ b/src/expr.rs
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ use patterns::{can_be_overflowed_pat, TuplePatField};
 use rewrite::{Rewrite, RewriteContext};
 use string::{rewrite_string, StringFormat};
 use types::{can_be_overflowed_type, rewrite_path, PathContext};
-use utils::{binary_search, colon_spaces, contains_skip, extra_offset, first_line_width,
-            inner_attributes, last_line_extendable, last_line_width, left_most_sub_expr, mk_sp,
-            outer_attributes, paren_overhead, ptr_vec_to_ref_vec, semicolon_for_stmt, stmt_expr,
+use utils::{colon_spaces, contains_skip, extra_offset, first_line_width, inner_attributes,
+            last_line_extendable, last_line_width, left_most_sub_expr, mk_sp, outer_attributes,
+            paren_overhead, ptr_vec_to_ref_vec, semicolon_for_stmt, stmt_expr,
             trimmed_last_line_width, wrap_str};
 use vertical::rewrite_with_alignment;
 use visitor::FmtVisitor;
@@ -83,13 +83,8 @@ pub fn format_expr(
         },
         ast::ExprKind::Call(ref callee, ref args) => {
             let inner_span = mk_sp(callee.span.hi(), expr.span.hi());
-            rewrite_call_with_binary_search(
-                context,
-                &**callee,
-                &ptr_vec_to_ref_vec(&args),
-                inner_span,
-                shape,
-            )
+            let callee_str = try_opt!(callee.rewrite(context, shape));
+            rewrite_call(context, &callee_str, &args, inner_span, shape)
         }
         ast::ExprKind::Paren(ref subexpr) => rewrite_paren(context, subexpr, shape),
         ast::ExprKind::Binary(ref op, ref lhs, ref rhs) => {
@@ -2036,46 +2031,6 @@ fn string_requires_rewrite(
     false
 }
 
-pub fn rewrite_call_with_binary_search<R>(
-    context: &RewriteContext,
-    callee: &R,
-    args: &[&ast::Expr],
-    span: Span,
-    shape: Shape,
-) -> Option<String>
-where
-    R: Rewrite,
-{
-    let force_trailing_comma = if context.inside_macro {
-        span_ends_with_comma(context, span)
-    } else {
-        false
-    };
-    let closure = |callee_max_width| {
-        // FIXME using byte lens instead of char lens (and probably all over the
-        // place too)
-        let callee_shape = Shape {
-            width: callee_max_width,
-            ..shape
-        };
-        let callee_str = callee
-            .rewrite(context, callee_shape)
-            .ok_or(Ordering::Greater)?;
-
-        rewrite_call_inner(
-            context,
-            &callee_str,
-            args,
-            span,
-            shape,
-            context.config.fn_call_width(),
-            force_trailing_comma,
-        )
-    };
-
-    binary_search(1, shape.width, closure)
-}
-
 pub fn rewrite_call(
     context: &RewriteContext,
     callee: &str,
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index c0795403a0c..3a53d6c48fc 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 use std::borrow::Cow;
-use std::cmp::Ordering;
 
 use syntax::{abi, ptr};
 use syntax::ast::{self, Attribute, MetaItem, MetaItemKind, NestedMetaItem, NestedMetaItemKind,
@@ -439,33 +438,6 @@ impl Rewrite for String {
     }
 }
 
-// Binary search in integer range. Returns the first Ok value returned by the
-// callback.
-// The callback takes an integer and returns either an Ok, or an Err indicating
-// whether the `guess' was too high (Ordering::Less), or too low.
-// This function is guaranteed to try to the hi value first.
-pub fn binary_search<C, T>(mut lo: usize, mut hi: usize, callback: C) -> Option<T>
-where
-    C: Fn(usize) -> Result<T, Ordering>,
-{
-    let mut middle = hi;
-
-    while lo <= hi {
-        match callback(middle) {
-            Ok(val) => return Some(val),
-            Err(Ordering::Less) => {
-                hi = middle - 1;
-            }
-            Err(..) => {
-                lo = middle + 1;
-            }
-        }
-        middle = (hi + lo) / 2;
-    }
-
-    None
-}
-
 #[inline]
 pub fn colon_spaces(before: bool, after: bool) -> &'static str {
     match (before, after) {
@@ -485,22 +457,6 @@ pub fn paren_overhead(context: &RewriteContext) -> usize {
     }
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn bin_search_test() {
-    let closure = |i| match i {
-        4 => Ok(()),
-        j if j > 4 => Err(Ordering::Less),
-        j if j < 4 => Err(Ordering::Greater),
-        _ => unreachable!(),
-    };
-
-    assert_eq!(Some(()), binary_search(1, 10, &closure));
-    assert_eq!(None, binary_search(1, 3, &closure));
-    assert_eq!(Some(()), binary_search(0, 44, &closure));
-    assert_eq!(Some(()), binary_search(4, 125, &closure));
-    assert_eq!(None, binary_search(6, 100, &closure));
-}
-
 pub fn left_most_sub_expr(e: &ast::Expr) -> &ast::Expr {
     match e.node {
         ast::ExprKind::InPlace(ref e, _) |