diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/expr.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/expr.rs
index ae9aa461bc7..8d3b953af18 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/expr.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/expr.rs
@@ -229,19 +229,12 @@ pub fn trans_to_datum<'a>(bcx: &'a Block<'a>, expr: &ast::Expr)
                 }
             };
         }
-        AutoObject(ref sigil, ref region, _, _, _, _) => {
+        AutoObject(..) => {
 
             let adjusted_ty = ty::expr_ty_adjusted(bcx.tcx(), expr);
             let scratch = scratch_datum(bcx, adjusted_ty, "__adjust", false);
 
-            let trait_store = match *sigil {
-                ast::BorrowedSigil => ty::RegionTraitStore(region.expect("expected valid region")),
-                ast::OwnedSigil => ty::UniqTraitStore,
-                ast::ManagedSigil => ty::BoxTraitStore
-            };
-
-            bcx = meth::trans_trait_cast(bcx, expr, expr.id, SaveIn(scratch.val),
-                                         trait_store, false /* no adjustments */);
+            bcx = meth::trans_trait_cast(bcx, expr, expr.id, SaveIn(scratch.val), Some(datum));
 
             datum = scratch.to_appropriate_datum(bcx);
             datum.add_clean(bcx);
@@ -834,9 +827,9 @@ fn trans_rvalue_dps_unadjusted<'a>(
         }
         ast::ExprCast(val, _) => {
             match ty::get(node_id_type(bcx, expr.id)).sty {
-                ty::ty_trait(_, _, store, _, _) => {
+                ty::ty_trait(..) => {
                     return meth::trans_trait_cast(bcx, val, expr.id,
-                                                  dest, store, true /* adjustments */);
+                                                  dest, None);
                 }
                 _ => {
                     bcx.tcx().sess.span_bug(expr.span,
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/meth.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/meth.rs
index 7bf278fe8d8..f8aef908381 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/meth.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/meth.rs
@@ -637,22 +637,14 @@ pub fn trans_trait_cast<'a>(
                         val: &ast::Expr,
                         id: ast::NodeId,
                         dest: expr::Dest,
-                        _store: ty::TraitStore,
-                        do_adjustments: bool)
+                        obj: Option<Datum>)
                         -> &'a Block<'a> {
     let mut bcx = bcx;
     let _icx = push_ctxt("impl::trans_cast");
 
-    // Pick the right trans function
-    let trans_into = if do_adjustments {
-        expr::trans_into
-    } else {
-        expr::trans_into_unadjusted
-    };
-
     let lldest = match dest {
         Ignore => {
-            return trans_into(bcx, val, Ignore);
+            return expr::trans_into(bcx, val, Ignore);
         }
         SaveIn(dest) => dest
     };
@@ -667,7 +659,12 @@ pub fn trans_trait_cast<'a>(
     llboxdest = PointerCast(bcx,
                             llboxdest,
                             type_of(bcx.ccx(), v_ty).ptr_to());
-    bcx = trans_into(bcx, val, SaveIn(llboxdest));
+    bcx = match obj {
+        Some(datum) => {
+            datum.store_to_dest(bcx, SaveIn(llboxdest))
+        }
+        None => expr::trans_into(bcx, val, SaveIn(llboxdest))
+    };
 
     // Store the vtable into the pair or triple.
     // This is structured a bit funny because of dynamic borrow failures.
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/trait-coercion.rs b/src/test/run-pass/trait-coercion.rs
index 7ee11b5d6e9..365831eda83 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/trait-coercion.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/trait-coercion.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 #[feature(managed_boxes)];
 
+use std::io;
+
 trait Trait {
     fn f(&self);
 }
@@ -29,6 +31,10 @@ fn f(x: @Trait) {
     x.f();
 }
 
+fn foo(mut a: ~Writer) {
+    a.write(bytes!("Hello\n"));
+}
+
 pub fn main() {
     let a = Struct { x: 1, y: 2 };
     let b: @Trait = @a;
@@ -38,5 +44,8 @@ pub fn main() {
     let d: &Trait = &a;
     d.f();
     f(@a);
+
+    let out = io::stdout();
+    foo(~out);
 }