diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs b/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs
index 7b31cd81567..4c440b15988 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs
@@ -1389,8 +1389,7 @@ impl<'tcx> cmt_<'tcx> {
     }
 
     /// Returns `FreelyAliasable(_)` if this lvalue represents a freely aliasable pointer type.
-    pub fn freely_aliasable(&self, ctxt: &TyCtxt<'tcx>)
-                            -> Aliasability {
+    pub fn freely_aliasable(&self) -> Aliasability {
         // Maybe non-obvious: copied upvars can only be considered
         // non-aliasable in once closures, since any other kind can be
         // aliased and eventually recused.
@@ -1403,11 +1402,11 @@ impl<'tcx> cmt_<'tcx> {
             Categorization::Downcast(ref b, _) |
             Categorization::Interior(ref b, _) => {
                 // Aliasability depends on base cmt
-                b.freely_aliasable(ctxt)
+                b.freely_aliasable()
             }
 
             Categorization::Deref(ref b, _, Unique) => {
-                let sub = b.freely_aliasable(ctxt);
+                let sub = b.freely_aliasable();
                 if b.mutbl.is_mutable() {
                     // Aliasability depends on base cmt alone
                     sub
diff --git a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/mod.rs b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/mod.rs
index 152524e26e4..21787505b8a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/mod.rs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ fn check_aliasability<'a, 'tcx>(bccx: &BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
                                 req_kind: ty::BorrowKind)
                                 -> Result<(),()> {
 
-    let aliasability = cmt.freely_aliasable(bccx.tcx);
+    let aliasability = cmt.freely_aliasable();
     debug!("check_aliasability aliasability={:?} req_kind={:?}",
            aliasability, req_kind);