diff --git a/src/libstd/macros.rs b/src/libstd/macros.rs
index 8d221fe6a1b7..51da9344cabd 100644
--- a/src/libstd/macros.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/macros.rs
@@ -39,18 +39,10 @@ macro_rules! rtassert (
 )
 
 
-// The do_abort function was originally inside the abort macro, but
-// this was ICEing the compiler so it has been moved outside. Now this
-// seems to work?
-#[allow(missing_doc)]
-pub fn do_abort() -> ! {
-    unsafe { ::libc::abort(); }
-}
-
 macro_rules! abort(
     ($( $msg:expr),+) => ( {
         rtdebug!($($msg),+);
-        ::macros::do_abort();
+        ::rt::util::abort();
     } )
 )
 
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/util.rs b/src/libstd/rt/util.rs
index 39b9de90f347..6153170ecafe 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/util.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/util.rs
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ pub fn num_cpus() -> uint {
     extern {
         fn rust_get_num_cpus() -> libc::uintptr_t;
     }
+}
+
+pub fn abort() -> ! {
+    unsafe { libc::abort(); }
 }
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