diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/builder/custom/parse/instruction.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/builder/custom/parse/instruction.rs
index 54490e005090..e33e83723c10 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/builder/custom/parse/instruction.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/builder/custom/parse/instruction.rs
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ParseCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 Ok(Rvalue::BinaryOp(BinOp::Offset, Box::new((ptr, offset))))
             },
             @call(mir_ptr_metadata, args) => Ok(Rvalue::UnaryOp(UnOp::PtrMetadata, self.parse_operand(args[0])?)),
-            @call(mir_copy_for_deref, args) => Ok(Rvalue::CopyForDeref(self.parse_place(args[0])?)),
             ExprKind::Borrow { borrow_kind, arg } => Ok(
                 Rvalue::Ref(self.tcx.lifetimes.re_erased, *borrow_kind, self.parse_place(*arg)?)
             ),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs b/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs
index 92dd56f3d589..dee5bac7c54e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs
@@ -1423,7 +1423,6 @@ symbols! {
         mir_cast_transmute,
         mir_cast_unsize,
         mir_checked,
-        mir_copy_for_deref,
         mir_debuginfo,
         mir_deinit,
         mir_discriminant,
diff --git a/library/core/src/intrinsics/mir.rs b/library/core/src/intrinsics/mir.rs
index a800ef1cb937..85c5a2c5228e 100644
--- a/library/core/src/intrinsics/mir.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/intrinsics/mir.rs
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 //!
 //!  - Operands implicitly convert to `Use` rvalues.
 //!  - `&`, `&mut`, `addr_of!`, and `addr_of_mut!` all work to create their associated rvalue.
-//!  - [`CopyForDeref`], [`CastTransmute`], [`CastPtrToPtr`], [`CastUnsize`], and [`Discriminant`]
+//!  - [`CastTransmute`], [`CastPtrToPtr`], [`CastUnsize`], and [`Discriminant`]
 //!    have associated functions.
 //!  - Unary and binary operations use their normal Rust syntax - `a * b`, `!c`, etc.
 //!  - The binary operation `Offset` can be created via [`Offset`].
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@ define!(
     "mir_ptr_metadata",
     fn PtrMetadata<P: ?Sized>(place: *const P) -> <P as ::core::ptr::Pointee>::Metadata
 );
-define!("mir_copy_for_deref", fn CopyForDeref<T>(place: T) -> T);
 define!("mir_retag", fn Retag<T>(place: T));
 define!("mir_move", fn Move<T>(place: T) -> T);
 define!("mir_static", fn Static<T>(s: T) -> &'static T);
diff --git a/tests/mir-opt/building/custom/projections.copy_for_deref.built.after.mir b/tests/mir-opt/building/custom/projections.copy_for_deref.built.after.mir
deleted file mode 100644
index b28e96f10eae..000000000000
--- a/tests/mir-opt/building/custom/projections.copy_for_deref.built.after.mir
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// MIR for `copy_for_deref` after built
-
-fn copy_for_deref(_1: (&i32, i32)) -> i32 {
-    let mut _0: i32;
-    let mut _2: &i32;
-
-    bb0: {
-        _2 = deref_copy (_1.0: &i32);
-        _0 = copy (*_2);
-        return;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/mir-opt/building/custom/projections.rs b/tests/mir-opt/building/custom/projections.rs
index 0250b9b84b62..e59eebd9952d 100644
--- a/tests/mir-opt/building/custom/projections.rs
+++ b/tests/mir-opt/building/custom/projections.rs
@@ -79,19 +79,6 @@ fn simple_index(a: [i32; 10], b: &[i32]) -> i32 {
     }
 }
 
-// EMIT_MIR projections.copy_for_deref.built.after.mir
-#[custom_mir(dialect = "runtime", phase = "initial")]
-fn copy_for_deref(x: (&i32, i32)) -> i32 {
-    mir! {
-        let temp: &i32;
-        {
-            temp = CopyForDeref(x.0);
-            RET = *temp;
-            Return()
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 fn main() {
     assert_eq!(unions(U { a: 5 }), 5);
     assert_eq!(tuples((5, 6)), (5, 6));
@@ -103,7 +90,4 @@ fn main() {
     assert_eq!(o, Some(10));
 
     assert_eq!(simple_index([0; 10], &[0; 10]), 0);
-
-    let one = 1;
-    assert_eq!(copy_for_deref((&one, one)), 1);
 }