diff --git a/src/libcore/macros.rs b/src/libcore/macros.rs
index 5b5f59d5ddbb..0a0fcd23afbb 100644
--- a/src/libcore/macros.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/macros.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ macro_rules! assert_eq {
             (left_val, right_val) => {
                 if !(*left_val == *right_val) {
                     panic!("assertion failed: `(left == right)` \
-                           (left: `{:?}`, right: `{:?}`)", *left_val, *right_val)
+                           (left: `{:?}`, right: `{:?}`)", left_val, right_val)
                 }
             }
         }