diff --git a/src/base.rs b/src/base.rs
index b3f9f598926c..7e99eb09b91a 100644
--- a/src/base.rs
+++ b/src/base.rs
@@ -600,11 +600,6 @@ fn codegen_stmt<'tcx>(fx: &mut FunctionCx<'_, '_, 'tcx>, cur_block: Block, stmt:
                     let val = codegen_operand(fx, operand);
                     lval.write_cvalue(fx, val);
                 }
-                Rvalue::CopyForDeref(place) => {
-                    let cplace = codegen_place(fx, place);
-                    let val = cplace.to_cvalue(fx);
-                    lval.write_cvalue(fx, val)
-                }
                 Rvalue::Ref(_, _, place) | Rvalue::RawPtr(_, place) => {
                     let place = codegen_place(fx, place);
                     let ref_ = place.place_ref(fx, lval.layout());
@@ -928,6 +923,7 @@ fn codegen_stmt<'tcx>(fx: &mut FunctionCx<'_, '_, 'tcx>, cur_block: Block, stmt:
                     let operand = codegen_operand(fx, operand);
                     lval.write_cvalue_transmute(fx, operand);
                 }
+                Rvalue::CopyForDeref(_) => bug!("`CopyForDeref` in codegen"),
             }
         }
         StatementKind::StorageLive(_)