diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/interpret/eval_context.rs b/src/librustc_mir/interpret/eval_context.rs
index db4c8f706ba7..b8bfcd756cd2 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/interpret/eval_context.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/interpret/eval_context.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use rustc::mir::interpret::{
     GlobalId, Value, Pointer, PrimVal, PrimValKind,
     EvalError, EvalResult, EvalErrorKind, MemoryPointer,
 };
+use std::mem;
 
 use super::{Place, PlaceExtra, Memory,
             HasMemory, MemoryKind,
@@ -1704,20 +1705,17 @@ impl<'mir, 'tcx> Frame<'mir, 'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn storage_live(&mut self, local: mir::Local) -> EvalResult<'tcx, Option<Value>> {
+    pub fn storage_live(&mut self, local: mir::Local) -> Option<Value> {
         trace!("{:?} is now live", local);
 
-        let old = self.locals[local];
-        self.locals[local] = Some(Value::ByVal(PrimVal::Undef)); // StorageLive *always* kills the value that's currently stored
-        return Ok(old);
+        // StorageLive *always* kills the value that's currently stored
+        mem::replace(&mut self.locals[local], Some(Value::ByVal(PrimVal::Undef)))
     }
 
     /// Returns the old value of the local
-    pub fn storage_dead(&mut self, local: mir::Local) -> EvalResult<'tcx, Option<Value>> {
+    pub fn storage_dead(&mut self, local: mir::Local) -> Option<Value> {
         trace!("{:?} is now dead", local);
 
-        let old = self.locals[local];
-        self.locals[local] = None;
-        return Ok(old);
+        self.locals[local].take()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/interpret/step.rs b/src/librustc_mir/interpret/step.rs
index 4e1750caf26b..752c94dec208 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/interpret/step.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/interpret/step.rs
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ impl<'a, 'mir, 'tcx, M: Machine<'mir, 'tcx>> EvalContext<'a, 'mir, 'tcx, M> {
 
             // Mark locals as alive
             StorageLive(local) => {
-                let old_val = self.frame_mut().storage_live(local)?;
+                let old_val = self.frame_mut().storage_live(local);
                 self.deallocate_local(old_val)?;
             }
 
             // Mark locals as dead
             StorageDead(local) => {
-                let old_val = self.frame_mut().storage_dead(local)?;
+                let old_val = self.frame_mut().storage_dead(local);
                 self.deallocate_local(old_val)?;
             }