diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/common.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/common.rs
index 548c23cc794..230fe4f5871 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/common.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/common.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ impl<'gcc, 'tcx> CodegenCx<'gcc, 'tcx> {
         global
         // TODO(antoyo): set linkage.
     }
+
+    pub fn const_bitcast(&self, value: RValue<'gcc>, typ: Type<'gcc>) -> RValue<'gcc> {
+        if value.get_type() == self.bool_type.make_pointer() {
+            if let Some(pointee) = typ.get_pointee() {
+                if pointee.dyncast_vector().is_some() {
+                    panic!()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // NOTE: since bitcast makes a value non-constant, don't bitcast if not necessary as some
+        // SIMD builtins require a constant value.
+        self.bitcast_if_needed(value, typ)
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn bytes_in_context<'gcc, 'tcx>(cx: &CodegenCx<'gcc, 'tcx>, bytes: &[u8]) -> RValue<'gcc> {
@@ -239,19 +252,6 @@ impl<'gcc, 'tcx> ConstMethods<'tcx> for CodegenCx<'gcc, 'tcx> {
         const_alloc_to_gcc(self, alloc)
     }
 
-    fn const_bitcast(&self, value: RValue<'gcc>, typ: Type<'gcc>) -> RValue<'gcc> {
-        if value.get_type() == self.bool_type.make_pointer() {
-            if let Some(pointee) = typ.get_pointee() {
-                if pointee.dyncast_vector().is_some() {
-                    panic!()
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        // NOTE: since bitcast makes a value non-constant, don't bitcast if not necessary as some
-        // SIMD builtins require a constant value.
-        self.bitcast_if_needed(value, typ)
-    }
-
     fn const_ptr_byte_offset(&self, base_addr: Self::Value, offset: abi::Size) -> Self::Value {
         self.context
             .new_array_access(None, base_addr, self.const_usize(offset.bytes()))
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/common.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/common.rs
index 4ffc92eb633..d42c6ed827a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/common.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/common.rs
@@ -329,10 +329,6 @@ impl<'ll, 'tcx> ConstMethods<'tcx> for CodegenCx<'ll, 'tcx> {
         const_alloc_to_llvm(self, alloc, /*static*/ false)
     }
 
-    fn const_bitcast(&self, val: &'ll Value, ty: &'ll Type) -> &'ll Value {
-        self.const_bitcast(val, ty)
-    }
-
     fn const_ptr_byte_offset(&self, base_addr: Self::Value, offset: abi::Size) -> Self::Value {
         unsafe {
             llvm::LLVMConstInBoundsGEP2(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/consts.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/consts.rs
index 8cb17a5b37a..3da732602c5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/consts.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/consts.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,5 @@ pub trait ConstMethods<'tcx>: BackendTypes {
 
     fn scalar_to_backend(&self, cv: Scalar, layout: abi::Scalar, llty: Self::Type) -> Self::Value;
 
-    fn const_bitcast(&self, val: Self::Value, ty: Self::Type) -> Self::Value;
     fn const_ptr_byte_offset(&self, val: Self::Value, offset: abi::Size) -> Self::Value;
 }