5 files changed, 4 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/ast.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/ast.rs
index e9135b71630..0449d715a5e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/ast.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/ast.rs
@@ -2418,8 +2418,7 @@ impl<S: Encoder> rustc_serialize::Encodable<S> for AttrId {
 }
 
 impl<D: Decoder> rustc_serialize::Decodable<D> for AttrId {
-    fn decode(d: &mut D) -> AttrId {
-        d.read_unit();
+    fn decode(_: &mut D) -> AttrId {
         crate::attr::mk_attr_id()
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/predecessors.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/predecessors.rs
index 2562baac911..4fe2cde7532 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/predecessors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/predecessors.rs
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ impl<S: serialize::Encoder> serialize::Encodable<S> for PredecessorCache {
 
 impl<D: serialize::Decoder> serialize::Decodable<D> for PredecessorCache {
     #[inline]
-    fn decode(d: &mut D) -> Self {
-        let () = d.read_unit();
+    fn decode(_: &mut D) -> Self {
         Self::new()
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/codec.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/codec.rs
index 7a6cbea00d8..23fb7a49d9c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/codec.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/codec.rs
@@ -465,8 +465,6 @@ macro_rules! implement_ty_decoder {
 
             impl<$($typaram ),*> Decoder for $DecoderName<$($typaram),*> {
                 $crate::__impl_decoder_methods! {
-                    read_unit -> ();
-
                     read_u128 -> u128;
                     read_u64 -> u64;
                     read_u32 -> u32;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/opaque.rs b/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/opaque.rs
index 1a71ee9038b..5e5cbacbcff 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/opaque.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/opaque.rs
@@ -556,11 +556,6 @@ macro_rules! read_leb128 {
 
 impl<'a> serialize::Decoder for Decoder<'a> {
     #[inline]
-    fn read_unit(&mut self) -> () {
-        ()
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
     fn read_u128(&mut self) -> u128 {
         read_leb128!(self, read_u128_leb128)
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/serialize.rs b/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/serialize.rs
index 7b6dd8b60f8..42bf6ff2a98 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/serialize.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/serialize.rs
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ pub trait Encoder {
 // concise.
 pub trait Decoder {
     // Primitive types:
-    fn read_unit(&mut self) -> ();
     fn read_usize(&mut self) -> usize;
     fn read_u128(&mut self) -> u128;
     fn read_u64(&mut self) -> u64;
@@ -324,9 +323,7 @@ impl<S: Encoder> Encodable<S> for () {
 }
 
 impl<D: Decoder> Decodable<D> for () {
-    fn decode(d: &mut D) -> () {
-        d.read_unit()
-    }
+    fn decode(_: &mut D) -> () {}
 }
 
 impl<S: Encoder, T> Encodable<S> for PhantomData<T> {
@@ -336,8 +333,7 @@ impl<S: Encoder, T> Encodable<S> for PhantomData<T> {
 }
 
 impl<D: Decoder, T> Decodable<D> for PhantomData<T> {
-    fn decode(d: &mut D) -> PhantomData<T> {
-        d.read_unit();
+    fn decode(_: &mut D) -> PhantomData<T> {
         PhantomData
     }
 }