diff --git a/src/stage1/codegen.cpp b/src/stage1/codegen.cpp
index 3e9fbe20dd..fcb3282d06 100644
--- a/src/stage1/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/stage1/codegen.cpp
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ static LLVMValueRef make_fn_llvm_value(CodeGen *g, ZigFn *fn) {
         } else if (want_first_arg_sret(g, &fn_type->data.fn.fn_type_id)) {
             // Sret pointers must not be address 0
             addLLVMArgAttr(llvm_fn, 0, "nonnull");
-            ZigLLVMAddSRetAttr(llvm_fn, get_llvm_type(g, fn_type->data.fn.fn_type_id.return_type));
+            addLLVMArgAttr(llvm_fn, 0, "sret");
             if (cc_want_sret_attr(cc)) {
                 addLLVMArgAttr(llvm_fn, 0, "noalias");
             }
diff --git a/src/zig_llvm.cpp b/src/zig_llvm.cpp
index 9b10f25d47..b4bdf7c033 100644
--- a/src/zig_llvm.cpp
+++ b/src/zig_llvm.cpp
@@ -802,16 +802,6 @@ void ZigLLVMAddByValAttr(LLVMValueRef fn_ref, unsigned ArgNo, LLVMTypeRef type_v
     func->setAttributes(new_attr_set);
 }
 
-void ZigLLVMAddSRetAttr(LLVMValueRef fn_ref, LLVMTypeRef type_val) {
-    Function *func = unwrap<Function>(fn_ref);
-    const AttributeList attr_set = func->getAttributes();
-    AttrBuilder attr_builder;
-    Type *llvm_type = unwrap<Type>(type_val);
-    attr_builder.addStructRetAttr(llvm_type);
-    const AttributeList new_attr_set = attr_set.addAttributes(func->getContext(), 1, attr_builder);
-    func->setAttributes(new_attr_set);
-}
-
 void ZigLLVMAddFunctionAttr(LLVMValueRef fn_ref, const char *attr_name, const char *attr_value) {
     Function *func = unwrap<Function>(fn_ref);
     const AttributeList attr_set = func->getAttributes();
diff --git a/src/zig_llvm.h b/src/zig_llvm.h
index 78909ad019..fc9f39d9e9 100644
--- a/src/zig_llvm.h
+++ b/src/zig_llvm.h
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ ZIG_EXTERN_C void ZigLLVMFunctionSetCallingConv(LLVMValueRef function, enum ZigL
 
 ZIG_EXTERN_C void ZigLLVMAddFunctionAttr(LLVMValueRef fn, const char *attr_name, const char *attr_value);
 ZIG_EXTERN_C void ZigLLVMAddByValAttr(LLVMValueRef fn_ref, unsigned ArgNo, LLVMTypeRef type_val);
-ZIG_EXTERN_C void ZigLLVMAddSRetAttr(LLVMValueRef fn_ref, LLVMTypeRef type_val);
 ZIG_EXTERN_C void ZigLLVMAddFunctionAttrCold(LLVMValueRef fn);
 
 ZIG_EXTERN_C void ZigLLVMParseCommandLineOptions(size_t argc, const char *const *argv);