diff --git a/lib/std/mem/Allocator.zig b/lib/std/mem/Allocator.zig
index ddc48b65d0..2edfde04a6 100644
--- a/lib/std/mem/Allocator.zig
+++ b/lib/std/mem/Allocator.zig
@@ -185,64 +185,6 @@ pub fn create(self: Allocator, comptime T: type) Error!*T {
     return &slice[0];
 }
 
-/// Returns an aligned pointer to undefined memory.
-/// Call `destroy` with the result to free the memory.
-pub fn alignedCreate(
-    self: Allocator,
-    comptime T: type,
-    // null means naturally aligned
-    comptime alignment: ?u29,
-) Error!*align(alignment orelse @alignOf(T)) T {
-    if (@sizeOf(T) == 0) return @as(*T, undefined);
-    const slice = try self.allocAdvancedWithRetAddr(T, alignment, 1, .exact, @returnAddress());
-    return &slice[0];
-}
-
-test "create" {
-    // Non-zero type, greater alignment
-    {
-        const x = try std.testing.allocator.alignedCreate(u8, @alignOf(u32));
-        defer std.testing.allocator.destroy(x);
-
-        assert(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(x)).Pointer.alignment == @alignOf(u32));
-    }
-    // Non-zero type, null alignment
-    {
-        const x = try std.testing.allocator.alignedCreate(u8, null);
-        defer std.testing.allocator.destroy(x);
-
-        assert(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(x)).Pointer.alignment == @alignOf(u8));
-    }
-    // Non-zero type, lesser alignment
-    {
-        const x = try std.testing.allocator.alignedCreate(u32, @alignOf(u5));
-        defer std.testing.allocator.destroy(x);
-
-        assert(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(x)).Pointer.alignment == @alignOf(u5));
-    }
-    // Zero type, greater alignment
-    {
-        const x = try std.testing.allocator.alignedCreate([0]u8, @alignOf(u32));
-        defer std.testing.allocator.destroy(x);
-
-        assert(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(x)).Pointer.alignment == @alignOf(void));
-    }
-    // Zero type, null alignment
-    {
-        const x = try std.testing.allocator.alignedCreate([0]u8, null);
-        defer std.testing.allocator.destroy(x);
-
-        assert(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(x)).Pointer.alignment == @alignOf(void));
-    }
-    // Zero alignment, lesser alignment
-    {
-        const x = try std.testing.allocator.alignedCreate([0]u8, @alignOf(u5));
-        defer std.testing.allocator.destroy(x);
-
-        assert(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(x)).Pointer.alignment == @alignOf(void));
-    }
-}
-
 /// `ptr` should be the return value of `create`, or otherwise
 /// have the same address and alignment property.
 pub fn destroy(self: Allocator, ptr: anytype) void {