diff --git a/std/mem.zig b/std/mem.zig
index b22396c0e9..46cfda2d94 100644
--- a/std/mem.zig
+++ b/std/mem.zig
@@ -754,22 +754,6 @@ test "writeIntBig and writeIntLittle" {
     testing.expect(eql_slice_u8(buf2[0..], []u8{ 0xfc, 0xff }));
 }
 
-pub fn nativeIntToBig(comptime T: type, x: T) T {
-    comptime assert(T.bit_count % 8 == 0);
-    switch (builtin.endian) {
-        builtin.Endian.Little => return @bswap(T, x),
-        builtin.Endian.Big => return x,
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn nativeIntToLittle(comptime T: type, x: T) T {
-    comptime assert(T.bit_count % 8 == 0);
-    switch (builtin.endian) {
-        builtin.Endian.Little => return x,
-        builtin.Endian.Big => return @bswap(T, x),
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn hash_slice_u8(k: []const u8) u32 {
     // FNV 32-bit hash
     var h: u32 = 2166136261;