diff --git a/src/base.rs b/src/base.rs
index 1b8e9312e2f58..2107ae147e980 100644
--- a/src/base.rs
+++ b/src/base.rs
@@ -709,6 +709,10 @@ fn codegen_stmt<'tcx>(
                     let operand = codegen_operand(fx, operand);
                     operand.coerce_dyn_star(fx, lval);
                 }
+                Rvalue::Cast(CastKind::Transmute, ref operand, _to_ty) => {
+                    let operand = codegen_operand(fx, operand);
+                    lval.write_cvalue_transmute(fx, operand);
+                }
                 Rvalue::Discriminant(place) => {
                     let place = codegen_place(fx, place);
                     let value = place.to_cvalue(fx);
diff --git a/src/intrinsics/mod.rs b/src/intrinsics/mod.rs
index fe48cac4faf1a..03f2a65fccad2 100644
--- a/src/intrinsics/mod.rs
+++ b/src/intrinsics/mod.rs
@@ -557,16 +557,6 @@ fn codegen_regular_intrinsic_call<'tcx>(
             fx.bcx.ins().band(ptr, mask);
         }
 
-        sym::transmute => {
-            intrinsic_args!(fx, args => (from); intrinsic);
-
-            if ret.layout().abi.is_uninhabited() {
-                crate::base::codegen_panic(fx, "Transmuting to uninhabited type.", source_info);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            ret.write_cvalue_transmute(fx, from);
-        }
         sym::write_bytes | sym::volatile_set_memory => {
             intrinsic_args!(fx, args => (dst, val, count); intrinsic);
             let val = val.load_scalar(fx);