diff --git a/crates/neon-sys/src/buf.rs b/crates/neon-sys/src/buf.rs
index 9ef3b6d83..9b745a9e2 100644
--- a/crates/neon-sys/src/buf.rs
+++ b/crates/neon-sys/src/buf.rs
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ pub struct Buf<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> Buf<'a> {
-    pub unsafe fn uninitialized<'b>() -> Buf<'b> {
-        Buf {
-            ptr: mem::uninitialized(),
-            len: mem::uninitialized(),
-            marker: PhantomData
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn wrap(s: &'a str) -> Buf<'a> {
         Buf {
             ptr: s.as_ptr() as *mut u8,
diff --git a/src/internal/js/binary.rs b/src/internal/js/binary.rs
index f86d2f461..cea0bf3ed 100644
--- a/src/internal/js/binary.rs
+++ b/src/internal/js/binary.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::mem;
 use vm::VmResult;
 use internal::js::{Value, ValueInternal, Object, build};
 use internal::mem::{Handle, Managed};
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ impl<'a> Lock for Handle<'a, JsBuffer> {
     type Internals = Buf<'a>;
 
     unsafe fn expose(self, state: &mut LockState) -> Self::Internals {
-        let mut result = Buf::uninitialized();
+        let mut result = mem::uninitialized();
         neon_sys::buffer::data(&mut result, self.to_raw());
         state.use_buffer(&result);
         result