diff --git a/runtime/internal/ldc/bitmanip.d b/runtime/internal/ldc/bitmanip.d
index b8bccaa0..24c5e702 100644
--- a/runtime/internal/ldc/bitmanip.d
+++ b/runtime/internal/ldc/bitmanip.d
@@ -70,13 +70,7 @@ int bts(uint *p, uint bitnum)
 }
 
 pragma(intrinsic, "llvm.bswap.i32")
-uint bswap_impl(uint val);
-
-uint bswap(uint val)
-{
-    return bswap_impl(val);
-}
-
+    uint bswap(uint val);
 
 ubyte  inp(uint p) { throw new Exception("inp intrinsic not yet implemented"); }
 ushort inpw(uint p) { throw new Exception("inpw intrinsic not yet implemented"); }