diff --git a/src/doc/unstable-book/src/SUMMARY.md b/src/doc/unstable-book/src/SUMMARY.md
index 0362ed6ba9d39..2a932e342f6a7 100644
--- a/src/doc/unstable-book/src/SUMMARY.md
+++ b/src/doc/unstable-book/src/SUMMARY.md
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@
     - [alloc_system](library-features/alloc-system.md)
     - [alloc](library-features/alloc.md)
     - [as_c_str](library-features/as-c-str.md)
-    - [as_unsafe_cell](library-features/as-unsafe-cell.md)
     - [ascii_ctype](library-features/ascii-ctype.md)
     - [binary_heap_peek_mut_pop](library-features/binary-heap-peek-mut-pop.md)
     - [borrow_state](library-features/borrow-state.md)
diff --git a/src/doc/unstable-book/src/library-features/as-unsafe-cell.md b/src/doc/unstable-book/src/library-features/as-unsafe-cell.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 79d7a7cad0b6e..0000000000000
--- a/src/doc/unstable-book/src/library-features/as-unsafe-cell.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# `as_unsafe_cell`
-
-The tracking issue for this feature is: [#27708]
-
-[#27708]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/27708
-
-------------------------
diff --git a/src/libcore/cell.rs b/src/libcore/cell.rs
index 0186d9727828d..a5dda5625bd3a 100644
--- a/src/libcore/cell.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/cell.rs
@@ -310,26 +310,6 @@ impl<T> Cell<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns a reference to the underlying `UnsafeCell`.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// ```
-    /// #![feature(as_unsafe_cell)]
-    ///
-    /// use std::cell::Cell;
-    ///
-    /// let c = Cell::new(5);
-    ///
-    /// let uc = c.as_unsafe_cell();
-    /// ```
-    #[inline]
-    #[unstable(feature = "as_unsafe_cell", issue = "27708")]
-    #[rustc_deprecated(since = "1.12.0", reason = "renamed to as_ptr")]
-    pub fn as_unsafe_cell(&self) -> &UnsafeCell<T> {
-        &self.value
-    }
-
     /// Returns a raw pointer to the underlying data in this cell.
     ///
     /// # Examples
@@ -769,29 +749,6 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> RefCell<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns a reference to the underlying `UnsafeCell`.
-    ///
-    /// This can be used to circumvent `RefCell`'s safety checks.
-    ///
-    /// This function is `unsafe` because `UnsafeCell`'s field is public.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// ```
-    /// #![feature(as_unsafe_cell)]
-    ///
-    /// use std::cell::RefCell;
-    ///
-    /// let c = RefCell::new(5);
-    /// let c = unsafe { c.as_unsafe_cell() };
-    /// ```
-    #[inline]
-    #[unstable(feature = "as_unsafe_cell", issue = "27708")]
-    #[rustc_deprecated(since = "1.12.0", reason = "renamed to as_ptr")]
-    pub unsafe fn as_unsafe_cell(&self) -> &UnsafeCell<T> {
-        &self.value
-    }
-
     /// Returns a raw pointer to the underlying data in this cell.
     ///
     /// # Examples