diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/_match.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/_match.rs
index bd7c67fa8bb8d..bd3e077aa5570 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/_match.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/_match.rs
@@ -886,9 +886,9 @@ fn compare_values<'blk, 'tcx>(cx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
                            &format!("comparison of `{}`", rhs_t),
                            StrEqFnLangItem);
         let lhs_data = Load(cx, expr::get_dataptr(cx, lhs));
-        let lhs_len = Load(cx, expr::get_len(cx, lhs));
+        let lhs_len = Load(cx, expr::get_meta(cx, lhs));
         let rhs_data = Load(cx, expr::get_dataptr(cx, rhs));
-        let rhs_len = Load(cx, expr::get_len(cx, rhs));
+        let rhs_len = Load(cx, expr::get_meta(cx, rhs));
         callee::trans_lang_call(cx, did, &[lhs_data, lhs_len, rhs_data, rhs_len], None, debug_loc)
     }
 
@@ -910,14 +910,14 @@ fn compare_values<'blk, 'tcx>(cx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
 
                     let rhs_str = alloc_ty(cx, ty_str_slice, "rhs_str");
                     Store(cx, GEPi(cx, rhs, &[0, 0]), expr::get_dataptr(cx, rhs_str));
-                    Store(cx, C_uint(cx.ccx(), pat_len), expr::get_len(cx, rhs_str));
+                    Store(cx, C_uint(cx.ccx(), pat_len), expr::get_meta(cx, rhs_str));
 
                     let lhs_str;
                     if val_ty(lhs) == val_ty(rhs) {
                         // Both the discriminant and the pattern are thin pointers
                         lhs_str = alloc_ty(cx, ty_str_slice, "lhs_str");
                         Store(cx, GEPi(cx, lhs, &[0, 0]), expr::get_dataptr(cx, lhs_str));
-                        Store(cx, C_uint(cx.ccx(), pat_len), expr::get_len(cx, lhs_str));
+                        Store(cx, C_uint(cx.ccx(), pat_len), expr::get_meta(cx, lhs_str));
                     }
                     else {
                         // The discriminant is a fat pointer
@@ -1196,9 +1196,9 @@ fn compile_submatch_continue<'a, 'p, 'blk, 'tcx>(mut bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
                 let llty = type_of::type_of(bcx.ccx(), unsized_ty);
                 let scratch = alloca_no_lifetime(bcx, llty, "__struct_field_fat_ptr");
                 let data = adt::trans_field_ptr(bcx, &*repr, struct_val, 0, arg_count);
-                let len = Load(bcx, expr::get_len(bcx, val.val));
+                let len = Load(bcx, expr::get_meta(bcx, val.val));
                 Store(bcx, data, expr::get_dataptr(bcx, scratch));
-                Store(bcx, len, expr::get_len(bcx, scratch));
+                Store(bcx, len, expr::get_meta(bcx, scratch));
                 field_vals.push(scratch);
             }
             _ => {}
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs
index 6be2bb0846463..0f53255197ee2 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ pub fn store_ty<'blk, 'tcx>(cx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>, v: ValueRef, dst: ValueRef, t
 
     if common::type_is_fat_ptr(cx.tcx(), t) {
         Store(cx, ExtractValue(cx, v, abi::FAT_PTR_ADDR), expr::get_dataptr(cx, dst));
-        Store(cx, ExtractValue(cx, v, abi::FAT_PTR_EXTRA), expr::get_len(cx, dst));
+        Store(cx, ExtractValue(cx, v, abi::FAT_PTR_EXTRA), expr::get_meta(cx, dst));
     } else {
         let store = Store(cx, from_arg_ty(cx, v, t), to_arg_ty_ptr(cx, dst, t));
         unsafe {
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ pub fn create_datums_for_fn_args<'a, 'tcx>(mut bcx: Block<'a, 'tcx>,
                                                         arg_scope_id, (data, extra),
                                                         |(data, extra), bcx, dst| {
                     Store(bcx, data, expr::get_dataptr(bcx, dst));
-                    Store(bcx, extra, expr::get_len(bcx, dst));
+                    Store(bcx, extra, expr::get_meta(bcx, dst));
                     bcx
                 }))
             } else {
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ pub fn create_datums_for_fn_args<'a, 'tcx>(mut bcx: Block<'a, 'tcx>,
                                 let data = get_param(bcx.fcx.llfn, idx);
                                 let extra = get_param(bcx.fcx.llfn, idx + 1);
                                 Store(bcx, data, expr::get_dataptr(bcx, lldest));
-                                Store(bcx, extra, expr::get_len(bcx, lldest));
+                                Store(bcx, extra, expr::get_meta(bcx, lldest));
                                 idx += 2;
                             } else {
                                 let datum = datum::Datum::new(
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ fn trans_enum_variant_or_tuple_like_struct<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx
                                                  i);
             if common::type_is_fat_ptr(bcx.tcx(), arg_ty) {
                 Store(bcx, get_param(fcx.llfn, llarg_idx), expr::get_dataptr(bcx, lldestptr));
-                Store(bcx, get_param(fcx.llfn, llarg_idx + 1), expr::get_len(bcx, lldestptr));
+                Store(bcx, get_param(fcx.llfn, llarg_idx + 1), expr::get_meta(bcx, lldestptr));
                 llarg_idx += 2;
             } else {
                 let arg = get_param(fcx.llfn, llarg_idx);
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/callee.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/callee.rs
index d201114fd82f9..92b9ed9c3fb93 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/callee.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/callee.rs
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ pub fn trans_arg_datum<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
 
     if common::type_is_fat_ptr(bcx.tcx(), formal_arg_ty) {
         llargs.push(Load(bcx, expr::get_dataptr(bcx, val)));
-        llargs.push(Load(bcx, expr::get_len(bcx, val)));
+        llargs.push(Load(bcx, expr::get_meta(bcx, val)));
     } else {
         llargs.push(val);
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/expr.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/expr.rs
index 8d1d9cb1d01a8..68f79dc386ac2 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/expr.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/expr.rs
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ pub fn trans<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
     return DatumBlock::new(bcx, datum);
 }
 
-pub fn get_len(bcx: Block, fat_ptr: ValueRef) -> ValueRef {
+pub fn get_meta(bcx: Block, fat_ptr: ValueRef) -> ValueRef {
     GEPi(bcx, fat_ptr, &[0, abi::FAT_PTR_EXTRA])
 }
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ pub fn get_dataptr(bcx: Block, fat_ptr: ValueRef) -> ValueRef {
 
 pub fn copy_fat_ptr(bcx: Block, src_ptr: ValueRef, dst_ptr: ValueRef) {
     Store(bcx, Load(bcx, get_dataptr(bcx, src_ptr)), get_dataptr(bcx, dst_ptr));
-    Store(bcx, Load(bcx, get_len(bcx, src_ptr)), get_len(bcx, dst_ptr));
+    Store(bcx, Load(bcx, get_meta(bcx, src_ptr)), get_meta(bcx, dst_ptr));
 }
 
 /// Retrieve the information we are losing (making dynamic) in an unsizing
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ fn coerce_unsized<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
                 // load out the original data pointer so we can repackage
                 // it.
                 (Load(bcx, get_dataptr(bcx, source.val)),
-                Some(Load(bcx, get_len(bcx, source.val))))
+                Some(Load(bcx, get_meta(bcx, source.val))))
             } else {
                 let val = if source.kind.is_by_ref() {
                     load_ty(bcx, source.val, source.ty)
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ fn coerce_unsized<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
             let base = PointerCast(bcx, base, ptr_ty);
 
             Store(bcx, base, get_dataptr(bcx, target.val));
-            Store(bcx, info, get_len(bcx, target.val));
+            Store(bcx, info, get_meta(bcx, target.val));
         }
 
         // This can be extended to enums and tuples in the future.
@@ -729,8 +729,8 @@ fn trans_field<'blk, 'tcx, F>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
     } else {
         let scratch = rvalue_scratch_datum(bcx, d.ty, "");
         Store(bcx, d.val, get_dataptr(bcx, scratch.val));
-        let info = Load(bcx, get_len(bcx, base_datum.val));
-        Store(bcx, info, get_len(bcx, scratch.val));
+        let info = Load(bcx, get_meta(bcx, base_datum.val));
+        Store(bcx, info, get_meta(bcx, scratch.val));
 
         // Always generate an lvalue datum, because this pointer doesn't own
         // the data and cleanup is scheduled elsewhere.
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/foreign.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/foreign.rs
index b316d105d0cdf..929061b08b8b8 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/foreign.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/foreign.rs
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ pub fn trans_native_call<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
                              "__arg");
             if type_is_fat_ptr(ccx.tcx(), passed_arg_tys[i]) {
                 Store(bcx, llargs_rust[i + offset], expr::get_dataptr(bcx, scratch));
-                Store(bcx, llargs_rust[i + offset + 1], expr::get_len(bcx, scratch));
+                Store(bcx, llargs_rust[i + offset + 1], expr::get_meta(bcx, scratch));
                 offset += 1;
             } else {
                 base::store_ty(bcx, llarg_rust, scratch, passed_arg_tys[i]);
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/glue.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/glue.rs
index fe20ae2cf39f1..d049d51d0855e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/glue.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/glue.rs
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ fn trans_struct_drop<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
     let (_, bcx) = if type_is_sized(bcx.tcx(), t) {
         invoke(bcx, dtor_addr, &[v0], dtor_ty, DebugLoc::None)
     } else {
-        let args = [Load(bcx, expr::get_dataptr(bcx, v0)), Load(bcx, expr::get_len(bcx, v0))];
+        let args = [Load(bcx, expr::get_dataptr(bcx, v0)), Load(bcx, expr::get_meta(bcx, v0))];
         invoke(bcx, dtor_addr, &args, dtor_ty, DebugLoc::None)
     };
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/intrinsic.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/intrinsic.rs
index ded748e9894a0..a7f99be0762f8 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/intrinsic.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/intrinsic.rs
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ pub fn trans_intrinsic_call<'a, 'blk, 'tcx>(mut bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
             } else {
                 let scratch = rvalue_scratch_datum(bcx, tp_ty, "tmp");
                 Store(bcx, llargs[0], expr::get_dataptr(bcx, scratch.val));
-                Store(bcx, llargs[1], expr::get_len(bcx, scratch.val));
+                Store(bcx, llargs[1], expr::get_meta(bcx, scratch.val));
                 fcx.schedule_lifetime_end(cleanup::CustomScope(cleanup_scope), scratch.val);
                 scratch.val
             };
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/tvec.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/tvec.rs
index a9abc61c274d1..397c9c7483595 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/tvec.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/tvec.rs
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ pub fn get_base_and_len<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
         ty::TyArray(_, n) => get_fixed_base_and_len(bcx, llval, n),
         ty::TySlice(_) | ty::TyStr => {
             let base = Load(bcx, expr::get_dataptr(bcx, llval));
-            let len = Load(bcx, expr::get_len(bcx, llval));
+            let len = Load(bcx, expr::get_meta(bcx, llval));
             (base, len)
         }