diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExprConstant.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExprConstant.cpp
index 69616dcc07efe..604e3958161db 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExprConstant.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExprConstant.cpp
@@ -1861,10 +1861,7 @@ class ConstantLValueEmitter : public ConstStmtVisitor<ConstantLValueEmitter,
     if (!hasNonZeroOffset())
       return C;
 
-    llvm::Type *origPtrTy = C->getType();
-    C = llvm::ConstantExpr::getGetElementPtr(CGM.Int8Ty, C, getOffset());
-    C = llvm::ConstantExpr::getPointerCast(C, origPtrTy);
-    return C;
+    return llvm::ConstantExpr::getGetElementPtr(CGM.Int8Ty, C, getOffset());
   }
 };