diff --git a/src/libcore/nonzero.rs b/src/libcore/nonzero.rs
index 6acdcad87639..65ebb8c5ae37 100644
--- a/src/libcore/nonzero.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/nonzero.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl<T: Zeroable> NonZero<T> {
 
     /// Creates an instance of NonZero with the provided value.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn new_checked(inner: T) -> Option<Self> {
+    pub fn new(inner: T) -> Option<Self> {
         if inner.is_zero() {
             None
         } else {
diff --git a/src/libcore/ptr.rs b/src/libcore/ptr.rs
index 5ece63e23b11..633cd20bbf29 100644
--- a/src/libcore/ptr.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/ptr.rs
@@ -1115,8 +1115,8 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Unique<T> {
     }
 
     /// Creates a new `Unique` if `ptr` is non-null.
-    pub fn new_checked(ptr: *mut T) -> Option<Self> {
-        NonZero::new_checked(ptr as *const T).map(|nz| Unique { pointer: nz, _marker: PhantomData })
+    pub fn new(ptr: *mut T) -> Option<Self> {
+        NonZero::new(ptr as *const T).map(|nz| Unique { pointer: nz, _marker: PhantomData })
     }
 
     /// Acquires the underlying `*mut` pointer.
@@ -1234,8 +1234,8 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Shared<T> {
     }
 
     /// Creates a new `Shared` if `ptr` is non-null.
-    pub fn new_checked(ptr: *mut T) -> Option<Self> {
-        NonZero::new_checked(ptr as *const T).map(|nz| Shared { pointer: nz, _marker: PhantomData })
+    pub fn new(ptr: *mut T) -> Option<Self> {
+        NonZero::new(ptr as *const T).map(|nz| Shared { pointer: nz, _marker: PhantomData })
     }
 
     /// Acquires the underlying `*mut` pointer.