diff --git a/libcxx/include/__functional_base b/libcxx/include/__functional_base
index ef9cc03235b5..52c535aa3ea1 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/__functional_base
+++ b/libcxx/include/__functional_base
@@ -77,57 +77,6 @@ struct _LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS_ONLY less<void>
 };
 #endif
 
-// addressof
-
-template <class _Tp>
-inline _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
-_Tp*
-addressof(_Tp& __x) _NOEXCEPT
-{
-    return (_Tp*)&reinterpret_cast<const volatile char&>(__x);
-}
-
-#if defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_OBJC_ARC) && !defined(_LIBCPP_PREDEFINED_OBJC_ARC_ADDRESSOF)
-// Objective-C++ Automatic Reference Counting uses qualified pointers
-// that require special addressof() signatures. When
-// _LIBCPP_PREDEFINED_OBJC_ARC_ADDRESSOF is defined, the compiler
-// itself is providing these definitions. Otherwise, we provide them.
-template <class _Tp>
-inline _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
-__strong _Tp*
-addressof(__strong _Tp& __x) _NOEXCEPT
-{
-  return &__x;
-}
-
-#ifdef _LIBCPP_HAS_OBJC_ARC_WEAK
-template <class _Tp>
-inline _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
-__weak _Tp*
-addressof(__weak _Tp& __x) _NOEXCEPT
-{
-  return &__x;
-}
-#endif
-
-template <class _Tp>
-inline _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
-__autoreleasing _Tp*
-addressof(__autoreleasing _Tp& __x) _NOEXCEPT
-{
-  return &__x;
-}
-
-template <class _Tp>
-inline _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
-__unsafe_unretained _Tp*
-addressof(__unsafe_unretained _Tp& __x) _NOEXCEPT
-{
-  return &__x;
-}
-#endif
-
-
 // __weak_result_type
 
 template <class _Tp>
diff --git a/libcxx/include/exception b/libcxx/include/exception
index 5a905e7e58d8..686e4ecd0578 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/exception
+++ b/libcxx/include/exception
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ rethrow_if_nested(const _Ep& __e, typename enable_if<
                                    is_polymorphic<_Ep>::value
                                                    >::type* = 0)
 {
-    const nested_exception* __nep = dynamic_cast<const nested_exception*>(&__e);
+    const nested_exception* __nep = dynamic_cast<const nested_exception*>(_VSTD::addressof(__e));
     if (__nep)
         __nep->rethrow_nested();
 }
diff --git a/libcxx/test/std/language.support/support.exception/except.nested/rethrow_if_nested.pass.cpp b/libcxx/test/std/language.support/support.exception/except.nested/rethrow_if_nested.pass.cpp
index 9a44a4ec291d..a8b6e15feab8 100644
--- a/libcxx/test/std/language.support/support.exception/except.nested/rethrow_if_nested.pass.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/std/language.support/support.exception/except.nested/rethrow_if_nested.pass.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ public:
     B(const B& b) : A(b) {}
 };
 
+class C
+{
+public:
+	virtual ~C() {}
+	C * operator&() const { assert(false); } // should not be called
+};
+
 int main()
 {
     {
@@ -79,7 +86,7 @@ int main()
     {
         try
         {
-            std::rethrow_if_nested(1);
+            std::rethrow_if_nested(C());
             assert(true);
         }
         catch (...)
@@ -87,4 +94,5 @@ int main()
             assert(false);
         }
     }
+
 }