4 files changed, 2 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/global.sym b/global.sym
index cde99974d2..a51b822a25 100644
--- a/global.sym
+++ b/global.sym
@@ -1098,7 +1098,6 @@ sv_2uv
 sv_add_arena
 sv_backoff
 sv_bless
-sv_bless3
 sv_catpvf
 sv_catpv
 sv_catpvn
diff --git a/pp.c b/pp.c
index bc0d6231c3..83ca0e50e0 100644
--- a/pp.c
+++ b/pp.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ PP(pp_bless)
     else
 	stash = gv_stashsv(POPs, TRUE);
 
-    (void)sv_bless3(TOPs, stash, TRUE);
+    (void)sv_bless(TOPs, stash);
     RETURN;
 }
 
diff --git a/proto.h b/proto.h
index 866e7541e3..cfcbb525a2 100644
--- a/proto.h
+++ b/proto.h
@@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ UV	sv_2uv _((SV* sv));
 void	sv_add_arena _((char* ptr, U32 size, U32 flags));
 int	sv_backoff _((SV* sv));
 SV*	sv_bless _((SV* sv, HV* stash));
-SV*	sv_bless3 _((SV* sv, HV* stash, bool zaptilde));
 void	sv_catpvf _((SV* sv, const char* pat, ...));
 void	sv_catpv _((SV* sv, char* ptr));
 void	sv_catpvn _((SV* sv, char* ptr, STRLEN len));
diff --git a/sv.c b/sv.c
index e4214c6b8d..0f5c107dfe 100644
--- a/sv.c
+++ b/sv.c
@@ -4054,14 +4054,9 @@ I32 n;
 }
 
 SV*
-#ifndef CAN_PROTOTYPE
-sv_bless3(sv,stash,zaptilde)
+sv_bless(sv,stash)
 SV* sv;
 HV* stash;
-bool zaptilde;
-#else
-sv_bless3(SV *sv, HV *stash, bool zaptilde)
-#endif /* CAN_PROTOTYPE */
 {
     dTHR;
     SV *ref;
@@ -4074,8 +4069,6 @@ sv_bless3(SV *sv, HV *stash, bool zaptilde)
 	if (SvOBJECT(ref)) {
 	    if (SvTYPE(ref) != SVt_PVIO)
 		--sv_objcount;
-	    if (zaptilde && SvRMAGICAL(ref))
-		sv_unmagic(ref, '~');	/* stop cross-class pointer forgery */
 	    SvREFCNT_dec(SvSTASH(ref));
 	}
     }
@@ -4095,14 +4088,6 @@ sv_bless3(SV *sv, HV *stash, bool zaptilde)
     return sv;
 }
 
-SV*
-sv_bless(sv,stash)
-SV* sv;
-HV* stash;
-{
-    return sv_bless3(sv, stash, FALSE);
-}
-
 static void
 sv_unglob(sv)
 SV* sv;