diff --git a/code/demo.odin b/code/demo.odin
index cda53e35b..d14de8f90 100644
--- a/code/demo.odin
+++ b/code/demo.odin
@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@ import (
 
 
 proc main() {
-	proc new_type(T: type) -> ^T {
-		return ^T(alloc(size_of(T), align_of(T)));
-	}
-
-	var ptr = new_type(int);
+	var ptr = new(int);
 	ptr^ = 123;
 
 	fmt.println(ptr^);
diff --git a/core/_preload.odin b/core/_preload.odin
index 4ebce18e1..2473d028e 100644
--- a/core/_preload.odin
+++ b/core/_preload.odin
@@ -264,6 +264,11 @@ proc resize(ptr: rawptr, old_size, new_size: int, alignment: int = DEFAULT_ALIGN
 }
 
 
+proc new(T: type) -> ^T {
+	return ^T(alloc(size_of(T), align_of(T)));
+}
+
+
 
 proc default_resize_align(old_memory: rawptr, old_size, new_size, alignment: int) -> rawptr {
 	if old_memory == nil {
diff --git a/src/check_expr.cpp b/src/check_expr.cpp
index 460c449da..2e9a80a67 100644
--- a/src/check_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/check_expr.cpp
@@ -3784,7 +3784,7 @@ bool check_builtin_procedure(Checker *c, Operand *operand, AstNode *call, i32 id
 
 
 	switch (id) {
-	case BuiltinProc_new:
+	// case BuiltinProc_new:
 	case BuiltinProc_make:
 	case BuiltinProc_size_of:
 	case BuiltinProc_align_of:
@@ -3878,6 +3878,7 @@ bool check_builtin_procedure(Checker *c, Operand *operand, AstNode *call, i32 id
 		operand->type  = type;
 	} break;
 
+	#if 0
 	case BuiltinProc_new: {
 		// proc new(Type) -> ^Type
 		Operand op = {};
@@ -3890,6 +3891,7 @@ bool check_builtin_procedure(Checker *c, Operand *operand, AstNode *call, i32 id
 		operand->mode = Addressing_Value;
 		operand->type = make_type_pointer(c->allocator, type);
 	} break;
+	#endif
 	#if 0
 	case BuiltinProc_new_slice: {
 		// proc new_slice(Type, len: int) -> []Type
diff --git a/src/checker.cpp b/src/checker.cpp
index 8eb3a3900..7c23843cb 100644
--- a/src/checker.cpp
+++ b/src/checker.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ enum BuiltinProcId {
 	BuiltinProc_len,
 	BuiltinProc_cap,
 
-	BuiltinProc_new,
+	// BuiltinProc_new,
 	BuiltinProc_make,
 	BuiltinProc_free,
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ gb_global BuiltinProc builtin_procs[BuiltinProc_COUNT] = {
 	{STR_LIT("len"),              1, false, Expr_Expr},
 	{STR_LIT("cap"),              1, false, Expr_Expr},
 
-	{STR_LIT("new"),              1, false, Expr_Expr},
+	// {STR_LIT("new"),              1, false, Expr_Expr},
 	{STR_LIT("make"),             1, true,  Expr_Expr},
 	{STR_LIT("free"),             1, false, Expr_Stmt},
 
diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index 1698645a4..641412bc1 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -3772,6 +3772,7 @@ irValue *ir_build_builtin_proc(irProcedure *proc, AstNode *expr, TypeAndValue tv
 
 	} break;
 
+	#if 0
 	case BuiltinProc_new: {
 		ir_emit_comment(proc, str_lit("new"));
 		// proc new(Type) -> ^Type
@@ -3807,6 +3808,7 @@ irValue *ir_build_builtin_proc(irProcedure *proc, AstNode *expr, TypeAndValue tv
 		}
 		return v;
 	} break;
+	#endif
 
 	case BuiltinProc_make: {
 		ir_emit_comment(proc, str_lit("make"));