diff --git a/library/core/src/mem/maybe_uninit.rs b/library/core/src/mem/maybe_uninit.rs
index 001ee0898d4..8d19412e4c4 100644
--- a/library/core/src/mem/maybe_uninit.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/mem/maybe_uninit.rs
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ impl<T> MaybeUninit<T> {
     ///
     /// [`assume_init`]: MaybeUninit::assume_init
     #[unstable(feature = "maybe_uninit_extra", issue = "63567")]
-    pub unsafe fn drop(&mut self) {
+    pub unsafe fn assume_init_drop(&mut self) {
         // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `self` is initialized.
         // Dropping the value in place is safe if that is the case.
         unsafe { ptr::drop_in_place(self.as_mut_ptr()) }