diff --git a/gen/arrays.cpp b/gen/arrays.cpp
index 1b319e20fb..716026331a 100644
--- a/gen/arrays.cpp
+++ b/gen/arrays.cpp
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ LLConstant *DtoConstArrayInitializer(ArrayInitializer *arrinit,
     return gvar;
   }
 
-  return DtoConstSlice(DtoConstSize_t(arrlen), gvar, arrty);
+  return DtoConstSlice(DtoConstSize_t(arrlen), gvar);
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -618,11 +618,10 @@ void initializeArrayLiteral(IRState *p, ArrayLiteralExp *ale,
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-LLConstant *DtoConstSlice(LLConstant *dim, LLConstant *ptr, Type *type) {
+LLConstant *DtoConstSlice(LLConstant *dim, LLConstant *ptr) {
   LLConstant *values[2] = {dim, ptr};
   LLStructType *lltype =
-      type ? isaStruct(DtoType(type))
-           : LLConstantStruct::getTypeForElements(gIR->context(), values);
+      LLConstantStruct::getTypeForElements(gIR->context(), values);
   return LLConstantStruct::get(lltype, values);
 }
 
diff --git a/gen/arrays.h b/gen/arrays.h
index 866b6203f9..9e38cb7fa4 100644
--- a/gen/arrays.h
+++ b/gen/arrays.h
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ llvm::ArrayType *DtoStaticArrayType(Type *sarrayTy);
 LLConstant *DtoConstArrayInitializer(ArrayInitializer *si, Type *targetType,
                                      const bool isCfile);
 
-LLConstant *DtoConstSlice(LLConstant *dim, LLConstant *ptr,
-                          Type *type = nullptr);
+LLConstant *DtoConstSlice(LLConstant *dim, LLConstant *ptr);
 
 /// Returns the element at position idx of the literal (assumed to be in range).
 Expression *indexArrayLiteral(ArrayLiteralExp *ale, unsigned idx);
diff --git a/gen/modules.cpp b/gen/modules.cpp
index 8b20e21844..cf7d6cbe7b 100644
--- a/gen/modules.cpp
+++ b/gen/modules.cpp
@@ -234,11 +234,8 @@ void addCoverageAnalysis(Module *m) {
     m->d_cover_valid = new llvm::GlobalVariable(
         gIR->module, type, /*isConstant=*/true, LLGlobalValue::InternalLinkage,
         zeroinitializer, "_d_cover_valid");
-    LLConstant *idxs[] = {DtoConstUint(0), DtoConstUint(0)};
-    d_cover_valid_slice =
-        DtoConstSlice(DtoConstSize_t(type->getArrayNumElements()),
-                      llvm::ConstantExpr::getGetElementPtr(
-                          type, m->d_cover_valid, idxs, true));
+    d_cover_valid_slice = DtoConstSlice(
+        DtoConstSize_t(type->getArrayNumElements()), m->d_cover_valid);
 
     // Assert that initializer array elements have enough bits
     assert(sizeof(m->d_cover_valid_init[0]) * 8 >=
@@ -269,9 +266,8 @@ void addCoverageAnalysis(Module *m) {
                                                LLGlobalValue::InternalLinkage,
                                                init, "_d_cover_data");
 
-    d_cover_data_slice = DtoConstSlice(DtoConstSize_t(m->numlines),
-                                       DtoGEP(m->d_cover_data->getValueType(),
-                                              m->d_cover_data, 0, 0));
+    d_cover_data_slice =
+        DtoConstSlice(DtoConstSize_t(m->numlines), m->d_cover_data);
   }
 
   // Create "static constructor" that calls _d_cover_register2(string filename,
diff --git a/gen/tocall.cpp b/gen/tocall.cpp
index cb03da576c..320ea40696 100644
--- a/gen/tocall.cpp
+++ b/gen/tocall.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "dmd/target.h"
 #include "dmd/template.h"
 #include "gen/abi/abi.h"
+#include "gen/arrays.h"
 #include "gen/classes.h"
 #include "gen/dvalue.h"
 #include "gen/funcgenstate.h"
@@ -237,18 +238,7 @@ static LLValue *getTypeinfoArrayArgumentForDVarArg(Expressions *argexps,
   LLConstant *tiinits = LLConstantArray::get(typeinfoarraytype, vtypeinfos);
   typeinfomem->setInitializer(tiinits);
 
-  // put data in d-array
-  LLConstant *pinits[] = {
-      DtoConstSize_t(numVariadicArgs),
-      llvm::ConstantExpr::getBitCast(typeinfomem, getPtrToType(typeinfotype))};
-  LLType *tiarrty = DtoType(arrayOf(getTypeInfoType()));
-  tiinits = LLConstantStruct::get(isaStruct(tiarrty),
-                                  llvm::ArrayRef<LLConstant *>(pinits));
-  LLValue *typeinfoarrayparam = new llvm::GlobalVariable(
-      gIR->module, tiarrty, true, llvm::GlobalValue::InternalLinkage, tiinits,
-      "._arguments.array");
-
-  return DtoLoad(tiarrty, typeinfoarrayparam);
+  return DtoConstSlice(DtoConstSize_t(numVariadicArgs), typeinfomem);
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/gen/toconstelem.cpp b/gen/toconstelem.cpp
index 58a63a66f2..20bf699a6f 100644
--- a/gen/toconstelem.cpp
+++ b/gen/toconstelem.cpp
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ public:
     if (t->ty == TY::Tpointer) {
       result = arrptr;
     } else if (t->ty == TY::Tarray) {
-      LLConstant *clen = LLConstantInt::get(DtoSize_t(), e->len, false);
-      result = DtoConstSlice(clen, arrptr, e->type);
+      result = DtoConstSlice(DtoConstSize_t(e->len), arrptr);
     } else {
       llvm_unreachable("Unknown type for StringExp.");
     }
diff --git a/gen/toir.cpp b/gen/toir.cpp
index d059ec3ebb..212c26d1ca 100644
--- a/gen/toir.cpp
+++ b/gen/toir.cpp
@@ -442,8 +442,8 @@ public:
     LLConstant *arrptr = DtoGEP(gvar->getValueType(), gvar, 0u, 0u);
 
     if (dtype->ty == TY::Tarray) {
-      LLConstant *clen = LLConstantInt::get(DtoSize_t(), stringLength, false);
-      result = new DSliceValue(e->type, DtoConstSlice(clen, arrptr, dtype));
+      result = new DSliceValue(
+          e->type, DtoConstSlice(DtoConstSize_t(stringLength), arrptr));
     } else if (dtype->ty == TY::Tsarray) {
       // array length matches string length with or without null terminator
       result = new DLValue(e->type, gvar);
diff --git a/gen/tollvm.cpp b/gen/tollvm.cpp
index 79eb1f07a1..0d88976b6f 100644
--- a/gen/tollvm.cpp
+++ b/gen/tollvm.cpp
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ LLConstant *DtoConstCString(const char *str) {
 LLConstant *DtoConstString(const char *str) {
   LLConstant *cString = DtoConstCString(str);
   LLConstant *length = DtoConstSize_t(str ? strlen(str) : 0);
-  return DtoConstSlice(length, cString, arrayOf(Type::tchar));
+  return DtoConstSlice(length, cString);
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////