diff --git a/src/llvm_backend.cpp b/src/llvm_backend.cpp
index d7f391690..4eb343fa7 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend.cpp
@@ -758,29 +758,9 @@ lbProcedure *lb_create_startup_runtime(lbModule *main_module, lbProcedure *start
 		GB_ASSERT(e->kind == Entity_Variable);
 		e->code_gen_module = entity_module;
 
-		Ast *init_expr = unparen_expr(var->decl->init_expr);
+		Ast *init_expr = var->decl->init_expr;
 		if (init_expr != nullptr)  {
-			lbValue init = {};
-
-			if (!(is_type_any(e->type) || is_type_union(e->type))) {
-				if (init_expr->kind == Ast_UnaryExpr && init_expr->UnaryExpr.op.kind == Token_And) {
-					// NOTE(bill): Just get the value directly and store it in another global variable
-					Ast *expr = unparen_expr(init_expr->UnaryExpr.expr);
-					if (expr->tav.value.kind != ExactValue_Invalid) {
-						init = lb_build_expr(p, expr);
-						GB_ASSERT(init.value != nullptr);
-						GB_ASSERT(LLVMIsConstant(init.value));
-
-						lbAddr addr = lb_add_global_generated(p->module, init.type, init, nullptr);
-						LLVMValueRef global_val = lb_make_global_truly_private(addr);
-						LLVMSetInitializer(var->var.value, global_val);
-						var->is_initialized = true;
-						continue;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-
-			init = lb_build_expr(p, init_expr);
+			lbValue init = lb_build_expr(p, init_expr);
 			if (init.value == nullptr) {
 				LLVMTypeRef global_type = llvm_addr_type(p->module, var->var);
 				if (is_type_untyped_undef(init.type)) {
@@ -1608,6 +1588,7 @@ void lb_generate_code(lbGenerator *gen) {
 		bool is_foreign = e->Variable.is_foreign;
 		bool is_export  = e->Variable.is_export;
 
+
 		lbModule *m = &gen->default_module;
 		String name = lb_get_entity_name(m, e);
 
diff --git a/src/llvm_backend.hpp b/src/llvm_backend.hpp
index 70f528251..79f0f37e7 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend.hpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend.hpp
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ lbContextData *lb_push_context_onto_stack_from_implicit_parameter(lbProcedure *p
 
 lbAddr lb_add_global_generated(lbModule *m, Type *type, lbValue value={}, Entity **entity_=nullptr);
 lbAddr lb_add_local(lbProcedure *p, Type *type, Entity *e=nullptr, bool zero_init=true, i32 param_index=0, bool force_no_init=false);
-LLVMValueRef lb_make_global_truly_private(lbAddr const &addr);
 
 void lb_add_foreign_library_path(lbModule *m, Entity *e);
 
diff --git a/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp b/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp
index 94429e410..1f8fccdcb 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend_general.cpp
@@ -926,7 +926,11 @@ void lb_emit_store(lbProcedure *p, lbValue ptr, lbValue value) {
 			return;
 		} else if (LLVMIsConstant(value.value)) {
 			lbAddr addr = lb_add_global_generated(p->module, value.type, value, nullptr);
-			LLVMValueRef global_data = lb_make_global_truly_private(addr);
+			LLVMValueRef global_data = addr.addr.value;
+			// make it truly private data
+			LLVMSetLinkage(global_data, LLVMPrivateLinkage);
+			LLVMSetUnnamedAddress(global_data, LLVMGlobalUnnamedAddr);
+			LLVMSetGlobalConstant(global_data, true);
 
 			LLVMValueRef dst_ptr = ptr.value;
 			LLVMValueRef src_ptr = global_data;
@@ -2665,15 +2669,6 @@ lbValue lb_find_procedure_value_from_entity(lbModule *m, Entity *e) {
 	return {};
 }
 
-LLVMValueRef lb_make_global_truly_private(lbAddr const &addr) {
-	LLVMValueRef global_data = addr.addr.value;
-	// make it truly private data
-	LLVMSetLinkage(global_data, LLVMPrivateLinkage);
-	LLVMSetUnnamedAddress(global_data, LLVMGlobalUnnamedAddr);
-	LLVMSetGlobalConstant(global_data, true);
-	return global_data;
-}
-
 lbAddr lb_add_global_generated(lbModule *m, Type *type, lbValue value, Entity **entity_) {
 	GB_ASSERT(type != nullptr);
 	type = default_type(type);