diff --git a/base/deprecated.jl b/base/deprecated.jl
index 536f33e03482d..2145582a04eea 100644
--- a/base/deprecated.jl
+++ b/base/deprecated.jl
@@ -215,3 +215,8 @@ end
 
 export String
 const String = AbstractString
+
+@deprecate zero{T}(::Type{Ptr{T}}) Ptr{T}(0)
+@deprecate zero{T}(x::Ptr{T})      Ptr{T}(0)
+@deprecate one{T}(::Type{Ptr{T}})  Ptr{T}(1)
+@deprecate one{T}(x::Ptr{T})       Ptr{T}(1)
diff --git a/base/pointer.jl b/base/pointer.jl
index 78a8370938ffd..6333498e78fba 100644
--- a/base/pointer.jl
+++ b/base/pointer.jl
@@ -65,8 +65,3 @@ eltype{T}(::Ptr{T}) = T
 +(x::Ptr, y::Integer) = oftype(x, uint(uint(x) + y))
 -(x::Ptr, y::Integer) = oftype(x, uint(uint(x) - y))
 +(x::Integer, y::Ptr) = y + x
-
-zero{T}(::Type{Ptr{T}}) = convert(Ptr{T}, 0)
-zero{T}(x::Ptr{T}) = convert(Ptr{T}, 0)
-one{T}(::Type{Ptr{T}}) = convert(Ptr{T}, 1)
-one{T}(x::Ptr{T}) = convert(Ptr{T}, 1)