diff --git a/lib/CliftEmitC/CBackend.cpp b/lib/CliftEmitC/CBackend.cpp
index b8b62e39e..2607b076a 100644
--- a/lib/CliftEmitC/CBackend.cpp
+++ b/lib/CliftEmitC/CBackend.cpp
@@ -489,26 +489,6 @@ public:
     Tokens.emitOperator(getOperator(Op));
   }
 
-  RecursiveCoroutine<void> emitAssignMacroExpression(mlir::Value V) {
-    auto Assign = V.getDefiningOp<AssignOp>();
-
-    auto LHS = Assign.getOperand(0);
-    auto RHS = Assign.getOperand(1);
-
-    Tokens.emitLiteralIdentifier("assign_array");
-    Tokens.emitPunctuator(CTE::Punctuator::LeftParenthesis);
-
-    rc_recur emitExpression(LHS);
-
-    Tokens.emitPunctuator(CTE::Punctuator::Comma);
-    Tokens.emitSpace();
-    CurrentPrecedence = OperatorPrecedence::Parentheses;
-
-    rc_recur emitExpression(RHS);
-
-    Tokens.emitPunctuator(CTE::Punctuator::RightParenthesis);
-  }
-
   RecursiveCoroutine<void> emitInfixExpression(mlir::Value V) {
     mlir::Operation *Op = V.getDefiningOp();
 
@@ -744,13 +724,6 @@ public:
     if (auto Assign = V.getDefiningOp<AssignOp>()) {
       auto LHS = Assign.getOperand(0);
       auto RHS = Assign.getOperand(1);
-      if (isa<clift::ArrayType>(LHS.getType())
-          or isa<clift::ArrayType>(RHS.getType())) {
-        return {
-          .Precedence = OperatorPrecedence::UnaryPostfix,
-          .Emit = &CliftToCEmitter::emitAssignMacroExpression,
-        };
-      }
       return {
         .Precedence = OperatorPrecedence::Assignment,
         .Emit = &CliftToCEmitter::emitInfixExpression,
diff --git a/lib/Model/NameBuilder.cpp b/lib/Model/NameBuilder.cpp
index 02fb895b7..2af8648a5 100644
--- a/lib/Model/NameBuilder.cpp
+++ b/lib/Model/NameBuilder.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ const std::set<llvm::StringRef> ReservedKeywords = {
   "__typeof__",
   "bit_cast",
   "static_assert_typedef",
-  "assign_array",
 };
 
 /// Returns `true` iff the identifier is exactly the given prefix + a decimal
diff --git a/share/revng/include/primitive-types.h b/share/revng/include/primitive-types.h
index 9c33cac9b..268ed6995 100644
--- a/share/revng/include/primitive-types.h
+++ b/share/revng/include/primitive-types.h
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ extern uintmax_t undef_value(void);
 //
 
 // __typeof__ is required for properly implementing a generic bitcast primitive
-// and a generic array_assignment primitive that only need the destination type.
+// that only needs the destination type.
 #if defined(__GNUC__) // For Clang and GCC, they both have __typeof__
 // Don't do anything, __typeof__ is already available
 #elif __STDC_VERSION__ >= 202311L // C23 has typeof
@@ -274,12 +274,3 @@ extern uintmax_t undef_value(void);
      .dst)
 
 #endif // defined(__GNU_C_)
-
-//
-// array_assign and array_bit_cast
-//
-
-#define assign_array(x, ...)                             \
-  (*(__typeof__(x) *) __builtin_memcpy(&(x),             \
-                                       &((__VA_ARGS__)), \
-                                       sizeof(__typeof__(x))))