diff --git a/base/arraymath.jl b/base/arraymath.jl
index a22a58ace86b96..844c6f1b7dc466 100644
--- a/base/arraymath.jl
+++ b/base/arraymath.jl
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ end
 
 for f in (:+, :-, :div, :mod, :&, :|, :$)
     @eval ($f){S,T}(A::AbstractArray{S}, B::AbstractArray{T}) =
-        _elementwise($f, A, B, promote_eltype_op($f, A, B))
+        _elementwise($f, A, B, promote_op($f, S, T))
 end
 function _elementwise{S,T}(op, A::AbstractArray{S}, B::AbstractArray{T}, ::Type{Any})
     promote_shape(A,B) # check size compatibility
diff --git a/base/broadcast.jl b/base/broadcast.jl
index 6c20306a47c391..a8c588132808df 100644
--- a/base/broadcast.jl
+++ b/base/broadcast.jl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module Broadcast
 
 using Base.Cartesian
-using Base: promote_op, promote_eltype, promote_eltype_op, @get!, _msk_end, unsafe_bitgetindex, linearindices, to_shape, tail, dimlength, OneTo
+using Base: promote_op, promote_eltype_op, @get!, _msk_end, unsafe_bitgetindex, linearindices, to_shape, tail, dimlength, OneTo
 import Base: .+, .-, .*, ./, .\, .//, .==, .<, .!=, .<=, .÷, .%, .<<, .>>, .^
 export broadcast, broadcast!, bitbroadcast
 export broadcast_getindex, broadcast_setindex!
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ eltype_plus(As::AbstractArray...) = promote_eltype_op(+, As...)
 for op in (:+, :*, :÷, :%, :<<, :>>, :-, :/, :\, ://, :^)
     @eval begin
         function $(Symbol(:., op))(A::AbstractArray, B::AbstractArray)
-            T = Base.promote_op($(op), eltype(A), eltype(B))
-            return broadcast_t($(op), T, A, B)
+            T = promote_op($op, eltype(A), eltype(B))
+            return broadcast_t($op, T, A, B)
         end
     end
 end