diff --git a/support/tools/TableGen/TableGenBackend.cpp b/support/tools/TableGen/TableGenBackend.cpp
index c0a67e33924..b86ae72ce9d 100644
--- a/support/tools/TableGen/TableGenBackend.cpp
+++ b/support/tools/TableGen/TableGenBackend.cpp
@@ -25,12 +25,3 @@ std::string TableGenBackend::getQualifiedName(Record *R) const {
   return Namespace + "::" + R->getName();
 }
 
-/// getTarget - Return the current instance of the Target class.
-///
-Record *TableGenBackend::getTarget(RecordKeeper &RC) const {
-  std::vector<Record*> Targets = RC.getAllDerivedDefinitions("Target");
-
-  if (Targets.size() != 1)
-    throw std::string("ERROR: Multiple subclasses of Target defined!");
-  return Targets[0];
-}
diff --git a/support/tools/TableGen/TableGenBackend.h b/support/tools/TableGen/TableGenBackend.h
index bd132039b86..8dfbaddad16 100644
--- a/support/tools/TableGen/TableGenBackend.h
+++ b/support/tools/TableGen/TableGenBackend.h
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ public:   // Useful helper routines...
   /// getQualifiedName - Return the name of the specified record, with a
   /// namespace qualifier if the record contains one.
   std::string getQualifiedName(Record *R) const;
-
-  /// getTarget - Return the current instance of the Target class.
-  Record *getTarget(RecordKeeper &RC) const;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/utils/TableGen/TableGenBackend.cpp b/utils/TableGen/TableGenBackend.cpp
index c0a67e33924..b86ae72ce9d 100644
--- a/utils/TableGen/TableGenBackend.cpp
+++ b/utils/TableGen/TableGenBackend.cpp
@@ -25,12 +25,3 @@ std::string TableGenBackend::getQualifiedName(Record *R) const {
   return Namespace + "::" + R->getName();
 }
 
-/// getTarget - Return the current instance of the Target class.
-///
-Record *TableGenBackend::getTarget(RecordKeeper &RC) const {
-  std::vector<Record*> Targets = RC.getAllDerivedDefinitions("Target");
-
-  if (Targets.size() != 1)
-    throw std::string("ERROR: Multiple subclasses of Target defined!");
-  return Targets[0];
-}
diff --git a/utils/TableGen/TableGenBackend.h b/utils/TableGen/TableGenBackend.h
index bd132039b86..8dfbaddad16 100644
--- a/utils/TableGen/TableGenBackend.h
+++ b/utils/TableGen/TableGenBackend.h
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ public:   // Useful helper routines...
   /// getQualifiedName - Return the name of the specified record, with a
   /// namespace qualifier if the record contains one.
   std::string getQualifiedName(Record *R) const;
-
-  /// getTarget - Return the current instance of the Target class.
-  Record *getTarget(RecordKeeper &RC) const;
 };
 
 #endif