diff --git a/include/llvm/Instruction.h b/include/llvm/Instruction.h
index 0b772b0aae4..45959ccc6e5 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Instruction.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Instruction.h
@@ -170,16 +170,6 @@ public:
   void setMetadata(unsigned KindID, MDNode *Node);
   void setMetadata(const char *Kind, MDNode *Node);
 
-  /// setDbgMetadata - This is just an optimized helper function that is
-  /// equivalent to setMetadata("dbg", Node);
-  void setDbgMetadata(MDNode *Node);
-  
-  /// getDbgMetadata - This is just an optimized helper function that is
-  /// equivalent to calling getMetadata("dbg").
-  MDNode *getDbgMetadata() const {
-    return DbgLoc.getAsMDNode(getContext());
-  }
-
   /// setDebugLoc - Set the debug location information for this instruction.
   void setDebugLoc(const DebugLoc &Loc) { DbgLoc = Loc; }
   
diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Metadata.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Metadata.cpp
index 3100d4ac7c9..22e758763d6 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Metadata.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Metadata.cpp
@@ -445,10 +445,6 @@ MDNode *Instruction::getMetadataImpl(const char *Kind) const {
   return getMetadataImpl(getContext().getMDKindID(Kind));
 }
 
-void Instruction::setDbgMetadata(MDNode *Node) {
-  DbgLoc = DebugLoc::getFromDILocation(Node);
-}
-
 /// setMetadata - Set the metadata of of the specified kind to the specified
 /// node.  This updates/replaces metadata if already present, or removes it if
 /// Node is null.