diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetMachine.cpp b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetMachine.cpp
index aa6f991ce73..cbcaaef7a88 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetMachine.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetMachine.cpp
@@ -196,10 +196,6 @@ public:
     return getTM<PPCTargetMachine>();
   }
 
-  const PPCSubtarget &getPPCSubtarget() const {
-    return *getPPCTargetMachine().getSubtargetImpl();
-  }
-
   void addIRPasses() override;
   bool addPreISel() override;
   bool addILPOpts() override;