diff --git a/include/llvm/IR/Metadata.h b/include/llvm/IR/Metadata.h
index dbf16408fc0..e0363af57a7 100644
--- a/include/llvm/IR/Metadata.h
+++ b/include/llvm/IR/Metadata.h
@@ -603,7 +603,6 @@ protected:
   ~MDNode() {}
 
   void dropAllReferences();
-  void storeDistinctInContext();
 
   static MDNode *getMDNode(LLVMContext &C, ArrayRef<Metadata *> MDs,
                            bool Insert = true);
@@ -735,6 +734,8 @@ protected:
                   bool AllowRAUW);
   ~UniquableMDNode();
 
+  void storeDistinctInContext();
+
 public:
   static bool classof(const Metadata *MD) {
     return MD->getMetadataID() == MDTupleKind;
diff --git a/lib/IR/Metadata.cpp b/lib/IR/Metadata.cpp
index 282ea49aa41..8ff46735757 100644
--- a/lib/IR/Metadata.cpp
+++ b/lib/IR/Metadata.cpp
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ void MDNode::deleteTemporary(MDNode *N) {
   delete cast<MDNodeFwdDecl>(N);
 }
 
-void MDNode::storeDistinctInContext() {
+void UniquableMDNode::storeDistinctInContext() {
   assert(!IsDistinctInContext && "Expected newly distinct metadata");
   IsDistinctInContext = true;
   auto *T = cast<MDTuple>(this);