diff --git a/include/llvm-c/Core.h b/include/llvm-c/Core.h
index baea5ab6404..84ddfbcf890 100644
--- a/include/llvm-c/Core.h
+++ b/include/llvm-c/Core.h
@@ -776,6 +776,7 @@ LLVMValueRef LLVMGetLastInstruction(LLVMBasicBlockRef BB);
 LLVMBasicBlockRef LLVMGetInstructionParent(LLVMValueRef Inst);
 LLVMValueRef LLVMGetNextInstruction(LLVMValueRef Inst);
 LLVMValueRef LLVMGetPreviousInstruction(LLVMValueRef Inst);
+void LLVMInstructionEraseFromParent(LLVMValueRef Inst);
 
 /* Operations on call sites */
 void LLVMSetInstructionCallConv(LLVMValueRef Instr, unsigned CC);
diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp
index 42896ddbad6..e2b659b6a2b 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp
@@ -1508,6 +1508,10 @@ LLVMValueRef LLVMGetPreviousInstruction(LLVMValueRef Inst) {
   return wrap(--I);
 }
 
+void LLVMInstructionEraseFromParent(LLVMValueRef Inst) {
+  unwrap<Instruction>(Inst)->eraseFromParent();
+}
+
 /*--.. Call and invoke instructions ........................................--*/
 
 unsigned LLVMGetInstructionCallConv(LLVMValueRef Instr) {