diff --git a/include/llvm/CodeGen/RegAllocPBQP.h b/include/llvm/CodeGen/RegAllocPBQP.h
index 80d232a215a..6d709d2b5e0 100644
--- a/include/llvm/CodeGen/RegAllocPBQP.h
+++ b/include/llvm/CodeGen/RegAllocPBQP.h
@@ -257,9 +257,6 @@ public:
     assert(RS >= this->RS && "A node's reduction state can not be downgraded");
     this->RS = RS;
   }
-  bool isSpillable() const {
-    return RS == NotProvablyAllocatable || RS == OptimallyReducible;
-  }
 
   void handleAddEdge(const MatrixMetadata& MD, bool Transpose) {
     DeniedOpts += Transpose ? MD.getWorstRow() : MD.getWorstCol();
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocPBQP.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocPBQP.cpp
index 0fb4ef62eff..bdc669ce4ef 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocPBQP.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocPBQP.cpp
@@ -621,8 +621,6 @@ bool RegAllocPBQP::mapPBQPToRegAlloc(const PBQPRAGraph &G,
       assert(PReg != 0 && "Invalid preg selected.");
       VRM.assignVirt2Phys(VReg, PReg);
     } else {
-      assert(G.getNodeMetadata(NId).isSpillable() &&
-             "Spilling a node which can not be spilled.");
       // Spill VReg. If this introduces new intervals we'll need another round
       // of allocation.
       SmallVector<unsigned, 8> NewVRegs;