diff --git a/include/llvm/DebugInfo.h b/include/llvm/DebugInfo.h
index 689b3ddfd1f..ae7bf049444 100644
--- a/include/llvm/DebugInfo.h
+++ b/include/llvm/DebugInfo.h
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ namespace llvm {
     bool isSubrange() const;
     bool isEnumerator() const;
     bool isType() const;
-    bool isGlobal() const;
     bool isUnspecifiedParameter() const;
     bool isTemplateTypeParameter() const;
     bool isTemplateValueParameter() const;
diff --git a/lib/IR/DebugInfo.cpp b/lib/IR/DebugInfo.cpp
index 4b72bf39c03..f0593450ee1 100644
--- a/lib/IR/DebugInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/IR/DebugInfo.cpp
@@ -231,11 +231,6 @@ bool DIDescriptor::isGlobalVariable() const {
                      getTag() == dwarf::DW_TAG_constant);
 }
 
-/// isGlobal - Return true if the specified tag is legal for DIGlobal.
-bool DIDescriptor::isGlobal() const {
-  return isGlobalVariable();
-}
-
 /// isUnspecifiedParmeter - Return true if the specified tag is
 /// DW_TAG_unspecified_parameters.
 bool DIDescriptor::isUnspecifiedParameter() const {