diff --git a/include/llvm/Type.h b/include/llvm/Type.h
index 39b73ce81aa..a78c746fa18 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Type.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Type.h
@@ -126,11 +126,6 @@ public:
   /// @brief Debugging support: print to stderr
   virtual void dump() const;
 
-  /// setName - Associate the name with this type in the symbol table, but don't
-  /// set the local name to be equal specified name.
-  ///
-  virtual void setName(const std::string &Name, SymbolTable *ST = 0);
-
   //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===//
   // Property accessors for dealing with types... Some of these virtual methods
   // are defined in private classes defined in Type.cpp for primitive types.
diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp
index fd2a1cccc63..32b783b0d13 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ Type::Type( const std::string& name, TypeID id )
   Abstract = false;
 }
 
-void Type::setName(const std::string &Name, SymbolTable *ST) {
-  assert(ST && "Type::setName - Must provide symbol table argument!");
-  if (!Name.empty()) ST->insert(Name, this);
-}
-
 const Type *Type::getPrimitiveType(TypeID IDNumber) {
   switch (IDNumber) {
   case VoidTyID  : return VoidTy;