diff --git a/include/llvm/IR/DebugInfo.h b/include/llvm/IR/DebugInfo.h
index 4bc51e12edc..a11cfad802a 100644
--- a/include/llvm/IR/DebugInfo.h
+++ b/include/llvm/IR/DebugInfo.h
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ template <typename T> class DIRef {
 
 public:
   T resolve(const DITypeIdentifierMap &Map) const;
-  StringRef getName() const;
   operator Metadata *() const { return const_cast<Metadata *>(Val); }
 
   static DIRef get(const Metadata *MD) { return DIRef(MD); }
@@ -314,17 +313,6 @@ T DIRef<T>::resolve(const DITypeIdentifierMap &Map) const {
   return T(Iter->second);
 }
 
-template <typename T> StringRef DIRef<T>::getName() const {
-  if (!Val)
-    return StringRef();
-
-  if (const MDNode *MD = dyn_cast<MDNode>(Val))
-    return T(MD).getName();
-
-  const MDString *MS = cast<MDString>(Val);
-  return MS->getString();
-}
-
 /// \brief Handle fields that are references to DIDescriptors.
 template <>
 DIDescriptorRef DIDescriptor::getFieldAs<DIDescriptorRef>(unsigned Elt) const;