diff --git a/test/tools/gold/alias.ll b/test/tools/gold/alias.ll
index 6a64a6a7033..dbf3af57a7b 100644
--- a/test/tools/gold/alias.ll
+++ b/test/tools/gold/alias.ll
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 ; RUN: llvm-as %p/Inputs/alias-1.ll -o %t2.o
 ; RUN: ld -shared -o %t3.o -plugin %llvmshlibdir/LLVMgold.so %t2.o %t.o \
 ; RUN:  -plugin-opt=emit-llvm
-; RUN: llvm-dis %t3.o -o - | FileCheck %s
+; RUN: llvm-dis < %t3.o -o - | FileCheck %s
 
+; CHECK-NOT: alias
 ; CHECK: @a = global i32 42
-; CHECK: @b = global i32 1
+; CHECK-NEXT: @b = global i32 1
+; CHECK-NOT: alias
 
 @a = weak alias i32* @b
 @b = global i32 1
diff --git a/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp b/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp
index 110433aefe3..e7888bea9e6 100644
--- a/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp
+++ b/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ static void drop(GlobalValue &GV) {
                          /*Initializer*/ nullptr);
   Var->takeName(&Alias);
   Alias.replaceAllUsesWith(Var);
+  Alias.eraseFromParent();
 }
 
 static const char *getResolutionName(ld_plugin_symbol_resolution R) {