diff --git a/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp b/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp
index f6dbfced540..8b2ab02bec5 100644
--- a/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp
+++ b/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp
@@ -848,9 +848,6 @@ bool ELFObjectWriter::isInSymtab(const MCAssembler &Asm,
   if (!Symbol.isVariable() && Symbol.isUndefined() && !IsGlobal)
     return false;
 
-  if (!Asm.isSymbolLinkerVisible(Symbol) && !Symbol.isUndefined())
-    return false;
-
   if (Symbol.isTemporary())
     return false;
 
diff --git a/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86AsmBackend.cpp b/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86AsmBackend.cpp
index dfd8a658bd4..1260208f40d 100644
--- a/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86AsmBackend.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86AsmBackend.cpp
@@ -350,11 +350,6 @@ public:
     : X86AsmBackend(T, CPU), OSABI(_OSABI) {
     HasReliableSymbolDifference = true;
   }
-
-  virtual bool doesSectionRequireSymbols(const MCSection &Section) const {
-    const MCSectionELF &ES = static_cast<const MCSectionELF&>(Section);
-    return ES.getFlags() & ELF::SHF_MERGE;
-  }
 };
 
 class ELFX86_32AsmBackend : public ELFX86AsmBackend {