diff --git a/include/llvm/Constants.h b/include/llvm/Constants.h
index 1940e5b831e..36d8299f48f 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Constants.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Constants.h
@@ -572,8 +572,6 @@ public:
     const Type *Ty ///< The integer type to cast to
   );
 
-  static Constant *getCast(Constant *C, const Type *Ty);
-
   /// @brief Return true if this is a convert constant expression
   bool isCast() const;
 
diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Constants.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Constants.cpp
index 3339a182140..c2709182878 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Constants.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Constants.cpp
@@ -1480,13 +1480,6 @@ Constant *ConstantExpr::getCast(unsigned oc, Constant *C, const Type *Ty) {
   return 0;
 } 
 
-Constant *ConstantExpr::getCast(Constant *C, const Type *Ty) {
-  // Note: we can't inline this because it requires the Instructions.h header
-  return getCast(CastInst::getCastOpcode(
-        C, C->getType()->isSigned(), Ty, Ty->isSigned()), C, Ty);
-}
-
-
 Constant *ConstantExpr::getZExtOrBitCast(Constant *C, const Type *Ty) {
   if (C->getType()->getPrimitiveSizeInBits() == Ty->getPrimitiveSizeInBits())
     return getCast(Instruction::BitCast, C, Ty);