diff --git a/include/llvm/Target/TargetInstrInfo.h b/include/llvm/Target/TargetInstrInfo.h
index 7b083899198..8d15c5df951 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Target/TargetInstrInfo.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Target/TargetInstrInfo.h
@@ -241,17 +241,6 @@ public:
     isSignExtended = get(opCode).immedIsSignExtended;
     return get(opCode).maxImmedConst;
   }
-
-  //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  // Queries about representation of LLVM quantities (e.g., constants)
-  //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-  /// ConstantTypeMustBeLoaded - Test if this type of constant must be loaded
-  /// from memory into a register, i.e., cannot be set bitwise in register and
-  /// cannot use immediate fields of instructions.  Note that this only makes
-  /// sense for primitive types.
-  ///
-  virtual bool ConstantTypeMustBeLoaded(const Constant* CV) const;
 };
 
 } // End llvm namespace
diff --git a/lib/Target/TargetInstrInfo.cpp b/lib/Target/TargetInstrInfo.cpp
index efcf9db4eb7..65324988603 100644
--- a/lib/Target/TargetInstrInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/TargetInstrInfo.cpp
@@ -56,9 +56,4 @@ bool TargetInstrInfo::constantFitsInImmedField(MachineOpCode opCode,
   return false;
 }
 
-bool TargetInstrInfo::ConstantTypeMustBeLoaded(const Constant* CV) const {
-  assert(CV->getType()->isPrimitiveType() || isa<PointerType>(CV->getType()));
-  return !(CV->getType()->isIntegral() || isa<PointerType>(CV->getType()));
-}
-
 } // End llvm namespace