diff --git a/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp b/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
index e7187f46ed1..3fed0bf64b6 100644
--- a/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
+++ b/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
@@ -2433,10 +2433,6 @@ void Verifier::visitFunction(const Function &F) {
                  "function must have a single !dbg attachment", &F, I.second);
         AssertDI(isa<DISubprogram>(I.second),
                  "function !dbg attachment must be a subprogram", &F, I.second);
-        AssertDI(cast<DISubprogram>(I.second)->isDistinct(),
-                 "function definition may only have a distinct !dbg attachment",
-                 &F);
-
         auto *SP = cast<DISubprogram>(I.second);
         const Function *&AttachedTo = DISubprogramAttachments[SP];
         AssertDI(!AttachedTo || AttachedTo == &F,
diff --git a/test/DebugInfo/Generic/2009-11-03-InsertExtractValue.ll b/test/DebugInfo/Generic/2009-11-03-InsertExtractValue.ll
index 81bb5f2457e..57ee7ebbb2c 100644
--- a/test/DebugInfo/Generic/2009-11-03-InsertExtractValue.ll
+++ b/test/DebugInfo/Generic/2009-11-03-InsertExtractValue.ll
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 !llvm.module.flags = !{!6}
 !llvm.dbg.cu = !{!5}
 
-!0 = distinct !DISubprogram(name: "bar", linkageName: "_ZN3foo3barEv", line: 3, isLocal: false, isDefinition: false, virtualIndex: 6, flags: DIFlagProtected | DIFlagPrototyped, isOptimized: false, scopeLine: 3, file: !4, scope: !1, type: !2)
+!0 = !DISubprogram(name: "bar", linkageName: "_ZN3foo3barEv", line: 3, isLocal: false, isDefinition: false, virtualIndex: 6, flags: DIFlagProtected | DIFlagPrototyped, isOptimized: false, scopeLine: 3, file: !4, scope: !1, type: !2)
 !1 = !DIFile(filename: "/foo", directory: "bar.cpp")
 !2 = !DISubroutineType(types: !3)
 !3 = !{null}
diff --git a/test/Verifier/unique-disubprogram.ll b/test/Verifier/unique-disubprogram.ll
deleted file mode 100644
index b4789a9293f..00000000000
--- a/test/Verifier/unique-disubprogram.ll
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-; RUN: llvm-as -disable-output <%s 2>&1| FileCheck %s
-define i32 @_Z3foov() local_unnamed_addr !dbg !9 {
-  ret i32 5
-}
-!llvm.module.flags = !{!2}
-!llvm.dbg.cu = !{!5}
-!llvm.linker.options = !{}
-
-!2 = !{i32 2, !"Debug Info Version", i32 3}
-!5 = distinct !DICompileUnit(language: DW_LANG_C_plus_plus_14, file: !6, producer: "clang", isOptimized: true, runtimeVersion: 0, emissionKind: FullDebug)
-!6 = !DIFile(filename: "t.cpp", directory: "/")
-!7 = !{}
-; CHECK: function definition may only have a distinct !dbg attachment
-; CHECK: warning: ignoring invalid debug info
-!9 = !DISubprogram(name: "foo", linkageName: "_Z3foov", scope: !6, file: !6, line: 2, type: !11, flags: DIFlagPrototyped, spFlags: DISPFlagOptimized, retainedNodes: !7)
-!11 = !DISubroutineType(types: !7)