diff --git a/llvm/bindings/go/llvm/executionengine_test.go b/llvm/bindings/go/llvm/executionengine_test.go
index 2b6a3caff3df..3ca36d045694 100644
--- a/llvm/bindings/go/llvm/executionengine_test.go
+++ b/llvm/bindings/go/llvm/executionengine_test.go
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ func TestFactorial(t *testing.T) {
 	pass := NewPassManager()
 	defer pass.Dispose()
 
-	pass.Add(engine.TargetData())
 	pass.AddConstantPropagationPass()
 	pass.AddInstructionCombiningPass()
 	pass.AddPromoteMemoryToRegisterPass()
diff --git a/llvm/bindings/go/llvm/target.go b/llvm/bindings/go/llvm/target.go
index 314805665c48..5910b9bb9246 100644
--- a/llvm/bindings/go/llvm/target.go
+++ b/llvm/bindings/go/llvm/target.go
@@ -121,13 +121,6 @@ func NewTargetData(rep string) (td TargetData) {
 	return
 }
 
-// Adds target data information to a pass manager. This does not take ownership
-// of the target data.
-// See the method llvm::PassManagerBase::add.
-func (pm PassManager) Add(td TargetData) {
-	C.LLVMAddTargetData(td.C, pm.C)
-}
-
 // Converts target data to a target layout string. The string must be disposed
 // with LLVMDisposeMessage.
 // See the constructor llvm::TargetData::TargetData.
diff --git a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
index cf86f445c870..eb4ec2857f68 100644
--- a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ Non-comprehensive list of changes in this release
 
 * The C API function LLVMLinkModules has been removed.
 
+* The C API function LLVMAddTargetData has been removed.
+
 .. NOTE
    For small 1-3 sentence descriptions, just add an entry at the end of
    this list. If your description won't fit comfortably in one bullet
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm-c/Target.h b/llvm/include/llvm-c/Target.h
index 24d2cb4c9598..2b969e24a18d 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm-c/Target.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm-c/Target.h
@@ -187,11 +187,6 @@ static inline LLVMBool LLVMInitializeNativeDisassembler(void) {
     See the constructor llvm::DataLayout::DataLayout. */
 LLVMTargetDataRef LLVMCreateTargetData(const char *StringRep);
 
-/** Adds target data information to a pass manager. This does not take ownership
-    of the target data.
-    See the method llvm::PassManagerBase::add. */
-void LLVMAddTargetData(LLVMTargetDataRef TD, LLVMPassManagerRef PM);
-
 /** Adds target library information to a pass manager. This does not take
     ownership of the target library info.
     See the method llvm::PassManagerBase::add. */
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/Target.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/Target.cpp
index 1b74e8cba4fe..51d30679b52f 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/Target.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/Target.cpp
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ LLVMTargetDataRef LLVMCreateTargetData(const char *StringRep) {
   return wrap(new DataLayout(StringRep));
 }
 
-void LLVMAddTargetData(LLVMTargetDataRef TD, LLVMPassManagerRef PM) {
-}
-
 void LLVMAddTargetLibraryInfo(LLVMTargetLibraryInfoRef TLI,
                               LLVMPassManagerRef PM) {
   unwrap(PM)->add(new TargetLibraryInfoWrapperPass(*unwrap(TLI)));
diff --git a/llvm/unittests/ExecutionEngine/MCJIT/MCJITCAPITest.cpp b/llvm/unittests/ExecutionEngine/MCJIT/MCJITCAPITest.cpp
index c8c244d22ed1..cf63da3a22a5 100644
--- a/llvm/unittests/ExecutionEngine/MCJIT/MCJITCAPITest.cpp
+++ b/llvm/unittests/ExecutionEngine/MCJIT/MCJITCAPITest.cpp
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ protected:
   
   void buildAndRunPasses() {
     LLVMPassManagerRef pass = LLVMCreatePassManager();
-    LLVMAddTargetData(LLVMGetExecutionEngineTargetData(Engine), pass);
     LLVMAddConstantPropagationPass(pass);
     LLVMAddInstructionCombiningPass(pass);
     LLVMRunPassManager(pass, Module);
@@ -304,8 +303,6 @@ protected:
     LLVMPassManagerRef modulePasses =
       LLVMCreatePassManager();
     
-    LLVMAddTargetData(LLVMGetExecutionEngineTargetData(Engine), modulePasses);
-    
     LLVMPassManagerBuilderPopulateFunctionPassManager(passBuilder,
                                                       functionPasses);
     LLVMPassManagerBuilderPopulateModulePassManager(passBuilder, modulePasses);