diff --git a/include/llvm/IR/Attributes.h b/include/llvm/IR/Attributes.h
index c801436910d..39bf13b6937 100644
--- a/include/llvm/IR/Attributes.h
+++ b/include/llvm/IR/Attributes.h
@@ -307,8 +307,7 @@ public:
   unsigned getStackAlignment(unsigned Index) const;
 
   /// \brief Return the attributes at the index as a string.
-  std::string getAsString(unsigned Index, bool TargetIndependent = true,
-                          bool InAttrGrp = false) const;
+  std::string getAsString(unsigned Index, bool InAttrGrp = false) const;
 
   typedef ArrayRef<Attribute>::iterator iterator;
 
diff --git a/lib/IR/AsmWriter.cpp b/lib/IR/AsmWriter.cpp
index 5e9c52080fd..7761127d557 100644
--- a/lib/IR/AsmWriter.cpp
+++ b/lib/IR/AsmWriter.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "llvm/IR/TypeFinder.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/ValueSymbolTable.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/CFG.h"
-#include "llvm/Support/CommandLine.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Debug.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Dwarf.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/ErrorHandling.h"
@@ -43,12 +42,6 @@
 #include <cctype>
 using namespace llvm;
 
-static cl::opt<bool>
-OldStyleAttrSyntax("enable-old-style-attr-syntax",
-    cl::desc("Output attributes on functions rather than in attribute groups"),
-    cl::Hidden,
-    cl::init(false));
-
 // Make virtual table appear in this compilation unit.
 AssemblyAnnotationWriter::~AssemblyAnnotationWriter() {}
 
@@ -1385,7 +1378,7 @@ void AssemblyWriter::printModule(const Module *M) {
     printFunction(I);
 
   // Output all attribute groups.
-  if (!OldStyleAttrSyntax && !Machine.as_empty()) {
+  if (!Machine.as_empty()) {
     Out << '\n';
     writeAllAttributeGroups();
   }
@@ -1613,9 +1606,24 @@ void AssemblyWriter::printFunction(const Function *F) {
     Out << "; Materializable\n";
 
   const AttributeSet &Attrs = F->getAttributes();
-  if (!OldStyleAttrSyntax && Attrs.hasAttributes(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex)) {
+  if (Attrs.hasAttributes(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex)) {
     AttributeSet AS = Attrs.getFnAttributes();
-    std::string AttrStr = AS.getAsString(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, false);
+    std::string AttrStr;
+
+    unsigned Idx = 0;
+    for (unsigned E = AS.getNumSlots(); Idx != E; ++Idx)
+      if (AS.getSlotIndex(Idx) == AttributeSet::FunctionIndex)
+        break;
+
+    for (AttributeSet::iterator I = AS.begin(Idx), E = AS.end(Idx);
+         I != E; ++I) {
+      Attribute Attr = *I;
+      if (!Attr.isStringAttribute()) {
+        if (!AttrStr.empty()) AttrStr += ' ';
+        AttrStr += Attr.getAsString();
+      }
+    }
+
     if (!AttrStr.empty())
       Out << "; Function Attrs: " << AttrStr << '\n';
   }
@@ -1677,15 +1685,8 @@ void AssemblyWriter::printFunction(const Function *F) {
   Out << ')';
   if (F->hasUnnamedAddr())
     Out << " unnamed_addr";
-  if (!OldStyleAttrSyntax) {
-    if (Attrs.hasAttributes(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex))
-      Out << " #" << Machine.getAttributeGroupSlot(Attrs.getFnAttributes());
-  } else {
-    AttributeSet AS = Attrs.getFnAttributes();
-    std::string AttrStr = AS.getAsString(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, false);
-    if (!AttrStr.empty())
-      Out << ' ' << AttrStr;
-  }
+  if (Attrs.hasAttributes(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex))
+    Out << " #" << Machine.getAttributeGroupSlot(Attrs.getFnAttributes());
   if (F->hasSection()) {
     Out << " section \"";
     PrintEscapedString(F->getSection(), Out);
@@ -2156,8 +2157,7 @@ void AssemblyWriter::writeAllAttributeGroups() {
   for (std::vector<std::pair<AttributeSet, unsigned> >::iterator
          I = asVec.begin(), E = asVec.end(); I != E; ++I)
     Out << "attributes #" << I->second << " = { "
-        << I->first.getAsString(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, true, true)
-        << " }\n";
+        << I->first.getAsString(AttributeSet::FunctionIndex, true) << " }\n";
 }
 
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
diff --git a/lib/IR/AttributeImpl.h b/lib/IR/AttributeImpl.h
index b17aa43b2f3..8e9c30d8f63 100644
--- a/lib/IR/AttributeImpl.h
+++ b/lib/IR/AttributeImpl.h
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public:
 
   unsigned getAlignment() const;
   unsigned getStackAlignment() const;
-  std::string getAsString(bool TargetIndependent, bool InAttrGrp) const;
+  std::string getAsString(bool InAttrGrp) const;
 
   typedef SmallVectorImpl<Attribute>::iterator       iterator;
   typedef SmallVectorImpl<Attribute>::const_iterator const_iterator;
diff --git a/lib/IR/Attributes.cpp b/lib/IR/Attributes.cpp
index 80968dbd1f7..834784408e3 100644
--- a/lib/IR/Attributes.cpp
+++ b/lib/IR/Attributes.cpp
@@ -483,16 +483,13 @@ unsigned AttributeSetNode::getStackAlignment() const {
   return 0;
 }
 
-std::string AttributeSetNode::getAsString(bool TargetIndependent,
-                                          bool InAttrGrp) const {
+std::string AttributeSetNode::getAsString(bool InAttrGrp) const {
   std::string Str;
   for (SmallVectorImpl<Attribute>::const_iterator I = AttrList.begin(),
          E = AttrList.end(); I != E; ++I) {
-    if (TargetIndependent || !I->isStringAttribute()) {
-      if (I != AttrList.begin())
-        Str += ' ';
-      Str += I->getAsString(InAttrGrp);
-    }
+    if (I != AttrList.begin())
+      Str += ' ';
+    Str += I->getAsString(InAttrGrp);
   }
   return Str;
 }
@@ -848,11 +845,10 @@ unsigned AttributeSet::getStackAlignment(unsigned Index) const {
   return ASN ? ASN->getStackAlignment() : 0;
 }
 
-std::string AttributeSet::getAsString(unsigned Index, bool TargetIndependent,
+std::string AttributeSet::getAsString(unsigned Index,
                                       bool InAttrGrp) const {
   AttributeSetNode *ASN = getAttributes(Index);
-  return ASN ? ASN->getAsString(TargetIndependent, InAttrGrp) :
-    std::string("");
+  return ASN ? ASN->getAsString(InAttrGrp) : std::string("");
 }
 
 /// \brief The attributes for the specified index are returned.