diff --git a/bindings/ocaml/llvm/llvm.ml b/bindings/ocaml/llvm/llvm.ml
index d178dcc0018..67bb2322a58 100644
--- a/bindings/ocaml/llvm/llvm.ml
+++ b/bindings/ocaml/llvm/llvm.ml
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ external define_global : string -> llvalue -> llmodule -> llvalue
 external lookup_global : string -> llmodule -> llvalue option
                        = "llvm_lookup_global"
 external delete_global : llvalue -> unit = "llvm_delete_global"
-external has_initializer : llvalue -> bool = "llvm_has_initializer"
 external global_initializer : llvalue -> llvalue = "LLVMGetInitializer"
 external set_initializer : llvalue -> llvalue -> unit = "llvm_set_initializer"
 external remove_initializer : llvalue -> unit = "llvm_remove_initializer"
diff --git a/bindings/ocaml/llvm/llvm.mli b/bindings/ocaml/llvm/llvm.mli
index a7d26def214..1f4c4a5d6ed 100644
--- a/bindings/ocaml/llvm/llvm.mli
+++ b/bindings/ocaml/llvm/llvm.mli
@@ -815,11 +815,6 @@ external is_global_constant : llvalue -> bool = "llvm_is_global_constant"
 external set_global_constant : bool -> llvalue -> unit
                              = "llvm_set_global_constant"
 
-(** [has_initializer gv] returns [true] if the global variable [gv] has an
-    initializer and [false] otherwise.
-    See the method [llvm::GlobalVariable::hasInitializer]. *)
-external has_initializer : llvalue -> bool = "llvm_has_initializer"
-
 (** [global_initializer gv] returns the initializer for the global variable
     [gv]. See the method [llvm::GlobalVariable::getInitializer]. *)
 external global_initializer : llvalue -> llvalue = "LLVMGetInitializer"
diff --git a/include/llvm-c/Core.h b/include/llvm-c/Core.h
index 188377fd4a4..7fa91cdb7af 100644
--- a/include/llvm-c/Core.h
+++ b/include/llvm-c/Core.h
@@ -392,7 +392,6 @@ LLVMValueRef LLVMGetLastGlobal(LLVMModuleRef M);
 LLVMValueRef LLVMGetNextGlobal(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar);
 LLVMValueRef LLVMGetPreviousGlobal(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar);
 void LLVMDeleteGlobal(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar);
-int LLVMHasInitializer(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar);
 LLVMValueRef LLVMGetInitializer(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar);
 void LLVMSetInitializer(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar, LLVMValueRef ConstantVal);
 int LLVMIsThreadLocal(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar);
diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp
index 4e0ca41497f..bc7137b9d00 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp
@@ -632,10 +632,6 @@ void LLVMDeleteGlobal(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar) {
   unwrap<GlobalVariable>(GlobalVar)->eraseFromParent();
 }
 
-int LLVMHasInitializer(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar) {
-  return unwrap<GlobalVariable>(GlobalVar)->hasInitializer();
-}
-
 LLVMValueRef LLVMGetInitializer(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar) {
   return wrap(unwrap<GlobalVariable>(GlobalVar)->getInitializer());
 }