diff --git a/include/llvm/Instructions.h b/include/llvm/Instructions.h
index eab167db148..626dd0ee454 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Instructions.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Instructions.h
@@ -2100,19 +2100,6 @@ public:
     Op<-3>() = V;
   }
 
-  // setUnconditionalDest - Change the current branch to an unconditional branch
-  // targeting the specified block.
-  // FIXME: Eliminate this ugly method.
-  void setUnconditionalDest(BasicBlock *Dest) {
-    Op<-1>() = (Value*)Dest;
-    if (isConditional()) {  // Convert this to an uncond branch.
-      Op<-2>() = 0;
-      Op<-3>() = 0;
-      NumOperands = 1;
-      OperandList = op_begin();
-    }
-  }
-
   unsigned getNumSuccessors() const { return 1+isConditional(); }
 
   BasicBlock *getSuccessor(unsigned i) const {
diff --git a/unittests/VMCore/InstructionsTest.cpp b/unittests/VMCore/InstructionsTest.cpp
index c9fe2a13166..1d1127d863b 100644
--- a/unittests/VMCore/InstructionsTest.cpp
+++ b/unittests/VMCore/InstructionsTest.cpp
@@ -99,23 +99,6 @@ TEST(InstructionsTest, BranchInst) {
 
   EXPECT_EQ(b, b1->op_end());
 
-  // shrink it
-  b1->setUnconditionalDest(bb1);
-
-  // check num operands
-  EXPECT_EQ(b1->getNumOperands(), 1U);
-
-  User::const_op_iterator c(b1->op_begin());
-  EXPECT_NE(c, b1->op_end());
-
-  // check THEN
-  EXPECT_EQ(*c, bb1);
-  EXPECT_EQ(b1->getOperand(0), bb1);
-  EXPECT_EQ(b1->getSuccessor(0), bb1);
-  ++c;
-
-  EXPECT_EQ(c, b1->op_end());
-
   // clean up
   delete b0;
   delete b1;