diff --git a/unittests/IR/MetadataTest.cpp b/unittests/IR/MetadataTest.cpp
index 424b7bec8b9..71c5dd4d27d 100644
--- a/unittests/IR/MetadataTest.cpp
+++ b/unittests/IR/MetadataTest.cpp
@@ -2341,6 +2341,7 @@ TEST_F(DistinctMDOperandPlaceholderTest, replaceUseWithNoUser) {
   DistinctMDOperandPlaceholder(7).replaceUseWith(MDTuple::get(Context, None));
 }
 
+#ifndef NDEBUG
 #ifdef GTEST_HAS_DEATH_TEST
 TEST_F(DistinctMDOperandPlaceholderTest, MetadataAsValue) {
   // This shouldn't crash.
@@ -2383,5 +2384,6 @@ TEST_F(DistinctMDOperandPlaceholderTest, TrackingMDRefAndDistinctMDNode) {
   }
 }
 #endif
+#endif
 
 } // end namespace