diff --git a/include/llvm/Instructions.h b/include/llvm/Instructions.h
index 75ae5c1ae42..e15430b0900 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Instructions.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Instructions.h
@@ -1405,25 +1405,12 @@ public:
 
   virtual ReturnInst *clone() const;
 
-  // Transparently provide more efficient getOperand methods.
-  Value *getOperand(unsigned i) const {
-    assert(i < getNumOperands() && "getOperand() out of range!");
-    if (getNumOperands() == 0 || getNumOperands() == 1)
+  Value *getReturnValue(unsigned n = 0) const {
+    if (n == 0)
       return RetVal;
-    
-    return OperandList[i];
+    return getOperand(n);
   }
 
-  void setOperand(unsigned i, Value *Val) {
-    assert(i < getNumOperands() && "setOperand() out of range!");
-    if (i == 0) 
-      RetVal = Val;
-    else
-      OperandList[i] = Val;
-  }
-
-  Value *getReturnValue(unsigned n = 0) const;
-
   unsigned getNumSuccessors() const { return 0; }
 
   // Methods for support type inquiry through isa, cast, and dyn_cast:
diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Instructions.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Instructions.cpp
index e0c14b83286..8a375048bf1 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Instructions.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Instructions.cpp
@@ -640,17 +640,6 @@ void ReturnInst::init(const Value * const* retVals, unsigned N) {
   }
 }
 
-Value *ReturnInst::getReturnValue(unsigned n) const {
-  if (getNumOperands() == 0)
-    return 0;
-
-  assert (n < getNumOperands() && "getReturnValue out of range!");
-  if (getNumOperands() == 1)
-    return RetVal;
-  else 
-    return OperandList[n];
-}
-
 unsigned ReturnInst::getNumSuccessorsV() const {
   return getNumSuccessors();
 }