diff --git a/include/llvm/Pass.h b/include/llvm/Pass.h
index f58efc2bb6f..f4c6eed2cf9 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Pass.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Pass.h
@@ -346,12 +346,6 @@ public:
   ///
   virtual bool doFinalization(Module &);
 
-
-  // To run this pass on a function, we simply call runOnBasicBlock once for
-  // each function.
-  //
-  bool runOnFunction(Function &F);
-
   virtual void assignPassManager(PMStack &PMS, 
                                  PassManagerType T);
 
diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Pass.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Pass.cpp
index 70b2d1d06dd..7a7913b338a 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Pass.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Pass.cpp
@@ -166,16 +166,6 @@ Pass *BasicBlockPass::createPrinterPass(raw_ostream &O,
   return 0;
 }
 
-// To run this pass on a function, we simply call runOnBasicBlock once for each
-// function.
-//
-bool BasicBlockPass::runOnFunction(Function &F) {
-  bool Changed = doInitialization(F);
-  for (Function::iterator I = F.begin(), E = F.end(); I != E; ++I)
-    Changed |= runOnBasicBlock(*I);
-  return Changed | doFinalization(F);
-}
-
 bool BasicBlockPass::doInitialization(Module &) {
   // By default, don't do anything.
   return false;