1 files changed, 1 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-link/llvm-link.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-link/llvm-link.cpp
index 8d29caf47bf..1ada60ee5f2 100644
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-link/llvm-link.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-link/llvm-link.cpp
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ static cl::opt<std::string>
 OutputFilename("o", cl::desc("Override output filename"), cl::init("-"),
                cl::value_desc("filename"));
 
-static cl::opt<std::string>
-    InitialModule("initial-module",
-                  cl::desc("Link to existing destination module"), cl::init(""),
-                  cl::value_desc("filename"));
-
 static cl::opt<bool>
 Internalize("internalize", cl::desc("Internalize linked symbols"));
 
@@ -365,9 +360,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   if (!DisableDITypeMap)
     Context.enableDebugTypeODRUniquing();
 
-  auto Composite = InitialModule.empty()
-                       ? make_unique<Module>("llvm-link", Context)
-                       : loadFile(argv[0], InitialModule, Context);
+  auto Composite = make_unique<Module>("llvm-link", Context);
   Linker L(*Composite);
 
   unsigned Flags = Linker::Flags::None;