diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Instructions.h b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Instructions.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Instructions.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Instructions.h
@@ -956,13 +956,9 @@
                                    const Twine &NameStr = "",
                                    Instruction *InsertBefore = nullptr) {
     unsigned Values = 1 + unsigned(IdxList.size());
-    if (!PointeeType) {
-      PointeeType =
-          cast<PointerType>(Ptr->getType()->getScalarType())->getElementType();
-    } else {
-      assert(cast<PointerType>(Ptr->getType()->getScalarType())
-                 ->isOpaqueOrPointeeTypeMatches(PointeeType));
-    }
+    assert(PointeeType && "Must specify element type");
+    assert(cast<PointerType>(Ptr->getType()->getScalarType())
+               ->isOpaqueOrPointeeTypeMatches(PointeeType));
     return new (Values) GetElementPtrInst(PointeeType, Ptr, IdxList, Values,
                                           NameStr, InsertBefore);
   }
@@ -972,13 +968,9 @@
                                    const Twine &NameStr,
                                    BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd) {
     unsigned Values = 1 + unsigned(IdxList.size());
-    if (!PointeeType) {
-      PointeeType =
-          cast<PointerType>(Ptr->getType()->getScalarType())->getElementType();
-    } else {
-      assert(cast<PointerType>(Ptr->getType()->getScalarType())
-                 ->isOpaqueOrPointeeTypeMatches(PointeeType));
-    }
+    assert(PointeeType && "Must specify element type");
+    assert(cast<PointerType>(Ptr->getType()->getScalarType())
+               ->isOpaqueOrPointeeTypeMatches(PointeeType));
     return new (Values) GetElementPtrInst(PointeeType, Ptr, IdxList, Values,
                                           NameStr, InsertAtEnd);
   }