diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
@@ -5599,15 +5599,6 @@
   if (!Fragment)
     return;
 
-  // The frontend helps out GDB by emitting the members of local anonymous
-  // unions as artificial local variables with shared storage. When SROA splits
-  // the storage for artificial local variables that are smaller than the entire
-  // union, the overhang piece will be outside of the allotted space for the
-  // variable and this check fails.
-  // FIXME: Remove this check as soon as clang stops doing this; it hides bugs.
-  if (V->isArtificial())
-    return;
-
   verifyFragmentExpression(*V, *Fragment, &I);
 }