Index: llvm/include/llvm/ADT/SmallVector.h
===================================================================
--- llvm/include/llvm/ADT/SmallVector.h
+++ llvm/include/llvm/ADT/SmallVector.h
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@
       return;
 
     if (N < this->size()) {
-      this->pop_back_n(this->size() - N);
+      this->truncate(N);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -612,12 +612,19 @@
   /// Like resize, but \ref T is POD, the new values won't be initialized.
   void resize_for_overwrite(size_type N) { resizeImpl<true>(N); }
 
+  /// Like resize, but requires that \p N is less than \a size().
+  void truncate(size_type N) {
+    assert(this->size() >= N && "Cannot increase size with truncate");
+    this->destroy_range(this->begin() + N, this->end());
+    this->set_size(N);
+  }
+
   void resize(size_type N, ValueParamT NV) {
     if (N == this->size())
       return;
 
     if (N < this->size()) {
-      this->pop_back_n(this->size() - N);
+      this->truncate(N);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -632,8 +639,7 @@
 
   void pop_back_n(size_type NumItems) {
     assert(this->size() >= NumItems);
-    this->destroy_range(this->end() - NumItems, this->end());
-    this->set_size(this->size() - NumItems);
+    truncate(this->size() - NumItems);
   }
 
   LLVM_NODISCARD T pop_back_val() {
Index: llvm/unittests/ADT/SmallVectorTest.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/unittests/ADT/SmallVectorTest.cpp
+++ llvm/unittests/ADT/SmallVectorTest.cpp
@@ -309,6 +309,32 @@
   EXPECT_EQ(5, Constructable::getNumDestructorCalls());
 }
 
+// Truncate test.
+TYPED_TEST(SmallVectorTest, TruncateTest) {
+  SCOPED_TRACE("TruncateTest");
+
+  this->theVector.reserve(3);
+  this->makeSequence(this->theVector, 1, 3);
+  this->theVector.truncate(1);
+
+  this->assertValuesInOrder(this->theVector, 1u, 1);
+  EXPECT_EQ(6, Constructable::getNumConstructorCalls());
+  EXPECT_EQ(5, Constructable::getNumDestructorCalls());
+
+#if !defined(NDEBUG) && GTEST_HAS_DEATH_TEST
+  EXPECT_DEATH(this->theVector.truncate(2), "Cannot increase size");
+#endif
+  this->theVector.truncate(1);
+  this->assertValuesInOrder(this->theVector, 1u, 1);
+  EXPECT_EQ(6, Constructable::getNumConstructorCalls());
+  EXPECT_EQ(5, Constructable::getNumDestructorCalls());
+
+  this->theVector.truncate(0);
+  this->assertEmpty(this->theVector);
+  EXPECT_EQ(6, Constructable::getNumConstructorCalls());
+  EXPECT_EQ(6, Constructable::getNumDestructorCalls());
+}
+
 // Resize bigger test.
 TYPED_TEST(SmallVectorTest, ResizeGrowTest) {
   SCOPED_TRACE("ResizeGrowTest");