diff --git a/llvm/docs/OpaquePointers.rst b/llvm/docs/OpaquePointers.rst
--- a/llvm/docs/OpaquePointers.rst
+++ b/llvm/docs/OpaquePointers.rst
@@ -234,8 +234,7 @@
 on a pointer type.
 
 It is possible to control whether opaque pointers are used (if you want to
-override the default) using ``LLVMContext::setOpaquePointers`` or
-``LLVMContextSetOpaquePointers()``.
+override the default) using ``LLVMContext::setOpaquePointers``.
 
 Temporarily disabling opaque pointers
 =====================================
diff --git a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
--- a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@
 Changes to the C API
 --------------------
 
+* ``LLVMContextSetOpaquePointers``, a temporary API to pin to legacy typed
+  pointer, has been removed.
+
 Changes to the FastISel infrastructure
 --------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h b/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
@@ -566,13 +566,6 @@
  */
 void LLVMContextSetDiscardValueNames(LLVMContextRef C, LLVMBool Discard);
 
-/**
- * Set whether the given context is in opaque pointer mode.
- *
- * @see LLVMContext::setOpaquePointers()
- */
-void LLVMContextSetOpaquePointers(LLVMContextRef C, LLVMBool OpaquePointers);
-
 /**
  * Destroy a context instance.
  *
diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@
   unwrap(C)->setDiscardValueNames(Discard);
 }
 
-void LLVMContextSetOpaquePointers(LLVMContextRef C, LLVMBool OpaquePointers) {
-  unwrap(C)->setOpaquePointers(OpaquePointers);
-}
-
 void LLVMContextDispose(LLVMContextRef C) {
   delete unwrap(C);
 }