diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/Local.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/Local.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/Local.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/Local.cpp
@@ -424,23 +424,9 @@
   if (I->isEHPad())
     return false;
 
-  // We don't want debug info removed by anything this general, unless
-  // debug info is empty.
-  if (DbgDeclareInst *DDI = dyn_cast<DbgDeclareInst>(I)) {
-    if (DDI->getAddress())
-      return false;
-    return true;
-  }
-  if (DbgValueInst *DVI = dyn_cast<DbgValueInst>(I)) {
-    if (DVI->hasArgList() || DVI->getValue(0))
-      return false;
-    return true;
-  }
-  if (DbgLabelInst *DLI = dyn_cast<DbgLabelInst>(I)) {
-    if (DLI->getLabel())
-      return false;
-    return true;
-  }
+  // We don't want debug info removed by anything this general.
+  if (isa<DbgVariableIntrinsic>(I))
+    return false;
 
   if (auto *CB = dyn_cast<CallBase>(I))
     if (isRemovableAlloc(CB, TLI))
diff --git a/llvm/test/DebugInfo/Generic/empty-metadata.ll b/llvm/test/DebugInfo/Generic/empty-metadata.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/DebugInfo/Generic/empty-metadata.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+; RUN: opt -passes=dce -S %s -o - | FileCheck %s
+
+;; Check that DCE doesn't remove a dbg intrinsic that has an empty metadata
+;; operand.
+; CHECK: call void @llvm.dbg.declare(metadata ![[EMPTY:[0-9]+]],
+; CHECK: ![[EMPTY]] = !{}
+
+define dso_local void @fun() local_unnamed_addr #0 !dbg !9 {
+entry:
+  call void @llvm.dbg.declare(metadata !{}, metadata !13, metadata !DIExpression()), !dbg !15
+  ret void, !dbg !16
+}
+
+declare void @llvm.dbg.declare(metadata, metadata, metadata)
+
+!llvm.dbg.cu = !{!0}
+!llvm.module.flags = !{!2, !3, !4, !5, !6, !7}
+!llvm.ident = !{!8}
+
+!0 = distinct !DICompileUnit(language: DW_LANG_C99, file: !1, producer: "clang version 16.0.0", isOptimized: true, runtimeVersion: 0, emissionKind: FullDebug, splitDebugInlining: false, nameTableKind: None)
+!1 = !DIFile(filename: "test.c", directory: "/")
+!2 = !{i32 7, !"Dwarf Version", i32 5}
+!3 = !{i32 2, !"Debug Info Version", i32 3}
+!4 = !{i32 1, !"wchar_size", i32 4}
+!5 = !{i32 8, !"PIC Level", i32 2}
+!6 = !{i32 7, !"PIE Level", i32 2}
+!7 = !{i32 7, !"uwtable", i32 2}
+!8 = !{!"clang version 16.0.0"}
+!9 = distinct !DISubprogram(name: "fun", scope: !1, file: !1, line: 1, type: !10, scopeLine: 1, flags: DIFlagAllCallsDescribed, spFlags: DISPFlagDefinition | DISPFlagOptimized, unit: !0, retainedNodes: !12)
+!10 = !DISubroutineType(types: !11)
+!11 = !{null}
+!12 = !{!13}
+!13 = !DILocalVariable(name: "a", scope: !9, file: !1, line: 1, type: !14)
+!14 = !DIBasicType(name: "int", size: 32, encoding: DW_ATE_signed)
+!15 = !DILocation(line: 1, column: 18, scope: !9)
+!16 = !DILocation(line: 1, column: 21, scope: !9)
+
diff --git a/llvm/unittests/Transforms/Utils/LocalTest.cpp b/llvm/unittests/Transforms/Utils/LocalTest.cpp
--- a/llvm/unittests/Transforms/Utils/LocalTest.cpp
+++ b/llvm/unittests/Transforms/Utils/LocalTest.cpp
@@ -603,6 +603,47 @@
   delete CI;
 }
 
+TEST(Local, wouldInstructionBeTriviallyDead) {
+  LLVMContext Ctx;
+  std::unique_ptr<Module> M = parseIR(Ctx,
+                                      R"(
+    define dso_local void @fun() local_unnamed_addr #0 !dbg !9 {
+    entry:
+      call void @llvm.dbg.declare(metadata !{}, metadata !13, metadata !DIExpression()), !dbg !16
+      ret void, !dbg !16
+    }
+
+    declare void @llvm.dbg.declare(metadata, metadata, metadata)
+
+    !llvm.dbg.cu = !{!0}
+    !llvm.module.flags = !{!2, !3}
+    !llvm.ident = !{!8}
+
+    !0 = distinct !DICompileUnit(language: DW_LANG_C99, file: !1, producer: "clang version 16.0.0", isOptimized: true, runtimeVersion: 0, emissionKind: FullDebug, splitDebugInlining: false, nameTableKind: None)
+    !1 = !DIFile(filename: "test.c", directory: "/")
+    !2 = !{i32 7, !"Dwarf Version", i32 5}
+    !3 = !{i32 2, !"Debug Info Version", i32 3}
+    !8 = !{!"clang version 16.0.0"}
+    !9 = distinct !DISubprogram(name: "fun", scope: !1, file: !1, line: 1, type: !10, scopeLine: 1, flags: DIFlagAllCallsDescribed, spFlags: DISPFlagDefinition | DISPFlagOptimized, unit: !0, retainedNodes: !12)
+    !10 = !DISubroutineType(types: !11)
+    !11 = !{null}
+    !12 = !{!13}
+    !13 = !DILocalVariable(name: "a", scope: !9, file: !1, line: 1, type: !14)
+    !14 = !DIBasicType(name: "int", size: 32, encoding: DW_ATE_signed)
+    !16 = !DILocation(line: 1, column: 21, scope: !9)
+    )");
+  bool BrokenDebugInfo = true;
+  verifyModule(*M, &errs(), &BrokenDebugInfo);
+  ASSERT_FALSE(BrokenDebugInfo);
+
+  // Get the dbg.declare.
+  Function &F = *cast<Function>(M->getNamedValue("fun"));
+  Instruction *DbgDeclare = &F.front().front();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(isa<DbgDeclareInst>(DbgDeclare));
+  // Debug intrinsics with empty metadata arguments are not dead.
+  EXPECT_FALSE(wouldInstructionBeTriviallyDead(DbgDeclare));
+}
+
 TEST(Local, ChangeToUnreachable) {
   LLVMContext Ctx;