diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/OpImplementation.h b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/OpImplementation.h
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/OpImplementation.h
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/OpImplementation.h
@@ -589,9 +589,6 @@
   /// Parse a '|' token if present.
   virtual ParseResult parseOptionalVerticalBar() = 0;
 
-  /// Parse a '^' token.
-  virtual ParseResult parseCaret() = 0;
-
   /// Parse a bare identifier.
   virtual ParseResult parseBareIdentifier(std::string *string) = 0;
 
diff --git a/mlir/lib/AsmParser/AsmParserImpl.h b/mlir/lib/AsmParser/AsmParserImpl.h
--- a/mlir/lib/AsmParser/AsmParserImpl.h
+++ b/mlir/lib/AsmParser/AsmParserImpl.h
@@ -236,11 +236,6 @@
     return success(parser.consumeIf(Token::vertical_bar));
   }
 
-  /// Parse a '^' token.
-  ParseResult parseCaret() override {
-    return parser.parseToken(Token::caret, "expected '^'");
-  }
-
   /// Parse a bare identifier
   ParseResult parseBareIdentifier(std::string *string) override {
     if (!parser.getToken().is(Token::bare_identifier))