diff --git a/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/BlockPointer.cpp b/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/BlockPointer.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/BlockPointer.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/BlockPointer.cpp
@@ -54,18 +54,6 @@
     if (!clang_ast_context)
       return;
 
-    std::shared_ptr<ClangASTImporter> clang_ast_importer;
-    auto *state = target_sp->GetPersistentExpressionStateForLanguage(
-        lldb::eLanguageTypeC_plus_plus);
-    if (state) {
-      auto *persistent_vars = llvm::cast<ClangPersistentVariables>(state);
-      clang_ast_importer = persistent_vars->GetClangASTImporter();
-    }
-
-    if (!clang_ast_importer) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     const char *const isa_name("__isa");
     const CompilerType isa_type =
         clang_ast_context->GetBasicType(lldb::eBasicTypeObjCClass);