Index: lib/Linker/LinkModules.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/Linker/LinkModules.cpp
+++ lib/Linker/LinkModules.cpp
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@
     // may be exported to another backend compilation.
     if (ImportIndex && !FunctionsToImport)
       HasExportedFunctions = ImportIndex->hasExportedFunctions(SrcM);
-    assert((ValIDToTempMDMap || !FunctionsToImport) &&
-           "Function importing must provide a ValIDToTempMDMap");
   }
 
   bool run();
Index: lib/Transforms/IPO/FunctionImport.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/Transforms/IPO/FunctionImport.cpp
+++ lib/Transforms/IPO/FunctionImport.cpp
@@ -295,9 +295,6 @@
                 ModuleToFunctionsToImportMap, Index, ModuleLoaderCache);
   assert(Worklist.empty() && "Worklist hasn't been flushed in GetImportList");
 
-  StringMap<std::unique_ptr<DenseMap<unsigned, MDNode *>>>
-      ModuleToTempMDValsMap;
-
   // Do the actual import of functions now, one Module at a time
   for (auto &FunctionsToImportPerModule : ModuleToFunctionsToImportMap) {
     // Get the module for the import
@@ -307,36 +304,19 @@
     assert(&DestModule.getContext() == &SrcModule->getContext() &&
            "Context mismatch");
 
-    // Save the mapping of value ids to temporary metadata created when
-    // importing this function. If we have already imported from this module,
-    // add new temporary metadata to the existing mapping.
-    auto &TempMDVals = ModuleToTempMDValsMap[SrcModule->getModuleIdentifier()];
-    if (!TempMDVals)
-      TempMDVals = llvm::make_unique<DenseMap<unsigned, MDNode *>>();
+    // The modules were created with lazy metadata loading. Materialize it
+    // now, before linking it.
+    SrcModule->materializeMetadata();
+    UpgradeDebugInfo(*SrcModule);
 
     // Link in the specified functions.
     if (TheLinker.linkInModule(std::move(SrcModule), Linker::Flags::None,
-                               &Index, &FunctionsToImport, TempMDVals.get()))
+                               &Index, &FunctionsToImport))
       report_fatal_error("Function Import: link error");
 
     ImportedCount += FunctionsToImport.size();
   }
 
-  // Now link in metadata for all modules from which we imported functions.
-  for (StringMapEntry<std::unique_ptr<DenseMap<unsigned, MDNode *>>> &SME :
-       ModuleToTempMDValsMap) {
-    // Load the specified source module.
-    auto &SrcModule = ModuleLoaderCache(SME.getKey());
-    // The modules were created with lazy metadata loading. Materialize it
-    // now, before linking it.
-    SrcModule.materializeMetadata();
-    UpgradeDebugInfo(SrcModule);
-
-    // Link in all necessary metadata from this module.
-    if (TheLinker.linkInMetadata(SrcModule, SME.getValue().get()))
-      return false;
-  }
-
   DEBUG(dbgs() << "Imported " << ImportedCount << " functions for Module "
                << DestModule.getModuleIdentifier() << "\n");
   return ImportedCount;