diff --git a/lld/ELF/InputFiles.cpp b/lld/ELF/InputFiles.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/InputFiles.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/InputFiles.cpp
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@
   Defined New(&F, Name, Binding, Visibility, Type, 0, 0, nullptr);
   if (CanOmitFromDynSym)
     New.ExportDynamic = false;
-  return Symtab->addBitcode(&New);
+  return Symtab->addDefined(&New);
 }
 
 template <class ELFT>
diff --git a/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.h b/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.h
--- a/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.h
+++ b/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.h
@@ -45,13 +45,12 @@
 
   ArrayRef<Symbol *> getSymbols() const { return SymVector; }
 
-  Symbol *addUndefined(Undefined *New);
-  Symbol *addDefined(Defined *New);
-  void addShared(SharedSymbol *New);
-  void addLazyArchive(LazyArchive *New);
-  void addLazyObject(LazyObject *New);
-  Symbol *addBitcode(Defined *New);
   Symbol *addCommon(CommonSymbol *New);
+  Symbol *addDefined(Defined *New);
+  Symbol *addLazyArchive(LazyArchive *New);
+  Symbol *addLazyObject(LazyObject *New);
+  Symbol *addShared(SharedSymbol *New);
+  Symbol *addUndefined(Undefined *New);
 
   Symbol *insert(Symbol *New);
   void mergeProperties(Symbol *Old, Symbol *New);
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@
   llvm::DenseMap<StringRef, SharedFile *> SoNames;
 
 private:
-  template <class LazyT> void addLazy(LazyT *New);
+  template <class LazyT> Symbol *addLazy(LazyT *New);
 
   std::vector<Symbol *> findByVersion(SymbolVersion Ver);
   std::vector<Symbol *> findAllByVersion(SymbolVersion Ver);
diff --git a/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.cpp b/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.cpp
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@
   return Old;
 }
 
-void SymbolTable::addShared(SharedSymbol *New) {
+Symbol *SymbolTable::addShared(SharedSymbol *New) {
   Symbol *Old = insert(New);
   mergeProperties(Old, New);
 
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@
 
   if (Old->isPlaceholder()) {
     replaceSymbol(Old, New);
-    return;
+    return Old;
   }
 
   if (Old->Visibility == STV_DEFAULT && (Old->isUndefined() || Old->isLazy())) {
@@ -402,22 +402,6 @@
     replaceSymbol(Old, New);
     Old->Binding = Binding;
   }
-}
-
-Symbol *SymbolTable::addBitcode(Defined *New) {
-  Symbol *Old = insert(New);
-  mergeProperties(Old, New);
-
-  if (Old->isPlaceholder()) {
-    replaceSymbol(Old, New);
-    return Old;
-  }
-
-  int Cmp = compare(Old, New);
-  if (Cmp > 0)
-    replaceSymbol(Old, New);
-  else if (Cmp == 0)
-    reportDuplicate(Old, New->File, nullptr, 0);
   return Old;
 }
 
@@ -430,17 +414,17 @@
   return SymVector[It->second];
 }
 
-template <class LazyT> void SymbolTable::addLazy(LazyT *New) {
+template <class LazyT> Symbol *SymbolTable::addLazy(LazyT *New) {
   Symbol *Old = insert(New);
   mergeProperties(Old, New);
 
   if (Old->isPlaceholder()) {
     replaceSymbol(Old, New);
-    return;
+    return Old;
   }
 
   if (!Old->isUndefined())
-    return;
+    return Old;
 
   // An undefined weak will not fetch archive members. See comment on Lazy in
   // Symbols.h for the details.
@@ -449,16 +433,17 @@
     replaceSymbol(Old, New);
     Old->Type = Type;
     Old->Binding = STB_WEAK;
-    return;
+    return Old;
   }
 
   if (InputFile *F = New->fetch())
     parseFile(F);
+  return Old;
 }
 
-void SymbolTable::addLazyArchive(LazyArchive *New) { addLazy(New); }
+Symbol *SymbolTable::addLazyArchive(LazyArchive *New) { return addLazy(New); }
 
-void SymbolTable::addLazyObject(LazyObject *New) { addLazy(New); }
+Symbol *SymbolTable::addLazyObject(LazyObject *New) { return addLazy(New); }
 
 void SymbolTable::fetchLazy(Symbol *Sym) {
   if (auto *S = dyn_cast<LazyArchive>(Sym)) {