diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
@@ -378,9 +378,6 @@
     for (const NamedMDNode &NMD : M.named_metadata())
       visitNamedMDNode(NMD);
 
-    for (const StringMapEntry<Comdat> &SMEC : M.getComdatSymbolTable())
-      visitComdat(SMEC.getValue());
-
     visitModuleFlags(M);
     visitModuleIdents(M);
     visitModuleCommandLines(M);
@@ -1305,14 +1302,6 @@
            N.getRawEntity());
 }
 
-void Verifier::visitComdat(const Comdat &C) {
-  // The Module is invalid if the GlobalValue has private linkage.  Entities
-  // with private linkage don't have entries in the symbol table.
-  if (const GlobalValue *GV = M.getNamedValue(C.getName()))
-    Assert(!GV->hasPrivateLinkage(), "comdat global value has private linkage",
-           GV);
-}
-
 void Verifier::visitModuleIdents(const Module &M) {
   const NamedMDNode *Idents = M.getNamedMetadata("llvm.ident");
   if (!Idents)
diff --git a/llvm/test/Verifier/comdat2.ll b/llvm/test/Verifier/comdat2.ll
--- a/llvm/test/Verifier/comdat2.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Verifier/comdat2.ll
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-; RUN: not llvm-as %s -o /dev/null 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+; This used to be invalid, but now it's valid.  Ensure the verifier
+; doesn't reject it.
+; RUN: llvm-as %s -o /dev/null
 
 $v = comdat any
 @v = private global i32 0, comdat($v)
-; CHECK: comdat global value has private linkage