diff --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/TargetLoweringObjectFileImpl.cpp b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/TargetLoweringObjectFileImpl.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/TargetLoweringObjectFileImpl.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/TargetLoweringObjectFileImpl.cpp
@@ -1691,16 +1691,6 @@
   return C;
 }
 
-static SectionKind getWasmKindForNamedSection(StringRef Name, SectionKind K) {
-  // If we're told we have function data, then use that.
-  if (K.isText())
-    return SectionKind::getText();
-
-  // Otherwise, ignore whatever section type the generic impl detected and use
-  // a plain data section.
-  return SectionKind::getData();
-}
-
 MCSection *TargetLoweringObjectFileWasm::getExplicitSectionGlobal(
     const GlobalObject *GO, SectionKind Kind, const TargetMachine &TM) const {
   // We don't support explict section names for functions in the wasm object
@@ -1711,8 +1701,6 @@
 
   StringRef Name = GO->getSection();
 
-  Kind = getWasmKindForNamedSection(Name, Kind);
-
   StringRef Group = "";
   if (const Comdat *C = getWasmComdat(GO)) {
     Group = C->getName();