diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Core/ValueObject.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Core/ValueObject.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Core/ValueObject.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Core/ValueObject.h
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@
 
   virtual lldb::ValueObjectSP GetNonSyntheticValue();
 
-  lldb::ValueObjectSP GetSyntheticValue(bool use_synthetic = true);
+  lldb::ValueObjectSP GetSyntheticValue();
 
   virtual bool HasSyntheticValue();
 
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@
 
   virtual bool HasDynamicValueTypeInfo() { return false; }
 
-  virtual void CalculateSyntheticValue(bool use_synthetic = true);
+  virtual void CalculateSyntheticValue();
 
   // Should only be called by ValueObject::GetChildAtIndex() Returns a
   // ValueObject managed by this ValueObject's manager.
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Core/ValueObjectSyntheticFilter.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Core/ValueObjectSyntheticFilter.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Core/ValueObjectSyntheticFilter.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Core/ValueObjectSyntheticFilter.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
   bool IsSynthetic() override { return true; }
 
-  void CalculateSyntheticValue(bool use_synthetic) override {}
+  void CalculateSyntheticValue() override {}
 
   bool IsDynamic() override {
     return ((m_parent != nullptr) ? m_parent->IsDynamic() : false);
diff --git a/lldb/source/API/SBValue.cpp b/lldb/source/API/SBValue.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/API/SBValue.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/API/SBValue.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
     }
 
     if (m_use_synthetic) {
-      ValueObjectSP synthetic_sp = value_sp->GetSyntheticValue(m_use_synthetic);
+      ValueObjectSP synthetic_sp = value_sp->GetSyntheticValue();
       if (synthetic_sp)
         value_sp = synthetic_sp;
     }
diff --git a/lldb/source/Core/ValueObject.cpp b/lldb/source/Core/ValueObject.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Core/ValueObject.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Core/ValueObject.cpp
@@ -1933,10 +1933,7 @@
   return synthetic_child_sp;
 }
 
-void ValueObject::CalculateSyntheticValue(bool use_synthetic) {
-  if (!use_synthetic)
-    return;
-
+void ValueObject::CalculateSyntheticValue() {
   TargetSP target_sp(GetTargetSP());
   if (target_sp && !target_sp->GetEnableSyntheticValue()) {
     m_synthetic_value = nullptr;
@@ -1988,11 +1985,8 @@
 
 lldb::ValueObjectSP ValueObject::GetNonSyntheticValue() { return GetSP(); }
 
-ValueObjectSP ValueObject::GetSyntheticValue(bool use_synthetic) {
-  if (!use_synthetic)
-    return ValueObjectSP();
-
-  CalculateSyntheticValue(use_synthetic);
+ValueObjectSP ValueObject::GetSyntheticValue() {
+  CalculateSyntheticValue();
 
   if (m_synthetic_value)
     return m_synthetic_value->GetSP();
@@ -2006,7 +2000,7 @@
   if (m_synthetic_children_sp.get() == nullptr)
     return false;
 
-  CalculateSyntheticValue(true);
+  CalculateSyntheticValue();
 
   return m_synthetic_value != nullptr;
 }
@@ -3341,7 +3335,7 @@
   }
 
   if (m_use_synthetic) {
-    lldb::ValueObjectSP synthetic_sp = m_user_valobj_sp->GetSyntheticValue(m_use_synthetic);
+    lldb::ValueObjectSP synthetic_sp = m_user_valobj_sp->GetSyntheticValue();
     if (synthetic_sp)
       m_user_valobj_sp = synthetic_sp;
   }