diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h b/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
@@ -2301,6 +2301,7 @@
 LLVMValueRef LLVMGetNextGlobal(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar);
 LLVMValueRef LLVMGetPreviousGlobal(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar);
 void LLVMDeleteGlobal(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar);
+void LLVMRemoveGlobal(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar);
 LLVMValueRef LLVMGetInitializer(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar);
 void LLVMSetInitializer(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar, LLVMValueRef ConstantVal);
 LLVMBool LLVMIsThreadLocal(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar);
diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
@@ -2130,6 +2130,10 @@
   unwrap<GlobalVariable>(GlobalVar)->eraseFromParent();
 }

+void LLVMRemoveGlobal(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar) {
+  unwrap<GlobalVariable>(GlobalVar)->removeFromParent();
+}
+
 LLVMValueRef LLVMGetInitializer(LLVMValueRef GlobalVar) {
   GlobalVariable* GV = unwrap<GlobalVariable>(GlobalVar);
   if ( !GV->hasInitializer() )