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
@@ -1070,12 +1070,6 @@
   if (auto *Params = N.getRawTemplateParams())
     visitTemplateParams(N, *Params);
 
-  if (N.getTag() == dwarf::DW_TAG_class_type ||
-      N.getTag() == dwarf::DW_TAG_union_type) {
-    AssertDI(N.getFile() && !N.getFile()->getFilename().empty(),
-             "class/union requires a filename", &N, N.getFile());
-  }
-
   if (auto *D = N.getRawDiscriminator()) {
     AssertDI(isa<DIDerivedType>(D) && N.getTag() == dwarf::DW_TAG_variant_part,
              "discriminator can only appear on variant part");