diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Instructions.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Instructions.h
index afae6291e896..d326141698ed 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Instructions.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Instructions.h
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class LoadInst : public UnaryInstruction {
 public:
   LoadInst(Value *Ptr, const Twine &NameStr, Instruction *InsertBefore);
   LoadInst(Value *Ptr, const Twine &NameStr, BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd);
-  LoadInst(Value *Ptr, const Twine &NameStr, bool isVolatile = false,
+  LoadInst(Value *Ptr, const Twine &NameStr = "", bool isVolatile = false,
            Instruction *InsertBefore = 0);
   LoadInst(Value *Ptr, const Twine &NameStr, bool isVolatile,
            unsigned Align, Instruction *InsertBefore = 0);
@@ -257,13 +257,6 @@ public:
   LoadInst(Value *Ptr, const Twine &NameStr, bool isVolatile,
            unsigned Align, BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd);
 
-  LoadInst(Value *Ptr, const char *NameStr, Instruction *InsertBefore);
-  LoadInst(Value *Ptr, const char *NameStr, BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd);
-  explicit LoadInst(Value *Ptr, const char *NameStr = 0,
-                    bool isVolatile = false,  Instruction *InsertBefore = 0);
-  LoadInst(Value *Ptr, const char *NameStr, bool isVolatile,
-           BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd);
-
   /// isVolatile - Return true if this is a load from a volatile memory
   /// location.
   ///
diff --git a/llvm/lib/VMCore/Instructions.cpp b/llvm/lib/VMCore/Instructions.cpp
index e7983e07dc16..0bf1e42f2dfa 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/VMCore/Instructions.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/VMCore/Instructions.cpp
@@ -863,46 +863,6 @@ LoadInst::LoadInst(Value *Ptr, const Twine &Name, bool isVolatile,
   setName(Name);
 }
 
-
-
-LoadInst::LoadInst(Value *Ptr, const char *Name, Instruction *InsertBef)
-  : UnaryInstruction(cast<PointerType>(Ptr->getType())->getElementType(),
-                     Load, Ptr, InsertBef) {
-  setVolatile(false);
-  setAlignment(0);
-  AssertOK();
-  if (Name && Name[0]) setName(Name);
-}
-
-LoadInst::LoadInst(Value *Ptr, const char *Name, BasicBlock *InsertAE)
-  : UnaryInstruction(cast<PointerType>(Ptr->getType())->getElementType(),
-                     Load, Ptr, InsertAE) {
-  setVolatile(false);
-  setAlignment(0);
-  AssertOK();
-  if (Name && Name[0]) setName(Name);
-}
-
-LoadInst::LoadInst(Value *Ptr, const char *Name, bool isVolatile,
-                   Instruction *InsertBef)
-: UnaryInstruction(cast<PointerType>(Ptr->getType())->getElementType(),
-                   Load, Ptr, InsertBef) {
-  setVolatile(isVolatile);
-  setAlignment(0);
-  AssertOK();
-  if (Name && Name[0]) setName(Name);
-}
-
-LoadInst::LoadInst(Value *Ptr, const char *Name, bool isVolatile,
-                   BasicBlock *InsertAE)
-  : UnaryInstruction(cast<PointerType>(Ptr->getType())->getElementType(),
-                     Load, Ptr, InsertAE) {
-  setVolatile(isVolatile);
-  setAlignment(0);
-  AssertOK();
-  if (Name && Name[0]) setName(Name);
-}
-
 void LoadInst::setAlignment(unsigned Align) {
   assert((Align & (Align-1)) == 0 && "Alignment is not a power of 2!");
   SubclassData = (SubclassData & 1) | ((Log2_32(Align)+1)<<1);