diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/TargetLoweringObjectFile.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/TargetLoweringObjectFile.cpp
index 7e071f4d5a70..089143a024c5 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/TargetLoweringObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/TargetLoweringObjectFile.cpp
@@ -675,9 +675,6 @@ SelectSectionForGlobal(const GlobalValue *GV, SectionKind Kind,
   if (Kind.isText())
     return getTextSection();
   
-  if (Kind.isBSS() && BSSSection_ != 0)
-    return BSSSection_;
-  
   if (Kind.isReadOnly() && ReadOnlySection != 0)
     return ReadOnlySection;