diff --git a/include/clang/AST/Decl.h b/include/clang/AST/Decl.h
index 55464d4..e9fbfb2 100644
--- a/include/clang/AST/Decl.h
+++ b/include/clang/AST/Decl.h
@@ -304,11 +304,6 @@
       mergeLinkage(Other);
       mergeVisibilityWithMin(Other);
     }
-
-    friend LinkageInfo merge(LinkageInfo L, LinkageInfo R) {
-      L.merge(R);
-      return L;
-    }
   };
 
   /// \brief Determine what kind of linkage this entity has.
diff --git a/lib/AST/Decl.cpp b/lib/AST/Decl.cpp
index 870e252..77cc7a2 100644
--- a/lib/AST/Decl.cpp
+++ b/lib/AST/Decl.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
       // arguments, valid only in C++0x.
       if (Decl *D = Args[I].getAsDecl()) {
         if (NamedDecl *ND = dyn_cast<NamedDecl>(D))
-          LV = merge(LV, getLVForDecl(ND, OnlyTemplate));
+          LV.merge(getLVForDecl(ND, OnlyTemplate));
       }
       break;