diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGCXXABI.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGCXXABI.cpp
index 7b77dd7875bc6..4df6f6505ef66 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGCXXABI.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGCXXABI.cpp
@@ -312,8 +312,7 @@ void CGCXXABI::setCXXDestructorDLLStorage(llvm::GlobalValue *GV,
 llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes CGCXXABI::getCXXDestructorLinkage(
     GVALinkage Linkage, const CXXDestructorDecl *Dtor, CXXDtorType DT) const {
   // Delegate back to CGM by default.
-  return CGM.getLLVMLinkageForDeclarator(Dtor, Linkage,
-                                         /*IsConstantVariable=*/false);
+  return CGM.getLLVMLinkageForDeclarator(Dtor, Linkage);
 }
 
 bool CGCXXABI::NeedsVTTParameter(GlobalDecl GD) {
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp
index b68fe3c3c15f8..d8f2fa1f593a6 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void CodeGenFunction::EmitVarDecl(const VarDecl &D) {
       return;
 
     llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes Linkage =
-        CGM.getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(&D, /*IsConstant=*/false);
+        CGM.getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(&D);
 
     // FIXME: We need to force the emission/use of a guard variable for
     // some variables even if we can constant-evaluate them because
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExpr.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExpr.cpp
index 31c04255ddcbc..0f06f3d4089ad 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExpr.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExpr.cpp
@@ -2679,8 +2679,7 @@ static LValue EmitGlobalNamedRegister(const VarDecl *VD, CodeGenModule &CGM) {
 /// this context.
 static bool canEmitSpuriousReferenceToVariable(CodeGenFunction &CGF,
                                                const DeclRefExpr *E,
-                                               const VarDecl *VD,
-                                               bool IsConstant) {
+                                               const VarDecl *VD) {
   // For a variable declared in an enclosing scope, do not emit a spurious
   // reference even if we have a capture, as that will emit an unwarranted
   // reference to our capture state, and will likely generate worse code than
@@ -2713,7 +2712,7 @@ static bool canEmitSpuriousReferenceToVariable(CodeGenFunction &CGF,
   // We can emit a spurious reference only if the linkage implies that we'll
   // be emitting a non-interposable symbol that will be retained until link
   // time.
-  switch (CGF.CGM.getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD, IsConstant)) {
+  switch (CGF.CGM.getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD)) {
   case llvm::GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage:
   case llvm::GlobalValue::LinkOnceODRLinkage:
   case llvm::GlobalValue::WeakODRLinkage:
@@ -2744,7 +2743,7 @@ LValue CodeGenFunction::EmitDeclRefLValue(const DeclRefExpr *E) {
     // constant value directly instead.
     if (E->isNonOdrUse() == NOUR_Constant &&
         (VD->getType()->isReferenceType() ||
-         !canEmitSpuriousReferenceToVariable(*this, E, VD, true))) {
+         !canEmitSpuriousReferenceToVariable(*this, E, VD))) {
       VD->getAnyInitializer(VD);
       llvm::Constant *Val = ConstantEmitter(*this).emitAbstract(
           E->getLocation(), *VD->evaluateValue(), VD->getType());
@@ -2846,7 +2845,7 @@ LValue CodeGenFunction::EmitDeclRefLValue(const DeclRefExpr *E) {
     // some reason; most likely, because it's in an outer function.
     } else if (VD->isStaticLocal()) {
       llvm::Constant *var = CGM.getOrCreateStaticVarDecl(
-          *VD, CGM.getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD, /*IsConstant=*/false));
+          *VD, CGM.getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD));
       addr = Address(
           var, ConvertTypeForMem(VD->getType()), getContext().getDeclAlign(VD));
 
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExprConstant.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExprConstant.cpp
index 622d586254f33..52d61f1e29808 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExprConstant.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExprConstant.cpp
@@ -1953,7 +1953,7 @@ ConstantLValueEmitter::tryEmitBase(const APValue::LValueBase &base) {
 
         if (VD->isLocalVarDecl()) {
           return CGM.getOrCreateStaticVarDecl(
-              *VD, CGM.getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD, /*IsConstant=*/false));
+              *VD, CGM.getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD));
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGOpenMPRuntime.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGOpenMPRuntime.cpp
index d35788ec38c2c..8d0cdb223635b 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGOpenMPRuntime.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGOpenMPRuntime.cpp
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ Address CGOpenMPRuntime::getAddrOfDeclareTargetVar(const VarDecl *VD) {
   auto AddrOfGlobal = [&VD, this]() { return CGM.GetAddrOfGlobal(VD); };
 
   auto LinkageForVariable = [&VD, this]() {
-    return CGM.getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD, /*IsConstant=*/false);
+    return CGM.getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD);
   };
 
   std::vector<llvm::GlobalVariable *> GeneratedRefs;
@@ -10087,7 +10087,7 @@ void CGOpenMPRuntime::registerTargetGlobalVariable(const VarDecl *VD,
 
   auto AddrOfGlobal = [&VD, this]() { return CGM.GetAddrOfGlobal(VD); };
   auto LinkageForVariable = [&VD, this]() {
-    return CGM.getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD, /*IsConstant=*/false);
+    return CGM.getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD);
   };
 
   std::vector<llvm::GlobalVariable *> GeneratedRefs;
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
index 0d22713dbb310..2a7a36e53d818 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@ CodeGenModule::getFunctionLinkage(GlobalDecl GD) {
     return llvm::GlobalValue::InternalLinkage;
   }
 
-  return getLLVMLinkageForDeclarator(D, Linkage, /*IsConstantVariable=*/false);
+  return getLLVMLinkageForDeclarator(D, Linkage);
 }
 
 llvm::ConstantInt *CodeGenModule::CreateCrossDsoCfiTypeId(llvm::Metadata *MD) {
@@ -5220,8 +5220,7 @@ void CodeGenModule::EmitGlobalVarDefinition(const VarDecl *D,
     AddGlobalAnnotations(D, GV);
 
   // Set the llvm linkage type as appropriate.
-  llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes Linkage =
-      getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(D, GV->isConstant());
+  llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes Linkage = getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(D);
 
   // CUDA B.2.1 "The __device__ qualifier declares a variable that resides on
   // the device. [...]"
@@ -5414,8 +5413,9 @@ static bool isVarDeclStrongDefinition(const ASTContext &Context,
   return false;
 }
 
-llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes CodeGenModule::getLLVMLinkageForDeclarator(
-    const DeclaratorDecl *D, GVALinkage Linkage, bool IsConstantVariable) {
+llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes
+CodeGenModule::getLLVMLinkageForDeclarator(const DeclaratorDecl *D,
+                                           GVALinkage Linkage) {
   if (Linkage == GVA_Internal)
     return llvm::Function::InternalLinkage;
 
@@ -5485,10 +5485,10 @@ llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes CodeGenModule::getLLVMLinkageForDeclarator(
   return llvm::GlobalVariable::ExternalLinkage;
 }
 
-llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes CodeGenModule::getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(
-    const VarDecl *VD, bool IsConstant) {
+llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes
+CodeGenModule::getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(const VarDecl *VD) {
   GVALinkage Linkage = getContext().GetGVALinkageForVariable(VD);
-  return getLLVMLinkageForDeclarator(VD, Linkage, IsConstant);
+  return getLLVMLinkageForDeclarator(VD, Linkage);
 }
 
 /// Replace the uses of a function that was declared with a non-proto type.
@@ -5700,7 +5700,7 @@ void CodeGenModule::EmitAliasDefinition(GlobalDecl GD) {
     Aliasee = GetOrCreateLLVMGlobal(AA->getAliasee(), DeclTy, LangAS::Default,
                                     /*D=*/nullptr);
     if (const auto *VD = dyn_cast<VarDecl>(GD.getDecl()))
-      LT = getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD, D->getType().isConstQualified());
+      LT = getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD);
     else
       LT = getFunctionLinkage(GD);
   }
@@ -6334,8 +6334,7 @@ ConstantAddress CodeGenModule::GetAddrOfGlobalTemporary(
   }
 
   // Create a global variable for this lifetime-extended temporary.
-  llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes Linkage =
-      getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD, Constant);
+  llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes Linkage = getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD);
   if (Linkage == llvm::GlobalVariable::ExternalLinkage) {
     const VarDecl *InitVD;
     if (VD->isStaticDataMember() && VD->getAnyInitializer(InitVD) &&
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.h b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.h
index 601530a9dd851..ef90eaca59a4e 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.h
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.h
@@ -1314,12 +1314,11 @@ class CodeGenModule : public CodeGenTypeCache {
 
   /// Returns LLVM linkage for a declarator.
   llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes
-  getLLVMLinkageForDeclarator(const DeclaratorDecl *D, GVALinkage Linkage,
-                              bool IsConstantVariable);
+  getLLVMLinkageForDeclarator(const DeclaratorDecl *D, GVALinkage Linkage);
 
   /// Returns LLVM linkage for a declarator.
   llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes
-  getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(const VarDecl *VD, bool IsConstant);
+  getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(const VarDecl *VD);
 
   /// Emit all the global annotations.
   void EmitGlobalAnnotations();
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/ItaniumCXXABI.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/ItaniumCXXABI.cpp
index 36730875ef0aa..65347f076f9c8 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/ItaniumCXXABI.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/ItaniumCXXABI.cpp
@@ -2832,7 +2832,7 @@ static bool isThreadWrapperReplaceable(const VarDecl *VD,
 static llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes
 getThreadLocalWrapperLinkage(const VarDecl *VD, CodeGen::CodeGenModule &CGM) {
   llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes VarLinkage =
-      CGM.getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD, /*IsConstant=*/false);
+      CGM.getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD);
 
   // For internal linkage variables, we don't need an external or weak wrapper.
   if (llvm::GlobalValue::isLocalLinkage(VarLinkage))
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/MicrosoftCXXABI.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/MicrosoftCXXABI.cpp
index a692abaf3b75f..a14efbdba76b0 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/MicrosoftCXXABI.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/MicrosoftCXXABI.cpp
@@ -1379,8 +1379,7 @@ llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes MicrosoftCXXABI::getCXXDestructorLinkage(
   case Dtor_Base:
     // The base destructor most closely tracks the user-declared constructor, so
     // we delegate back to the normal declarator case.
-    return CGM.getLLVMLinkageForDeclarator(Dtor, Linkage,
-                                           /*IsConstantVariable=*/false);
+    return CGM.getLLVMLinkageForDeclarator(Dtor, Linkage);
   case Dtor_Complete:
     // The complete destructor is like an inline function, but it may be
     // imported and therefore must be exported as well. This requires changing