diff --git a/lld/COFF/Chunks.cpp b/lld/COFF/Chunks.cpp
index a5d548691f18a..2ab5aeac843ef 100644
--- a/lld/COFF/Chunks.cpp
+++ b/lld/COFF/Chunks.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void SectionChunk::applyRelARM(uint8_t *Off, uint16_t Type, OutputSection *OS,
                                uint64_t S, uint64_t P) const {
   // Pointer to thumb code must have the LSB set.
   uint64_t SX = S;
-  if (OS && (OS->getPermissions() & IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE))
+  if (OS && (OS->Header.Characteristics & IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE))
     SX |= 1;
   switch (Type) {
   case IMAGE_REL_ARM_ADDR32:    add32(Off, SX + Config->ImageBase); break;
diff --git a/lld/COFF/PDB.cpp b/lld/COFF/PDB.cpp
index 1a904ac41d608..1f5e11d3d61a5 100644
--- a/lld/COFF/PDB.cpp
+++ b/lld/COFF/PDB.cpp
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ static void addLinkerModuleSectionSymbol(pdb::DbiModuleDescriptorBuilder &Mod,
                                          BumpPtrAllocator &Allocator) {
   SectionSym Sym(SymbolRecordKind::SectionSym);
   Sym.Alignment = 12; // 2^12 = 4KB
-  Sym.Characteristics = OS.getCharacteristics();
+  Sym.Characteristics = OS.Header.Characteristics;
   Sym.Length = OS.getVirtualSize();
   Sym.Name = OS.Name;
   Sym.Rva = OS.getRVA();
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ void PDBLinker::addSectionContrib(pdb::DbiModuleDescriptorBuilder &LinkerModule,
     CRC.update(CharContents);
     SC.DataCrc = CRC.getCRC();
   } else {
-    SC.Characteristics = OS->getCharacteristics();
+    SC.Characteristics = OS->Header.Characteristics;
     // FIXME: When we start creating DBI for import libraries, use those here.
     SC.Imod = LinkerModule.getModuleIndex();
   }
diff --git a/lld/COFF/Writer.cpp b/lld/COFF/Writer.cpp
index 9b23e9c8e71b3..591146649513a 100644
--- a/lld/COFF/Writer.cpp
+++ b/lld/COFF/Writer.cpp
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ void Writer::createSections() {
       return 3;
     // Move DISCARDABLE (or non-memory-mapped) sections to the end of file because
     // the loader cannot handle holes.
-    if (S->getPermissions() & IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE)
+    if (S->Header.Characteristics & IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE)
       return 2;
     // .rsrc should come at the end of the non-discardable sections because its
     // size may change by the Win32 UpdateResources() function, causing
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ void Writer::createSymbolAndStringTable() {
   for (OutputSection *Sec : OutputSections) {
     if (Sec->Name.size() <= COFF::NameSize)
       continue;
-    if ((Sec->getPermissions() & IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE) == 0)
+    if ((Sec->Header.Characteristics & IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE) == 0)
       continue;
     Sec->setStringTableOff(addEntryToStringTable(Sec->Name));
   }
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ static void markSymbolsWithRelocations(ObjFile *File,
       if (auto *D = dyn_cast_or_null<Defined>(Ref)) {
         Chunk *RefChunk = D->getChunk();
         OutputSection *OS = RefChunk ? RefChunk->getOutputSection() : nullptr;
-        if (OS && OS->getPermissions() & IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE)
+        if (OS && OS->Header.Characteristics & IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE)
           addSymbolToRVASet(UsedSymbols, D);
       }
     }
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ void Writer::writeSections() {
     // Fill gaps between functions in .text with INT3 instructions
     // instead of leaving as NUL bytes (which can be interpreted as
     // ADD instructions).
-    if (Sec->getPermissions() & IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE)
+    if (Sec->Header.Characteristics & IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE)
       memset(SecBuf, 0xCC, Sec->getRawSize());
     for_each(parallel::par, Sec->getChunks().begin(), Sec->getChunks().end(),
              [&](Chunk *C) { C->writeTo(SecBuf); });
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ OutputSection *Writer::findSection(StringRef Name) {
 uint32_t Writer::getSizeOfInitializedData() {
   uint32_t Res = 0;
   for (OutputSection *S : OutputSections)
-    if (S->getPermissions() & IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA)
+    if (S->Header.Characteristics & IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA)
       Res += S->getRawSize();
   return Res;
 }
diff --git a/lld/COFF/Writer.h b/lld/COFF/Writer.h
index 1dc1e61148b6f..a76a7928d3f82 100644
--- a/lld/COFF/Writer.h
+++ b/lld/COFF/Writer.h
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ class OutputSection {
   ArrayRef<Chunk *> getChunks() { return Chunks; }
   void addPermissions(uint32_t C);
   void setPermissions(uint32_t C);
-  uint32_t getPermissions() { return Header.Characteristics & PermMask; }
-  uint32_t getCharacteristics() { return Header.Characteristics; }
   uint64_t getRVA() { return Header.VirtualAddress; }
   uint64_t getFileOff() { return Header.PointerToRawData; }
   void writeHeaderTo(uint8_t *Buf);