diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Vectorize/LoopVectorize.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Vectorize/LoopVectorize.cpp
index a2d61d689397b..a578b088403cb 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Vectorize/LoopVectorize.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Vectorize/LoopVectorize.cpp
@@ -2438,8 +2438,9 @@ struct CSEDenseMapInfo {
 
 } // end anonymous namespace
 
-///Perform cse of induction variable instructions.
-static void cse(BasicBlock *BB) {
+/// FIXME: This legacy common-subexpression-elimination routine is scheduled for
+/// removal, in favor of the VPlan-based one.
+static void legacyCSE(BasicBlock *BB) {
   // Perform simple cse.
   SmallDenseMap<Instruction *, Instruction *, 4, CSEDenseMapInfo> CSEMap;
   for (Instruction &In : llvm::make_early_inc_range(*BB)) {
@@ -2543,7 +2544,7 @@ void InnerLoopVectorizer::fixVectorizedLoop(VPTransformState &State) {
   BasicBlock *HeaderBB = State.CFG.VPBB2IRBB[HeaderVPBB];
 
   // Remove redundant induction instructions.
-  cse(HeaderBB);
+  legacyCSE(HeaderBB);
 }
 
 void InnerLoopVectorizer::fixNonInductionPHIs(VPTransformState &State) {