diff --git a/dmd/mars.h b/dmd/mars.h
index af664dfb..685b6f6e 100644
--- a/dmd/mars.h
+++ b/dmd/mars.h
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ struct Param
     OUTPUTFLAG output_bc;
     OUTPUTFLAG output_s;
     OUTPUTFLAG output_o;
-    bool llvmAnnotate;
     bool useInlineAsm;
     bool verbose_cg;
     bool useAvailableExternally;
diff --git a/dmd2/mars.h b/dmd2/mars.h
index 15db45be..a158e192 100644
--- a/dmd2/mars.h
+++ b/dmd2/mars.h
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ struct Param
     OUTPUTFLAG output_bc;
     OUTPUTFLAG output_s;
     OUTPUTFLAG output_o;
-    bool llvmAnnotate;
     bool useInlineAsm;
     bool verbose_cg;
     bool useAvailableExternally;
diff --git a/driver/cl_options.cpp b/driver/cl_options.cpp
index cc44b994..537eba64 100644
--- a/driver/cl_options.cpp
+++ b/driver/cl_options.cpp
@@ -102,11 +102,6 @@ static cl::opt<ubyte, true> debugInfo(
     cl::location(global.params.symdebug),
     cl::init(0));
 
-
-static cl::opt<bool, true> annotate("annotate",
-    cl::desc("Annotate the bitcode with human readable source code"),
-    cl::location(global.params.llvmAnnotate));
-
 cl::opt<bool> noAsm("noasm",
     cl::desc("Disallow use of inline assembler"));
 
diff --git a/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp b/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
index 0852496a..16cc4ce7 100644
--- a/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
+++ b/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
@@ -1548,24 +1548,6 @@ LLConstant* DtoConstExpInit(Loc loc, Type* type, Expression* exp)
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-void DtoAnnotation(const char* str)
-{
-    std::string s("CODE: ");
-    s.append(str);
-    char* p = &s[0];
-    while (*p)
-    {
-        if (*p == '"')
-            *p = '\'';
-        ++p;
-    }
-    // create a noop with the code as the result name!
-    // FIXME: this is const folded and eliminated immediately ... :/
-    gIR->ir->CreateAnd(DtoConstSize_t(0),DtoConstSize_t(0),s.c_str());
-}
-
-//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
 LLConstant* DtoTypeInfoOf(Type* type, bool base)
 {
     type = type->merge2(); // needed.. getTypeInfo does the same
diff --git a/gen/llvmhelpers.h b/gen/llvmhelpers.h
index a191adca..4f3a688c 100644
--- a/gen/llvmhelpers.h
+++ b/gen/llvmhelpers.h
@@ -123,9 +123,6 @@ LLConstant* DtoConstInitializer(Loc loc, Type* type, Initializer* init);
 LLConstant* DtoConstExpInit(Loc loc, Type* t, Expression* exp);
 DValue* DtoInitializer(LLValue* target, Initializer* init);
 
-// annotation generator
-void DtoAnnotation(const char* str);
-
 // getting typeinfo of type, base=true casts to object.TypeInfo
 LLConstant* DtoTypeInfoOf(Type* ty, bool base=true);
 
diff --git a/gen/statements.cpp b/gen/statements.cpp
index 00f5fb62..39fb2b5c 100644
--- a/gen/statements.cpp
+++ b/gen/statements.cpp
@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@ void ExpStatement::toIR(IRState* p)
     DtoDwarfStopPoint(loc.linnum);
 
     if (exp) {
-        if (global.params.llvmAnnotate)
-            DtoAnnotation(exp->toChars());
         elem* e;
         // a cast(void) around the expression is allowed, but doesn't require any code
         if(exp->op == TOKcast && exp->type == Type::tvoid) {
diff --git a/gen/tocall.cpp b/gen/tocall.cpp
index bf3dc9ed..7d8c72b7 100644
--- a/gen/tocall.cpp
+++ b/gen/tocall.cpp
@@ -260,8 +260,6 @@ void DtoBuildDVarArgList(std::vector<LLValue*>& args,
     for (int i=begin,k=0; i<n_arguments; i++,k++)
     {
         Expression* argexp = static_cast<Expression*>(arguments->data[i]);
-        if (global.params.llvmAnnotate)
-            DtoAnnotation(argexp->toChars());
         LLValue* argdst = DtoGEPi(mem,0,k);
         argdst = DtoBitCast(argdst, getPtrToType(DtoType(argexp->type)));
         DtoVariadicArgument(argexp, argdst);