diff --git a/dmd2/dsymbol.c b/dmd2/dsymbol.c
index 6be7b208..f7c85a34 100644
--- a/dmd2/dsymbol.c
+++ b/dmd2/dsymbol.c
@@ -865,14 +865,6 @@ Dsymbol *ScopeDsymbol::search(Loc loc, Identifier *ident, int flags)
     // Look in symbols declared in this module
     Dsymbol *s = symtab ? symtab->lookup(ident) : NULL;
     //printf("\ts = %p, imports = %p, %d\n", s, imports, imports ? imports->dim : 0);
-    // hide the aliases generated by selective or renamed private imports
-    if (s && flags & 1)
-        if (AliasDeclaration* ad = s->isAliasDeclaration())
-	    // may be a private alias to a function that is overloaded. these
-	    // are sorted out during overload resolution, accept them here
-	    if (ad->importprot == PROTprivate && !ad->aliassym->isFuncAliasDeclaration())
-		s = NULL;
-
     if (s)
     {
         //printf("\ts = '%s.%s'\n",toChars(),s->toChars());