diff --git a/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp b/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp
index 7d82321..8f999a6 100644
--- a/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp
+++ b/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp
@@ -801,16 +801,13 @@
 
       // Read named metadata elements.
       unsigned Size = Record.size();
-      SmallVector<MDNode *, 8> Elts;
+      NamedMDNode *NMD = TheModule->getOrInsertNamedMetadata(Name);
       for (unsigned i = 0; i != Size; ++i) {
         MDNode *MD = dyn_cast<MDNode>(MDValueList.getValueFwdRef(Record[i]));
         if (MD == 0)
           return Error("Malformed metadata record");
-        Elts.push_back(MD);
+        NMD->addOperand(MD);
       }
-      Value *V = NamedMDNode::Create(Context, Name.str(), Elts.data(),
-                                     Elts.size(), TheModule);
-      MDValueList.AssignValue(V, NextMDValueNo++);
       break;
     }
     case bitc::METADATA_FN_NODE:
diff --git a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
index f594e0f..93ca8cd 100644
--- a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
@@ -509,7 +509,8 @@
   Record.clear();
 }
 
-static void WriteModuleMetadata(const ValueEnumerator &VE,
+static void WriteModuleMetadata(const Module *M,
+                                const ValueEnumerator &VE,
                                 BitstreamWriter &Stream) {
   const ValueEnumerator::ValueList &Vals = VE.getMDValues();
   bool StartedMetadataBlock = false;
@@ -544,27 +545,32 @@
       // Emit the finished record.
       Stream.EmitRecord(bitc::METADATA_STRING, Record, MDSAbbrev);
       Record.clear();
-    } else if (const NamedMDNode *NMD = dyn_cast<NamedMDNode>(Vals[i].first)) {
-      if (!StartedMetadataBlock)  {
-        Stream.EnterSubblock(bitc::METADATA_BLOCK_ID, 3);
-        StartedMetadataBlock = true;
-      }
-
-      // Write name.
-      StringRef Str = NMD->getName();
-      for (unsigned i = 0, e = Str.size(); i != e; ++i)
-        Record.push_back(Str[i]);
-      Stream.EmitRecord(bitc::METADATA_NAME, Record, 0/*TODO*/);
-      Record.clear();
-
-      // Write named metadata operands.
-      for (unsigned i = 0, e = NMD->getNumOperands(); i != e; ++i)
-        Record.push_back(VE.getValueID(NMD->getOperand(i)));
-      Stream.EmitRecord(bitc::METADATA_NAMED_NODE, Record, 0);
-      Record.clear();
     }
   }
 
+  // Write named metadata.
+  for (Module::const_named_metadata_iterator I = M->named_metadata_begin(),
+       E = M->named_metadata_end(); I != E; ++I) {
+    const NamedMDNode *NMD = I;
+    if (!StartedMetadataBlock)  {
+      Stream.EnterSubblock(bitc::METADATA_BLOCK_ID, 3);
+      StartedMetadataBlock = true;
+    }
+
+    // Write name.
+    StringRef Str = NMD->getName();
+    for (unsigned i = 0, e = Str.size(); i != e; ++i)
+      Record.push_back(Str[i]);
+    Stream.EmitRecord(bitc::METADATA_NAME, Record, 0/*TODO*/);
+    Record.clear();
+
+    // Write named metadata operands.
+    for (unsigned i = 0, e = NMD->getNumOperands(); i != e; ++i)
+      Record.push_back(VE.getValueID(NMD->getOperand(i)));
+    Stream.EmitRecord(bitc::METADATA_NAMED_NODE, Record, 0);
+    Record.clear();
+  }
+
   if (StartedMetadataBlock)
     Stream.ExitBlock();
 }
@@ -1530,7 +1536,7 @@
   WriteModuleConstants(VE, Stream);
 
   // Emit metadata.
-  WriteModuleMetadata(VE, Stream);
+  WriteModuleMetadata(M, VE, Stream);
 
   // Emit function bodies.
   for (Module::const_iterator I = M->begin(), E = M->end(); I != E; ++I)
diff --git a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.cpp b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.cpp
index 7be6dda..930c521 100644
--- a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.cpp
+++ b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
   // Insert constants and metadata that are named at module level into the slot 
   // pool so that the module symbol table can refer to them...
   EnumerateValueSymbolTable(M->getValueSymbolTable());
-  EnumerateMDSymbolTable(M->getMDSymbolTable());
+  EnumerateNamedMetadata(M);
 
   SmallVector<std::pair<unsigned, MDNode*>, 8> MDs;
 
@@ -207,31 +207,18 @@
     EnumerateValue(VI->getValue());
 }
 
-/// EnumerateMDSymbolTable - Insert all of the values in the specified metadata
-/// table.
-void ValueEnumerator::EnumerateMDSymbolTable(const MDSymbolTable &MST) {
-  for (MDSymbolTable::const_iterator MI = MST.begin(), ME = MST.end();
-       MI != ME; ++MI)
-    EnumerateValue(MI->getValue());
+/// EnumerateNamedMetadata - Insert all of the values referenced by
+/// named metadata in the specified module.
+void ValueEnumerator::EnumerateNamedMetadata(const Module *M) {
+  for (Module::const_named_metadata_iterator I = M->named_metadata_begin(),
+       E = M->named_metadata_end(); I != E; ++I)
+    EnumerateNamedMDNode(I);
 }
 
 void ValueEnumerator::EnumerateNamedMDNode(const NamedMDNode *MD) {
-  // Check to see if it's already in!
-  unsigned &MDValueID = MDValueMap[MD];
-  if (MDValueID) {
-    // Increment use count.
-    MDValues[MDValueID-1].second++;
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // Enumerate the type of this value.
-  EnumerateType(MD->getType());
-
   for (unsigned i = 0, e = MD->getNumOperands(); i != e; ++i)
     if (MDNode *E = MD->getOperand(i))
       EnumerateValue(E);
-  MDValues.push_back(std::make_pair(MD, 1U));
-  MDValueMap[MD] = Values.size();
 }
 
 void ValueEnumerator::EnumerateMetadata(const Value *MD) {
@@ -272,8 +259,6 @@
   assert(!V->getType()->isVoidTy() && "Can't insert void values!");
   if (isa<MDNode>(V) || isa<MDString>(V))
     return EnumerateMetadata(V);
-  else if (const NamedMDNode *NMD = dyn_cast<NamedMDNode>(V))
-    return EnumerateNamedMDNode(NMD);
 
   // Check to see if it's already in!
   unsigned &ValueID = ValueMap[V];
diff --git a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.h b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.h
index 2b9b15f..2453b72 100644
--- a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.h
+++ b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
   
   void EnumerateTypeSymbolTable(const TypeSymbolTable &ST);
   void EnumerateValueSymbolTable(const ValueSymbolTable &ST);
-  void EnumerateMDSymbolTable(const MDSymbolTable &ST);
+  void EnumerateNamedMetadata(const Module *M);
 };
 
 } // End llvm namespace