diff --git a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
index 9f16728..6dcdded 100644
--- a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
@@ -1308,16 +1308,6 @@
   // Emit constants.
   WriteModuleConstants(VE, Stream);
   
-  // If we have any aggregate values in the value table, purge them - these can
-  // only be used to initialize global variables.  Doing so makes the value
-  // namespace smaller for code in functions.
-  int NumNonAggregates = VE.PurgeAggregateValues();
-  if (NumNonAggregates != -1) {
-    SmallVector<unsigned, 1> Vals;
-    Vals.push_back(NumNonAggregates);
-    Stream.EmitRecord(bitc::MODULE_CODE_PURGEVALS, Vals);
-  }
-  
   // Emit function bodies.
   for (Module::const_iterator I = M->begin(), E = M->end(); I != E; ++I)
     if (!I->isDeclaration())
diff --git a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.cpp b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.cpp
index 8002a36..32b2819 100644
--- a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.cpp
+++ b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.cpp
@@ -277,22 +277,6 @@
 }
 
 
-/// PurgeAggregateValues - If there are any aggregate values at the end of the
-/// value list, remove them and return the count of the remaining values.  If
-/// there are none, return -1.
-int ValueEnumerator::PurgeAggregateValues() {
-  // If there are no aggregate values at the end of the list, return -1.
-  if (Values.empty() || Values.back().first->getType()->isSingleValueType())
-    return -1;
-  
-  // Otherwise, remove aggregate values...
-  while (!Values.empty() && !Values.back().first->getType()->isSingleValueType())
-    Values.pop_back();
-  
-  // ... and return the new size.
-  return Values.size();
-}
-
 void ValueEnumerator::incorporateFunction(const Function &F) {
   NumModuleValues = Values.size();
   
diff --git a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.h b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.h
index bb0324b..40eeabb 100644
--- a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.h
+++ b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/ValueEnumerator.h
@@ -99,11 +99,6 @@
     return Attributes;
   }
 
-  /// PurgeAggregateValues - If there are any aggregate values at the end of the
-  /// value list, remove them and return the count of the remaining values.  If
-  /// there are none, return -1.
-  int PurgeAggregateValues();
-  
   /// incorporateFunction/purgeFunction - If you'd like to deal with a function,
   /// use these two methods to get its data into the ValueEnumerator!
   ///
diff --git a/test/Bitcode/2009-06-11-FirstClassAggregateConstant.ll b/test/Bitcode/2009-06-11-FirstClassAggregateConstant.ll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..415f88e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Bitcode/2009-06-11-FirstClassAggregateConstant.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+; RUN: llvm-as < %s | llvm-dis -disable-output
+; PR4373
+
+@foo = weak global { i32 } zeroinitializer              
+@bar = weak global i32 0                
+
+define void @test() {
+entry:
+        store { i32 } zeroinitializer, { i32 }* @foo
+        store i32 1, i32* @bar
+        ret void
+}