diff --git a/llvm/lib/Bytecode/Reader/Reader.cpp b/llvm/lib/Bytecode/Reader/Reader.cpp
index f93e73d..5cb2079 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Bytecode/Reader/Reader.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Bytecode/Reader/Reader.cpp
@@ -349,6 +349,10 @@
   // We don't need the placeholder anymore!
   delete MethPHolder;
 
+  // If the method is empty, we don't need the method argument entries...
+  if (M->isExternal())
+    M->getArgumentList().delete_all();
+
   DeclareNewGlobalValue(M, MethSlot);
 
   return false;