diff --git a/llvm/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp b/llvm/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
index 985c16c..64c2dfa 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
@@ -558,12 +558,8 @@
       Record.clear();
 
       // Write named metadata operands.
-      for (unsigned i = 0, e = NMD->getNumOperands(); i != e; ++i) {
-        if (NMD->getOperand(i))
-          Record.push_back(VE.getValueID(NMD->getOperand(i)));
-        else
-          Record.push_back(~0U);
-      }
+      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();
     }