diff --git a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
index 7ee8663ea105..98cb9d744c77 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-12-08  Steve Ellcey  <sje@cup.hp.com>
+
+	* decl2.c (mark_used): Remove assemble_external call.
+
 2008-12-08  Dodji Seketeli  <dodji@redhat.com>
 
 	PR debug/38390
diff --git a/gcc/cp/decl2.c b/gcc/cp/decl2.c
index da9201e88909..c8887257ece1 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/decl2.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/decl2.c
@@ -3849,8 +3849,6 @@ mark_used (tree decl)
       note_vague_linkage_fn (decl);
     }
 
-  assemble_external (decl);
-
   /* Is it a synthesized method that needs to be synthesized?  */
   if (TREE_CODE (decl) == FUNCTION_DECL
       && DECL_NONSTATIC_MEMBER_FUNCTION_P (decl)