diff --git a/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/hopt/hhbctranslator.cpp b/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/hopt/hhbctranslator.cpp
index f86d5bb30..ac8d184e3 100644
--- a/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/hopt/hhbctranslator.cpp
+++ b/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/hopt/hhbctranslator.cpp
@@ -2198,7 +2198,6 @@ void HhbcTranslator::setThisAvailable() {
 
 void HhbcTranslator::guardTypeLocal(uint32_t locId, Type type) {
   checkTypeLocal(locId, type);
-  m_typeGuards.push_back(TypeGuard(TypeGuard::Local, locId, type));
 }
 
 void HhbcTranslator::checkTypeLocal(uint32_t locId, Type type) {
@@ -2225,7 +2224,6 @@ Trace* HhbcTranslator::guardTypeStack(uint32_t stackIndex,
     nextTrace = getGuardExit();
   }
   gen(GuardStk, type, nextTrace, StackOffset(stackIndex), m_tb->getSp());
-  m_typeGuards.push_back(TypeGuard(TypeGuard::Stack, stackIndex, type));
 
   return nextTrace;
 }
@@ -2263,20 +2261,6 @@ void HhbcTranslator::assertTypeStack(uint32_t stackIndex, Type type) {
   refineType(tmp, type);
 }
 
-void HhbcTranslator::emitLoadDeps() {
-  for (auto& guard : m_typeGuards) {
-    switch (guard.getKind()) {
-    case TypeGuard::Local:
-      ldLoc(guard.getIndex());
-      break;
-    case TypeGuard::Stack:
-      break;
-    default:
-      assert(false); // iterator guards should not happen
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 Trace* HhbcTranslator::guardRefs(int64_t               entryArDelta,
                                  const vector<bool>& mask,
                                  const vector<bool>& vals,
diff --git a/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/hopt/hhbctranslator.h b/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/hopt/hhbctranslator.h
index cacf1b8fe..56aa9429c 100644
--- a/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/hopt/hhbctranslator.h
+++ b/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/hopt/hhbctranslator.h
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ struct HhbcTranslator {
   void checkTypeTopOfStack(Type type, Offset nextByteCode);
   void overrideTypeLocal(uint32_t localIndex, Type type);
   void setThisAvailable();
-  void emitLoadDeps();
   void emitInterpOne(Type type, int numPopped, int numExtraPushed = 0);
   void emitInterpOneCF(int numPopped);
 
@@ -638,28 +637,6 @@ private:
     const Func* func;
   };
 
-  struct TypeGuard {
-    enum Kind {
-      Local,
-      Stack,
-      Iter
-    };
-
-    TypeGuard(Kind kind, uint32_t index, Type type)
-      : m_kind(kind)
-      , m_index(index)
-      , m_type(type)
-    {}
-
-    Kind      getKind()  const { return m_kind;  }
-    uint32_t  getIndex() const { return m_index; }
-
-  private:
-    Kind      m_kind;
-    uint32_t  m_index;
-    Type      m_type;
-  };
-
 private:
   IRFactory&        m_irFactory;
   std::unique_ptr<TraceBuilder>
@@ -695,7 +672,6 @@ private:
   std::stack<std::pair<SSATmp*,int32_t>>
                     m_fpiStack;
 
-  vector<TypeGuard> m_typeGuards;
   Trace* const      m_exitGuardFailureTrace;
 };
 
diff --git a/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/hopt/irtranslator.cpp b/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/hopt/irtranslator.cpp
index f5fda4f00..eae4e240f 100644
--- a/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/hopt/irtranslator.cpp
+++ b/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/hopt/irtranslator.cpp
@@ -141,13 +141,6 @@ TranslatorX64::irCheckType(X64Assembler& a,
   return;
 }
 
-void
-TranslatorX64::irEmitLoadDeps() {
-  assert(m_useHHIR);
-  m_hhbcTrans->emitLoadDeps();
-}
-
-
 void
 TranslatorX64::irTranslateMod(const Tracelet& t,
                               const NormalizedInstruction& i) {
diff --git a/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/translator-x64.cpp b/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/translator-x64.cpp
index 369f513d5..68f95a0db 100644
--- a/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/translator-x64.cpp
+++ b/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/translator-x64.cpp
@@ -11036,10 +11036,6 @@ TranslatorX64::emitGuardChecks(X64Assembler& a,
     }
   }
 
-  if (m_useHHIR) {
-    irEmitLoadDeps();
-  }
-
   checkRefs(a, sk, refDeps, fail);
 
   if (Trace::moduleEnabled(Trace::stats, 2)) {
diff --git a/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/translator-x64.h b/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/translator-x64.h
index de1e59ee3..556e85ead 100644
--- a/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/translator-x64.h
+++ b/hphp/runtime/vm/translator/translator-x64.h
@@ -844,7 +844,6 @@ private:
     SrcRec& fail);
   void irCheckType(Asm&, const Location& l, const RuntimeType& rtt,
                    SrcRec& fail);
-  void irEmitLoadDeps();
 
   void checkRefs(Asm&, SrcKey, const RefDeps&, SrcRec&);