diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/i386.c b/gcc/config/i386/i386.c
index 975915fe418..e069cb49525 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/i386.c
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/i386.c
@@ -489,9 +489,6 @@ i386_return_pops_args (fundecl, funtype, size)
 { 
   int rtd = TARGET_RTD;
 
-  if (TREE_CODE (funtype) == IDENTIFIER_NODE)
-    return 0;
-
     /* Cdecl functions override -mrtd, and never pop the stack */
   if (!lookup_attribute ("cdecl", TYPE_ATTRIBUTES (funtype))) {