diff --git a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
index 232b1d3fa891..b8aa4bf9175a 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
@@ -1041,7 +1041,8 @@ template <class ELFT> void LinkerDriver::link(opt::InputArgList &Args) {
     return;
 
   // Handle the `--undefined <sym>` options.
-  Symtab->scanUndefinedFlags<ELFT>();
+  for (StringRef S : Config->Undefined)
+    Symtab->fetchIfLazy<ELFT>(S);
 
   // Handle undefined symbols in DSOs.
   Symtab->scanShlibUndefined<ELFT>();
diff --git a/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.cpp b/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.cpp
index 0b9ee5d9fb09..c538e2dc1d8c 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.cpp
@@ -593,12 +593,6 @@ template <class ELFT> void SymbolTable::fetchIfLazy(StringRef Name) {
   }
 }
 
-// Process undefined (-u) flags by loading lazy symbols named by those flags.
-template <class ELFT> void SymbolTable::scanUndefinedFlags() {
-  for (StringRef S : Config->Undefined)
-    fetchIfLazy<ELFT>(S);
-}
-
 // This function takes care of the case in which shared libraries depend on
 // the user program (not the other way, which is usual). Shared libraries
 // may have undefined symbols, expecting that the user program provides
@@ -884,11 +878,6 @@ template void SymbolTable::fetchIfLazy<ELF32BE>(StringRef);
 template void SymbolTable::fetchIfLazy<ELF64LE>(StringRef);
 template void SymbolTable::fetchIfLazy<ELF64BE>(StringRef);
 
-template void SymbolTable::scanUndefinedFlags<ELF32LE>();
-template void SymbolTable::scanUndefinedFlags<ELF32BE>();
-template void SymbolTable::scanUndefinedFlags<ELF64LE>();
-template void SymbolTable::scanUndefinedFlags<ELF64BE>();
-
 template void SymbolTable::scanShlibUndefined<ELF32LE>();
 template void SymbolTable::scanShlibUndefined<ELF32BE>();
 template void SymbolTable::scanShlibUndefined<ELF64LE>();
diff --git a/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.h b/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.h
index 6506a9242371..7d28dd04c27e 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.h
+++ b/lld/ELF/SymbolTable.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ public:
                                    InputFile *File);
 
   template <class ELFT> void fetchIfLazy(StringRef Name);
-  template <class ELFT> void scanUndefinedFlags();
   template <class ELFT> void scanShlibUndefined();
   void scanVersionScript();