diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 98883694a5..f9c814851e 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2014-12-02  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
+
+	* symtab.c (symbol_init_cplus_specific): Delete.
+	(symbol_set_demangled_name): Remove special c++ support.
+	(symbol_get_demangled_name, symbol_set_language): Ditto.
+	* symtab.h (struct cplus_specific): Delete.
+	(struct general_symbol_info) <language_specific>: Remove
+	cplus_specific.
+
 2014-12-02  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
 
 	PR symtab/17602
diff --git a/gdb/symtab.c b/gdb/symtab.c
index 345c20de16..a52f7c0117 100644
--- a/gdb/symtab.c
+++ b/gdb/symtab.c
@@ -473,40 +473,15 @@ gdb_mangle_name (struct type *type, int method_id, int signature_id)
   return (mangled_name);
 }
 
-/* Initialize the cplus_specific structure.  'cplus_specific' should
-   only be allocated for use with cplus symbols.  */
-
-static void
-symbol_init_cplus_specific (struct general_symbol_info *gsymbol,
-			    struct obstack *obstack)
-{
-  /* A language_specific structure should not have been previously
-     initialized.  */
-  gdb_assert (gsymbol->language_specific.cplus_specific == NULL);
-  gdb_assert (obstack != NULL);
-
-  gsymbol->language_specific.cplus_specific =
-    OBSTACK_ZALLOC (obstack, struct cplus_specific);
-}
-
 /* Set the demangled name of GSYMBOL to NAME.  NAME must be already
-   correctly allocated.  For C++ symbols a cplus_specific struct is
-   allocated so OBJFILE must not be NULL.  If this is a non C++ symbol
-   OBJFILE can be NULL.  */
+   correctly allocated.  */
 
 void
 symbol_set_demangled_name (struct general_symbol_info *gsymbol,
                            const char *name,
                            struct obstack *obstack)
 {
-  if (gsymbol->language == language_cplus)
-    {
-      if (gsymbol->language_specific.cplus_specific == NULL)
-	symbol_init_cplus_specific (gsymbol, obstack);
-
-      gsymbol->language_specific.cplus_specific->demangled_name = name;
-    }
-  else if (gsymbol->language == language_ada)
+  if (gsymbol->language == language_ada)
     {
       if (name == NULL)
 	{
@@ -528,14 +503,7 @@ symbol_set_demangled_name (struct general_symbol_info *gsymbol,
 const char *
 symbol_get_demangled_name (const struct general_symbol_info *gsymbol)
 {
-  if (gsymbol->language == language_cplus)
-    {
-      if (gsymbol->language_specific.cplus_specific != NULL)
-	return gsymbol->language_specific.cplus_specific->demangled_name;
-      else
-	return NULL;
-    }
-  else if (gsymbol->language == language_ada)
+  if (gsymbol->language == language_ada)
     {
       if (!gsymbol->ada_mangled)
 	return NULL;
@@ -555,7 +523,8 @@ symbol_set_language (struct general_symbol_info *gsymbol,
 		     struct obstack *obstack)
 {
   gsymbol->language = language;
-  if (gsymbol->language == language_d
+  if (gsymbol->language == language_cplus
+      || gsymbol->language == language_d
       || gsymbol->language == language_go
       || gsymbol->language == language_java
       || gsymbol->language == language_objc
@@ -568,8 +537,6 @@ symbol_set_language (struct general_symbol_info *gsymbol,
       gdb_assert (gsymbol->ada_mangled == 0);
       gsymbol->language_specific.obstack = obstack;
     }
-  else if (gsymbol->language == language_cplus)
-    gsymbol->language_specific.cplus_specific = NULL;
   else
     {
       memset (&gsymbol->language_specific, 0,
diff --git a/gdb/symtab.h b/gdb/symtab.h
index 473c85cc88..57d234da94 100644
--- a/gdb/symtab.h
+++ b/gdb/symtab.h
@@ -80,13 +80,6 @@ struct common_block;
 
    --chastain 2003-08-21  */
 
-/* Struct for storing C++ specific information.  Allocated when needed.  */
-
-struct cplus_specific
-{
-  const char *demangled_name;
-};
-
 /* Define a structure for the information that is common to all symbol types,
    including minimal symbols, partial symbols, and full symbols.  In a
    multilanguage environment, some language specific information may need to
@@ -141,14 +134,12 @@ struct general_symbol_info
     struct obstack *obstack;
 
     /* This is used by languages which wish to store a demangled name.
-       currently used by Ada, Java, and Objective C.  */
+       currently used by Ada, C++, Java, and Objective C.  */
     struct mangled_lang
     {
       const char *demangled_name;
     }
     mangled_lang;
-
-    struct cplus_specific *cplus_specific;
   }
   language_specific;