diff --git a/ghc/compiler/basicTypes/Name.lhs b/ghc/compiler/basicTypes/Name.lhs
index 60a572708d6d5c8287cd600e3dba9adc9532f100..23c3a01781f550a2192a50e652bc3e5174074f97 100644
--- a/ghc/compiler/basicTypes/Name.lhs
+++ b/ghc/compiler/basicTypes/Name.lhs
@@ -455,9 +455,7 @@ maybeUserImportedFrom other			           		   = Nothing
 isDllName :: Name -> Bool
 	-- Does this name refer to something in a different DLL?
 isDllName nm = not opt_Static &&
-	       not (isLocallyDefinedName nm) && 
 	       not (isLocalModule (nameModule nm))
--- Why is the isLocallyDefinedName test needed?
 
 nameSrcLoc name = provSrcLoc (n_prov name)