diff --git a/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts b/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts
index 3ee27ae255d..76432ae78d9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts
@@ -333,8 +333,7 @@ namespace ts {
         },
         {
             name: "listEmittedFiles",
-            type: "boolean",
-            description: Diagnostics.List_emitted_files
+            type: "boolean"
         },
         {
             name: "lib",
diff --git a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
index f230d366cdb..8fefa92b140 100644
--- a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
+++ b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
@@ -2292,10 +2292,6 @@
         "category": "Message",
         "code": 6011
     },
-    "List emitted files.": {
-        "category": "Message",
-        "code": 6012
-    },
     "Specify ECMAScript target version: 'ES3' (default), 'ES5', or 'ES2015'": {
         "category": "Message",
         "code": 6015