diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 1503da355c7..ad4ec27e1ba 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -2211,23 +2211,22 @@ namespace ts {
 
             function buildBindingElementDisplay(bindingElement: BindingElement, writer: SymbolWriter, enclosingDeclaration?: Node, flags?: TypeFormatFlags, symbolStack?: Symbol[]) {
                 if (bindingElement.kind === SyntaxKind.OmittedExpression) {
-                    writeSpace(writer);
+                    return;
                 }
-                else if (bindingElement.kind === SyntaxKind.BindingElement) {
-                    if (bindingElement.propertyName) {
-                        writer.writeSymbol(getTextOfNode(bindingElement.propertyName), bindingElement.symbol);
-                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.ColonToken);
+                Debug.assert(bindingElement.kind === SyntaxKind.BindingElement);
+                if (bindingElement.propertyName) {
+                    writer.writeSymbol(getTextOfNode(bindingElement.propertyName), bindingElement.symbol);
+                    writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.ColonToken);
+                }
+                if (bindingElement.name) {
+                    if (isBindingPattern(bindingElement.name)) {
+                        buildBindingPatternDisplay(<BindingPattern>bindingElement.name, writer, enclosingDeclaration, flags, symbolStack);
                     }
-                    if (bindingElement.name) {
-                        if (isBindingPattern(bindingElement.name)) {
-                            buildBindingPatternDisplay(<BindingPattern>bindingElement.name, writer, enclosingDeclaration, flags, symbolStack);
-                        }
-                        else {
-                            if (bindingElement.dotDotDotToken) {
-                                writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.DotDotDotToken);
-                            }
-                            appendSymbolNameOnly(bindingElement.symbol, writer);
+                    else {
+                        if (bindingElement.dotDotDotToken) {
+                            writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.DotDotDotToken);
                         }
+                        appendSymbolNameOnly(bindingElement.symbol, writer);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/arrayBindingPatternOmittedExpressions.types b/tests/baselines/reference/arrayBindingPatternOmittedExpressions.types
index e529c7cdde5..77db8cc250d 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/arrayBindingPatternOmittedExpressions.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/arrayBindingPatternOmittedExpressions.types
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var results: string[];
 
 
 function f([, a, , b, , , , s, , , ] = results) {
->f : ([ , a,  , b,  ,  ,  , s,  ,  ,]?: string[]) => void
+>f : ([, a, , b, , , , s, , ,]?: string[]) => void
 > : undefined
 >a : string
 > : undefined
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/arrowFunctionExpressions.types b/tests/baselines/reference/arrowFunctionExpressions.types
index b2e6cf1e57b..9efc2db7a3b 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/arrowFunctionExpressions.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/arrowFunctionExpressions.types
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ var p2 = ([...a]) => { };
 >a : any[]
 
 var p3 = ([, a]) => { };
->p3 : ([ , a]: [any, any]) => void
->([, a]) => { } : ([ , a]: [any, any]) => void
+>p3 : ([, a]: [any, any]) => void
+>([, a]) => { } : ([, a]: [any, any]) => void
 > : undefined
 >a : any
 
 var p4 = ([, ...a]) => { };
->p4 : ([ , ...a]: any[]) => void
->([, ...a]) => { } : ([ , ...a]: any[]) => void
+>p4 : ([, ...a]: any[]) => void
+>([, ...a]) => { } : ([, ...a]: any[]) => void
 > : undefined
 >a : any[]
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitDestructuring5.types b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitDestructuring5.types
index 0b36373ebe2..961dea62bcb 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitDestructuring5.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitDestructuring5.types
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 === tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmitDestructuring5.ts ===
 function baz([, z, , ]) { }
->baz : ([ , z,  ,]: [any, any, any]) => void
+>baz : ([, z, ,]: [any, any, any]) => void
 > : undefined
 >z : any
 > : undefined
 
 function foo([, b, ]: [any, any]): void { }
->foo : ([ , b,]: [any, any]) => void
+>foo : ([, b,]: [any, any]) => void
 > : undefined
 >b : any
 
 function bar([z, , , ]) { }
->bar : ([z,  ,  ,]: [any, any, any]) => void
+>bar : ([z, , ,]: [any, any, any]) => void
 >z : any
 > : undefined
 > : undefined
 
 function bar1([z, , , ] = [1, 3, 4, 6, 7]) { }
->bar1 : ([z,  ,  ,]?: [number, number, number, number, number]) => void
+>bar1 : ([z, , ,]?: [number, number, number, number, number]) => void
 >z : number
 > : undefined
 > : undefined
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function bar1([z, , , ] = [1, 3, 4, 6, 7]) { }
 >7 : number
 
 function bar2([,,z, , , ]) { }
->bar2 : ([ ,  , z,  ,  ,]: [any, any, any, any, any]) => void
+>bar2 : ([, , z, , ,]: [any, any, any, any, any]) => void
 > : undefined
 > : undefined
 >z : any
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/emitArrowFunctionES6.types b/tests/baselines/reference/emitArrowFunctionES6.types
index 21340956c59..1730ef25534 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/emitArrowFunctionES6.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/emitArrowFunctionES6.types
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ var p2 = ([...a]) => { };
 >a : any[]
 
 var p3 = ([, a]) => { };
->p3 : ([ , a]: [any, any]) => void
->([, a]) => { } : ([ , a]: [any, any]) => void
+>p3 : ([, a]: [any, any]) => void
+>([, a]) => { } : ([, a]: [any, any]) => void
 > : undefined
 >a : any
 
 var p4 = ([, ...a]) => { };
->p4 : ([ , ...a]: Iterable<any>) => void
->([, ...a]) => { } : ([ , ...a]: Iterable<any>) => void
+>p4 : ([, ...a]: Iterable<any>) => void
+>([, ...a]) => { } : ([, ...a]: Iterable<any>) => void
 > : undefined
 >a : any[]
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPattern.types b/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPattern.types
index fcdeba6becc..9c695f1c0dd 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPattern.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPattern.types
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var robotA: Robot = [1, "mower", "mowing"];
 >"mowing" : string
 
 function foo1([, nameA]: Robot) {
->foo1 : ([ , nameA]: [number, string, string]) => void
+>foo1 : ([, nameA]: [number, string, string]) => void
 > : undefined
 >nameA : string
 >Robot : [number, string, string]
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ function foo4([numberA3, ...robotAInfo]: Robot) {
 
 foo1(robotA);
 >foo1(robotA) : void
->foo1 : ([ , nameA]: [number, string, string]) => void
+>foo1 : ([, nameA]: [number, string, string]) => void
 >robotA : [number, string, string]
 
 foo1([2, "trimmer", "trimming"]);
 >foo1([2, "trimmer", "trimming"]) : void
->foo1 : ([ , nameA]: [number, string, string]) => void
+>foo1 : ([, nameA]: [number, string, string]) => void
 >[2, "trimmer", "trimming"] : [number, string, string]
 >2 : number
 >"trimmer" : string
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPattern2.types b/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPattern2.types
index 14977147a7d..b3e09d962c3 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPattern2.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPattern2.types
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var robotA: Robot = ["trimmer", ["trimming", "edging"]];
 >"edging" : string
 
 function foo1([, skillA]: Robot) {
->foo1 : ([ , skillA]: [string, [string, string]]) => void
+>foo1 : ([, skillA]: [string, [string, string]]) => void
 > : undefined
 >skillA : [string, string]
 >Robot : [string, [string, string]]
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ function foo4([...multiRobotAInfo]: Robot) {
 
 foo1(robotA);
 >foo1(robotA) : void
->foo1 : ([ , skillA]: [string, [string, string]]) => void
+>foo1 : ([, skillA]: [string, [string, string]]) => void
 >robotA : [string, [string, string]]
 
 foo1(["roomba", ["vaccum", "mopping"]]);
 >foo1(["roomba", ["vaccum", "mopping"]]) : void
->foo1 : ([ , skillA]: [string, [string, string]]) => void
+>foo1 : ([, skillA]: [string, [string, string]]) => void
 >["roomba", ["vaccum", "mopping"]] : [string, [string, string]]
 >"roomba" : string
 >["vaccum", "mopping"] : [string, string]
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPatternDefaultValues.types b/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPatternDefaultValues.types
index 328f003f7d1..366c538dda7 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPatternDefaultValues.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPatternDefaultValues.types
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var robotA: Robot = [1, "mower", "mowing"];
 >"mowing" : string
 
 function foo1([, nameA = "noName"]: Robot = [-1, "name", "skill"]) {
->foo1 : ([ , nameA]?: [number, string, string]) => void
+>foo1 : ([, nameA]?: [number, string, string]) => void
 > : undefined
 >nameA : string
 >"noName" : string
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ function foo4([numberA3 = -1, ...robotAInfo]: Robot = [-1, "name", "skill"]) {
 
 foo1(robotA);
 >foo1(robotA) : void
->foo1 : ([ , nameA]?: [number, string, string]) => void
+>foo1 : ([, nameA]?: [number, string, string]) => void
 >robotA : [number, string, string]
 
 foo1([2, "trimmer", "trimming"]);
 >foo1([2, "trimmer", "trimming"]) : void
->foo1 : ([ , nameA]?: [number, string, string]) => void
+>foo1 : ([, nameA]?: [number, string, string]) => void
 >[2, "trimmer", "trimming"] : [number, string, string]
 >2 : number
 >"trimmer" : string
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPatternDefaultValues2.types b/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPatternDefaultValues2.types
index d47aef363c9..bd140d6a232 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPatternDefaultValues2.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/sourceMapValidationDestructuringParametertArrayBindingPatternDefaultValues2.types
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var robotA: Robot = ["trimmer", ["trimming", "edging"]];
 >"edging" : string
 
 function foo1([, skillA = ["noSkill", "noSkill"]]: Robot= ["name", ["skill1", "skill2"]]) {
->foo1 : ([ , skillA]?: [string, string[]]) => void
+>foo1 : ([, skillA]?: [string, string[]]) => void
 > : undefined
 >skillA : string[]
 >["noSkill", "noSkill"] : string[]
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ function foo3([nameMA = "noName", [
 
 foo1(robotA);
 >foo1(robotA) : void
->foo1 : ([ , skillA]?: [string, string[]]) => void
+>foo1 : ([, skillA]?: [string, string[]]) => void
 >robotA : [string, string[]]
 
 foo1(["roomba", ["vaccum", "mopping"]]);
 >foo1(["roomba", ["vaccum", "mopping"]]) : void
->foo1 : ([ , skillA]?: [string, string[]]) => void
+>foo1 : ([, skillA]?: [string, string[]]) => void
 >["roomba", ["vaccum", "mopping"]] : [string, string[]]
 >"roomba" : string
 >["vaccum", "mopping"] : string[]