diff --git a/src/compiler/sys.ts b/src/compiler/sys.ts
index 35e9a9ec35f..33283c93803 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sys.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/sys.ts
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ namespace ts {
                 getModifiedTime,
                 setModifiedTime,
                 deleteFile,
-                createHash: _crypto ? createMD5HashUsingNativeCrypto : generateDjb2Hash,
+                createHash: _crypto ? createSHA256Hash : generateDjb2Hash,
                 createSHA256Hash: _crypto ? createSHA256Hash : undefined,
                 getMemoryUsage() {
                     if (global.gc) {
@@ -1125,12 +1125,6 @@ namespace ts {
                 }
             }
 
-            function createMD5HashUsingNativeCrypto(data: string): string {
-                const hash = _crypto!.createHash("md5");
-                hash.update(data);
-                return hash.digest("hex");
-            }
-
             function createSHA256Hash(data: string): string {
                 const hash = _crypto!.createHash("sha256");
                 hash.update(data);