diff --git a/src/compiler/declarationEmitter.ts b/src/compiler/declarationEmitter.ts
index 3348b51dff7..d0c5cbff48b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/declarationEmitter.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/declarationEmitter.ts
@@ -1534,14 +1534,6 @@ namespace ts {
             }
 
             function emitBindingElement(bindingElement: BindingElement) {
-                function getBindingElementTypeVisibilityError(symbolAccesibilityResult: SymbolAccessiblityResult): SymbolAccessibilityDiagnostic {
-                    const diagnosticMessage = getParameterDeclarationTypeVisibilityDiagnosticMessage(symbolAccesibilityResult);
-                    return diagnosticMessage !== undefined ? {
-                        diagnosticMessage,
-                        errorNode: bindingElement,
-                        typeName: bindingElement.name
-                    } : undefined;
-                }
 
                 if (bindingElement.kind === SyntaxKind.OmittedExpression) {
                     // If bindingElement is an omittedExpression (i.e. containing elision),