diff --git a/scripts/processDiagnosticMessages.ts b/scripts/processDiagnosticMessages.ts
index 41b39c6268b..848a60cfb4f 100644
--- a/scripts/processDiagnosticMessages.ts
+++ b/scripts/processDiagnosticMessages.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ function buildInfoFileOutput(messageTable: InputDiagnosticMessageTable, inputFil
     let result =
         "// <auto-generated />\r\n" +
         "// generated from '" + inputFilePathRel + "' by '" + thisFilePathRel + "'\r\n" +
-        "/// <reference path=\"types.ts\" />\r\n" +
         "/* @internal */\r\n" +
         "namespace ts {\r\n" +
         "    function diag(code: number, category: DiagnosticCategory, key: string, message: string, reportsUnnecessary?: {}): DiagnosticMessage {\r\n" +