diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index cc716922be1..f08f2d996af 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -13467,7 +13467,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
         function getContextualTypeForJsxExpression(node: JsxExpression): Type {
             // JSX expression can appear in two position : JSX Element's children or JSX attribute
-            const jsxAttributes: JsxAttributes = isJsxAttributeLike(node.parent) ?
+            const jsxAttributes = isJsxAttributeLike(node.parent) ?
                 node.parent.parent :
                     isJsxElement(node.parent) ?
                         node.parent.openingElement.attributes :