diff --git a/src/compiler/core.ts b/src/compiler/core.ts
index d5caadf079a..7840c66e601 100644
--- a/src/compiler/core.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/core.ts
@@ -789,11 +789,8 @@ namespace ts {
      * @param comparer An optional `Comparer` used to sort entries before comparison, though the
      * result will remain in the original order in `array`.
      */
-    export function deduplicate<T>(array: ReadonlyArray<T>, equalityComparer?: EqualityComparer<T>, comparer?: Comparer<T>): T[];
-    export function deduplicate<T>(array: ReadonlyArray<T> | undefined, equalityComparer?: EqualityComparer<T>, comparer?: Comparer<T>): T[] | undefined;
-    export function deduplicate<T>(array: ReadonlyArray<T> | undefined, equalityComparer: EqualityComparer<T>, comparer?: Comparer<T>): T[] | undefined {
-        return !array ? undefined :
-            array.length === 0 ? [] :
+    export function deduplicate<T>(array: ReadonlyArray<T>, equalityComparer: EqualityComparer<T>, comparer?: Comparer<T>): T[] {
+        return array.length === 0 ? [] :
             array.length === 1 ? array.slice() :
             comparer ? deduplicateRelational(array, equalityComparer, comparer) :
             deduplicateEquality(array, equalityComparer);
@@ -802,10 +799,7 @@ namespace ts {
     /**
      * Deduplicates an array that has already been sorted.
      */
-    function deduplicateSorted<T>(array: ReadonlyArray<T>, comparer: EqualityComparer<T> | Comparer<T>): T[];
-    function deduplicateSorted<T>(array: ReadonlyArray<T> | undefined, comparer: EqualityComparer<T> | Comparer<T>): T[] | undefined;
-    function deduplicateSorted<T>(array: ReadonlyArray<T> | undefined, comparer: EqualityComparer<T> | Comparer<T>): T[] | undefined {
-        if (!array) return undefined;
+    function deduplicateSorted<T>(array: ReadonlyArray<T>, comparer: EqualityComparer<T> | Comparer<T>): T[] {
         if (array.length === 0) return [];
 
         let last = array[0];
diff --git a/src/server/session.ts b/src/server/session.ts
index d923942cd5c..5d364abc757 100644
--- a/src/server/session.ts
+++ b/src/server/session.ts
@@ -266,8 +266,6 @@ namespace ts.server {
         getValue: (path: Path) => T,
         projects: Projects,
         action: (project: Project, value: T) => ReadonlyArray<U> | U | undefined,
-        comparer?: (a: U, b: U) => number,
-        areEqual?: (a: U, b: U) => boolean,
     ): U[] {
         const outputs = flatMap(isArray(projects) ? projects : projects.projects, project => action(project, defaultValue));
         if (!isArray(projects) && projects.symLinkedProjects) {
@@ -276,10 +274,7 @@ namespace ts.server {
                 outputs.push(...flatMap(projects, project => action(project, value)));
             });
         }
-
-        return comparer
-            ? sortAndDeduplicate(outputs, comparer, areEqual)
-            : deduplicate(outputs, areEqual);
+        return deduplicate(outputs, equateValues);
     }
 
     function combineProjectOutputFromEveryProject<T>(projectService: ProjectService, action: (project: Project) => ReadonlyArray<T>, areEqual: (a: T, b: T) => boolean) {