diff --git a/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts b/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts
index 5188c1f8483..1434cbbadf0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ namespace ts {
         if (startsWith(value, "-")) {
             return undefined;
         }
-        if (value === "" || value === ",") {
+        if (value === "") {
             return [];
         }
         const values = value.split(",");
diff --git a/tests/cases/unittests/commandLineParsing.ts b/tests/cases/unittests/commandLineParsing.ts
index 5f4d9ac0d07..49b22b903ad 100644
--- a/tests/cases/unittests/commandLineParsing.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/unittests/commandLineParsing.ts
@@ -246,18 +246,6 @@ namespace ts {
                 });
         });
 
-        it("Parse single comma of --lib ", () => {
-            // 0.ts --lib
-            assertParseResult(["0.ts", "--lib", ","],
-                {
-                    errors: [],
-                    fileNames: ["0.ts"],
-                    options: {
-                        lib: []
-                    }
-                });
-        });
-
         it("Parse immediately following command line argument of --lib ", () => {
             // 0.ts --lib
             assertParseResult(["0.ts", "--lib", "--sourcemap"],