diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 6166234dcf4..b8f078ea9a5 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ namespace ts {
         const undefinedWideningType = strictNullChecks ? undefinedType : createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Undefined | TypeFlags.ContainsWideningType, "undefined");
         const nullType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Null, "null");
         const nullWideningType = strictNullChecks ? nullType : createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Null | TypeFlags.ContainsWideningType, "null");
-        const emptyArrayElementType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Undefined | TypeFlags.ContainsWideningType, "undefined");
         const unknownType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Any, "unknown");
         const neverType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Never, "never");