diff --git a/src/services/preProcess.ts b/src/services/preProcess.ts
index a1cb4676038..7b802301204 100644
--- a/src/services/preProcess.ts
+++ b/src/services/preProcess.ts
@@ -306,8 +306,7 @@ namespace ts {
             //    AnySymbol.nested.import("mod")
 
             while (true) {
-                const token = scanner.getToken();
-                if (token === SyntaxKind.EndOfFileToken) {
+                if (scanner.getToken() === SyntaxKind.EndOfFileToken) {
                     break;
                 }