diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 4572fc4ca90..e70b969ca0a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -8476,7 +8476,6 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         function getJsxTagSymbol(node: JsxOpeningLikeElement | JsxClosingElement): Symbol {
-            const links = getNodeLinks(node);
             if (isJsxIntrinsicIdentifier(node.tagName)) {
                 return getIntrinsicTagSymbol(node);
             }