diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ir/Ir.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ir/Ir.kt
index 66862b4f1e0..b6939168606 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ir/Ir.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ir/Ir.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ internal class KonanSymbols(
 
     val nothing = symbolTable.referenceClass(builtIns.nothing)
     val throwable = symbolTable.referenceClass(builtIns.throwable)
-    val string = symbolTable.referenceClass(builtIns.string)
     val enum = symbolTable.referenceClass(builtIns.enum)
     val nativePtr = symbolTable.referenceClass(context.nativePtr)
     val nativePointed = symbolTable.referenceClass(context.interopBuiltIns.nativePointed)