diff --git a/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/TypeAliasDeserializer.kt b/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/TypeAliasDeserializer.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 06566f3fabb..00000000000
--- a/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/TypeAliasDeserializer.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2010-2016 JetBrains s.r.o.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization
-
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.TypeAliasDescriptor
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.NoLookupLocation
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.ClassId
-
-class TypeAliasDeserializer(private val components: DeserializationComponents) {
-
-    fun deserializeTypeAlias(typeAliasId: ClassId): TypeAliasDescriptor? {
-        val parentScope = if (typeAliasId.isNestedClass) {
-            val outerClass = components.classDeserializer.deserializeClass(typeAliasId.outerClassId) ?: return null
-            outerClass.unsubstitutedMemberScope
-        }
-        else {
-            val packageFragment = components.packageFragmentProvider.getPackageFragments(typeAliasId.packageFqName).single()
-            packageFragment.getMemberScope()
-        }
-
-        return parentScope.getContributedClassifier(typeAliasId.shortClassName, NoLookupLocation.FROM_DESERIALIZATION) as? TypeAliasDescriptor
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/TypeDeserializer.kt b/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/TypeDeserializer.kt
index c5a3db8d0af..6cbc6a5c1a7 100644
--- a/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/TypeDeserializer.kt
+++ b/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/TypeDeserializer.kt
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ class TypeDeserializer(
     private fun computeTypeAliasDescriptor(fqNameIndex: Int): ClassifierDescriptor? {
         val id = c.nameResolver.getClassId(fqNameIndex)
         return if (id.isLocal) {
-            c.components.deserializeTypeAlias(id)
+            // TODO: support deserialization of local type aliases (see KT-13692)
+            return null
         }
         else {
             c.components.moduleDescriptor.findTypeAliasAcrossModuleDependencies(id)
diff --git a/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/context.kt b/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/context.kt
index a65ad3b8f0f..54bc2f9263e 100644
--- a/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/context.kt
+++ b/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/context.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class DeserializationComponents(
         val platformDependentDeclarationFilter: PlatformDependentDeclarationFilter = PlatformDependentDeclarationFilter.All
 ) {
     val classDeserializer: ClassDeserializer = ClassDeserializer(this)
-    val typeAliasDeserializer: TypeAliasDeserializer = TypeAliasDeserializer(this)
 
     fun deserializeClass(classId: ClassId): ClassDescriptor? = classDeserializer.deserializeClass(classId)
 
@@ -53,8 +52,6 @@ class DeserializationComponents(
     ): DeserializationContext =
             DeserializationContext(this, nameResolver, descriptor, typeTable, containerSource,
                                    parentTypeDeserializer = null, typeParameters = listOf())
-
-    fun deserializeTypeAlias(typeAliasId: ClassId): TypeAliasDescriptor? = typeAliasDeserializer.deserializeTypeAlias(typeAliasId)
 }