diff --git a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/generators/CallAndReferenceGenerator.kt b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/generators/CallAndReferenceGenerator.kt
index e9d37e618da..abccefbec64 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/generators/CallAndReferenceGenerator.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/generators/CallAndReferenceGenerator.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.dispatchReceiverClassLookupTagOrNull
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.expressions.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.expressions.builder.buildAnnotationCall
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.expressions.impl.FirNoReceiverExpression
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.languageVersionSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.references.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.references.builder.buildResolvedNamedReference
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.render
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ class CallAndReferenceGenerator(
     private val conversionScope: Fir2IrConversionScope
 ) : Fir2IrComponents by components {
 
-    private val approximator = ConeTypeApproximator(session.typeContext, session.languageVersionSettings)
     private val adapterGenerator = AdapterGenerator(components, conversionScope)
 
     private fun FirTypeRef.toIrType(): IrType =