diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/JsIrBackendContext.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/JsIrBackendContext.kt
index 3c3d9b6bbdd..f241fbd11ac 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/JsIrBackendContext.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/JsIrBackendContext.kt
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ class JsIrBackendContext(
     val packageLevelJsModules = mutableSetOf<IrFile>()
     val declarationLevelJsModules = mutableListOf<IrDeclarationWithName>()
 
-    private val internalPackageFragmentDescriptor = EmptyPackageFragmentDescriptor(builtIns.builtInsModule, FqName("kotlin.js.internal"))
-
     val testFunsPerFile = mutableMapOf<IrFile, IrSimpleFunction>()
 
     override fun createTestContainerFun(irFile: IrFile): IrSimpleFunction {