diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/ast.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/ast.cr
index 2cac47726e72..c60780bf15c2 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/ast.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/ast.cr
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ module Crystal
   class Var
     def initialize(@name : String, @type : Type)
     end
-
-    def_equals name, type?
   end
 
   # Fictitious node to represent primitives