diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 30eb32a7ac48a..3bef417171d41 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ import {
     ImportSpecifier,
     ImportTypeAssertionContainer,
     ImportTypeNode,
-    IncompleteType,
     IndexedAccessType,
     IndexedAccessTypeNode,
     IndexInfo,
@@ -25430,7 +25429,7 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
     }
 
     function getTypeFromFlowType(flowType: FlowType) {
-        return flowType.flags === 0 ? (flowType as IncompleteType).type : flowType as Type;
+        return flowType.flags === 0 ? flowType.type : flowType as Type;
     }
 
     function createFlowType(type: Type, incomplete: boolean): FlowType {