diff --git a/unified/ql/lib/codeql/unified/internal/Variables.qll b/unified/ql/lib/codeql/unified/internal/Variables.qll
index 97629f2c57f..a22cd9009dd 100644
--- a/unified/ql/lib/codeql/unified/internal/Variables.qll
+++ b/unified/ql/lib/codeql/unified/internal/Variables.qll
@@ -262,8 +262,6 @@ private module LocalNameBindingInput implements LocalNameBindingInputSig<Locatio
     n = any(LocalFunctionDeclaration f).getName() and
     n.(Identifier).getValue() = name
   }
-
-  predicate lookupStartsAt(AstNode n, AstNode scope) { none() }
 }
 
 module LocalNameBindingOutput = LocalNameBinding<Location, LocalNameBindingInput>;