diff --git a/lib/events.js b/lib/events.js
index c7a95cada1fd60..8ee587e87c5ff5 100644
--- a/lib/events.js
+++ b/lib/events.js
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ Object.defineProperty(EventEmitter, 'defaultMaxListeners', {
     return defaultMaxListeners;
   },
   set: function(arg) {
-    // force global console to be compiled.
-    // see https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/4467
-    console;
     // check whether the input is a positive number (whose value is zero or
     // greater and not a NaN).
     if (typeof arg !== 'number' || arg < 0 || arg !== arg) {