diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index 929283bef9..733df2c404 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -1414,9 +1414,6 @@ proc semDeref(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   var t = skipTypes(n.sons[0].typ, {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyAlias, tySink, tyOwned})
   case t.kind
   of tyRef, tyPtr: n.typ = t.lastSon
-  of tyTypeDesc:
-    # typeof(x[]) is still a typedesc:
-    n.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, t.lastSon.lastSon)
   else: result = nil
   #GlobalError(n.sons[0].info, errCircumNeedsPointer)
 
diff --git a/tests/metatype/ttypedesc3.nim b/tests/metatype/ttypedesc3.nim
index a906905919..ff6e22718d 100644
--- a/tests/metatype/ttypedesc3.nim
+++ b/tests/metatype/ttypedesc3.nim
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ type
 
   MyRefType = ref MyType
 
-echo sizeof(MyRefType[])
+echo sizeof(default(MyRefType)[])