diff --git a/src/js_parser/js_parser.zig b/src/js_parser/js_parser.zig
index e9733b6d88..a7d0791083 100644
--- a/src/js_parser/js_parser.zig
+++ b/src/js_parser/js_parser.zig
@@ -5205,7 +5205,6 @@ pub fn NewParser(
 
             switch (p.lexer.token) {
                 .t_semicolon => {
-                    try p.lexer.next();
                     try p.lexer.next();
                     return Stmt.empty();
                 },