diff --git a/hbs2-fixer/app/Main.hs b/hbs2-fixer/app/Main.hs
index 7a53812c..a350ee98 100644
--- a/hbs2-fixer/app/Main.hs
+++ b/hbs2-fixer/app/Main.hs
@@ -432,9 +432,6 @@ display what = do
     LitStrVal s -> notice (pretty s)
     ast         -> notice (pretty ast)
 
-nil :: Syntax C
-nil = List (noContext @C) []
-
 list_ :: [Syntax C] -> Syntax C
 list_ = List (noContext @C)