diff --git a/racket/src/expander/eval/module.rkt b/racket/src/expander/eval/module.rkt
index 220676f861..81e6cfe390 100644
--- a/racket/src/expander/eval/module.rkt
+++ b/racket/src/expander/eval/module.rkt
@@ -194,9 +194,6 @@
                                                           [(zero-phase? phase-level)
                                                            (lambda (name val)
                                                              (error 'define-syntax "should not happen at phase level 0"))]
-                                                          [(zero-phase? (phase+ phase-shift phase-level))
-                                                           ;; No use for phase -1 bindings
-                                                           (lambda (name val) (void))]
                                                           [else
                                                            (lambda (name val)
                                                              (namespace-set-transformer! ns (sub1 phase-level) name val))])))
diff --git a/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc b/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc
index 2cdd0218a6..4128085b0a 100644
--- a/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc
+++ b/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc
@@ -37874,16 +37874,6 @@ static const char *startup_source =
 "(error"
 " 'define-syntax"
 "                                                                                                                                                                         \"should not happen at phase level 0\"))))"
-"(if(zero-phase?"
-"(phase+"
-" phase-shift_0"
-" phase-level_0))"
-"(let-values()"
-"(lambda(name_0"
-" val_0)"
-"(begin"
-" 'temp52"
-"(void))))"
 "(let-values()"
 "(lambda(name_0"
 " val_0)"
@@ -37894,7 +37884,7 @@ static const char *startup_source =
 "(sub1"
 " phase-level_0)"
 " name_0"
-" val_0))))))))"
+" val_0)))))))"
 "(make-module-body-instance-instance18.1"
 " temp52_0))))"
 "(let-values(((instantiate-body_0)"