diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index c46e23061cbecd..42a37838e9ee6d 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -1537,11 +1537,10 @@ function hasNoEntryError(ctx) {
  * @param {number} fd
  * @param {{
  *   bigint?: boolean;
- *   throwIfNoEntry?: boolean;
  *   }} [options]
  * @returns {Stats}
  */
-function fstatSync(fd, options = { bigint: false, throwIfNoEntry: true }) {
+function fstatSync(fd, options = { bigint: false }) {
   fd = getValidatedFd(fd);
   const ctx = { fd };
   const stats = binding.fstat(fd, options.bigint, undefined, ctx);