diff --git a/packages/next/lib/typescript/writeConfigurationDefaults.ts b/packages/next/lib/typescript/writeConfigurationDefaults.ts
index f8aeaf89affb..2c38a5fa3fea 100644
--- a/packages/next/lib/typescript/writeConfigurationDefaults.ts
+++ b/packages/next/lib/typescript/writeConfigurationDefaults.ts
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ function getDesiredCompilerOptions(
       // All of these values work:
       parsedValues: [
         ts.ModuleResolutionKind.NodeJs,
-        // only newer TypeScript versions have this field, it
-        // will be filtered for new versions of TypeScript
-        (ts.ModuleResolutionKind as any).Node12,
         ts.ModuleResolutionKind.Node16,
         ts.ModuleResolutionKind.NodeNext,
       ].filter((val) => typeof val !== 'undefined'),