diff --git a/src/expr.jl b/src/expr.jl
index dc802b4e..0b6c2880 100644
--- a/src/expr.jl
+++ b/src/expr.jl
@@ -526,8 +526,6 @@ end
     elseif k == K"module"
         pushfirst!(args, !has_flags(nodehead, BARE_MODULE_FLAG))
         pushfirst!((args[3]::Expr).args, loc)
-    elseif k == K"inert"
-        return QuoteNode(only(args))
     elseif k == K"quote"
         if length(args) == 1
             a1 = only(args)
diff --git a/src/kinds.jl b/src/kinds.jl
index 9d8999c7..e95b257b 100644
--- a/src/kinds.jl
+++ b/src/kinds.jl
@@ -1015,7 +1015,6 @@ register_kinds!(JuliaSyntax, 0, [
         "dotcall"
         "comparison"
         "curly"
-        "inert"          # QuoteNode; not quasiquote
         "juxtapose"      # Numeric juxtaposition like 2x
         "string"         # A string interior node (possibly containing interpolations)
         "cmdstring"      # A cmd string node (containing delimiters plus string)