diff --git a/pmd-swift/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/swift/ast/SwiftRootNode.java b/pmd-swift/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/swift/ast/SwiftRootNode.java
index ad0115d65b..88a77634c4 100644
--- a/pmd-swift/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/swift/ast/SwiftRootNode.java
+++ b/pmd-swift/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/swift/ast/SwiftRootNode.java
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ abstract class SwiftRootNode extends SwiftInnerNode implements RootNode {
 
     private AstInfo<SwTopLevel> astInfo;
 
-    SwiftRootNode() {
-        super();
-    }
-
     SwiftRootNode(ParserRuleContext parent, int invokingStateNumber) {
         super(parent, invokingStateNumber);
     }