diff --git a/src/Features/Core/Portable/DocumentHighlighting/AbstractDocumentHighlightsService.cs b/src/Features/Core/Portable/DocumentHighlighting/AbstractDocumentHighlightsService.cs
index a56c6f8e312c1bf964b35de816b88dce031746c3..bb549c1c775d35ddc58e596a9f2d7d89d042c49f 100644
--- a/src/Features/Core/Portable/DocumentHighlighting/AbstractDocumentHighlightsService.cs
+++ b/src/Features/Core/Portable/DocumentHighlighting/AbstractDocumentHighlightsService.cs
@@ -73,12 +73,6 @@ internal abstract partial class AbstractDocumentHighlightsService : IDocumentHig
                 return ImmutableArray<DocumentHighlights>.Empty;
             }
 
-            symbol = await GetSymbolToSearchAsync(document, position, semanticModel, symbol, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            if (symbol == null)
-            {
-                return ImmutableArray<DocumentHighlights>.Empty;
-            }
-
             // Get unique tags for referenced symbols
             return await GetTagsForReferencedSymbolAsync(
                 symbol, document, documentsToSearch, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);