diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/engine/empty_primitive.go b/go/vt/vtgate/engine/empty_primitive.go
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index 58385369365..00000000000
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/engine/empty_primitive.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-package engine
-
-import (
-	"vitess.io/vitess/go/sqltypes"
-	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/query"
-)
-
-// EmptyPrimitive represents a no-operation primitive,
-// fulfilling the Primitive interface without performing any actions.
-type EmptyPrimitive struct {
-	noInputs
-	noTxNeeded
-}
-
-func (ep *EmptyPrimitive) Execute(vcursor VCursor, bindVars map[string]*query.BindVariable, wantfields bool) (*sqltypes.Result, error) {
-	return &sqltypes.Result{}, nil
-}
-
-func (ep *EmptyPrimitive) StreamExecute(vcursor VCursor, bindVars map[string]*query.BindVariable, wantfields bool, callback func(*sqltypes.Result) error) error {
-	return callback(&sqltypes.Result{})
-}
-
-func (ep *EmptyPrimitive) GetFields(vcursor VCursor, bindVars map[string]*query.BindVariable) (*sqltypes.Result, error) {
-	return &sqltypes.Result{}, nil
-}
-
-func (ep *EmptyPrimitive) RouteType() string {
-	return "Empty"
-}
-
-func (ep *EmptyPrimitive) GetKeyspaceName() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
-func (ep *EmptyPrimitive) GetTableName() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
-func (ep *EmptyPrimitive) Inputs() []Primitive {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (ep *EmptyPrimitive) NeedsTransaction() bool {
-	return false
-}
-
-func (ep *EmptyPrimitive) description() PrimitiveDescription {
-	return PrimitiveDescription{
-		OperatorType: "Empty",
-	}
-}