diff --git a/packages/next/server/render.tsx b/packages/next/server/render.tsx
index 2571e512d6159f6..8a8f9f870528a12 100644
--- a/packages/next/server/render.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/server/render.tsx
@@ -433,8 +433,6 @@ export async function renderToHTML(
     return results
   }
 
-  const headTags = (...args: any) => callMiddleware('headTags', args)
-
   const isSSG = !!getStaticProps
   const isBuildTimeSSG = isSSG && renderOpts.nextExport
   const defaultAppGetInitialProps =