diff --git a/react-intl.d.ts b/react-intl.d.ts
index 0fca0bd12..e6939af65 100644
--- a/react-intl.d.ts
+++ b/react-intl.d.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ declare module "react-intl" {
   export * from "node_modules/react-intl";
 
   export interface MessageDescriptor {
-    id?: string;
     description?: string;
     defaultMessage: string;
   }