diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/buf.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/buf.lua
index 96a710ee82..3e6a5ae2f1 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/buf.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/buf.lua
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ function M.references(context)
   params.context = context or {
     includeDeclaration = true;
   }
-  params[vim.type_idx] = vim.types.dictionary
   request('textDocument/references', params)
 end