diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk-assets-schema/lib/index.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk-assets-schema/lib/index.ts
index 860b95e527e47..c90b194d4e271 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk-assets-schema/lib/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk-assets-schema/lib/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable-next-line: no-console
 console.error('error: @aws-cdk/cdk-assets-schema has been merged into @aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema');
+
+export { };