diff --git a/lib/utils/ref-object-references.js b/lib/utils/ref-object-references.js
index 60bfda665..538fbb08f 100644
--- a/lib/utils/ref-object-references.js
+++ b/lib/utils/ref-object-references.js
@@ -147,17 +147,6 @@ function* iterateDefineModels(globalScope) {
       }
     }
   }
-  const tracker = new ReferenceTracker(globalScope)
-  for (const { node } of tracker.iterateGlobalReferences({
-    defineModel: {
-      [ReferenceTracker.CALL]: true
-    }
-  })) {
-    const expr = /** @type {CallExpression} */ (node)
-    yield {
-      node: expr
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 /**