diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/index.js
index fa6649263..7ee79d337 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/index.js
@@ -535,25 +535,6 @@ function checkTypeInUse(id) {
     }
 }
 
-function updateMissingTypes() {
-    var subflowInstanceRE = /^subflow:(.+)$/;
-    activeFlowConfig.missingTypes = [];
-
-    for (var id in activeFlowConfig.allNodes) {
-        if (activeFlowConfig.allNodes.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
-            var node = activeFlowConfig.allNodes[id];
-            if (node.type !== 'tab' && node.type !== 'subflow') {
-                var subflowDetails = subflowInstanceRE.exec(node.type);
-                if ( (subflowDetails && !activeFlowConfig.subflows[subflowDetails[1]]) || (!subflowDetails && !typeRegistry.get(node.type)) ) {
-                    if (activeFlowConfig.missingTypes.indexOf(node.type) === -1) {
-                        activeFlowConfig.missingTypes.push(node.type);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 async function addFlow(flow, user) {
     var i,node;
     if (!flow.hasOwnProperty('nodes')) {