diff --git a/lib/internal/util/debuglog.js b/lib/internal/util/debuglog.js
index 93c741e753525f..4b5c7cab44ad77 100644
--- a/lib/internal/util/debuglog.js
+++ b/lib/internal/util/debuglog.js
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ function debuglog(set, cb) {
     if (typeof cb === 'function')
       cb(debug);
     switch (args.length) {
-      case 0: return debug();
       case 1: return debug(args[0]);
       case 2: return debug(args[0], args[1]);
       default: return debug(...new SafeArrayIterator(args));
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ function debuglog(set, cb) {
   };
   const logger = (...args) => {
     switch (args.length) {
-      case 0: return debug();
       case 1: return debug(args[0]);
       case 2: return debug(args[0], args[1]);
       default: return debug(...new SafeArrayIterator(args));