diff --git a/src/System.CommandLine.ApiCompatibility.Tests/ApiCompatibilityApprovalTests.System_CommandLine_api_is_not_changed.approved.txt b/src/System.CommandLine.ApiCompatibility.Tests/ApiCompatibilityApprovalTests.System_CommandLine_api_is_not_changed.approved.txt
index fb0f9affe1..609adccecc 100644
--- a/src/System.CommandLine.ApiCompatibility.Tests/ApiCompatibilityApprovalTests.System_CommandLine_api_is_not_changed.approved.txt
+++ b/src/System.CommandLine.ApiCompatibility.Tests/ApiCompatibilityApprovalTests.System_CommandLine_api_is_not_changed.approved.txt
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ System.CommandLine.Parsing
   public class Parser
     .ctor(System.CommandLine.CommandLineConfiguration configuration)
     .ctor(System.CommandLine.Command command)
-    .ctor()
     public System.CommandLine.CommandLineConfiguration Configuration { get; }
     public System.CommandLine.ParseResult Parse(System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.String> arguments, System.String rawInput = null)
   public static class ParseResultExtensions
diff --git a/src/System.CommandLine/Parsing/Parser.cs b/src/System.CommandLine/Parsing/Parser.cs
index 3271e062fb..a30e8a55ea 100644
--- a/src/System.CommandLine/Parsing/Parser.cs
+++ b/src/System.CommandLine/Parsing/Parser.cs
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@ public Parser(CommandLineConfiguration configuration)
         public Parser(Command command) : this(new CommandLineConfiguration(command))
         {
         }
-        
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Parser" /> class using the default <see cref="RootCommand" />.
-        /// </summary>
-        public Parser() : this(new RootCommand())
-        {
-        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the configuration on which the parser's grammar and behaviors are based.