diff --git a/src/server/editorServices.ts b/src/server/editorServices.ts
index 109a372f8312a..be204656d7f16 100644
--- a/src/server/editorServices.ts
+++ b/src/server/editorServices.ts
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ namespace ts.server {
             const useExistingProject = this.useSingleInferredProject && this.inferredProjects.length;
             const project = useExistingProject
                 ? this.inferredProjects[0]
-                : new InferredProject(this, this.documentRegistry, /*languageServiceEnabled*/ true, this.compilerOptionsForInferredProjects, /*compileOnSaveEnabled*/ this.compileOnSaveForInferredProjects);
+                : new InferredProject(this, this.documentRegistry, /*languageServiceEnabled*/ true, this.compilerOptionsForInferredProjects);
 
             project.addRoot(root);
 
diff --git a/src/server/project.ts b/src/server/project.ts
index 92431c08543b4..e100caaac2fc7 100644
--- a/src/server/project.ts
+++ b/src/server/project.ts
@@ -664,14 +664,14 @@ namespace ts.server {
         // Used to keep track of what directories are watched for this project
         directoriesWatchedForTsconfig: string[] = [];
 
-        constructor(projectService: ProjectService, documentRegistry: ts.DocumentRegistry, languageServiceEnabled: boolean, compilerOptions: CompilerOptions, public compileOnSaveEnabled: boolean) {
+        constructor(projectService: ProjectService, documentRegistry: ts.DocumentRegistry, languageServiceEnabled: boolean, compilerOptions: CompilerOptions) {
             super(ProjectKind.Inferred,
                 projectService,
                 documentRegistry,
                 /*files*/ undefined,
                 languageServiceEnabled,
                 compilerOptions,
-                compileOnSaveEnabled);
+                /*compileOnSaveEnabled*/ false);
 
             this.inferredProjectName = makeInferredProjectName(InferredProject.NextId);
             InferredProject.NextId++;