Unused code not being faded out

[dnorrstrand]

Type: Bug

Import a variable or a function from another module or declare a variable within a function block and leave it unused. The variable name should be faded out.

VS Code version: Code 1.117.0 (Universal) (10c8e55, 2026-04-21T16:12:14-07:00)
OS version: Darwin arm64 25.4.0
Modes:

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Apple M3 (8 x 2400)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled GPU0: VENDOR= 0x106b [Google Inc. (Apple)], DEVICE=0x0000 [ANGLE (Apple, ANGLE Metal Renderer: Apple M3, Version 26.4.1 (Build 25E253))], DRIVER_VENDOR=Apple, DRIVER_VERSION=26.4.1 ACTIVE Machine model name: Mac Machine model version: 15.3 direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: enabled_on trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	2, 2, 3
Memory (System)	16.00GB (0.22GB free)
Process Argv
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

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(5 theme extensions excluded)

[vs-code-engineering]

Thanks for creating this issue! It looks like you may be using an old version of VS Code; the latest stable release is 1.118.0. Please try upgrading to the latest version and checking whether this issue remains.

Happy Coding!

[dnorrstrand]

Same issue exists in v 1.118.0

[misaka20002]

I also have this exact issue. I’ve tried debugging it and even reinstalled VS Code, but the problem still persists.