diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp
index e2a37ab6e90..fe046ccdd1f 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp
@@ -4121,9 +4121,6 @@ String GDScriptParser::DataType::to_string() const {
 			}
 			return native_type.operator String();
 		case CLASS:
-			if (is_meta_type) {
-				return GDScript::get_class_static();
-			}
 			if (class_type->identifier != nullptr) {
 				return class_type->identifier->name.operator String();
 			}
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/analyzer/errors/prints_base_type_not_found.gd b/modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/analyzer/errors/prints_base_type_not_found.gd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e56ae7b11d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/analyzer/errors/prints_base_type_not_found.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class InnerClass:
+	pass
+
+func test():
+	var x : InnerClass.DoesNotExist
+	print("FAIL")
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/analyzer/errors/prints_base_type_not_found.out b/modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/analyzer/errors/prints_base_type_not_found.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..29c75ae3c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/analyzer/errors/prints_base_type_not_found.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+GDTEST_ANALYZER_ERROR
+Could not find type "DoesNotExist" under base "InnerClass".