http://marcovaltas.com/music/typesetting/one_line_empty_staff.html

empty_staff.tex

\begin{lilypond}
  #(set-global-staff-size 20)
  \score {
    {
      \hideNotes
        c8 c c c c c c c \break s4
    }
    \layout {
      \context {
        \Score
        \remove "Bar_number_engraver"
      }
      \context {
        \Staff
        \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
        \RemoveEmptyStaves
      }
    }
  }
\end{lilypond}