diff --git a/src/compiler/emitter.ts b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
index 8f79c036dfd..c1e0b24e405 100644
--- a/src/compiler/emitter.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
@@ -5413,14 +5413,14 @@ module ts {
                     extendsEmitted = true;
                 }
                 if (isExternalModule(node)) {
-                    if (compilerOptions.module === ModuleKind.AMD) {
+                    if (compilerOptions.target >= ScriptTarget.ES6) {
+                        emitES6Module(node, startIndex);
+                    }
+                    else if (compilerOptions.module === ModuleKind.AMD) {
                         emitAMDModule(node, startIndex);
                     }
-                    else if (compilerOptions.module === ModuleKind.CommonJS || compilerOptions.target < ScriptTarget.ES6) {
-                        emitCommonJSModule(node, startIndex);
-                    }
                     else {
-                        emitES6Module(node, startIndex);
+                        emitCommonJSModule(node, startIndex);
                     }
                 }
                 else {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/constDeclarations-access5.js b/tests/baselines/reference/constDeclarations-access5.js
index 7acc95ad055..0d70eb86000 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/constDeclarations-access5.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/constDeclarations-access5.js
@@ -49,41 +49,37 @@ m.x.toString();
 
 
 //// [constDeclarations_access_1.js]
-define(["require", "exports"], function (require, exports) {
-    exports.x = 0;
-});
+exports.x = 0;
 //// [constDeclarations_access_2.js]
-define(["require", "exports", 'constDeclarations_access_1'], function (require, exports, m) {
-    // Errors
-    m.x = 1;
-    m.x += 2;
-    m.x -= 3;
-    m.x *= 4;
-    m.x /= 5;
-    m.x %= 6;
-    m.x <<= 7;
-    m.x >>= 8;
-    m.x >>>= 9;
-    m.x &= 10;
-    m.x |= 11;
-    m.x ^= 12;
-    m;
-    m.x++;
-    m.x--;
-    ++m.x;
-    --m.x;
-    ++((m.x));
-    m["x"] = 0;
-    // OK
-    var a = m.x + 1;
-    function f(v) {
-    }
-    f(m.x);
-    if (m.x) {
-    }
-    m.x;
-    (m.x);
-    -m.x;
-    +m.x;
-    m.x.toString();
-});
+// Errors
+m.x = 1;
+m.x += 2;
+m.x -= 3;
+m.x *= 4;
+m.x /= 5;
+m.x %= 6;
+m.x <<= 7;
+m.x >>= 8;
+m.x >>>= 9;
+m.x &= 10;
+m.x |= 11;
+m.x ^= 12;
+m;
+m.x++;
+m.x--;
+++m.x;
+--m.x;
+++((m.x));
+m["x"] = 0;
+// OK
+var a = m.x + 1;
+function f(v) {
+}
+f(m.x);
+if (m.x) {
+}
+m.x;
+(m.x);
+-m.x;
++m.x;
+m.x.toString();
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ModuleWithModuleGenTargetAmd.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ModuleWithModuleGenTargetAmd.js
index 90768d474d1..fd0c07ecdc4 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ModuleWithModuleGenTargetAmd.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ModuleWithModuleGenTargetAmd.js
@@ -12,14 +12,12 @@ export class A
 }
 
 //// [es6ModuleWithModuleGenTargetAmd.js]
-define(["require", "exports"], function (require, exports) {
-    var A = (function () {
-        function A() {
-        }
-        A.prototype.B = function () {
-            return 42;
-        };
-        return A;
-    })();
-    exports.A = A;
-});
+var A = (function () {
+    function A() {
+    }
+    A.prototype.B = function () {
+        return 42;
+    };
+    return A;
+})();
+exports.A = A;