diff --git a/src/compiler/moduleNameResolver.ts b/src/compiler/moduleNameResolver.ts
index 6200d3cf73e..71f6e256814 100644
--- a/src/compiler/moduleNameResolver.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/moduleNameResolver.ts
@@ -1425,18 +1425,7 @@ function nodeModuleNameResolverWorker(features: NodeResolutionFeatures, moduleNa
         trace(host, Diagnostics.Resolving_in_0_mode_with_conditions_1, features & NodeResolutionFeatures.EsmMode ? "ESM" : "CJS", conditions.map(c => `'${c}'`).join(", "));
     }
 
-    let result;
-    if (getEmitModuleResolutionKind(compilerOptions) === ModuleResolutionKind.NodeJs) {
-        const priorityExtensions = extensions & (Extensions.TypeScript | Extensions.Declaration);
-        const secondaryExtensions = extensions & ~(Extensions.TypeScript | Extensions.Declaration);
-        result =
-            priorityExtensions && tryResolve(priorityExtensions) ||
-            secondaryExtensions && tryResolve(secondaryExtensions) ||
-            undefined;
-    }
-    else {
-        result = tryResolve(extensions);
-    }
+    const result = tryResolve(extensions);
 
     return createResolvedModuleWithFailedLookupLocations(
         result?.value?.resolved,