diff --git a/src/compiler/core.ts b/src/compiler/core.ts
index 81d3fb8bcd8..b885c2d3f50 100644
--- a/src/compiler/core.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/core.ts
@@ -422,6 +422,17 @@ namespace ts {
         return result;
     }
 
+    export function some<T>(array: T[], predicate?: (value: T) => boolean): boolean {
+        if (array) {
+            for (const v of array) {
+                if (!predicate || predicate(v)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     export function concatenate<T>(array1: T[], array2: T[]): T[] {
         if (!array2 || !array2.length) return array1;
         if (!array1 || !array1.length) return array2;
@@ -1201,7 +1212,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
     /**
      * Returns the path except for its basename. Eg:
-     * 
+     *
      * /path/to/file.ext -> /path/to
      */
     export function getDirectoryPath(path: Path): Path;
diff --git a/src/compiler/factory.ts b/src/compiler/factory.ts
index 5a95600d089..18f93d0601b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/factory.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/factory.ts
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@ namespace ts {
      * @param visitor: Optional callback used to visit any custom prologue directives.
      */
     export function addPrologueDirectives(target: Statement[], source: Statement[], ensureUseStrict?: boolean, visitor?: (node: Node) => VisitResult<Node>): number {
-        Debug.assert(target.length === 0, "PrologueDirectives should be at the first statement in the target statements array");
+        Debug.assert(target.length === 0, "Prologue directives should be at the first statement in the target statements array");
         let foundUseStrict = false;
         let statementOffset = 0;
         const numStatements = source.length;
@@ -2219,16 +2219,20 @@ namespace ts {
                 target.push(statement);
             }
             else {
-                if (ensureUseStrict && !foundUseStrict) {
-                    target.push(startOnNewLine(createStatement(createLiteral("use strict"))));
-                    foundUseStrict = true;
-                }
-                if (getEmitFlags(statement) & EmitFlags.CustomPrologue) {
-                    target.push(visitor ? visitNode(statement, visitor, isStatement) : statement);
-                }
-                else {
-                    break;
-                }
+                break;
+            }
+            statementOffset++;
+        }
+        if (ensureUseStrict && !foundUseStrict) {
+            target.push(startOnNewLine(createStatement(createLiteral("use strict"))));
+        }
+        while (statementOffset < numStatements) {
+            const statement = source[statementOffset];
+            if (getEmitFlags(statement) & EmitFlags.CustomPrologue) {
+                target.push(visitor ? visitNode(statement, visitor, isStatement) : statement);
+            }
+            else {
+                break;
             }
             statementOffset++;
         }
diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/module/es6.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/module/es6.ts
index 09a2890727c..9eac37bee27 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/module/es6.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/module/es6.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 namespace ts {
     export function transformES6Module(context: TransformationContext) {
         const compilerOptions = context.getCompilerOptions();
-        const resolver = context.getEmitResolver();
-
-        let currentSourceFile: SourceFile;
-
         return transformSourceFile;
 
         function transformSourceFile(node: SourceFile) {
@@ -17,128 +13,31 @@ namespace ts {
             }
 
             if (isExternalModule(node) || compilerOptions.isolatedModules) {
-                currentSourceFile = node;
                 return visitEachChild(node, visitor, context);
             }
+
             return node;
         }
 
         function visitor(node: Node): VisitResult<Node> {
             switch (node.kind) {
-                case SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration:
-                    return visitImportDeclaration(<ImportDeclaration>node);
                 case SyntaxKind.ImportEqualsDeclaration:
                     return visitImportEqualsDeclaration(<ImportEqualsDeclaration>node);
-                case SyntaxKind.ImportClause:
-                    return visitImportClause(<ImportClause>node);
-                case SyntaxKind.NamedImports:
-                case SyntaxKind.NamespaceImport:
-                    return visitNamedBindings(<NamedImportBindings>node);
-                case SyntaxKind.ImportSpecifier:
-                    return visitImportSpecifier(<ImportSpecifier>node);
                 case SyntaxKind.ExportAssignment:
                     return visitExportAssignment(<ExportAssignment>node);
-                case SyntaxKind.ExportDeclaration:
-                    return visitExportDeclaration(<ExportDeclaration>node);
-                case SyntaxKind.NamedExports:
-                    return visitNamedExports(<NamedExports>node);
-                case SyntaxKind.ExportSpecifier:
-                    return visitExportSpecifier(<ExportSpecifier>node);
             }
 
             return node;
         }
 
-        function visitExportAssignment(node: ExportAssignment): ExportAssignment {
-            if (node.isExportEquals) {
-                return undefined; // do not emit export equals for ES6
-            }
-            const original = getOriginalNode(node);
-            return nodeIsSynthesized(original) || resolver.isValueAliasDeclaration(original) ? node : undefined;
+        function visitImportEqualsDeclaration(node: ImportEqualsDeclaration): VisitResult<ImportEqualsDeclaration> {
+            // Elide `import=` as it is not legal with --module ES6
+            return undefined;
         }
 
-        function visitExportDeclaration(node: ExportDeclaration): ExportDeclaration {
-            if (!node.exportClause) {
-                return resolver.moduleExportsSomeValue(node.moduleSpecifier) ? node : undefined;
-            }
-            if (!resolver.isValueAliasDeclaration(node)) {
-                return undefined;
-            }
-            const newExportClause = visitNode(node.exportClause, visitor, isNamedExports, /*optional*/ true);
-            if (node.exportClause === newExportClause) {
-                return node;
-            }
-            return newExportClause
-                ? createExportDeclaration(
-                    /*decorators*/ undefined,
-                    /*modifiers*/ undefined,
-                    newExportClause,
-                    node.moduleSpecifier)
-                : undefined;
-        }
-
-        function visitNamedExports(node: NamedExports): NamedExports {
-            const newExports = visitNodes(node.elements, visitor, isExportSpecifier);
-            if (node.elements === newExports) {
-                return node;
-            }
-            return newExports.length ? createNamedExports(newExports) : undefined;
-        }
-
-        function visitExportSpecifier(node: ExportSpecifier): ExportSpecifier {
-            return resolver.isValueAliasDeclaration(node) ? node : undefined;
-        }
-
-        function visitImportEqualsDeclaration(node: ImportEqualsDeclaration): ImportEqualsDeclaration {
-            return !isExternalModuleImportEqualsDeclaration(node) || resolver.isReferencedAliasDeclaration(node) ? node : undefined;
-        }
-
-        function visitImportDeclaration(node: ImportDeclaration) {
-            if (node.importClause) {
-                const newImportClause = visitNode(node.importClause, visitor, isImportClause);
-                if (!newImportClause.name && !newImportClause.namedBindings) {
-                    return undefined;
-                }
-                else if (newImportClause !== node.importClause) {
-                    return createImportDeclaration(
-                        /*decorators*/ undefined,
-                        /*modifiers*/ undefined,
-                        newImportClause,
-                        node.moduleSpecifier);
-                }
-            }
-            return node;
-        }
-
-        function visitImportClause(node: ImportClause): ImportClause {
-            let newDefaultImport = node.name;
-            if (!resolver.isReferencedAliasDeclaration(node)) {
-                newDefaultImport = undefined;
-            }
-            const newNamedBindings = visitNode(node.namedBindings, visitor, isNamedImportBindings, /*optional*/ true);
-            return newDefaultImport !== node.name || newNamedBindings !== node.namedBindings
-                ? createImportClause(newDefaultImport, newNamedBindings)
-                : node;
-        }
-
-        function visitNamedBindings(node: NamedImportBindings): VisitResult<NamedImportBindings> {
-            if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.NamespaceImport) {
-                return resolver.isReferencedAliasDeclaration(node) ? node : undefined;
-            }
-            else {
-                const newNamedImportElements = visitNodes((<NamedImports>node).elements, visitor, isImportSpecifier);
-                if (!newNamedImportElements || newNamedImportElements.length == 0) {
-                    return undefined;
-                }
-                if (newNamedImportElements === (<NamedImports>node).elements) {
-                    return node;
-                }
-                return createNamedImports(newNamedImportElements);
-            }
-        }
-
-        function visitImportSpecifier(node: ImportSpecifier) {
-            return resolver.isReferencedAliasDeclaration(node) ? node : undefined;
+        function visitExportAssignment(node: ExportAssignment): VisitResult<ExportAssignment> {
+            // Elide `export=` as it is not legal with --module ES6
+            return node.isExportEquals ? undefined : node;
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/module/module.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/module/module.ts
index 516ed5433b8..94852616037 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/module/module.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/module/module.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace ts {
                 currentSourceFile = node;
 
                 // Collect information about the external module.
-                ({ externalImports, exportSpecifiers, exportEquals, hasExportStarsToExportValues } = collectExternalModuleInfo(node, resolver));
+                ({ externalImports, exportSpecifiers, exportEquals, hasExportStarsToExportValues } = collectExternalModuleInfo(node));
 
                 // Perform the transformation.
                 const transformModule = transformModuleDelegates[moduleKind] || transformModuleDelegates[ModuleKind.None];
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         function addExportEqualsIfNeeded(statements: Statement[], emitAsReturn: boolean) {
-            if (exportEquals && resolver.isValueAliasDeclaration(exportEquals)) {
+            if (exportEquals) {
                 if (emitAsReturn) {
                     const statement = createReturn(
                         exportEquals.expression,
@@ -461,23 +461,21 @@ namespace ts {
                     );
                 }
                 for (const specifier of node.exportClause.elements) {
-                    if (resolver.isValueAliasDeclaration(specifier)) {
-                        const exportedValue = createPropertyAccess(
-                            generatedName,
-                            specifier.propertyName || specifier.name
-                        );
-                        statements.push(
-                            createStatement(
-                                createExportAssignment(specifier.name, exportedValue),
-                                /*location*/ specifier
-                            )
-                        );
-                    }
+                    const exportedValue = createPropertyAccess(
+                        generatedName,
+                        specifier.propertyName || specifier.name
+                    );
+                    statements.push(
+                        createStatement(
+                            createExportAssignment(specifier.name, exportedValue),
+                            /*location*/ specifier
+                        )
+                    );
                 }
 
                 return singleOrMany(statements);
             }
-            else if (resolver.moduleExportsSomeValue(node.moduleSpecifier)) {
+            else {
                 // export * from "mod";
                 return createStatement(
                     createCall(
@@ -495,15 +493,14 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         function visitExportAssignment(node: ExportAssignment): VisitResult<Statement> {
-            if (!node.isExportEquals) {
-                if (nodeIsSynthesized(node) || resolver.isValueAliasDeclaration(node)) {
-                    const statements: Statement[] = [];
-                    addExportDefault(statements, node.expression, /*location*/ node);
-                    return statements;
-                }
+            if (node.isExportEquals) {
+                // Elide as `export=` is handled in addExportEqualsIfNeeded
+                return undefined;
             }
 
-            return undefined;
+            const statements: Statement[] = [];
+            addExportDefault(statements, node.expression, /*location*/ node);
+            return statements;
         }
 
         function addExportDefault(statements: Statement[], expression: Expression, location: TextRange): void {
@@ -568,7 +565,7 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         function collectExportMembers(names: Identifier[], node: Node): Identifier[] {
-            if (isAliasSymbolDeclaration(node) && resolver.isValueAliasDeclaration(node) && isDeclaration(node)) {
+            if (isAliasSymbolDeclaration(node) && isDeclaration(node)) {
                 const name = node.name;
                 if (isIdentifier(name)) {
                     names.push(name);
diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/module/system.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/module/system.ts
index 303c0e1bb96..0bb188eb390 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/module/system.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/module/system.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace ts {
             Debug.assert(!exportFunctionForFile);
 
             // Collect information about the external module and dependency groups.
-            ({ externalImports, exportSpecifiers, exportEquals, hasExportStarsToExportValues } = collectExternalModuleInfo(node, resolver));
+            ({ externalImports, exportSpecifiers, exportEquals, hasExportStarsToExportValues } = collectExternalModuleInfo(node));
 
             // Make sure that the name of the 'exports' function does not conflict with
             // existing identifiers.
@@ -573,28 +573,23 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         function visitExportSpecifier(specifier: ExportSpecifier): Statement {
-            if (resolver.getReferencedValueDeclaration(specifier.propertyName || specifier.name)
-                || resolver.isValueAliasDeclaration(specifier)) {
-                recordExportName(specifier.name);
-                return createExportStatement(
-                    specifier.name,
-                    specifier.propertyName || specifier.name
-                );
-            }
-            return undefined;
+            recordExportName(specifier.name);
+            return createExportStatement(
+                specifier.name,
+                specifier.propertyName || specifier.name
+            );
         }
 
         function visitExportAssignment(node: ExportAssignment): Statement {
-            if (!node.isExportEquals) {
-                if (nodeIsSynthesized(node) || resolver.isValueAliasDeclaration(node)) {
-                    return createExportStatement(
-                        createLiteral("default"),
-                        node.expression
-                    );
-                }
+            if (node.isExportEquals) {
+                // Elide `export=` as it is illegal in a SystemJS module.
+                return undefined;
             }
 
-            return undefined;
+            return createExportStatement(
+                createLiteral("default"),
+                node.expression
+            );
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/ts.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/ts.ts
index 2c146c91bc3..70a6a191d33 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/ts.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/ts.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,35 @@ namespace ts {
             return node;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Specialized visitor that visits the immediate children of a SourceFile.
+         *
+         * @param node The node to visit.
+         */
+        function sourceElementVisitor(node: Node): VisitResult<Node> {
+            return saveStateAndInvoke(node, sourceElementVisitorWorker);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Specialized visitor that visits the immediate children of a SourceFile.
+         *
+         * @param node The node to visit.
+         */
+        function sourceElementVisitorWorker(node: Node): VisitResult<Node> {
+            switch (node.kind) {
+                case SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration:
+                    return visitImportDeclaration(<ImportDeclaration>node);
+                case SyntaxKind.ImportEqualsDeclaration:
+                    return visitImportEqualsDeclaration(<ImportEqualsDeclaration>node);
+                case SyntaxKind.ExportAssignment:
+                    return visitExportAssignment(<ExportAssignment>node);
+                case SyntaxKind.ExportDeclaration:
+                    return visitExportDeclaration(<ExportDeclaration>node);
+                default:
+                    return visitorWorker(node);
+            }
+        }
+
         /**
          * Specialized visitor that visits the immediate children of a namespace.
          *
@@ -462,7 +491,7 @@ namespace ts {
                 statements.push(externalHelpersModuleImport);
 
                 currentSourceFileExternalHelpersModuleName = externalHelpersModuleName;
-                addRange(statements, visitNodes(node.statements, visitor, isStatement, statementOffset));
+                addRange(statements, visitNodes(node.statements, sourceElementVisitor, isStatement, statementOffset));
                 addRange(statements, endLexicalEnvironment());
                 currentSourceFileExternalHelpersModuleName = undefined;
 
@@ -470,7 +499,7 @@ namespace ts {
                 node.externalHelpersModuleName = externalHelpersModuleName;
             }
             else {
-                node = visitEachChild(node, visitor, context);
+                node = visitEachChild(node, sourceElementVisitor, context);
             }
 
             setEmitFlags(node, EmitFlags.EmitEmitHelpers | getEmitFlags(node));
@@ -2998,6 +3027,133 @@ namespace ts {
             }
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Visits an import declaration, eliding it if it is not referenced.
+         *
+         * @param node The import declaration node.
+         */
+        function visitImportDeclaration(node: ImportDeclaration): VisitResult<Statement> {
+            if (!node.importClause) {
+                // Do not elide a side-effect only import declaration.
+                //  import "foo";
+                return node;
+            }
+
+            // Elide the declaration if the import clause was elided.
+            const importClause = visitNode(node.importClause, visitImportClause, isImportClause, /*optional*/ true);
+            return importClause
+                ? updateImportDeclaration(
+                    node,
+                    /*decorators*/ undefined,
+                    /*modifiers*/ undefined,
+                    importClause,
+                    node.moduleSpecifier)
+                : undefined;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Visits an import clause, eliding it if it is not referenced.
+         *
+         * @param node The import clause node.
+         */
+        function visitImportClause(node: ImportClause): VisitResult<ImportClause> {
+            // Elide the import clause if we elide both its name and its named bindings.
+            const name = resolver.isReferencedAliasDeclaration(node) ? node.name : undefined;
+            const namedBindings = visitNode(node.namedBindings, visitNamedImportBindings, isNamedImportBindings, /*optional*/ true);
+            return (name || namedBindings) ? updateImportClause(node, name, namedBindings) : undefined;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Visits named import bindings, eliding it if it is not referenced.
+         *
+         * @param node The named import bindings node.
+         */
+        function visitNamedImportBindings(node: NamedImportBindings): VisitResult<NamedImportBindings> {
+            if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.NamespaceImport) {
+                // Elide a namespace import if it is not referenced.
+                return resolver.isReferencedAliasDeclaration(node) ? node : undefined;
+            }
+            else {
+                // Elide named imports if all of its import specifiers are elided.
+                const elements = visitNodes(node.elements, visitImportSpecifier, isImportSpecifier);
+                return some(elements) ? updateNamedImports(node, elements) : undefined;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Visits an import specifier, eliding it if it is not referenced.
+         *
+         * @param node The import specifier node.
+         */
+        function visitImportSpecifier(node: ImportSpecifier): VisitResult<ImportSpecifier> {
+            // Elide an import specifier if it is not referenced.
+            return resolver.isReferencedAliasDeclaration(node) ? node : undefined;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Visits an export assignment, eliding it if it does not contain a clause that resolves
+         * to a value.
+         *
+         * @param node The export assignment node.
+         */
+        function visitExportAssignment(node: ExportAssignment): VisitResult<Statement> {
+            // Elide the export assignment if it does not reference a value.
+            return resolver.isValueAliasDeclaration(node)
+                ? visitEachChild(node, visitor, context)
+                : undefined;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Visits an export declaration, eliding it if it does not contain a clause that resolves
+         * to a value.
+         *
+         * @param node The export declaration node.
+         */
+        function visitExportDeclaration(node: ExportDeclaration): VisitResult<Statement> {
+            if (!node.exportClause) {
+                // Elide a star export if the module it references does not export a value.
+                return resolver.moduleExportsSomeValue(node.moduleSpecifier) ? node : undefined;
+            }
+
+            if (!resolver.isValueAliasDeclaration(node)) {
+                // Elide the export declaration if it does not export a value.
+                return undefined;
+            }
+
+            // Elide the export declaration if all of its named exports are elided.
+            const exportClause = visitNode(node.exportClause, visitNamedExports, isNamedExports, /*optional*/ true);
+            return exportClause
+                ? updateExportDeclaration(
+                    node,
+                    /*decorators*/ undefined,
+                    /*modifiers*/ undefined,
+                    exportClause,
+                    node.moduleSpecifier)
+                : undefined;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Visits named exports, eliding it if it does not contain an export specifier that
+         * resolves to a value.
+         *
+         * @param node The named exports node.
+         */
+        function visitNamedExports(node: NamedExports): VisitResult<NamedExports> {
+            // Elide the named exports if all of its export specifiers were elided.
+            const elements = visitNodes(node.elements, visitExportSpecifier, isExportSpecifier);
+            return some(elements) ? updateNamedExports(node, elements) : undefined;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Visits an export specifier, eliding it if it does not resolve to a value.
+         *
+         * @param node The export specifier node.
+         */
+        function visitExportSpecifier(node: ExportSpecifier): VisitResult<ExportSpecifier> {
+            // Elide an export specifier if it does not reference a value.
+            return resolver.isValueAliasDeclaration(node) ? node : undefined;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Determines whether to emit an import equals declaration.
          *
@@ -3019,7 +3175,10 @@ namespace ts {
          */
         function visitImportEqualsDeclaration(node: ImportEqualsDeclaration): VisitResult<Statement> {
             if (isExternalModuleImportEqualsDeclaration(node)) {
-                return visitEachChild(node, visitor, context);
+                // Elide external module `import=` if it is not referenced.
+                return resolver.isReferencedAliasDeclaration(node)
+                    ? visitEachChild(node, visitor, context)
+                    : undefined;
             }
 
             if (!shouldEmitImportEqualsDeclaration(node)) {
diff --git a/src/compiler/utilities.ts b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
index e788bcca2aa..e1a12850ab3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
@@ -3506,7 +3506,7 @@ namespace ts {
         return positionIsSynthesized(range.pos) ? -1 : skipTrivia(sourceFile.text, range.pos);
     }
 
-    export function collectExternalModuleInfo(sourceFile: SourceFile, resolver: EmitResolver) {
+    export function collectExternalModuleInfo(sourceFile: SourceFile) {
         const externalImports: (ImportDeclaration | ImportEqualsDeclaration | ExportDeclaration)[] = [];
         const exportSpecifiers = createMap<ExportSpecifier[]>();
         let exportEquals: ExportAssignment = undefined;
@@ -3514,19 +3514,16 @@ namespace ts {
         for (const node of sourceFile.statements) {
             switch (node.kind) {
                 case SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration:
-                    if (!(<ImportDeclaration>node).importClause ||
-                        resolver.isReferencedAliasDeclaration((<ImportDeclaration>node).importClause, /*checkChildren*/ true)) {
-                        // import "mod"
-                        // import x from "mod" where x is referenced
-                        // import * as x from "mod" where x is referenced
-                        // import { x, y } from "mod" where at least one import is referenced
-                        externalImports.push(<ImportDeclaration>node);
-                    }
+                    // import "mod"
+                    // import x from "mod"
+                    // import * as x from "mod"
+                    // import { x, y } from "mod"
+                    externalImports.push(<ImportDeclaration>node);
                     break;
 
                 case SyntaxKind.ImportEqualsDeclaration:
-                    if ((<ImportEqualsDeclaration>node).moduleReference.kind === SyntaxKind.ExternalModuleReference && resolver.isReferencedAliasDeclaration(node)) {
-                        // import x = require("mod") where x is referenced
+                    if ((<ImportEqualsDeclaration>node).moduleReference.kind === SyntaxKind.ExternalModuleReference) {
+                        // import x = require("mod")
                         externalImports.push(<ImportEqualsDeclaration>node);
                     }
                     break;
@@ -3535,13 +3532,11 @@ namespace ts {
                     if ((<ExportDeclaration>node).moduleSpecifier) {
                         if (!(<ExportDeclaration>node).exportClause) {
                             // export * from "mod"
-                            if (resolver.moduleExportsSomeValue((<ExportDeclaration>node).moduleSpecifier)) {
-                                externalImports.push(<ExportDeclaration>node);
-                                hasExportStarsToExportValues = true;
-                            }
+                            externalImports.push(<ExportDeclaration>node);
+                            hasExportStarsToExportValues = true;
                         }
-                        else if (resolver.isValueAliasDeclaration(node)) {
-                            // export { x, y } from "mod" where at least one export is a value symbol
+                        else {
+                            // export { x, y } from "mod"
                             externalImports.push(<ExportDeclaration>node);
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/declareModifierOnImport1.js b/tests/baselines/reference/declareModifierOnImport1.js
index 510407b4deb..3dc3601d470 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/declareModifierOnImport1.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/declareModifierOnImport1.js
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 declare import a = b;
 
 //// [declareModifierOnImport1.js]
+var a = b;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding1InEs5.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding1InEs5.js
index d62cfbc2872..0a0e028b696 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding1InEs5.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding1InEs5.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 exports.default = a;
 //// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_1.js]
 "use strict";
-var es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0_1 = require("./es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0"), nameSpaceBinding = es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0_1;
+var es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0_1 = require("./es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0");
 var x = es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0_1.default;
 
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding1WithExport.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding1WithExport.js
index c19f68463fa..5f2cb4e97e0 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding1WithExport.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBinding1WithExport.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ define(["require", "exports"], function (require, exports) {
 //// [client.js]
 define(["require", "exports", "server"], function (require, exports, server_1) {
     "use strict";
-    var nameSpaceBinding = server_1;
     exports.x = server_1.default;
 });
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingDts.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingDts.js
index 20abd2e6132..60bdc654842 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingDts.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingDts.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var a = (function () {
 exports.a = a;
 //// [client.js]
 "use strict";
-var server_1 = require("./server"), nameSpaceBinding = server_1;
+var nameSpaceBinding = require("./server");
 exports.x = new nameSpaceBinding.a();
 
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingDts1.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingDts1.js
index 5a2f1f35290..8752157eddd 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingDts1.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingDts1.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ define(["require", "exports"], function (require, exports) {
 //// [client.js]
 define(["require", "exports", "server"], function (require, exports, server_1) {
     "use strict";
-    var nameSpaceBinding = server_1;
     exports.x = new server_1.default();
 });
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5.js
index 2639291d854..9d11e154755 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var x: number = nameSpaceBinding.a;
 exports.a = 10;
 //// [es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_1.js]
 "use strict";
-var es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0_1 = require("./es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0"), nameSpaceBinding = es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0_1;
+var nameSpaceBinding = require("./es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingInEs5_0");
 var x = nameSpaceBinding.a;
 
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingWithExport.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingWithExport.js
index f417a086df7..e16ebf99957 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingWithExport.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportDefaultBindingFollowedWithNamespaceBindingWithExport.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export var x: number = nameSpaceBinding.a;
 exports.a = 10;
 //// [client.js]
 "use strict";
-var server_1 = require("./server"), nameSpaceBinding = server_1;
+var nameSpaceBinding = require("./server");
 exports.x = nameSpaceBinding.a;
 
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/importDeclWithDeclareModifier.js b/tests/baselines/reference/importDeclWithDeclareModifier.js
index e5267678a49..7c3d3782934 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/importDeclWithDeclareModifier.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/importDeclWithDeclareModifier.js
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ var b: a;
 
 //// [importDeclWithDeclareModifier.js]
 "use strict";
+exports.a = x.c;
 var b;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/transpile/Report an error when compiler-options module-kind is out-of-range.js b/tests/baselines/reference/transpile/Report an error when compiler-options module-kind is out-of-range.js
index c7570e81192..1ceb1bcd146 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/transpile/Report an error when compiler-options module-kind is out-of-range.js	
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/transpile/Report an error when compiler-options module-kind is out-of-range.js	
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+"use strict";
 //# sourceMappingURL=file.js.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/transpile/Report an error when compiler-options target-script is out-of-range.js b/tests/baselines/reference/transpile/Report an error when compiler-options target-script is out-of-range.js
index c7570e81192..1ceb1bcd146 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/transpile/Report an error when compiler-options target-script is out-of-range.js	
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/transpile/Report an error when compiler-options target-script is out-of-range.js	
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+"use strict";
 //# sourceMappingURL=file.js.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/typeAliasDeclarationEmit.js b/tests/baselines/reference/typeAliasDeclarationEmit.js
index 6e82fe4b07d..1f72e1d1b00 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/typeAliasDeclarationEmit.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/typeAliasDeclarationEmit.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export type CallbackArray<T extends callback> = () => T;
 
 //// [typeAliasDeclarationEmit.js]
 define(["require", "exports"], function (require, exports) {
+    "use strict";
 });
 
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/typeAliasDeclarationEmit2.js b/tests/baselines/reference/typeAliasDeclarationEmit2.js
index 4bb1bd3efd9..b94eb56a2a2 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/typeAliasDeclarationEmit2.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/typeAliasDeclarationEmit2.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export type A<a> = { value: a };
 
 //// [typeAliasDeclarationEmit2.js]
 define(["require", "exports"], function (require, exports) {
+    "use strict";
 });