diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/noDefaultLib.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/noDefaultLib.ts
index 77c7961e004..92c8a63fc64 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/noDefaultLib.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/noDefaultLib.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// @noLib: true
+/// <reference no-default-lib="true"/>
 var x;
 
 interface Array {}
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/typeCheckTypeArgument.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/typeCheckTypeArgument.ts
index ff39fc4b982..ea125f62c07 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/typeCheckTypeArgument.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/typeCheckTypeArgument.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// @noLib: true
+/// <reference no-default-lib="true"/>
 
 var f: <T extends UNKNOWN>() => void;
 
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/decorators/1.0lib-noErrors.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/decorators/1.0lib-noErrors.ts
index c070dd6966c..6966e3e70d0 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/decorators/1.0lib-noErrors.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/decorators/1.0lib-noErrors.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // @target: ES5
-// @noLib: true
 /* *****************************************************************************
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