diff --git a/src/compiler/program.ts b/src/compiler/program.ts
index a33c0a64c3a..0c8444daa2f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/program.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/program.ts
@@ -2929,10 +2929,6 @@ namespace ts {
                 programDiagnostics.add(createCompilerDiagnostic(Diagnostics.Option_incremental_can_only_be_specified_using_tsconfig_emitting_to_single_file_or_when_option_tsBuildInfoFile_is_specified));
             }
 
-            if (options.noEmit && isIncrementalCompilation(options)) {
-                createDiagnosticForOptionName(Diagnostics.Option_0_cannot_be_specified_with_option_1, "noEmit", options.incremental ? "incremental" : "composite");
-            }
-
             verifyProjectReferences();
 
             // List of collected files is complete; validate exhautiveness if this is a project with a file list
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndComposite.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndComposite.errors.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index fe6de6ae441..00000000000
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndComposite.errors.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-/tsconfig.json(3,9): error TS5053: Option 'noEmit' cannot be specified with option 'composite'.
-/tsconfig.json(4,9): error TS5053: Option 'noEmit' cannot be specified with option 'composite'.
-
-
-==== /tsconfig.json (2 errors) ====
-    {
-        "compilerOptions": {
-            "noEmit": true,
-            ~~~~~~~~
-!!! error TS5053: Option 'noEmit' cannot be specified with option 'composite'.
-            "composite": true
-            ~~~~~~~~~~~
-!!! error TS5053: Option 'noEmit' cannot be specified with option 'composite'.
-        }
-    }
-    
-==== /a.ts (0 errors) ====
-    const x = 10;
-    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndComposite.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndComposite.symbols
deleted file mode 100644
index 05c35bcf58a..00000000000
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndComposite.symbols
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-=== /a.ts ===
-const x = 10;
->x : Symbol(x, Decl(a.ts, 0, 5))
-
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndComposite.types b/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndComposite.types
deleted file mode 100644
index ed892fed2ba..00000000000
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndComposite.types
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-=== /a.ts ===
-const x = 10;
->x : 10
->10 : 10
-
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndIncremental.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndIncremental.errors.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index c257e9ba540..00000000000
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndIncremental.errors.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/tsconfig.json(3,9): error TS5053: Option 'noEmit' cannot be specified with option 'incremental'.
-/tsconfig.json(4,9): error TS5053: Option 'noEmit' cannot be specified with option 'incremental'.
-
-
-==== /tsconfig.json (2 errors) ====
-    {
-        "compilerOptions": {
-            "noEmit": true,
-            ~~~~~~~~
-!!! error TS5053: Option 'noEmit' cannot be specified with option 'incremental'.
-            "incremental": true
-            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-!!! error TS5053: Option 'noEmit' cannot be specified with option 'incremental'.
-        }
-    }
-    
-    
-==== /a.ts (0 errors) ====
-    const x = 10;
-    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndIncremental.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndIncremental.symbols
deleted file mode 100644
index 05c35bcf58a..00000000000
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndIncremental.symbols
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-=== /a.ts ===
-const x = 10;
->x : Symbol(x, Decl(a.ts, 0, 5))
-
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndIncremental.types b/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndIncremental.types
deleted file mode 100644
index ed892fed2ba..00000000000
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/noEmitAndIncremental.types
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-=== /a.ts ===
-const x = 10;
->x : 10
->10 : 10
-
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/noEmitAndComposite.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/noEmitAndComposite.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 849fdb04da1..00000000000
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/noEmitAndComposite.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-// @Filename: /a.ts
-const x = 10;
-
-// @Filename: /tsconfig.json
-{
-    "compilerOptions": {
-        "noEmit": true,
-        "composite": true
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/noEmitAndIncremental.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/noEmitAndIncremental.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0349496c1ef..00000000000
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/noEmitAndIncremental.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-// @Filename: /a.ts
-const x = 10;
-
-// @Filename: /tsconfig.json
-{
-    "compilerOptions": {
-        "noEmit": true,
-        "incremental": true
-    }
-}
-