diff --git a/src/services/codefixes/convertToAsyncFunction.ts b/src/services/codefixes/convertToAsyncFunction.ts
index 54f8d99f724..69a0ef7e221 100644
--- a/src/services/codefixes/convertToAsyncFunction.ts
+++ b/src/services/codefixes/convertToAsyncFunction.ts
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ namespace ts.codefix {
             name = getMapEntryIfExists(funcNode);
         }
 
-        if (!name || name.identifier === undefined || name.identifier.text === "_" || name.identifier.text === "undefined") {
+        if (!name || name.identifier === undefined || name.identifier.text === "undefined") {
             return { identifier: createIdentifier(""), types, numberOfAssignmentsOriginal };
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_IgnoreArgs1.ts b/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_IgnoreArgs1.ts
index 2cb2ef5b32d..b3cef31ef8b 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_IgnoreArgs1.ts
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_IgnoreArgs1.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ function /*[#|*/f/*|]*/(): Promise<void> {
 // ==ASYNC FUNCTION::Convert to async function==
 
 async function f(): Promise<void> {
-    await fetch('https://typescriptlang.org');
+    const _ = await fetch('https://typescriptlang.org');
     console.log("done");
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_Scope1.ts b/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_Scope1.ts
index 2ce31ce1dbf..ab7a707ddd0 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_Scope1.ts
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_Scope1.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function /*[#|*/f/*|]*/() {
 
 async function f() {
     var var1: Response, var2;
-    await fetch('https://typescriptlang.org');
+    const _ = await fetch('https://typescriptlang.org');
     const res = await Promise.resolve();
     var2 = "test";
     const res_1 = await fetch("https://microsoft.com");
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_runEffectfulContinuation.js b/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_runEffectfulContinuation.js
index bebd01f235a..4753c67cdae 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_runEffectfulContinuation.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_runEffectfulContinuation.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function res(result) {
 
 async function f() {
     const result = await fetch('https://typescriptlang.org');
-    await res(result);
+    const _ = await res(result);
     return console.log("done");
 }
 function res(result) {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_runEffectfulContinuation.ts b/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_runEffectfulContinuation.ts
index bebd01f235a..4753c67cdae 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_runEffectfulContinuation.ts
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/convertToAsyncFunction/convertToAsyncFunction_runEffectfulContinuation.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function res(result) {
 
 async function f() {
     const result = await fetch('https://typescriptlang.org');
-    await res(result);
+    const _ = await res(result);
     return console.log("done");
 }
 function res(result) {