diff --git a/src/compiler/utilities.ts b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
index 5510353d1da..7b80da8f639 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
@@ -1783,8 +1783,6 @@ namespace ts {
             case SyntaxKind.WhileStatement:
             case SyntaxKind.TryStatement:
             case SyntaxKind.CatchClause:
-            case SyntaxKind.ModuleDeclaration:
-            case SyntaxKind.ModuleBlock:
                 return true;
         }
         return false;