diff --git a/src/compiler/emitter.ts b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
index cda43ba511f..1ea1562b587 100644
--- a/src/compiler/emitter.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
@@ -919,6 +919,10 @@ module ts {
         }
 
         function writeImportDeclaration(node: ImportDeclaration) {
+            if (!node.importClause && !(node.flags & NodeFlags.Export)) {
+                // do not write non-exported import declarations that don't have import clauses 
+                return;
+            }
             emitJsDocComments(node);
             if (node.flags & NodeFlags.Export) {
                 write("export ");
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClause.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClause.js
index cc8509baade..9666409b924 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClause.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClause.js
@@ -17,4 +17,3 @@ import "es6ImportWithoutFromClause_0";
 //// [es6ImportWithoutFromClause_0.d.ts]
 export declare var a: number;
 //// [es6ImportWithoutFromClause_1.d.ts]
-import "es6ImportWithoutFromClause_0";
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClauseAmd.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClauseAmd.js
index 9c3066b6fc1..7b10da7cc9f 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClauseAmd.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClauseAmd.js
@@ -33,5 +33,3 @@ export declare var a: number;
 //// [es6ImportWithoutFromClauseAmd_1.d.ts]
 export declare var b: number;
 //// [es6ImportWithoutFromClauseAmd_2.d.ts]
-import "es6ImportWithoutFromClauseAmd_0";
-import "es6ImportWithoutFromClauseAmd_2";
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClauseInEs5.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClauseInEs5.js
index 9495bc1ffbc..aacb936ab36 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClauseInEs5.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClauseInEs5.js
@@ -16,4 +16,3 @@ require("es6ImportWithoutFromClauseInEs5_0");
 //// [es6ImportWithoutFromClauseInEs5_0.d.ts]
 export declare var a: number;
 //// [es6ImportWithoutFromClauseInEs5_1.d.ts]
-import "es6ImportWithoutFromClauseInEs5_0";
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClauseNonInstantiatedModule.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClauseNonInstantiatedModule.js
index 51bb0f3338d..e63dd4bb53a 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClauseNonInstantiatedModule.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportWithoutFromClauseNonInstantiatedModule.js
@@ -17,4 +17,3 @@ import "es6ImportWithoutFromClauseNonInstantiatedModule_0";
 export interface i {
 }
 //// [es6ImportWithoutFromClauseNonInstantiatedModule_1.d.ts]
-import "es6ImportWithoutFromClauseNonInstantiatedModule_0";