diff --git a/src/compiler/types.ts b/src/compiler/types.ts
index 5210b89eb1f..c97020c1142 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types.ts
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
     export interface CatchClause extends Node {
         kind: SyntaxKind.CatchClause;
-        parent: TryStatement;
+        parent?: TryStatement; // We parse missing try statements
         variableDeclaration?: VariableDeclaration;
         block: Block;
     }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.errors.txt
index e1d285b8c88..38c30fb32ab 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.errors.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
-tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts(6,5): error TS1005: 'try' expected.
-tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts(12,5): error TS1005: 'try' expected.
-tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts(13,5): error TS1005: 'try' expected.
+tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts(2,5): error TS1005: 'try' expected.
+tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts(8,5): error TS1005: 'try' expected.
+tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts(9,5): error TS1005: 'try' expected.
+tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts(18,5): error TS1005: 'try' expected.
 tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts(22,5): error TS1005: 'try' expected.
-tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts(26,5): error TS1005: 'try' expected.
 
 
 ==== tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts (5 errors) ====
     function fn() {
-        try {
-        } catch { // syntax error, missing '(x)'
-        }
-    
         catch(x) { } // error missing try
         ~~~~~
 !!! error TS1005: 'try' expected.
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.js b/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.js
index 44fb6bb7071..45b150b4094 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.js
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 //// [invalidTryStatements2.ts]
 function fn() {
-    try {
-    } catch { // syntax error, missing '(x)'
-    }
-
     catch(x) { } // error missing try
 
     finally{ } // potential error; can be absorbed by the 'catch'
@@ -30,10 +26,6 @@ function fn2() {
 
 //// [invalidTryStatements2.js]
 function fn() {
-    try {
-    }
-    catch (_ignoredCatchParameter) {
-    }
     try {
     }
     catch (x) { } // error missing try
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts
index 6937e509845..205d6f3f193 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 function fn() {
-    try {
-    } catch { // syntax error, missing '(x)'
-    }
-
     catch(x) { } // error missing try
 
     finally{ } // potential error; can be absorbed by the 'catch'