diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 422aff11286..83830e16eb2 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -3244,7 +3244,7 @@ module ts {
             switch (node.kind) {
                 case SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression:
                 case SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction:
-                    return !(<FunctionExpression>node).typeParameters && !forEach((<FunctionExpression>node).parameters, p => p.type);
+                    return isContextSensitiveFunctionLikeDeclaration(<FunctionExpression>node);
                 case SyntaxKind.ObjectLiteralExpression:
                     return forEach((<ObjectLiteralExpression>node).properties, isContextSensitiveExpression);
                 case SyntaxKind.ArrayLiteralExpression:
@@ -3259,7 +3259,7 @@ module ts {
                     return isContextSensitiveExpression((<LonghandPropertyAssignment>node).initializer);
                 case SyntaxKind.Method:
                     if (isObjectLiteralMethod(node)) {
-                        return !(<MethodDeclaration>node).typeParameters && !forEach((<MethodDeclaration>node).parameters, p => p.type);
+                        return isContextSensitiveFunctionLikeDeclaration(<MethodDeclaration>node);
                     }
                     return false;
             }
@@ -3267,6 +3267,10 @@ module ts {
             return false;
         }
 
+        function isContextSensitiveFunctionLikeDeclaration(node: FunctionLikeDeclaration) {
+            return !(<MethodDeclaration>node).typeParameters && !forEach((<MethodDeclaration>node).parameters, p => p.type);
+        }
+
         function getTypeWithoutConstructors(type: Type): Type {
             if (type.flags & TypeFlags.ObjectType) {
                 var resolved = resolveObjectOrUnionTypeMembers(<ObjectType>type);
diff --git a/src/compiler/emitter.ts b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
index ba48eef2f85..9fccef4d6bf 100644
--- a/src/compiler/emitter.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
@@ -2228,7 +2228,11 @@ module ts {
                 write("]");
             }
 
-            function emitObjectLiteralMethod(node: MethodDeclaration) {
+            function emitDownlevelMethod(node: MethodDeclaration) {
+                if (!isObjectLiteralMethod(node)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 emitLeadingComments(node);
                 emit(node.name);
                 write(": ");
@@ -2236,6 +2240,17 @@ module ts {
                 emitSignatureAndBody(node);
                 emitTrailingComments(node);
             }
+
+            function emitMethod(node: MethodDeclaration) {
+                if (!isObjectLiteralMethod(node)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                emitLeadingComments(node);
+                emit(node.name);
+                emitSignatureAndBody(node);
+                emitTrailingComments(node);
+            }
     
             function emitPropertyAssignment(node: PropertyDeclaration) {
                 emitLeadingComments(node);
@@ -3536,11 +3551,6 @@ module ts {
                         return emitObjectLiteral(<ObjectLiteralExpression>node);
                     case SyntaxKind.LonghandPropertyAssignment:
                         return emitPropertyAssignment(<PropertyDeclaration>node);
-                    case SyntaxKind.Method:
-                        if (isObjectLiteralMethod(node)) {
-                            return emitObjectLiteralMethod(<MethodDeclaration>node);
-                        }
-                        break;
                     case SyntaxKind.ComputedPropertyName:
                         return emitComputedPropertyName(<ComputedPropertyName>node);
                     case SyntaxKind.PropertyAccessExpression:
@@ -3643,6 +3653,8 @@ module ts {
                     switch (node.kind) {
                         case SyntaxKind.ShorthandPropertyAssignment:
                             return emitDownlevelShorthandPropertyAssignment(<ShorthandPropertyAssignment>node);
+                        case SyntaxKind.Method:
+                            return emitDownlevelMethod(<MethodDeclaration>node);
                     }
                 }
                 else {
@@ -3651,6 +3663,8 @@ module ts {
                     switch (node.kind) {
                         case SyntaxKind.ShorthandPropertyAssignment:
                             return emitShorthandPropertyAssignment(<ShorthandPropertyAssignment>node);
+                        case SyntaxKind.Method:
+                            return emitMethod(<MethodDeclaration>node);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/constDeclarations-scopes.js b/tests/baselines/reference/constDeclarations-scopes.js
index 800dd856422..aa1d59aee81 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/constDeclarations-scopes.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/constDeclarations-scopes.js
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ var C = (function () {
 })();
 // object literals
 var o = {
-    f: function () {
+    f() {
         const c = 0;
         n = c;
     },
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/constDeclarations-validContexts.js b/tests/baselines/reference/constDeclarations-validContexts.js
index 355f39af2f2..8be43633d70 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/constDeclarations-validContexts.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/constDeclarations-validContexts.js
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ var C = (function () {
 })();
 // object literals
 var o = {
-    f: function () {
+    f() {
         const c28 = 0;
     },
     f2: function () {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/letDeclarations-scopes.js b/tests/baselines/reference/letDeclarations-scopes.js
index fb16a03f569..d0f70693d7c 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/letDeclarations-scopes.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/letDeclarations-scopes.js
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ var C = (function () {
 })();
 // object literals
 var o = {
-    f: function () {
+    f() {
         let l = 0;
         n = l;
     },
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/letDeclarations-validContexts.js b/tests/baselines/reference/letDeclarations-validContexts.js
index 13eaafb0712..fe9ed903bf5 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/letDeclarations-validContexts.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/letDeclarations-validContexts.js
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ var C = (function () {
 })();
 // object literals
 var o = {
-    f: function () {
+    f() {
         let l28 = 0;
     },
     f2: function () {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/objectLiteralShorthandPropertiesES6.js b/tests/baselines/reference/objectLiteralShorthandPropertiesES6.js
index b398a231351..c65087a8da7 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/objectLiteralShorthandPropertiesES6.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/objectLiteralShorthandPropertiesES6.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var x3 = {
     a: 0,
     b,
     c,
-    d: function () {
+    d() {
     },
     x3,
     parent: x3
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/parserComputedPropertyName3.js b/tests/baselines/reference/parserComputedPropertyName3.js
index edb8533ad81..2e73fe87d3a 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/parserComputedPropertyName3.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/parserComputedPropertyName3.js
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 var v = { [e]() { } };
 
 //// [parserComputedPropertyName3.js]
-var v = { [e]: function () {
+var v = { [e]() {
 } };