diff --git a/src/compiler/program.ts b/src/compiler/program.ts
index c7f886ea311..8cacf4baa34 100644
--- a/src/compiler/program.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/program.ts
@@ -913,7 +913,6 @@ namespace ts {
         Diagnostics.A_rest_parameter_cannot_have_an_initializer.code,
         Diagnostics.A_rest_parameter_must_be_last_in_a_parameter_list.code,
         Diagnostics.A_rest_parameter_or_binding_pattern_may_not_have_a_trailing_comma.code,
-        Diagnostics.A_return_statement_can_only_be_used_within_a_function_body.code,
         Diagnostics.A_return_statement_cannot_be_used_inside_a_class_static_block.code,
         Diagnostics.A_set_accessor_cannot_have_rest_parameter.code,
         Diagnostics.A_set_accessor_must_have_exactly_one_parameter.code,
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.errors.txt
index c49f7618bf4..ee29cb3fb3f 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.errors.txt
@@ -100,10 +100,9 @@ tests/cases/conformance/salsa/plainJSGrammarErrors.js(202,22): error TS17012: 't
 tests/cases/conformance/salsa/plainJSGrammarErrors.js(203,30): message TS1450: Dynamic imports can only accept a module specifier and an optional assertion as arguments
 tests/cases/conformance/salsa/plainJSGrammarErrors.js(204,30): message TS1450: Dynamic imports can only accept a module specifier and an optional assertion as arguments
 tests/cases/conformance/salsa/plainJSGrammarErrors.js(205,36): error TS1325: Argument of dynamic import cannot be spread element.
-tests/cases/conformance/salsa/plainJSGrammarErrors.js(207,1): error TS1108: A 'return' statement can only be used within a function body.
 
 
-==== tests/cases/conformance/salsa/plainJSGrammarErrors.js (103 errors) ====
+==== tests/cases/conformance/salsa/plainJSGrammarErrors.js (102 errors) ====
     class C {
         // #private mistakes
         q = #unbound
@@ -513,8 +512,4 @@ tests/cases/conformance/salsa/plainJSGrammarErrors.js(207,1): error TS1108: A 'r
     const spreadDynamicImport = import(...[])
                                        ~~~~~
 !!! error TS1325: Argument of dynamic import cannot be spread element.
-    
-    return
-    ~~~~~~
-!!! error TS1108: A 'return' statement can only be used within a function body.
     
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.js b/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.js
index 4dcf2472ac6..2b257090ffe 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.js
@@ -204,8 +204,6 @@ function foo() { new.targe }
 const nullaryDynamicImport = import()
 const trinaryDynamicImport = import('1', '2', '3')
 const spreadDynamicImport = import(...[])
-
-return
 
 
 //// [plainJSGrammarErrors.js]
@@ -407,4 +405,3 @@ function foo() { new.targe; }
 const nullaryDynamicImport = import();
 const trinaryDynamicImport = import('1', '2', '3');
 const spreadDynamicImport = import(...[]);
-return;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.symbols
index 340f1bc2a82..93506d40f82 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.symbols
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.symbols
@@ -465,5 +465,3 @@ const trinaryDynamicImport = import('1', '2', '3')
 const spreadDynamicImport = import(...[])
 >spreadDynamicImport : Symbol(spreadDynamicImport, Decl(plainJSGrammarErrors.js, 204, 5))
 
-return
-
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.types b/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.types
index 0d9a941af36..6b91c3287cb 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/plainJSGrammarErrors.types
@@ -624,5 +624,3 @@ const spreadDynamicImport = import(...[])
 >...[] : undefined
 >[] : undefined[]
 
-return
-
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/salsa/plainJSGrammarErrors.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/salsa/plainJSGrammarErrors.ts
index 9697e9f8ac3..c8d1291457f 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/salsa/plainJSGrammarErrors.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/salsa/plainJSGrammarErrors.ts
@@ -208,5 +208,3 @@ function foo() { new.targe }
 const nullaryDynamicImport = import()
 const trinaryDynamicImport = import('1', '2', '3')
 const spreadDynamicImport = import(...[])
-
-return