diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/enum.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/enum.js
index 3b604e2e8fab..808f2fcf499f 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/enum.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/enum.js
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ import { template } from "@babel/core";
 
 export default function transpileEnum(path, t) {
   const { node } = path;
+  if (node.const) {
+    throw path.buildCodeFrameError("'const' enums are not supported.");
+  }
+
   if (node.declare) {
     path.remove();
     return;
   }
 
-  if (node.const) {
-    throw path.buildCodeFrameError("'const' enums are not supported.");
-  }
-
   const name = node.id.name;
   const fill = enumFill(path, t, node.id);
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/declarations/const-enum/input.ts b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/declarations/const-enum/input.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4a3fc75be0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/declarations/const-enum/input.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+declare const enum E {}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/declarations/const-enum/options.json b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/declarations/const-enum/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..26f55acbbd35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/declarations/const-enum/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "throws": "'const' enums are not supported." }