diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/expression.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/expression.js
index 99f0d0977929..6ebdb7206525 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/expression.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/expression.js
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ export default class ExpressionParser extends LValParser {
   finishCallExpression<T: N.CallExpression | N.OptionalCallExpression>(
     node: T,
     optional: boolean,
-  ): T {
+  ): N.Expression {
     if (node.callee.type === "Import") {
       if (node.arguments.length !== 1) {
         this.raise(node.start, "import() requires exactly one argument");
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/estree.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/estree.js
index 5b3e03d694b0..8a311d588f0a 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/estree.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/estree.js
@@ -400,17 +400,14 @@ export default (superClass: Class<Parser>): Class<Parser> =>
     finishCallExpression<T: N.CallExpression | N.OptionalCallExpression>(
       node: T,
       optional: boolean,
-    ): T | N.EstreeImportExpression {
+    ): N.Expression {
+      super.finishCallExpression(node, optional);
+
       if (node.callee.type === "Import") {
-        const finishedNode: N.EstreeImportExpression = (super.finishCallExpression(
-          node,
-          optional,
-        ): any);
-        finishedNode.type = "ImportExpression";
-        finishedNode.source = node.arguments[0];
-        return finishedNode;
+        ((node: N.Node): N.EstreeImportExpression).type = "ImportExpression";
+        ((node: N.Node): N.EstreeImportExpression).source = node.arguments[0];
       }
 
-      return super.finishCallExpression(node, optional);
+      return node;
     }
   };