diff --git a/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/modules.ts b/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/modules.ts
index 5bc5b8bb06a6..8c4fec4e9937 100644
--- a/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/modules.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/modules.ts
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ export function ImportDeclaration(this: Printer, node: t.ImportDeclaration) {
   if (isTypeKind) {
     this.word(node.importKind);
     this.space();
-  } else if (node.reflection != null) {
-    this.word(node.reflection);
+  } else if (node.module) {
+    this.word("module");
     this.space();
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/statement.ts b/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/statement.ts
index 4f432f7e84c9..8ef4c679042b 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/statement.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/statement.ts
@@ -2606,7 +2606,7 @@ export default abstract class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
   }
 
   checkImportReflection(node: Undone<N.ImportDeclaration>) {
-    if (node.reflection === "module") {
+    if (node.module) {
       if (
         node.specifiers.length !== 1 ||
         node.specifiers[0].type !== "ImportDefaultSpecifier"
@@ -2655,9 +2655,9 @@ export default abstract class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
     if (this.match(tt._module)) {
       this.expectPlugin("importReflection");
       this.next(); // eat tt._module;
-      node.reflection = "module";
+      node.module = true;
     } else if (this.hasPlugin("importReflection")) {
-      node.reflection = null;
+      node.module = false;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/flow/index.ts b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/flow/index.ts
index 68777712d264..0c919d1a135c 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/flow/index.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/flow/index.ts
@@ -2731,7 +2731,7 @@ export default (superClass: typeof Parser) =>
 
     checkImportReflection(node: Undone<N.ImportDeclaration>) {
       super.checkImportReflection(node);
-      if (node.reflection === "module" && node.importKind !== "value") {
+      if (node.module && node.importKind !== "value") {
         this.raise(Errors.ImportReflectionNotBinding, {
           at: node.specifiers[0].loc.start,
         });
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.ts b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.ts
index 03d1940ed92f..08d4d23b161d 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.ts
@@ -2615,7 +2615,7 @@ export default (superClass: ClassWithMixin<typeof Parser, IJSXParserMixin>) =>
 
     checkImportReflection(node: Undone<N.ImportDeclaration>) {
       super.checkImportReflection(node);
-      if (node.reflection === "module" && node.importKind !== "value") {
+      if (node.module && node.importKind !== "value") {
         this.raise(Errors.ImportReflectionNotBinding, {
           at: node.specifiers[0].loc.start,
         });
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/types.ts b/packages/babel-parser/src/types.ts
index 3958f64a1c06..6b316eb1a643 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/types.ts
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ export interface ImportDeclaration extends NodeBase {
   source: Literal;
   importKind?: "type" | "typeof" | "value"; // TODO: Not in spec,
   assertions?: ImportAttribute[];
-  reflection?: "module";
+  module?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ImportSpecifier extends ModuleSpecifier {
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-default-named-import/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-default-named-import/output.json
index a46fb2ea1436..c1de98aac655 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-default-named-import/output.json
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-default-named-import/output.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
             }
           }
         ],
-        "reflection": "module",
+        "module": true,
         "source": {
           "type": "StringLiteral",
           "start":30,"end":45,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":30,"index":30},"end":{"line":1,"column":45,"index":45}},
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-flow-type-import-2/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-flow-type-import-2/output.json
index 798ffbedde6a..fad5497c2906 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-flow-type-import-2/output.json
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-flow-type-import-2/output.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             }
           }
         ],
-        "reflection": "module",
+        "module": true,
         "importKind": "type",
         "source": {
           "type": "StringLiteral",
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-named-import/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-named-import/output.json
index 77b02f8e9d5f..a73ab093b583 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-named-import/output.json
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-named-import/output.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
             }
           }
         ],
-        "reflection": "module",
+        "module": true,
         "source": {
           "type": "StringLiteral",
           "start":27,"end":42,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":27,"index":27},"end":{"line":1,"column":42,"index":42}},
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-namespace-import/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-namespace-import/output.json
index b518fad6f0c7..548eb43121bb 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-namespace-import/output.json
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-namespace-import/output.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             }
           }
         ],
-        "reflection": "module",
+        "module": true,
         "source": {
           "type": "StringLiteral",
           "start":28,"end":43,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":28,"index":28},"end":{"line":1,"column":43,"index":43}},
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-ts-type-import-1/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-ts-type-import-1/output.json
index d4b5f29059ae..59a9ae7bdfb7 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-ts-type-import-1/output.json
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/invalid-ts-type-import-1/output.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             }
           }
         ],
-        "reflection": "module",
+        "module": true,
         "source": {
           "type": "StringLiteral",
           "start":28,"end":43,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":28,"index":28},"end":{"line":1,"column":43,"index":43}},
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/valid-default-import/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/valid-default-import/output.json
index b290deaac24e..73ea501e6017 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/valid-default-import/output.json
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/valid-default-import/output.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             }
           }
         ],
-        "reflection": "module",
+        "module": true,
         "source": {
           "type": "StringLiteral",
           "start":23,"end":38,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":23,"index":23},"end":{"line":1,"column":38,"index":38}},
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
             }
           }
         ],
-        "reflection": null,
+        "module": false,
         "source": {
           "type": "StringLiteral",
           "start":56,"end":71,"loc":{"start":{"line":2,"column":16,"index":56},"end":{"line":2,"column":31,"index":71}},
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/valid-flow-default-import/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/valid-flow-default-import/output.json
index 12b7dc00791e..6d61e19297e9 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/valid-flow-default-import/output.json
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/valid-flow-default-import/output.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             }
           }
         ],
-        "reflection": "module",
+        "module": true,
         "importKind": "value",
         "source": {
           "type": "StringLiteral",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
             }
           }
         ],
-        "reflection": null,
+        "module": false,
         "importKind": "value",
         "source": {
           "type": "StringLiteral",
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/valid-ts-default-import/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/valid-ts-default-import/output.json
index 2cb17cf7e94a..40d43769defe 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/valid-ts-default-import/output.json
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/experimental/import-reflection/valid-ts-default-import/output.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             }
           }
         ],
-        "reflection": "module",
+        "module": true,
         "source": {
           "type": "StringLiteral",
           "start":23,"end":38,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":23,"index":23},"end":{"line":1,"column":38,"index":38}},
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
             }
           }
         ],
-        "reflection": null,
+        "module": false,
         "source": {
           "type": "StringLiteral",
           "start":56,"end":71,"loc":{"start":{"line":2,"column":16,"index":56},"end":{"line":2,"column":31,"index":71}},
diff --git a/packages/babel-types/src/ast-types/generated/index.ts b/packages/babel-types/src/ast-types/generated/index.ts
index 571f90a104b5..e4d35d6e441e 100644
--- a/packages/babel-types/src/ast-types/generated/index.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-types/src/ast-types/generated/index.ts
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ export interface ImportDeclaration extends BaseNode {
   source: StringLiteral;
   assertions?: Array<ImportAttribute> | null;
   importKind?: "type" | "typeof" | "value" | null;
-  reflection?: "module" | null;
+  module?: boolean | null;
 }
 
 export interface ImportDefaultSpecifier extends BaseNode {
diff --git a/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.ts b/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.ts
index 7ac6e3a6a4be..a57bb590a896 100644
--- a/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.ts
@@ -1689,9 +1689,9 @@ defineType("ImportDeclaration", {
         assertEach(assertNodeType("ImportAttribute")),
       ),
     },
-    reflection: {
+    module: {
       optional: true,
-      validate: assertOneOf("module"),
+      validate: assertValueType("boolean"),
     },
     specifiers: {
       validate: chain(