diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.ts b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.ts
index 369116204f8f..acb3ab9e0dc8 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import {
   BIND_TS_NAMESPACE,
   BIND_TS_TYPE_IMPORT,
   BIND_CLASS,
-  BIND_LEXICAL,
   BIND_NONE,
   BIND_FLAGS_TS_IMPORT,
 } from "../../util/scopeflags";
@@ -1929,7 +1928,7 @@ export default (superClass: ClassWithMixin<typeof Parser, IJSXParserMixin>) =>
     ): N.TsImportEqualsDeclaration {
       node.isExport = isExport || false;
       node.id = this.parseIdentifier();
-      this.checkIdentifier(node.id, BIND_LEXICAL);
+      this.checkIdentifier(node.id, BIND_FLAGS_TS_IMPORT);
       this.expect(tt.eq);
       const moduleReference = this.tsParseModuleReference();
       if (
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/scope/redeclaration-import-equals-var/input.ts b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/scope/redeclaration-import-equals-var/input.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..738845e93654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/scope/redeclaration-import-equals-var/input.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module M { }
+import a = M;
+var a;
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/scope/redeclaration-import-equals-var/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/scope/redeclaration-import-equals-var/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..65560f678210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/scope/redeclaration-import-equals-var/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start":0,"end":33,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0,"index":0},"end":{"line":3,"column":6,"index":33}},
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start":0,"end":33,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0,"index":0},"end":{"line":3,"column":6,"index":33}},
+    "sourceType": "module",
+    "interpreter": null,
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "TSModuleDeclaration",
+        "start":0,"end":12,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0,"index":0},"end":{"line":1,"column":12,"index":12}},
+        "id": {
+          "type": "Identifier",
+          "start":7,"end":8,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":7,"index":7},"end":{"line":1,"column":8,"index":8},"identifierName":"M"},
+          "name": "M"
+        },
+        "body": {
+          "type": "TSModuleBlock",
+          "start":9,"end":12,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":9,"index":9},"end":{"line":1,"column":12,"index":12}},
+          "body": []
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "TSImportEqualsDeclaration",
+        "start":13,"end":26,"loc":{"start":{"line":2,"column":0,"index":13},"end":{"line":2,"column":13,"index":26}},
+        "importKind": "value",
+        "isExport": false,
+        "id": {
+          "type": "Identifier",
+          "start":20,"end":21,"loc":{"start":{"line":2,"column":7,"index":20},"end":{"line":2,"column":8,"index":21},"identifierName":"a"},
+          "name": "a"
+        },
+        "moduleReference": {
+          "type": "Identifier",
+          "start":24,"end":25,"loc":{"start":{"line":2,"column":11,"index":24},"end":{"line":2,"column":12,"index":25},"identifierName":"M"},
+          "name": "M"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "VariableDeclaration",
+        "start":27,"end":33,"loc":{"start":{"line":3,"column":0,"index":27},"end":{"line":3,"column":6,"index":33}},
+        "declarations": [
+          {
+            "type": "VariableDeclarator",
+            "start":31,"end":32,"loc":{"start":{"line":3,"column":4,"index":31},"end":{"line":3,"column":5,"index":32}},
+            "id": {
+              "type": "Identifier",
+              "start":31,"end":32,"loc":{"start":{"line":3,"column":4,"index":31},"end":{"line":3,"column":5,"index":32},"identifierName":"a"},
+              "name": "a"
+            },
+            "init": null
+          }
+        ],
+        "kind": "var"
+      }
+    ],
+    "directives": []
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/parser-tests/typescript/allowlist.txt b/scripts/parser-tests/typescript/allowlist.txt
index 92afe6b53be8..245d2d088bbb 100644
--- a/scripts/parser-tests/typescript/allowlist.txt
+++ b/scripts/parser-tests/typescript/allowlist.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ exportDeclarationsInAmbientNamespaces2.ts
 multipleExports.ts
 
 
-# 139 valid programs produced a parsing error
+# 134 valid programs produced a parsing error
 
 ArrowFunctionExpression1.ts
 MemberAccessorDeclaration15.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ duplicateIdentifierInCatchBlock.ts
 duplicateLabel1.ts
 duplicateLabel2.ts
 duplicatePackage_withErrors.ts
-duplicateVarAndImport.ts
-duplicateVarAndImport2.ts
 emptyGenericParamList.ts
 emptyTypeArgumentList.ts
 emptyTypeArgumentListWithNew.ts
@@ -91,13 +89,10 @@ gettersAndSettersErrors.ts
 giant.ts
 implementClausePrecedingExtends.ts
 implementsClauseAlreadySeen.ts
-importAndVariableDeclarationConflict1.ts
 importAndVariableDeclarationConflict3.ts
-importAndVariableDeclarationConflict4.ts
 importAssertionNonstring.ts
 importDeclWithClassModifiers.ts
 importDeclWithDeclareModifierInAmbientContext.ts
-importedModuleClassNameClash.ts
 indexSignatureWithAccessibilityModifier.ts
 indexSignatureWithInitializer1.ts
 indexSignatureWithTrailingComma.ts