diff --git a/.changeset/cyan-books-push.md b/.changeset/cyan-books-push.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d5d8fa43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cyan-books-push.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@linaria/utils': patch
+---
+
+Sometimes Babel doesn't mark removed nodes as removed. An additional check was added. Fixes #1262
diff --git a/packages/esbuild/src/index.ts b/packages/esbuild/src/index.ts
index f9f95f147..dce6a4c96 100644
--- a/packages/esbuild/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/esbuild/src/index.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default function linaria({
 
         const result = await build.resolve(token, {
           resolveDir: context,
-          kind: "import-statement"
+          kind: 'import-statement',
         });
 
         if (result.errors.length > 0) {
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/isRemoved.ts b/packages/utils/src/isRemoved.ts
index 01379abab..1ebdc59e8 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/isRemoved.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/isRemoved.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default function isRemoved(path: NodePath): boolean {
 
     if (parent) {
       // If the parent path has been removed, return true
-      if (parent.removed) {
+      if (parent.removed || parent.node === null) {
         return true;
       }