diff --git a/src/compiler/program.ts b/src/compiler/program.ts
index 9b3014390a330..6b8f56d1daf35 100644
--- a/src/compiler/program.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/program.ts
@@ -2707,10 +2707,6 @@ namespace ts {
                     createDiagnosticForOptionName(Diagnostics.Option_0_cannot_be_specified_with_option_1, getEmitDeclarationOptionName(options), "isolatedModules");
                 }
 
-                if (options.noEmitOnError) {
-                    createDiagnosticForOptionName(Diagnostics.Option_0_cannot_be_specified_with_option_1, "noEmitOnError", "isolatedModules");
-                }
-
                 if (options.out) {
                     createDiagnosticForOptionName(Diagnostics.Option_0_cannot_be_specified_with_option_1, "out", "isolatedModules");
                 }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.errors.txt
index 34ff251c16701..2ddfa178de239 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.errors.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-error TS5053: Option 'noEmitOnError' cannot be specified with option 'isolatedModules'.
+tests/cases/compiler/file1.ts(1,14): error TS2322: Type '3' is not assignable to type 'string'.
 
 
-!!! error TS5053: Option 'noEmitOnError' cannot be specified with option 'isolatedModules'.
-==== tests/cases/compiler/file1.ts (0 errors) ====
-    export var x;
\ No newline at end of file
+==== tests/cases/compiler/file1.ts (1 errors) ====
+    export const x: string = 3;
+                 ~
+!!! error TS2322: Type '3' is not assignable to type 'string'.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.symbols
index 625dbfbe699b8..67306c205a7ea 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.symbols
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.symbols
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 === tests/cases/compiler/file1.ts ===
-export var x;
->x : Symbol(x, Decl(file1.ts, 0, 10))
+export const x: string = 3;
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(file1.ts, 0, 12))
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.types b/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.types
index 27dca700bb904..3a4f55b925cba 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.types
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 === tests/cases/compiler/file1.ts ===
-export var x;
->x : any
+export const x: string = 3;
+>x : string
+>3 : 3
 
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.ts
index ce3085dbc3b9f..46ab4efcb089c 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 // @target: es6
 
 // @filename: file1.ts
-export var x;
\ No newline at end of file
+export const x: string = 3;
\ No newline at end of file