diff --git a/src/compiler/program.ts b/src/compiler/program.ts
index 4f50aa3ab1f59..85290ab6eb73b 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
deleted file mode 100644
index 34ff251c16701..0000000000000
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.errors.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-error TS5053: Option 'noEmitOnError' cannot be specified with option 'isolatedModules'.
-
-
-!!! 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
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.js b/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2963a9d694fbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/isolatedModulesNoEmitOnError.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//// [file1.ts]
+export var x;
+
+//// [file1.js]
+export var x;