diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmitInvalidReference.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmitInvalidReference.ts
index 9635f6959652c..b2d12114f750f 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmitInvalidReference.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmitInvalidReference.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // @declaration: true
 // @noresolve: true
+// @lib: es3
 /// <reference path="invalid.ts" />
 var x = 0;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/importDeclRefereingExternalModuleWithNoResolve.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/importDeclRefereingExternalModuleWithNoResolve.ts
index c2edfb63505c0..f2ad266cbb818 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/importDeclRefereingExternalModuleWithNoResolve.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/importDeclRefereingExternalModuleWithNoResolve.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // @noresolve: true
+// @lib: es3
 import b = require("externalModule");
 declare module "m1" {
     import im2 = require("externalModule");
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/moduleResolutionNoResolve.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/moduleResolutionNoResolve.ts
index aea0208b5d68a..c6e3099ba1031 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/moduleResolutionNoResolve.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/moduleResolutionNoResolve.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // @module:commonjs
 // @noResolve: true
+// @lib: es3
 
 // @filename: a.ts
 import a = require('./b');