diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index bbe22f0db2..85592ede62 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -2629,7 +2629,7 @@ namespace ts {
                         const internalModuleReference = <Identifier | QualifiedName>(<ImportEqualsDeclaration>declaration).moduleReference;
                         const firstIdentifier = getFirstIdentifier(internalModuleReference);
                         const importSymbol = resolveName(declaration, firstIdentifier.text, SymbolFlags.Value | SymbolFlags.Type | SymbolFlags.Namespace,
-                            Diagnostics.Cannot_find_name_0, firstIdentifier);
+                            undefined, undefined);
                         if (importSymbol) {
                             buildVisibleNodeList(importSymbol.declarations);
                         }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_UnknownImport.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_UnknownImport.errors.txt
index a69d1a141e..9d333e6612 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_UnknownImport.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_UnknownImport.errors.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_UnknownImport.ts(2,1): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'SomeNonExistingName'.
 tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_UnknownImport.ts(2,14): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'SomeNonExistingName'.
 tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_UnknownImport.ts(2,14): error TS2503: Cannot find namespace 'SomeNonExistingName'.
 tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_UnknownImport.ts(2,14): error TS4000: Import declaration 'Foo' is using private name 'SomeNonExistingName'.
 
 
-==== tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_UnknownImport.ts (4 errors) ====
+==== tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_UnknownImport.ts (3 errors) ====
     
     import Foo = SomeNonExistingName
-    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-!!! error TS2304: Cannot find name 'SomeNonExistingName'.
                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 !!! error TS2304: Cannot find name 'SomeNonExistingName'.
                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_UnknownImport2.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_UnknownImport2.errors.txt
index 0139b3b802..72dbde546f 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_UnknownImport2.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmit_UnknownImport2.errors.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_UnknownImport2.ts(2,1): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'From'.
 tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_UnknownImport2.ts(2,12): error TS1005: '=' expected.
 tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_UnknownImport2.ts(2,12): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'From'.
 tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_UnknownImport2.ts(2,12): error TS2503: Cannot find namespace 'From'.
@@ -6,11 +5,9 @@ tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_UnknownImport2.ts(2,12): error TS4000: Impo
 tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_UnknownImport2.ts(2,17): error TS1005: ';' expected.
 
 
-==== tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_UnknownImport2.ts (6 errors) ====
+==== tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmit_UnknownImport2.ts (5 errors) ====
     
     import Foo From './Foo'; // Syntax error
-    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-!!! error TS2304: Cannot find name 'From'.
                ~~~~
 !!! error TS1005: '=' expected.
                ~~~~