diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/defaultExportsCannotMerge01.js b/tests/baselines/reference/defaultExportsCannotMerge01.js
index c7091371d3..9c433ce3a2 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/defaultExportsCannotMerge01.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/defaultExportsCannotMerge01.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ function Decl() {
     return 0;
 }
 exports.default = Decl;
-var Decl;
 (function (Decl) {
     Decl.x = 10;
     Decl.y = 20;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/defaultExportsCannotMerge04.js b/tests/baselines/reference/defaultExportsCannotMerge04.js
index de32618d8c..f8f375377e 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/defaultExportsCannotMerge04.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/defaultExportsCannotMerge04.js
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 function Foo() {
 }
 exports.default = Foo;
-var Foo;
 (function (Foo) {
 })(Foo || (Foo = {}));
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/reservedWords2.js b/tests/baselines/reference/reservedWords2.js
index da6a35bba8..f172f37d05 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/reservedWords2.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/reservedWords2.js
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ debugger;
 if ()
     ;
 [1, 2];
-var ;
 (function () {
 })( || ( = {}));
 void {};
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/transformApi/transformsCorrectly.rewrittenNamespaceFollowingClass.js b/tests/baselines/reference/transformApi/transformsCorrectly.rewrittenNamespaceFollowingClass.js
index 9dedde29f8..3f2dd6cdb5 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/transformApi/transformsCorrectly.rewrittenNamespaceFollowingClass.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/transformApi/transformsCorrectly.rewrittenNamespaceFollowingClass.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ class C {
     }
 }
 C.bar = 20;
-var C;
 (function (C) {
     C.x = 10;
 })(C || (C = {}));
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/transformApi/transformsCorrectly.synthesizedClassAndNamespaceCombination.js b/tests/baselines/reference/transformApi/transformsCorrectly.synthesizedClassAndNamespaceCombination.js
index ad11068a51..ababb49d71 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/transformApi/transformsCorrectly.synthesizedClassAndNamespaceCombination.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/transformApi/transformsCorrectly.synthesizedClassAndNamespaceCombination.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 class Foo {
 }
-var Foo;
 (function (Foo) {
     ;
 })(Foo || (Foo = {}));