diff --git a/internal/transformers/tstransforms/importelision.go b/internal/transformers/tstransforms/importelision.go
index 7b23343d4a7..e31d009ad06 100644
--- a/internal/transformers/tstransforms/importelision.go
+++ b/internal/transformers/tstransforms/importelision.go
@@ -40,17 +40,15 @@ func (tx *ImportElisionTransformer) visit(node *ast.Node) *ast.Node {
 		}
 		return tx.Visitor().VisitEachChild(node)
 	case ast.KindImportDeclaration:
-		if !tx.isElisionBlocked(node) {
-			n := node.AsImportDeclaration()
-			// Do not elide a side-effect only import declaration.
-			//  import "foo";
-			if n.ImportClause != nil {
-				importClause := tx.Visitor().VisitNode(n.ImportClause)
-				if importClause == nil {
-					return nil
-				}
-				return tx.Factory().UpdateImportDeclaration(n, n.Modifiers(), importClause, n.ModuleSpecifier, tx.Visitor().VisitNode(n.Attributes))
+		n := node.AsImportDeclaration()
+		// Do not elide a side-effect only import declaration.
+		//  import "foo";
+		if n.ImportClause != nil {
+			importClause := tx.Visitor().VisitNode(n.ImportClause)
+			if importClause == nil {
+				return nil
 			}
+			return tx.Factory().UpdateImportDeclaration(n, n.Modifiers(), importClause, n.ModuleSpecifier, tx.Visitor().VisitNode(n.Attributes))
 		}
 		return tx.Visitor().VisitEachChild(node)
 	case ast.KindImportClause:
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ func (tx *ImportElisionTransformer) visit(node *ast.Node) *ast.Node {
 		}
 		return tx.Factory().UpdateNamedImports(n, elements)
 	case ast.KindImportSpecifier:
-		if !tx.shouldEmitAliasDeclaration(node) {
+		if node.IsTypeOnly() || !tx.shouldEmitAliasDeclaration(node) {
 			// elide type-only or unused imports
 			return nil
 		}
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/importSpecifiers1.js b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/importSpecifiers1.js
index 46f834fbebe..71db89bcbb4 100644
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/importSpecifiers1.js
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/importSpecifiers1.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ type; // Error (cannot resolve name)
 as; // Error (used in emitting position)
 export {};
 //// [d.js]
-import "./mod.js"; // Error
+export {};
 //// [e.js]
 import { type as type } from "./mod.js";
 type;
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/importSpecifiers1.js.diff b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/importSpecifiers1.js.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 3031ffe9e73..00000000000
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/importSpecifiers1.js.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- old.importSpecifiers1.js
-+++ new.importSpecifiers1.js
-@@= skipped -61, +61 lines =@@
- as; // Error (used in emitting position)
- export {};
- //// [d.js]
--export {};
-+import "./mod.js"; // Error
- //// [e.js]
- import { type as type } from "./mod.js";
- type;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node16).js b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node16).js
index 9d1ac266495..988072b042c 100644
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node16).js
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node16).js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ export interface LocalInterface extends RequireInterface, ImportInterface {}
 //// [index.js]
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-// not exclusively type-only
-require("pkg");
 
 
 //// [index.d.ts]
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node16).js.diff b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node16).js.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index d8de5a5e71b..00000000000
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node16).js.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- old.nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node16).js
-+++ new.nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node16).js
-@@= skipped -29, +29 lines =@@
- //// [index.js]
- "use strict";
- Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-+// not exclusively type-only
-+require("pkg");
-
-
- //// [index.d.ts]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node18).js b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node18).js
index 9d1ac266495..988072b042c 100644
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node18).js
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node18).js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ export interface LocalInterface extends RequireInterface, ImportInterface {}
 //// [index.js]
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-// not exclusively type-only
-require("pkg");
 
 
 //// [index.d.ts]
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node18).js.diff b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node18).js.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index b59663c1020..00000000000
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node18).js.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- old.nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node18).js
-+++ new.nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node18).js
-@@= skipped -29, +29 lines =@@
- //// [index.js]
- "use strict";
- Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-+// not exclusively type-only
-+require("pkg");
-
-
- //// [index.d.ts]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node20).js b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node20).js
index 9d1ac266495..988072b042c 100644
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node20).js
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node20).js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ export interface LocalInterface extends RequireInterface, ImportInterface {}
 //// [index.js]
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-// not exclusively type-only
-require("pkg");
 
 
 //// [index.d.ts]
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node20).js.diff b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node20).js.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index ebc4ffa1db2..00000000000
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node20).js.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- old.nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node20).js
-+++ new.nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=node20).js
-@@= skipped -29, +29 lines =@@
- //// [index.js]
- "use strict";
- Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-+// not exclusively type-only
-+require("pkg");
-
-
- //// [index.d.ts]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=nodenext).js b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=nodenext).js
index 9d1ac266495..988072b042c 100644
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=nodenext).js
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=nodenext).js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ export interface LocalInterface extends RequireInterface, ImportInterface {}
 //// [index.js]
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-// not exclusively type-only
-require("pkg");
 
 
 //// [index.d.ts]
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=nodenext).js.diff b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=nodenext).js.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index f07a514c7ec..00000000000
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=nodenext).js.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- old.nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=nodenext).js
-+++ new.nodeModulesImportAttributesModeDeclarationEmitErrors(module=nodenext).js
-@@= skipped -29, +29 lines =@@
- //// [index.js]
- "use strict";
- Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-+// not exclusively type-only
-+require("pkg");
-
-
- //// [index.d.ts]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node16).js b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node16).js
index d036a9af601..3b2af2656d0 100644
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node16).js
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node16).js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ export interface LocalInterface extends RequireInterface, ImportInterface {}
 //// [index.js]
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-// not exclusively type-only
-require("pkg");
 
 
 //// [index.d.ts]
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node16).js.diff b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node16).js.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index fe0234b6b8b..00000000000
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node16).js.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- old.nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node16).js
-+++ new.nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node16).js
-@@= skipped -29, +29 lines =@@
- //// [index.js]
- "use strict";
- Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-+// not exclusively type-only
-+require("pkg");
-
-
- //// [index.d.ts]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node18).js b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node18).js
index d036a9af601..3b2af2656d0 100644
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node18).js
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node18).js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ export interface LocalInterface extends RequireInterface, ImportInterface {}
 //// [index.js]
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-// not exclusively type-only
-require("pkg");
 
 
 //// [index.d.ts]
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node18).js.diff b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node18).js.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 28700d7fd14..00000000000
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node18).js.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- old.nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node18).js
-+++ new.nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node18).js
-@@= skipped -29, +29 lines =@@
- //// [index.js]
- "use strict";
- Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-+// not exclusively type-only
-+require("pkg");
-
-
- //// [index.d.ts]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node20).js b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node20).js
index d036a9af601..3b2af2656d0 100644
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node20).js
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node20).js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ export interface LocalInterface extends RequireInterface, ImportInterface {}
 //// [index.js]
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-// not exclusively type-only
-require("pkg");
 
 
 //// [index.d.ts]
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node20).js.diff b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node20).js.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index f7b38f460c0..00000000000
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node20).js.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- old.nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node20).js
-+++ new.nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=node20).js
-@@= skipped -29, +29 lines =@@
- //// [index.js]
- "use strict";
- Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-+// not exclusively type-only
-+require("pkg");
-
-
- //// [index.d.ts]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=nodenext).js b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=nodenext).js
index d036a9af601..3b2af2656d0 100644
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=nodenext).js
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=nodenext).js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ export interface LocalInterface extends RequireInterface, ImportInterface {}
 //// [index.js]
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-// not exclusively type-only
-require("pkg");
 
 
 //// [index.d.ts]
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=nodenext).js.diff b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=nodenext).js.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b93d9af954..00000000000
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/conformance/nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=nodenext).js.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- old.nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=nodenext).js
-+++ new.nodeModulesImportModeDeclarationEmitErrors1(module=nodenext).js
-@@= skipped -29, +29 lines =@@
- //// [index.js]
- "use strict";
- Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-+// not exclusively type-only
-+require("pkg");
-
-
- //// [index.d.ts]
\ No newline at end of file