diff --git a/src/services/completions.ts b/src/services/completions.ts
index 285095e727a0c..1693185d62247 100644
--- a/src/services/completions.ts
+++ b/src/services/completions.ts
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
             }
         }
 
+        if (!isNewIdentifierLocation && (!symbols || symbols.length === 0) && keywordFilters === KeywordCompletionFilters.None) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+
         const entries: CompletionEntry[] = [];
 
         if (isUncheckedFile(sourceFile, compilerOptions)) {
@@ -443,10 +447,6 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
             getJSCompletionEntries(sourceFile, location.pos, uniqueNames, compilerOptions.target!, entries); // TODO: GH#18217
         }
         else {
-            if (!isNewIdentifierLocation && (!symbols || symbols.length === 0) && keywordFilters === KeywordCompletionFilters.None) {
-                return undefined;
-            }
-
             getCompletionEntriesFromSymbols(
                 symbols,
                 entries,
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionInUncheckedJSFile.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionInUncheckedJSFile.ts
index dcc3d95ed204d..1aa97c79f8d49 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionInUncheckedJSFile.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionInUncheckedJSFile.ts
@@ -13,16 +13,5 @@
 
 verify.completions({
     marker: "0",
-    includes: [
-        {
-            name: "hello",
-            sortText: completion.SortText.JavascriptIdentifiers,
-            isFromUncheckedFile: true
-        },
-        {
-            name: "goodbye",
-            sortText: completion.SortText.JavascriptIdentifiers,
-            isFromUncheckedFile: true
-        }
-    ]
+    exact: undefined
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/getJavaScriptCompletions12.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/getJavaScriptCompletions12.ts
index 2848ee27c5462..cbbcf7fe3a6fc 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/getJavaScriptCompletions12.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/getJavaScriptCompletions12.ts
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
 verify.completions(
     { marker: "1", includes: { name: "charCodeAt", kind: "method", kindModifiers: "declare" } },
     { marker: ["2", "3", "4"], includes: { name: "toExponential", kind: "method", kindModifiers: "declare" } },
-    { marker: "5", includes: { name: "test1", kind: "warning", sortText: completion.SortText.JavascriptIdentifiers } },
+    { marker: "5", exact: undefined },
 );
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/javaScriptPrototype2.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/javaScriptPrototype2.ts
index 17afc1ed0aa4b..0020be5f16ec4 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/javaScriptPrototype2.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/javaScriptPrototype2.ts
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ verify.completions({ includes: { name: "toFixed", kind: "method", kindModifiers:
 goTo.marker('3');
 edit.insert('.');
 // Make sure symbols don't leak out into the constructor
-verify.completions({ includes: ["qua", "foo", "bar"].map(name => ({ name, kind: "warning", sortText: completion.SortText.JavascriptIdentifiers })) });
+verify.completions({ exact: undefined });
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/server/jsdocTypedefTag2.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/server/jsdocTypedefTag2.ts
index 601db94513045..43d5c133fa899 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/server/jsdocTypedefTag2.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/server/jsdocTypedefTag2.ts
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@
 ////     my2.yes./*1*/
 //// }
 
-//// /**
-////  * @param {MyType} my2
-////  */
-//// function b(my2) {
-////     my2.yes./*2*/
-//// }
-
 verify.completions(
-    { marker: "1", includes: "charAt" },
-    { marker: "2", excludes: "charAt" },
+    { marker: "1", includes: "charAt" }
 );