diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 1c41be84ba7..cfa76c0315a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -16376,9 +16376,7 @@ namespace ts {
                     // in a JS file
                     // Note:JS inferred classes might come from a variable declaration instead of a function declaration.
                     // In this case, using getResolvedSymbol directly is required to avoid losing the members from the declaration.
-                    let funcSymbol = node.expression.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier ?
-                        getResolvedSymbol(node.expression as Identifier) :
-                        checkExpression(node.expression).symbol;
+                    let funcSymbol = checkExpression(node.expression).symbol;
                     if (funcSymbol && isDeclarationOfFunctionOrClassExpression(funcSymbol)) {
                         funcSymbol = getSymbolOfNode((<VariableDeclaration>funcSymbol.valueDeclaration).initializer);
                     }