diff --git a/src/testRunner/compilerRunner.ts b/src/testRunner/compilerRunner.ts
index acd9fc75611c5..8d4c0b1547c4e 100644
--- a/src/testRunner/compilerRunner.ts
+++ b/src/testRunner/compilerRunner.ts
@@ -331,10 +331,6 @@ class CompilerTest {
     }
 
     public verifyTypesAndSymbols() {
-        if (this.fileName.includes("APISample")) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         const noTypesAndSymbols = this.harnessSettings.noTypesAndSymbols &&
             this.harnessSettings.noTypesAndSymbols.toLowerCase() === "true";
         if (noTypesAndSymbols) {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/APILibCheck.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/APILibCheck.symbols
deleted file mode 100644
index e17d57d72f16a..0000000000000
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/APILibCheck.symbols
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-//// [tests/cases/compiler/APILibCheck.ts] ////
-
-=== index.ts ===
-import ts = require("typescript");
->ts : Symbol(ts, Decl(index.ts, 0, 0))
-
-import tsInternal = require("typescript-internal");
->tsInternal : Symbol(tsInternal, Decl(index.ts, 0, 34))
-
-import tsserverlibrary = require("tsserverlibrary");
->tsserverlibrary : Symbol(tsserverlibrary, Decl(index.ts, 1, 51))
-
-import tsserverlibraryInternal = require("tsserverlibrary-internal");
->tsserverlibraryInternal : Symbol(tsserverlibraryInternal, Decl(index.ts, 2, 52))
-
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/APILibCheck.types b/tests/baselines/reference/APILibCheck.types
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e13955f8192b..0000000000000
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/APILibCheck.types
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-//// [tests/cases/compiler/APILibCheck.ts] ////
-
-=== Performance Stats ===
-Identity cache: 100 / 100 (nearest 100)
-Assignability cache: 9,300 / 9,300 (nearest 100)
-Type Count: 22,500 / 22,500 (nearest 100)
-Instantiation count: 7,000 / 7,000 (nearest 500)
-Symbol count: 58,500 / 58,500 (nearest 500)
-
-=== index.ts ===
-import ts = require("typescript");
->ts : typeof ts
-
-import tsInternal = require("typescript-internal");
->tsInternal : typeof tsInternal
-
-import tsserverlibrary = require("tsserverlibrary");
->tsserverlibrary : typeof ts
-
-import tsserverlibraryInternal = require("tsserverlibrary-internal");
->tsserverlibraryInternal : typeof tsInternal
-
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/APILibCheck.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/APILibCheck.ts
index 38821a58b0b76..7abf10e9821e9 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/APILibCheck.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/APILibCheck.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // @strictNullChecks: true
 // @lib: es2018
 // @exactOptionalPropertyTypes: true
+// @noTypesAndSymbols: true
 
 // @filename: node_modules/typescript/package.json
 {
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_Watch.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_Watch.ts
index fccc413756468..42b1fef4c4a0b 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_Watch.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_Watch.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // @skipLibCheck: true
 // @noImplicitAny:true
 // @strictNullChecks:true
+// @noTypesAndSymbols: true
 
 // @filename: node_modules/typescript/package.json
 {
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_WatchWithDefaults.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_WatchWithDefaults.ts
index 7efada18dbad7..6e18316d2244d 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_WatchWithDefaults.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_WatchWithDefaults.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // @skipLibCheck: true
 // @noImplicitAny:true
 // @strictNullChecks:true
+// @noTypesAndSymbols: true
 
 // @filename: node_modules/typescript/package.json
 {
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_WatchWithOwnWatchHost.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_WatchWithOwnWatchHost.ts
index 794be55855d83..f51929c0961a7 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_WatchWithOwnWatchHost.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_WatchWithOwnWatchHost.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // @skipLibCheck: true
 // @noImplicitAny:true
 // @strictNullChecks:true
+// @noTypesAndSymbols: true
 
 // @filename: node_modules/typescript/package.json
 {
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_compile.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_compile.ts
index ed5d5723f3c0a..a4b89818b6db1 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_compile.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_compile.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // @skipLibCheck: true
 // @noImplicitAny:true
 // @strictNullChecks:true
+// @noTypesAndSymbols: true
 
 // @filename: node_modules/typescript/package.json
 {
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_jsdoc.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_jsdoc.ts
index d166e435feb15..b2f39259cb32e 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_jsdoc.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_jsdoc.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // @skipLibCheck: true
 // @noImplicitAny:true
 // @strictNullChecks:true
+// @noTypesAndSymbols: true
 
 // @filename: node_modules/typescript/package.json
 {
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_linter.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_linter.ts
index 7d485e4d85ff1..5a8158c26699f 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_linter.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_linter.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // @skipLibCheck: true
 // @noImplicitAny:true
 // @strictNullChecks:true
+// @noTypesAndSymbols: true
 
 // @filename: node_modules/typescript/package.json
 {
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_parseConfig.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_parseConfig.ts
index a4bcbc4aea8c5..19e62025ed851 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_parseConfig.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_parseConfig.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // @skipLibCheck: true
 // @noImplicitAny:true
 // @strictNullChecks:true
+// @noTypesAndSymbols: true
 
 // @filename: node_modules/typescript/package.json
 {
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_transform.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_transform.ts
index b2e001071bb1a..e440a0bf7b243 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_transform.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_transform.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // @skipLibCheck: true
 // @noImplicitAny:true
 // @strictNullChecks:true
+// @noTypesAndSymbols: true
 
 // @filename: node_modules/typescript/package.json
 {
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_watcher.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_watcher.ts
index 824b083b6be66..bd8cbb863a4f9 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_watcher.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/APISample_watcher.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // @skipLibCheck: true
 // @noImplicitAny:true
 // @strictNullChecks:true
+// @noTypesAndSymbols: true
 
 // @filename: node_modules/typescript/package.json
 {