diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index a119fb6f8d70b..785aba5d2576a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -1831,23 +1831,21 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
         typeHasCallOrConstructSignatures,
     };
 
-    function getCandidateSignaturesForStringLiteralCompletions(call: CallLikeExpression, editingArgument: Node, checkMode = CheckMode.IsForStringLiteralArgumentCompletions) {
+    function getCandidateSignaturesForStringLiteralCompletions(call: CallLikeExpression, editingArgument: Node) {
         const candidatesSet = new Set<Signature>();
         const candidates: Signature[] = [];
 
-        if (checkMode & CheckMode.IsForStringLiteralArgumentCompletions) {
-            // first, get candidates when inference is blocked from the source node.
-            runWithInferenceBlockedFromSourceNode(editingArgument, () => getResolvedSignatureWorker(call, candidates, /*argumentCount*/ undefined, checkMode));
-            for (const candidate of candidates) {
-                candidatesSet.add(candidate);
-            }
-
-            // reset candidates for second pass
-            candidates.length = 0;
+        // first, get candidates when inference is blocked from the source node.
+        runWithInferenceBlockedFromSourceNode(editingArgument, () => getResolvedSignatureWorker(call, candidates, /*argumentCount*/ undefined, CheckMode.IsForStringLiteralArgumentCompletions));
+        for (const candidate of candidates) {
+            candidatesSet.add(candidate);
         }
 
+        // reset candidates for second pass
+        candidates.length = 0;
+
         // next, get candidates where the source node is considered for inference.
-        runWithoutResolvedSignatureCaching(editingArgument, () => getResolvedSignatureWorker(call, candidates, /*argumentCount*/ undefined, checkMode & ~CheckMode.IsForStringLiteralArgumentCompletions));
+        runWithoutResolvedSignatureCaching(editingArgument, () => getResolvedSignatureWorker(call, candidates, /*argumentCount*/ undefined, CheckMode.Normal));
         for (const candidate of candidates) {
             candidatesSet.add(candidate);
         }
diff --git a/src/compiler/types.ts b/src/compiler/types.ts
index 00ca1e79ee999..33fd0ba2a4c28 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {
     BaseNodeFactory,
-    CheckMode,
     CreateSourceFileOptions,
     EmitHelperFactory,
     GetCanonicalFileName,
@@ -4992,7 +4991,7 @@ export interface TypeChecker {
      */
     getResolvedSignature(node: CallLikeExpression, candidatesOutArray?: Signature[], argumentCount?: number): Signature | undefined;
     /** @internal */ getResolvedSignatureForSignatureHelp(node: CallLikeExpression, candidatesOutArray?: Signature[], argumentCount?: number): Signature | undefined;
-    /** @internal */ getCandidateSignaturesForStringLiteralCompletions(call: CallLikeExpression, editingArgument: Node, checkMode?: CheckMode): Signature[];
+    /** @internal */ getCandidateSignaturesForStringLiteralCompletions(call: CallLikeExpression, editingArgument: Node): Signature[];
     /** @internal */ getExpandedParameters(sig: Signature): readonly (readonly Symbol[])[];
     /** @internal */ hasEffectiveRestParameter(sig: Signature): boolean;
     /** @internal */ containsArgumentsReference(declaration: SignatureDeclaration): boolean;
diff --git a/src/services/stringCompletions.ts b/src/services/stringCompletions.ts
index 89486ca2baa7b..3f8bc5fa0861b 100644
--- a/src/services/stringCompletions.ts
+++ b/src/services/stringCompletions.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
     CaseClause,
     changeExtension,
     CharacterCodes,
-    CheckMode,
     combinePaths,
     comparePaths,
     comparePatternKeys,
@@ -406,7 +405,7 @@ function getStringLiteralCompletionEntries(sourceFile: SourceFile, node: StringL
                 // Get string literal completions from specialized signatures of the target
                 // i.e. declare function f(a: 'A');
                 // f("/*completion position*/")
-                return argumentInfo && (getStringLiteralCompletionsFromSignature(argumentInfo.invocation, node, argumentInfo, typeChecker) || getStringLiteralCompletionsFromSignature(argumentInfo.invocation, node, argumentInfo, typeChecker, CheckMode.Normal)) || fromContextualType(ContextFlags.None);
+                return argumentInfo && getStringLiteralCompletionsFromSignature(argumentInfo.invocation, node, argumentInfo, typeChecker) || fromContextualType(ContextFlags.None);
             }
             // falls through (is `require("")` or `require(""` or `import("")`)
 
@@ -496,11 +495,11 @@ function getAlreadyUsedTypesInStringLiteralUnion(union: UnionTypeNode, current:
     return mapDefined(union.types, type => type !== current && isLiteralTypeNode(type) && isStringLiteral(type.literal) ? type.literal.text : undefined);
 }
 
-function getStringLiteralCompletionsFromSignature(call: CallLikeExpression, arg: StringLiteralLike, argumentInfo: SignatureHelp.ArgumentInfoForCompletions, checker: TypeChecker, checkMode = CheckMode.IsForStringLiteralArgumentCompletions): StringLiteralCompletionsFromTypes | undefined {
+function getStringLiteralCompletionsFromSignature(call: CallLikeExpression, arg: StringLiteralLike, argumentInfo: SignatureHelp.ArgumentInfoForCompletions, checker: TypeChecker): StringLiteralCompletionsFromTypes | undefined {
     let isNewIdentifier = false;
     const uniques = new Map<string, true>();
     const editingArgument = isJsxOpeningLikeElement(call) ? Debug.checkDefined(findAncestor(arg.parent, isJsxAttribute)) : arg;
-    const candidates = checker.getCandidateSignaturesForStringLiteralCompletions(call, editingArgument, checkMode);
+    const candidates = checker.getCandidateSignaturesForStringLiteralCompletions(call, editingArgument);
     const types = flatMap(candidates, candidate => {
         if (!signatureHasRestParameter(candidate) && argumentInfo.argumentCount > candidate.parameters.length) return;
         let type = candidate.getTypeParameterAtPosition(argumentInfo.argumentIndex);