diff --git a/scripts/tests/flow/flow_tests_whitelist.txt b/scripts/tests/flow/flow_tests_whitelist.txt
index 11303cbc2b..c06d81c9b3 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/flow/flow_tests_whitelist.txt
+++ b/scripts/tests/flow/flow_tests_whitelist.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #
 # Entries should be removed incrementally as Babylon is improved.
 
-ES6/binding-pattern/object-pattern/await-prop-in-async-function.js
 JSX_invalid/migrated_0000.js
 arrow_function_invalid/migrated_0002.js
 async_await/async_generic_method.js
@@ -29,18 +28,11 @@ dynamic_import/migrated_0001.js
 dynamic_import/migrated_0002.js
 dynamic_import/migrated_0003.js
 dynamic_import/migrated_0004.js
-invalid_syntax/migrated_0000.js
-invalid_syntax/migrated_0001.js
-invalid_syntax/migrated_0002.js
-invalid_syntax/migrated_0003.js
 private_class_properties/valid.js
 types/annotations/migrated_0001.js
 types/annotations_in_comments_invalid/migrated_0003.js
-types/annotations/static_is_reserved_param.js
-types/annotations/static_is_reserved_type.js
 types/annotations/void_is_reserved_param.js
 types/member/reserved_words.js
-types/number_literal_invalid/migrated_0000.js
 types/parameter_defaults/migrated_0023.js
 types/parameter_defaults/migrated_0026.js
 types/parameter_defaults/migrated_0028.js
@@ -48,7 +40,6 @@ types/parameter_defaults/migrated_0029.js
 types/parameter_defaults/migrated_0030.js
 types/parameter_defaults/migrated_0031.js
 types/parameter_defaults/migrated_0032.js
-types/string_literal_invalid/migrated_0000.js
 types/typecasts_invalid/migrated_0001.js
 class_method_kinds/polymorphic_getter.js
 types/interfaces/prop_named_static.js
diff --git a/scripts/tests/flow/run_babylon_flow_tests.js b/scripts/tests/flow/run_babylon_flow_tests.js
index fb6b0b1f68..0f305c2e81 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/flow/run_babylon_flow_tests.js
+++ b/scripts/tests/flow/run_babylon_flow_tests.js
@@ -173,15 +173,18 @@ tests.forEach(section => {
     } catch (e) {
       exception = e;
       failed = true;
+
       // lets retry in script mode
-      try {
-        parse(
-          test.content,
-          Object.assign({}, babylonOptions, { sourceType: "script" })
-        );
-        exception = null;
-        failed = false;
-      } catch (e) {}
+      if (shouldSuccess) {
+        try {
+          parse(
+            test.content,
+            Object.assign({}, babylonOptions, { sourceType: "script" })
+          );
+          exception = null;
+          failed = false;
+        } catch (e) {}
+      }
     }
 
     const isSuccess = shouldSuccess !== failed;