diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/_default.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/_default.js
index 084197352a..d067eece2a 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/_default.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/_default.js
@@ -142,10 +142,11 @@ DefaultFormatter.prototype._exportSpecifier = function (getRef, specifier, node,
       nodes.push(this._exportsWildcard(getRef(), node));
     } else {
       var ref;
-      if (t.isSpecifierDefault(specifier.id) || this.noInteropRequire) {
-        ref = t.memberExpression(getRef(), specifier.id);
-      } else {
+      if (t.isSpecifierDefault(specifier) && !this.noInteropRequire) {
+        // importing a default so we need to normalise it
         ref = t.callExpression(this.file.addHelper("interop-require"), [getRef()]);
+      } else {
+        ref = t.memberExpression(getRef(), specifier.id);
       }
 
       // export { foo } from "test";
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-amd/exports-from/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-amd/exports-from/expected.js
index 7d20f967c2..0ff3782345 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-amd/exports-from/expected.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-amd/exports-from/expected.js
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 define(["exports", "foo"], function (exports, _foo) {
   "use strict";
 
-  var _interopRequire = function (obj) {
-    return obj && (obj["default"] || obj);
-  };
-
   var _interopRequireWildcard = function (obj) {
     return obj && obj.constructor === Object ? obj : {
       "default": obj
@@ -21,11 +17,11 @@ define(["exports", "foo"], function (exports, _foo) {
 
   _exportsWildcard(_interopRequireWildcard(_foo));
 
-  exports.foo = _interopRequire(_foo);
-  exports.foo = _interopRequire(_foo);
-  exports.bar = _interopRequire(_foo);
-  exports.bar = _interopRequire(_foo);
-  exports["default"] = _interopRequire(_foo);
-  exports["default"] = _interopRequire(_foo);
-  exports.bar = _interopRequire(_foo);
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+  exports.foo = _foo.foo;
+  exports.foo = _foo.foo;
+  exports.bar = _foo.bar;
+  exports.bar = _foo.foo;
+  exports["default"] = _foo.foo;
+  exports["default"] = _foo.foo;
+  exports.bar = _foo.bar;
+});
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-common/exports-from/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-common/exports-from/expected.js
index 1107502014..2264dd7c1a 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-common/exports-from/expected.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-common/exports-from/expected.js
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 "use strict";
 
-var _interopRequire = function (obj) {
-  return obj && (obj["default"] || obj);
-};
-
 var _interopRequireWildcard = function (obj) {
   return obj && obj.constructor === Object ? obj : {
     "default": obj
@@ -20,10 +16,10 @@ var _exportsWildcard = function (obj) {
 
 _exportsWildcard(_interopRequireWildcard(require("foo")));
 
-exports.foo = _interopRequire(require("foo"));
-exports.foo = _interopRequire(require("foo"));
-exports.bar = _interopRequire(require("foo"));
-exports.bar = _interopRequire(require("foo"));
-exports["default"] = _interopRequire(require("foo"));
-exports["default"] = _interopRequire(require("foo"));
-exports.bar = _interopRequire(require("foo"));
+exports.foo = require("foo").foo;
+exports.foo = require("foo").foo;
+exports.bar = require("foo").bar;
+exports.bar = require("foo").foo;
+exports["default"] = require("foo").foo;
+exports["default"] = require("foo").foo;
+exports.bar = require("foo").bar;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-umd/exports-from/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-umd/exports-from/expected.js
index 1878d5a1e1..2f84be3a91 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-umd/exports-from/expected.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/transformation/es6-modules-umd/exports-from/expected.js
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
 })(function (exports, _foo) {
   "use strict";
 
-  var _interopRequire = function (obj) {
-    return obj && (obj["default"] || obj);
-  };
-
   var _interopRequireWildcard = function (obj) {
     return obj && obj.constructor === Object ? obj : {
       "default": obj
@@ -27,11 +23,11 @@
 
   _exportsWildcard(_interopRequireWildcard(_foo));
 
-  exports.foo = _interopRequire(_foo);
-  exports.foo = _interopRequire(_foo);
-  exports.bar = _interopRequire(_foo);
-  exports.bar = _interopRequire(_foo);
-  exports["default"] = _interopRequire(_foo);
-  exports["default"] = _interopRequire(_foo);
-  exports.bar = _interopRequire(_foo);
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+  exports.foo = _foo.foo;
+  exports.foo = _foo.foo;
+  exports.bar = _foo.bar;
+  exports.bar = _foo.foo;
+  exports["default"] = _foo.foo;
+  exports["default"] = _foo.foo;
+  exports.bar = _foo.bar;
+});