diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/statement.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/statement.js
index d547ebcec5..1ef98a1f87 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/statement.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/statement.js
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@
 import * as N from "../types";
 import { types as tt, type TokenType } from "../tokenizer/types";
 import ExpressionParser from "./expression";
-import { isIdentifierChar } from "../util/identifier";
+import {
+  isIdentifierChar,
+  isIdentifierStart,
+  keywordRelationalOperator,
+} from "../util/identifier";
 import { lineBreak, skipWhiteSpace } from "../util/whitespace";
+import * as charCodes from "charcodes";
 
 // Reused empty array added for node fields that are always empty.
 
@@ -71,6 +76,39 @@ export default class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
     return this.finishNode(node, "InterpreterDirective");
   }
 
+  isLet(declaration?: boolean): boolean {
+    if (!this.isContextual("let")) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    skipWhiteSpace.lastIndex = this.state.pos;
+    const skip = skipWhiteSpace.exec(this.state.input);
+    // $FlowIgnore
+    const next = this.state.pos + skip[0].length;
+    const nextCh = this.state.input.charCodeAt(next);
+    if (
+      (nextCh === charCodes.leftCurlyBrace &&
+        !lineBreak.test(this.state.input.slice(this.state.end, next))) ||
+      nextCh === charCodes.leftSquareBracket
+    ) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (isIdentifierStart(nextCh)) {
+      if (
+        !declaration &&
+        lineBreak.test(this.state.input.slice(this.state.end, next))
+      ) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      let pos = next + 1;
+      while (isIdentifierChar(this.state.input.charCodeAt(pos))) {
+        ++pos;
+      }
+      const ident = this.state.input.slice(next, pos);
+      if (!keywordRelationalOperator.test(ident)) return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   // Parse a single statement.
   //
   // If expecting a statement and finding a slash operator, parse a
@@ -86,8 +124,14 @@ export default class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
   }
 
   parseStatementContent(declaration: boolean, topLevel: ?boolean): N.Statement {
-    const starttype = this.state.type;
+    let starttype = this.state.type;
     const node = this.startNode();
+    let kind;
+
+    if (this.isLet(declaration)) {
+      starttype = tt._var;
+      kind = "let";
+    }
 
     // Most types of statements are recognized by the keyword they
     // start with. Many are trivial to parse, some require a bit of
@@ -129,12 +173,11 @@ export default class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
       case tt._try:
         return this.parseTryStatement(node);
 
-      case tt._let:
       case tt._const:
-        if (!declaration) this.unexpected(); // NOTE: falls through to _var
-
       case tt._var:
-        return this.parseVarStatement(node, starttype);
+        kind = kind || this.state.value;
+        if (!declaration && kind !== "var") this.unexpected();
+        return this.parseVarStatement(node, kind);
 
       case tt._while:
         return this.parseWhileStatement(node);
@@ -424,18 +467,19 @@ export default class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
       return this.parseFor(node, null);
     }
 
-    if (this.match(tt._var) || this.match(tt._let) || this.match(tt._const)) {
+    const isLet = this.isLet();
+    if (this.match(tt._var) || this.match(tt._const) || isLet) {
       const init = this.startNode();
-      const varKind = this.state.type;
+      const kind = isLet ? "let" : this.state.value;
       this.next();
-      this.parseVar(init, true, varKind);
+      this.parseVar(init, true, kind);
       this.finishNode(init, "VariableDeclaration");
 
       if (this.match(tt._in) || this.isContextual("of")) {
         if (init.declarations.length === 1) {
           const declaration = init.declarations[0];
           const isForInInitializer =
-            varKind === tt._var &&
+            kind === "var" &&
             declaration.init &&
             declaration.id.type != "ObjectPattern" &&
             declaration.id.type != "ArrayPattern" &&
@@ -606,7 +650,7 @@ export default class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
 
   parseVarStatement(
     node: N.VariableDeclaration,
-    kind: TokenType,
+    kind: "var" | "let" | "const",
   ): N.VariableDeclaration {
     this.next();
     this.parseVar(node, false, kind);
@@ -862,20 +906,19 @@ export default class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
   parseVar(
     node: N.VariableDeclaration,
     isFor: boolean,
-    kind: TokenType,
+    kind: "var" | "let" | "const",
   ): N.VariableDeclaration {
     const declarations = (node.declarations = []);
     const isTypescript = this.hasPlugin("typescript");
-    // $FlowFixMe
-    node.kind = kind.keyword;
+    node.kind = kind;
     for (;;) {
       const decl = this.startNode();
-      this.parseVarHead(decl);
+      this.parseVarId(decl, kind);
       if (this.eat(tt.eq)) {
         decl.init = this.parseMaybeAssign(isFor);
       } else {
         if (
-          kind === tt._const &&
+          kind === "const" &&
           !(this.match(tt._in) || this.isContextual("of"))
         ) {
           // `const` with no initializer is allowed in TypeScript.
@@ -900,7 +943,10 @@ export default class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
     return node;
   }
 
-  parseVarHead(decl: N.VariableDeclarator): void {
+  parseVarId(decl: N.VariableDeclarator, kind: "var" | "let" | "const"): void {
+    if ((kind === "const" || kind === "let") && this.isContextual("let")) {
+      this.unexpected(null, "let is disallowed as a lexically bound name");
+    }
     decl.id = this.parseBindingAtom();
     this.checkLVal(decl.id, true, undefined, "variable declaration");
   }
@@ -1008,12 +1054,12 @@ export default class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
   ): T {
     this.next();
     this.takeDecorators(node);
-    this.parseClassId(node, isStatement, optionalId);
 
-    // class bodies and heritages are implicitly strict
+    // A class definition is always strict mode code.
     const oldStrict = this.state.strict;
     this.state.strict = true;
 
+    this.parseClassId(node, isStatement, optionalId);
     this.parseClassSuper(node);
     this.parseClassBody(node);
 
@@ -1638,11 +1684,7 @@ export default class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
       }
       this.parseDecorators(false);
       return this.parseClass(expr, true, true);
-    } else if (
-      this.match(tt._let) ||
-      this.match(tt._const) ||
-      this.match(tt._var)
-    ) {
+    } else if (this.match(tt._const) || this.match(tt._var) || this.isLet()) {
       return this.raise(
         this.state.start,
         "Only expressions, functions or classes are allowed as the `default` export.",
@@ -1661,7 +1703,7 @@ export default class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
 
   isExportDefaultSpecifier(): boolean {
     if (this.match(tt.name)) {
-      return this.state.value !== "async";
+      return this.state.value !== "async" && this.state.value !== "let";
     }
 
     if (!this.match(tt._default)) {
@@ -1710,9 +1752,9 @@ export default class StatementParser extends ExpressionParser {
     return (
       this.state.type.keyword === "var" ||
       this.state.type.keyword === "const" ||
-      this.state.type.keyword === "let" ||
       this.state.type.keyword === "function" ||
       this.state.type.keyword === "class" ||
+      this.isLet() ||
       this.isAsyncFunction()
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/flow.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/flow.js
index 0dbab81e3a..912bb09c5f 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/flow.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/flow.js
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ export default (superClass: Class<Parser>): Class<Parser> =>
       } else {
         if (
           this.match(tt._const) ||
-          this.match(tt._let) ||
+          this.isLet() ||
           ((this.isContextual("type") || this.isContextual("interface")) &&
             !insideModule)
         ) {
@@ -2344,8 +2344,11 @@ export default (superClass: Class<Parser>): Class<Parser> =>
     }
 
     // parse flow type annotations on variable declarator heads - let foo: string = bar
-    parseVarHead(decl: N.VariableDeclarator): void {
-      super.parseVarHead(decl);
+    parseVarId(
+      decl: N.VariableDeclarator,
+      kind: "var" | "let" | "const",
+    ): void {
+      super.parseVarId(decl, kind);
       if (this.match(tt.colon)) {
         decl.id.typeAnnotation = this.flowParseTypeAnnotation();
         this.finishNode(decl.id, decl.id.type);
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript.js
index 0a7c527dfa..3afd592038 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript.js
@@ -1190,8 +1190,15 @@ export default (superClass: Class<Parser>): Class<Parser> =>
       if (this.isLineTerminator()) {
         return;
       }
+      let starttype = this.state.type;
+      let kind;
 
-      switch (this.state.type) {
+      if (this.isContextual("let")) {
+        starttype = tt._var;
+        kind = "let";
+      }
+
+      switch (starttype) {
         case tt._function:
           this.next();
           return this.parseFunction(nany, /* isStatement */ true);
@@ -1210,8 +1217,8 @@ export default (superClass: Class<Parser>): Class<Parser> =>
           }
         // falls through
         case tt._var:
-        case tt._let:
-          return this.parseVarStatement(nany, this.state.type);
+          kind = kind || this.state.value;
+          return this.parseVarStatement(nany, kind);
         case tt.name: {
           const value = this.state.value;
           if (value === "global") {
@@ -1941,8 +1948,11 @@ export default (superClass: Class<Parser>): Class<Parser> =>
     }
 
     // `let x: number;`
-    parseVarHead(decl: N.VariableDeclarator): void {
-      super.parseVarHead(decl);
+    parseVarId(
+      decl: N.VariableDeclarator,
+      kind: "var" | "let" | "const",
+    ): void {
+      super.parseVarId(decl, kind);
       if (decl.id.type === "Identifier" && this.eat(tt.bang)) {
         decl.definite = true;
       }
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/tokenizer/index.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/tokenizer/index.js
index d527c96913..b3ef098539 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/tokenizer/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/tokenizer/index.js
@@ -1384,8 +1384,8 @@ export default class Tokenizer extends LocationParser {
 
     if (
       prevType === tt._var ||
-      prevType === tt._let ||
-      prevType === tt._const
+      prevType === tt._const ||
+      prevType === tt.name
     ) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/tokenizer/types.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/tokenizer/types.js
index 4d88ed0e11..07a85c30db 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/tokenizer/types.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/tokenizer/types.js
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ export const keywords = Object.create(null, {
   throw: makeKeywordProps("throw", { beforeExpr, prefix, startsExpr }),
   try: makeKeywordProps("try"),
   var: makeKeywordProps("var"),
-  let: makeKeywordProps("let"),
   const: makeKeywordProps("const"),
   while: makeKeywordProps("while", { isLoop }),
   with: makeKeywordProps("with"),
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/util/identifier.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/util/identifier.js
index 847a61f878..631f9d0394 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/util/identifier.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/util/identifier.js
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ const keywords = new Set([
   "new",
   "in",
   "this",
-  "let",
   "const",
   "class",
   "extends",
@@ -71,6 +70,8 @@ export function isKeyword(word: string): boolean {
   return keywords.has(word);
 }
 
+export const keywordRelationalOperator = /^in(stanceof)?$/;
+
 // ## Character categories
 
 // Big ugly regular expressions that matches characters in the
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-1/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-1/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b8952b973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-1/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+let + 1
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-1/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-1/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5896aa4d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-1/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start": 0,
+  "end": 7,
+  "loc": {
+    "start": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 0
+    },
+    "end": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 7
+    }
+  },
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start": 0,
+    "end": 7,
+    "loc": {
+      "start": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 0
+      },
+      "end": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 7
+      }
+    },
+    "sourceType": "script",
+    "interpreter": null,
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "ExpressionStatement",
+        "start": 0,
+        "end": 7,
+        "loc": {
+          "start": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 0
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 7
+          }
+        },
+        "expression": {
+          "type": "BinaryExpression",
+          "start": 0,
+          "end": 7,
+          "loc": {
+            "start": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 0
+            },
+            "end": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 7
+            }
+          },
+          "left": {
+            "type": "Identifier",
+            "start": 0,
+            "end": 3,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 0
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 3
+              },
+              "identifierName": "let"
+            },
+            "name": "let"
+          },
+          "operator": "+",
+          "right": {
+            "type": "NumericLiteral",
+            "start": 6,
+            "end": 7,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 6
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 7
+              }
+            },
+            "extra": {
+              "rawValue": 1,
+              "raw": "1"
+            },
+            "value": 1
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "directives": []
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-2/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-2/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15ea1476df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-2/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+var let = 1
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-2/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-2/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc261c3dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-2/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start": 0,
+  "end": 11,
+  "loc": {
+    "start": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 0
+    },
+    "end": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 11
+    }
+  },
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start": 0,
+    "end": 11,
+    "loc": {
+      "start": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 0
+      },
+      "end": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 11
+      }
+    },
+    "sourceType": "script",
+    "interpreter": null,
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "VariableDeclaration",
+        "start": 0,
+        "end": 11,
+        "loc": {
+          "start": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 0
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 11
+          }
+        },
+        "declarations": [
+          {
+            "type": "VariableDeclarator",
+            "start": 4,
+            "end": 11,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 4
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 11
+              }
+            },
+            "id": {
+              "type": "Identifier",
+              "start": 4,
+              "end": 7,
+              "loc": {
+                "start": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 4
+                },
+                "end": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 7
+                },
+                "identifierName": "let"
+              },
+              "name": "let"
+            },
+            "init": {
+              "type": "NumericLiteral",
+              "start": 10,
+              "end": 11,
+              "loc": {
+                "start": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 10
+                },
+                "end": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 11
+                }
+              },
+              "extra": {
+                "rawValue": 1,
+                "raw": "1"
+              },
+              "value": 1
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "kind": "var"
+      }
+    ],
+    "directives": []
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-3/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-3/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf4301ea13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-3/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+let instanceof Foo
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-3/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-3/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0f5399086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-3/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start": 0,
+  "end": 18,
+  "loc": {
+    "start": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 0
+    },
+    "end": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 18
+    }
+  },
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start": 0,
+    "end": 18,
+    "loc": {
+      "start": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 0
+      },
+      "end": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 18
+      }
+    },
+    "sourceType": "script",
+    "interpreter": null,
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "ExpressionStatement",
+        "start": 0,
+        "end": 18,
+        "loc": {
+          "start": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 0
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 18
+          }
+        },
+        "expression": {
+          "type": "BinaryExpression",
+          "start": 0,
+          "end": 18,
+          "loc": {
+            "start": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 0
+            },
+            "end": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 18
+            }
+          },
+          "left": {
+            "type": "Identifier",
+            "start": 0,
+            "end": 3,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 0
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 3
+              },
+              "identifierName": "let"
+            },
+            "name": "let"
+          },
+          "operator": "instanceof",
+          "right": {
+            "type": "Identifier",
+            "start": 15,
+            "end": 18,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 15
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 18
+              },
+              "identifierName": "Foo"
+            },
+            "name": "Foo"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "directives": []
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-4/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-4/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b1ded17c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-4/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+let in {}
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-4/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-4/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96851ba7aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-4/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start": 0,
+  "end": 9,
+  "loc": {
+    "start": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 0
+    },
+    "end": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 9
+    }
+  },
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start": 0,
+    "end": 9,
+    "loc": {
+      "start": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 0
+      },
+      "end": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 9
+      }
+    },
+    "sourceType": "script",
+    "interpreter": null,
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "ExpressionStatement",
+        "start": 0,
+        "end": 9,
+        "loc": {
+          "start": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 0
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 9
+          }
+        },
+        "expression": {
+          "type": "BinaryExpression",
+          "start": 0,
+          "end": 9,
+          "loc": {
+            "start": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 0
+            },
+            "end": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 9
+            }
+          },
+          "left": {
+            "type": "Identifier",
+            "start": 0,
+            "end": 3,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 0
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 3
+              },
+              "identifierName": "let"
+            },
+            "name": "let"
+          },
+          "operator": "in",
+          "right": {
+            "type": "ObjectExpression",
+            "start": 7,
+            "end": 9,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 7
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 9
+              }
+            },
+            "properties": []
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "directives": []
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-5/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-5/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ddea3e168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-5/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+if (1) let
+{}
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-5/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-5/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ade78031a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-5/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start": 0,
+  "end": 13,
+  "loc": {
+    "start": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 0
+    },
+    "end": {
+      "line": 2,
+      "column": 2
+    }
+  },
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start": 0,
+    "end": 13,
+    "loc": {
+      "start": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 0
+      },
+      "end": {
+        "line": 2,
+        "column": 2
+      }
+    },
+    "sourceType": "script",
+    "interpreter": null,
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "IfStatement",
+        "start": 0,
+        "end": 10,
+        "loc": {
+          "start": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 0
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 10
+          }
+        },
+        "test": {
+          "type": "NumericLiteral",
+          "start": 4,
+          "end": 5,
+          "loc": {
+            "start": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 4
+            },
+            "end": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 5
+            }
+          },
+          "extra": {
+            "rawValue": 1,
+            "raw": "1"
+          },
+          "value": 1
+        },
+        "consequent": {
+          "type": "ExpressionStatement",
+          "start": 7,
+          "end": 10,
+          "loc": {
+            "start": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 7
+            },
+            "end": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 10
+            }
+          },
+          "expression": {
+            "type": "Identifier",
+            "start": 7,
+            "end": 10,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 7
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 10
+              },
+              "identifierName": "let"
+            },
+            "name": "let"
+          }
+        },
+        "alternate": null
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "BlockStatement",
+        "start": 11,
+        "end": 13,
+        "loc": {
+          "start": {
+            "line": 2,
+            "column": 0
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "line": 2,
+            "column": 2
+          }
+        },
+        "body": [],
+        "directives": []
+      }
+    ],
+    "directives": []
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-6/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-6/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ebfa83ecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-6/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+while (0) let
+foo
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-6/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-6/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c51c3538f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-6/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start": 0,
+  "end": 17,
+  "loc": {
+    "start": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 0
+    },
+    "end": {
+      "line": 2,
+      "column": 3
+    }
+  },
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start": 0,
+    "end": 17,
+    "loc": {
+      "start": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 0
+      },
+      "end": {
+        "line": 2,
+        "column": 3
+      }
+    },
+    "sourceType": "script",
+    "interpreter": null,
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "WhileStatement",
+        "start": 0,
+        "end": 13,
+        "loc": {
+          "start": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 0
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 13
+          }
+        },
+        "test": {
+          "type": "NumericLiteral",
+          "start": 7,
+          "end": 8,
+          "loc": {
+            "start": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 7
+            },
+            "end": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 8
+            }
+          },
+          "extra": {
+            "rawValue": 0,
+            "raw": "0"
+          },
+          "value": 0
+        },
+        "body": {
+          "type": "ExpressionStatement",
+          "start": 10,
+          "end": 13,
+          "loc": {
+            "start": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 10
+            },
+            "end": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 13
+            }
+          },
+          "expression": {
+            "type": "Identifier",
+            "start": 10,
+            "end": 13,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 10
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 13
+              },
+              "identifierName": "let"
+            },
+            "name": "let"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "ExpressionStatement",
+        "start": 14,
+        "end": 17,
+        "loc": {
+          "start": {
+            "line": 2,
+            "column": 0
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "line": 2,
+            "column": 3
+          }
+        },
+        "expression": {
+          "type": "Identifier",
+          "start": 14,
+          "end": 17,
+          "loc": {
+            "start": {
+              "line": 2,
+              "column": 0
+            },
+            "end": {
+              "line": 2,
+              "column": 3
+            },
+            "identifierName": "foo"
+          },
+          "name": "foo"
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "directives": []
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-7/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-7/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7036d1f8e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-7/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+while (0) let
+instanceof Foo
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-7/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-7/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..721e29212e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-7/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start": 0,
+  "end": 28,
+  "loc": {
+    "start": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 0
+    },
+    "end": {
+      "line": 2,
+      "column": 14
+    }
+  },
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start": 0,
+    "end": 28,
+    "loc": {
+      "start": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 0
+      },
+      "end": {
+        "line": 2,
+        "column": 14
+      }
+    },
+    "sourceType": "script",
+    "interpreter": null,
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "WhileStatement",
+        "start": 0,
+        "end": 28,
+        "loc": {
+          "start": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 0
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "line": 2,
+            "column": 14
+          }
+        },
+        "test": {
+          "type": "NumericLiteral",
+          "start": 7,
+          "end": 8,
+          "loc": {
+            "start": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 7
+            },
+            "end": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 8
+            }
+          },
+          "extra": {
+            "rawValue": 0,
+            "raw": "0"
+          },
+          "value": 0
+        },
+        "body": {
+          "type": "ExpressionStatement",
+          "start": 10,
+          "end": 28,
+          "loc": {
+            "start": {
+              "line": 1,
+              "column": 10
+            },
+            "end": {
+              "line": 2,
+              "column": 14
+            }
+          },
+          "expression": {
+            "type": "BinaryExpression",
+            "start": 10,
+            "end": 28,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 10
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 2,
+                "column": 14
+              }
+            },
+            "left": {
+              "type": "Identifier",
+              "start": 10,
+              "end": 13,
+              "loc": {
+                "start": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 10
+                },
+                "end": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 13
+                },
+                "identifierName": "let"
+              },
+              "name": "let"
+            },
+            "operator": "instanceof",
+            "right": {
+              "type": "Identifier",
+              "start": 25,
+              "end": 28,
+              "loc": {
+                "start": {
+                  "line": 2,
+                  "column": 11
+                },
+                "end": {
+                  "line": 2,
+                  "column": 14
+                },
+                "identifierName": "Foo"
+              },
+              "name": "Foo"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "directives": []
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-strict-fail/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-strict-fail/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc734683c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-strict-fail/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+"use strict";
+let + 1
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-strict-fail/options.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-strict-fail/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8773675903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/es2015/let/let-as-identifier-strict-fail/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "throws": "let is a reserved word in strict mode (2:0)"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0232/options.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0232/options.json
index 9fa1302689..81e5594d82 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0232/options.json
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0232/options.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "throws": "Unexpected token (1:37)"
+  "throws": "let is a reserved word in strict mode (1:37)"
 }
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0238/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0238/input.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c87b8eaaf4..0000000000
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0238/input.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-var let
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0238/options.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0238/options.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 27a7b64d71..0000000000
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0238/options.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "throws": "Unexpected token (1:4)"
-}
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0253/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0253/input.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 564a1caa1c..0000000000
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0253/input.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-let
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0253/options.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0253/options.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 05dbd26b33..0000000000
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/esprima/invalid-syntax/migrated_0253/options.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "throws": "Unexpected token (1:3)"
-}
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/unit/util/identifier.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/unit/util/identifier.js
index a0d6bb16d2..420971a577 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/unit/util/identifier.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/unit/util/identifier.js
@@ -1,18 +1,42 @@
-import { isKeyword } from "../../../src/util/identifier";
+import {
+  isKeyword,
+  keywordRelationalOperator,
+} from "../../../src/util/identifier";
 
 describe("identifier", () => {
   describe("isKeyword", () => {
     it("break is a keyword", () => {
       expect(isKeyword("break")).toBe(true);
     });
-    it("let is a keyword", () => {
-      expect(isKeyword("let")).toBe(true);
+    it("const is a keyword", () => {
+      expect(isKeyword("const")).toBe(true);
     });
     it("super is a keyword", () => {
       expect(isKeyword("super")).toBe(true);
     });
+    it("let is not a keyword", () => {
+      expect(isKeyword("let")).toBe(false);
+    });
     it("abc is not a keyword", () => {
       expect(isKeyword("abc")).toBe(false);
     });
   });
+
+  describe("keywordRelationalOperator", () => {
+    it("in is true", () => {
+      expect(keywordRelationalOperator.test("in")).toBe(true);
+    });
+    it("instanceof is true", () => {
+      expect(keywordRelationalOperator.test("instanceof")).toBe(true);
+    });
+    it("stanceof is false", () => {
+      expect(keywordRelationalOperator.test("stanceof")).toBe(false);
+    });
+    it("instance is false", () => {
+      expect(keywordRelationalOperator.test("instance")).toBe(false);
+    });
+    it("abc is false", () => {
+      expect(keywordRelationalOperator.test("abc")).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/scripts/tests/test262/test262_whitelist.txt b/scripts/tests/test262/test262_whitelist.txt
index 5211810741..e65ad9097d 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/test262/test262_whitelist.txt
+++ b/scripts/tests/test262/test262_whitelist.txt
@@ -672,8 +672,6 @@ language/expressions/async-generator/early-errors-expression-formals-body-duplic
 language/expressions/async-generator/early-errors-expression-formals-body-duplicate-let.js(default)
 language/expressions/async-generator/early-errors-expression-formals-body-duplicate-let.js(strict mode)
 language/expressions/async-generator/named-dflt-params-duplicates.js(default)
-language/expressions/class/class-name-ident-static-escaped.js(default)
-language/expressions/class/class-name-ident-static.js(default)
 language/expressions/class/elements/fields-duplicate-privatenames.js(default)
 language/expressions/class/elements/fields-duplicate-privatenames.js(strict mode)
 language/expressions/class/elements/fields-literal-name-static-propname-constructor.js(default)
@@ -776,8 +774,6 @@ language/expressions/class/elements/syntax/early-errors/super-private-access-inv
 language/expressions/class/elements/syntax/early-errors/super-private-access-invalid.js(strict mode)
 language/expressions/function/dflt-params-duplicates.js(default)
 language/expressions/generators/dflt-params-duplicates.js(default)
-language/expressions/object/let-non-strict-access.js(default)
-language/expressions/object/let-non-strict-syntax.js(default)
 language/expressions/object/method-definition/async-gen-meth-dflt-params-duplicates.js(default)
 language/expressions/object/method-definition/async-meth-dflt-params-duplicates.js(default)
 language/expressions/object/method-definition/early-errors-object-method-async-lineterminator.js(default)
@@ -1029,8 +1025,6 @@ language/statements/class/async-gen-meth-escaped-async.js(default)
 language/statements/class/async-gen-meth-escaped-async.js(strict mode)
 language/statements/class/async-meth-escaped-async.js(default)
 language/statements/class/async-meth-escaped-async.js(strict mode)
-language/statements/class/class-name-ident-static-escaped.js(default)
-language/statements/class/class-name-ident-static.js(default)
 language/statements/class/elements/fields-duplicate-privatenames.js(default)
 language/statements/class/elements/fields-duplicate-privatenames.js(strict mode)
 language/statements/class/elements/fields-literal-name-static-propname-constructor.js(default)
@@ -1144,8 +1138,6 @@ language/statements/class/syntax/early-errors/class-definition-evaluation-block-
 language/statements/class/syntax/early-errors/class-definition-evaluation-scriptbody-duplicate-binding.js(default)
 language/statements/class/syntax/early-errors/class-definition-evaluation-scriptbody-duplicate-binding.js(strict mode)
 language/statements/const/redeclaration-error-from-within-strict-mode-function-const.js(default)
-language/statements/for-await-of/let-block-with-newline.js(default)
-language/statements/for-await-of/let-identifier-with-newline.js(default)
 language/statements/for-in/dstr/array-rest-before-elision.js(default)
 language/statements/for-in/dstr/array-rest-before-elision.js(strict mode)
 language/statements/for-in/dstr/array-rest-elision-invalid.js(default)
@@ -1158,11 +1150,6 @@ language/statements/for-in/head-let-bound-names-dup.js(default)
 language/statements/for-in/head-let-bound-names-dup.js(strict mode)
 language/statements/for-in/head-let-bound-names-in-stmt.js(default)
 language/statements/for-in/head-let-bound-names-in-stmt.js(strict mode)
-language/statements/for-in/head-lhs-let.js(default)
-language/statements/for-in/head-var-bound-names-let.js(default)
-language/statements/for-in/identifier-let-allowed-as-lefthandside-expression-not-strict.js(default)
-language/statements/for-in/let-block-with-newline.js(default)
-language/statements/for-in/let-identifier-with-newline.js(default)
 language/statements/for-of/dstr/array-rest-before-elision.js(default)
 language/statements/for-of/dstr/array-rest-before-elision.js(strict mode)
 language/statements/for-of/dstr/array-rest-elision-invalid.js(default)
@@ -1180,26 +1167,16 @@ language/statements/for-of/head-let-bound-names-dup.js(default)
 language/statements/for-of/head-let-bound-names-dup.js(strict mode)
 language/statements/for-of/head-let-bound-names-in-stmt.js(default)
 language/statements/for-of/head-let-bound-names-in-stmt.js(strict mode)
-language/statements/for-of/head-var-bound-names-let.js(default)
 language/statements/for-of/head-var-no-expr.js(default)
 language/statements/for-of/head-var-no-expr.js(strict mode)
-language/statements/for-of/let-block-with-newline.js(default)
-language/statements/for-of/let-identifier-with-newline.js(default)
 language/statements/for/head-let-bound-names-in-stmt.js(default)
 language/statements/for/head-let-bound-names-in-stmt.js(strict mode)
-language/statements/for/head-lhs-let.js(default)
-language/statements/for/let-block-with-newline.js(default)
-language/statements/for/let-identifier-with-newline.js(default)
 language/statements/function/dflt-params-duplicates.js(default)
 language/statements/generators/dflt-params-duplicates.js(default)
-language/statements/if/let-block-with-newline.js(default)
-language/statements/if/let-identifier-with-newline.js(default)
-language/statements/labeled/let-block-with-newline.js(default)
 language/statements/labeled/let-identifier-with-newline.js(default)
 language/statements/labeled/value-yield-non-strict-escaped.js(default)
 language/statements/labeled/value-yield-non-strict.js(default)
 language/statements/let/redeclaration-error-from-within-strict-mode-function.js(default)
-language/statements/let/syntax/escaped-let.js(default)
 language/statements/switch/syntax/redeclaration/async-function-name-redeclaration-attempt-with-async-function.js(default)
 language/statements/switch/syntax/redeclaration/async-function-name-redeclaration-attempt-with-async-function.js(strict mode)
 language/statements/switch/syntax/redeclaration/async-function-name-redeclaration-attempt-with-async-generator.js(default)
@@ -1330,8 +1307,4 @@ language/statements/try/early-catch-function.js(strict mode)
 language/statements/try/early-catch-lex.js(default)
 language/statements/try/early-catch-lex.js(strict mode)
 language/statements/try/early-catch-var.js(default)
-language/statements/try/early-catch-var.js(strict mode)
-language/statements/while/let-block-with-newline.js(default)
-language/statements/while/let-identifier-with-newline.js(default)
-language/statements/with/let-block-with-newline.js(default)
-language/statements/with/let-identifier-with-newline.js(default)
\ No newline at end of file
+language/statements/try/early-catch-var.js(strict mode)
\ No newline at end of file