diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/referencesCodeLens.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/referencesCodeLens.ts
index e08755b8805..7c256e3064f 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/referencesCodeLens.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/referencesCodeLens.ts
@@ -38,15 +38,19 @@ class TypeScriptReferencesCodeLensProvider extends TypeScriptBaseCodeLensProvide
 					location.range.start.isEqual(codeLens.range.start)));
 
 		codeLens.command = {
-			title: locations.length === 1
-				? localize('oneReferenceLabel', '1 reference')
-				: localize('manyReferenceLabel', '{0} references', locations.length),
+			title: this.getCodeLensLabel(locations),
 			command: locations.length ? 'editor.action.showReferences' : '',
 			arguments: [codeLens.document, codeLens.range.start, locations]
 		};
 		return codeLens;
 	}
 
+	private getCodeLensLabel(locations: ReadonlyArray<vscode.Location>): string {
+		return locations.length === 1
+			? localize('oneReferenceLabel', '1 reference')
+			: localize('manyReferenceLabel', '{0} references', locations.length);
+	}
+
 	protected extractSymbol(
 		document: vscode.TextDocument,
 		item: Proto.NavigationTree,