diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts
index 3d5558d4b7a..26c0efcd8d0 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts
@@ -83,14 +83,16 @@ export class UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler {
 		this.client.bufferSyncSupport.closeResource(targetResource);
 		this.client.bufferSyncSupport.openTextDocument(document);
 
-		// Workaround for https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/52967
-		// Never attempt to update import paths if the file does not contain something the looks like an export
-		const tree = await this.client.execute('navtree', { file: newFile });
-		const hasExport = (node: Proto.NavigationTree): boolean => {
-			return !!node.kindModifiers.match(/\bexports?\b/g) || !!(node.childItems && node.childItems.some(hasExport));
-		};
-		if (!tree.body || !tree.body || !hasExport(tree.body)) {
-			return;
+		if (!this.client.apiVersion.gte(API.v300)) {
+			// Workaround for https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/52967
+			// Never attempt to update import paths if the file does not contain something the looks like an export
+			const tree = await this.client.execute('navtree', { file: newFile });
+			const hasExport = (node: Proto.NavigationTree): boolean => {
+				return !!node.kindModifiers.match(/\bexports?\b/g) || !!(node.childItems && node.childItems.some(hasExport));
+			};
+			if (!tree.body || !tree.body || !hasExport(tree.body)) {
+				return;
+			}
 		}
 
 		const edits = await this.getEditsForFileRename(targetFile, document, oldFile, newFile);