diff --git a/src/babel/traversal/index.js b/src/babel/traversal/index.js
index ffeebb7b86..dd095707e2 100644
--- a/src/babel/traversal/index.js
+++ b/src/babel/traversal/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import * as t from "../types";
 export default function traverse(parent, opts, scope, state, parentPath) {
   if (!parent) return;
 
-  if (!opts.noScope && (!scope || !parentPath)) {
+  if (!opts.noScope && !scope) {
     if (parent.type !== "Program" && parent.type !== "File") {
       throw new Error(`Must pass a scope and parentPath unless traversing a Program/File got a ${parent.type} node`);
     }