diff --git a/src/linter/ui5Types/SourceFileLinter.ts b/src/linter/ui5Types/SourceFileLinter.ts
index ded9e7c46..d908d1bc2 100644
--- a/src/linter/ui5Types/SourceFileLinter.ts
+++ b/src/linter/ui5Types/SourceFileLinter.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export default class SourceFileLinter {
 			this.visitNode(this.sourceFile);
 
 			if (this.sourceFile.fileName.includes(".qunit.js") &&
-				!metadata?.transformedImports?.get("sap.ui.define")?.size) {
+				!metadata?.transformedImports?.get("sap.ui.define")) {
 				this.#reporter.addMessage(MESSAGE.PREFER_TEST_STARTER, this.sourceFile);
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/linter/ui5Types/amdTranspiler/tsTransformer.ts b/src/linter/ui5Types/amdTranspiler/tsTransformer.ts
index 5ee248b83..a0726a192 100644
--- a/src/linter/ui5Types/amdTranspiler/tsTransformer.ts
+++ b/src/linter/ui5Types/amdTranspiler/tsTransformer.ts
@@ -113,8 +113,13 @@ function transform(
 					const moduleDeclaration = parseModuleDeclaration(node.arguments, checker);
 					const moduleDefinition = moduleDeclarationToDefinition(moduleDeclaration, sourceFile, nodeFactory);
 					moduleDefinitions.push(moduleDefinition);
-					moduleDefinition.imports.forEach((importStatement) =>
-						addModuleMetadata(metadata, "sap.ui.define", importStatement));
+					if (moduleDefinition.imports.length) {
+						moduleDefinition.imports.forEach((importStatement) =>
+							addModuleMetadata(metadata, "sap.ui.define", importStatement));
+					} else {
+						// Empty sap.ui.define (no imports, no body)
+						addModuleMetadata(metadata, "sap.ui.define");
+					}
 					pruneNode(node); // Mark the define call for removal
 				} catch (err) {
 					if (err instanceof UnsupportedModuleError) {
@@ -278,12 +283,12 @@ function transform(
 		}
 	});
 
-	function addModuleMetadata(metadata: LintMetadata, importType: string, importStatement: ts.ImportDeclaration) {
+	function addModuleMetadata(metadata: LintMetadata, importType: string, importStatement?: ts.ImportDeclaration) {
 		if (!metadata.transformedImports) {
 			metadata.transformedImports = new Map<string, Set<string>>();
 		}
 		const curResource = metadata.transformedImports.get(importType) ?? new Set<string>();
-		if (ts.isStringLiteral(importStatement.moduleSpecifier)) {
+		if (importStatement && ts.isStringLiteral(importStatement.moduleSpecifier)) {
 			curResource.add(importStatement.moduleSpecifier.text);
 		}
 		metadata.transformedImports.set(importType, curResource);
diff --git a/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/NoDeprecatedApi.ts.md b/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/NoDeprecatedApi.ts.md
index 59d2c53e5..f1a6fbcf0 100644
--- a/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/NoDeprecatedApi.ts.md
+++ b/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/NoDeprecatedApi.ts.md
@@ -2956,16 +2956,8 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
             ruleId: 'no-deprecated-theme',
             severity: 2,
           },
-          {
-            column: 9,
-            line: 3,
-            message: 'To save boilerplate code and ensure compliance with UI5 2.x best practices, please migrate to the Test Starter concept',
-            messageDetails: 'Test Starter (https://ui5.sap.com/#/topic/032be2cb2e1d4115af20862673bedcdb)',
-            ruleId: 'prefer-test-starter',
-            severity: 1,
-          },
         ],
-        warningCount: 1,
+        warningCount: 0,
       },
     ]
 
@@ -3044,16 +3036,8 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
             ruleId: 'no-deprecated-theme',
             severity: 2,
           },
-          {
-            column: 9,
-            line: 3,
-            message: 'To save boilerplate code and ensure compliance with UI5 2.x best practices, please migrate to the Test Starter concept',
-            messageDetails: 'Test Starter (https://ui5.sap.com/#/topic/032be2cb2e1d4115af20862673bedcdb)',
-            ruleId: 'prefer-test-starter',
-            severity: 1,
-          },
         ],
-        warningCount: 1,
+        warningCount: 0,
       },
     ]
 
diff --git a/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/NoDeprecatedApi.ts.snap b/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/NoDeprecatedApi.ts.snap
index 4e5470a91..b35f0c47e 100644
Binary files a/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/NoDeprecatedApi.ts.snap and b/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/NoDeprecatedApi.ts.snap differ