diff --git a/test/es-module/test-esm-loader-missing-dynamic-instantiate-hook.mjs b/test/es-module/test-esm-loader-missing-dynamic-instantiate-hook.mjs
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+++ b/test/es-module/test-esm-loader-missing-dynamic-instantiate-hook.mjs
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+// Flags: --experimental-modules --loader ./test/fixtures/es-module-loaders/missing-dynamic-instantiate-hook.mjs
+
+import {
+  crashOnUnhandledRejection,
+  expectsError
+} from '../common';
+
+crashOnUnhandledRejection();
+
+import('test').catch(expectsError({
+  code: 'ERR_MISSING_DYNAMIC_INSTANTIATE_HOOK',
+  message: 'The ES Module loader may not return a format of \'dynamic\' ' +
+    'when no dynamicInstantiate function was provided'
+}));
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-module-loaders/missing-dynamic-instantiate-hook.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-module-loaders/missing-dynamic-instantiate-hook.mjs
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+++ b/test/fixtures/es-module-loaders/missing-dynamic-instantiate-hook.mjs
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+export function resolve(specifier, parentModule, defaultResolver) {
+  if (specifier !== 'test') {
+    return defaultResolver(specifier, parentModule);
+  }
+  return { url: 'file://', format: 'dynamic' };
+}