diff --git a/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Array.es6.js b/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Array.es6.js
index 8f9088fa..cb62e224 100644
--- a/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Array.es6.js
+++ b/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Array.es6.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
  * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
  *
- * @provides Array.es6
+ * @providesModule Array.es6
  * @polyfill
  */
 
diff --git a/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Array.prototype.es6.js b/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Array.prototype.es6.js
index 767eec74..d38d05ba 100644
--- a/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Array.prototype.es6.js
+++ b/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Array.prototype.es6.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
  * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
  *
- * @provides Array.prototype.es6
+ * @providesModule Array.prototype.es6
  * @polyfill
  */
 
diff --git a/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Number.es6.js b/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Number.es6.js
index 6f077316..6d7fbd07 100644
--- a/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Number.es6.js
+++ b/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Number.es6.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
  * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
  *
- * @provides Number.es6
+ * @providesModule Number.es6
  * @polyfill
  */
 
diff --git a/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Object.es7.js b/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Object.es7.js
index 1516fc20..a797d31d 100644
--- a/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Object.es7.js
+++ b/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/Object.es7.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
  * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
  *
- * @provides Object.es7
+ * @providesModule Object.es7
  * @polyfill
  */
 
diff --git a/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/String.prototype.es6.js b/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/String.prototype.es6.js
index 6bfc421f..fb37b342 100644
--- a/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/String.prototype.es6.js
+++ b/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/String.prototype.es6.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
  * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
  *
- * @provides String.prototype.es6
+ * @providesModule String.prototype.es6
  * @polyfill
  */
 
diff --git a/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/console.js b/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/console.js
index 9e5b7ebb..94252974 100644
--- a/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/console.js
+++ b/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/console.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
  * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
  *
- * @provides console
+ * @providesModule console
  * @polyfill
  * @nolint
  */
diff --git a/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/polyfills.js b/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/polyfills.js
index db656714..a519f715 100644
--- a/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/polyfills.js
+++ b/packages/metro-bundler/src/Resolver/polyfills/polyfills.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
  * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
  *
- * @provides Object.es6
+ * @providesModule Object.es6
  * @polyfill
  */
 
diff --git a/packages/metro-bundler/src/node-haste/Module.js b/packages/metro-bundler/src/node-haste/Module.js
index ba0e60e3..389e3ad3 100644
--- a/packages/metro-bundler/src/node-haste/Module.js
+++ b/packages/metro-bundler/src/node-haste/Module.js
@@ -184,10 +184,11 @@ class Module {
     // modules, such as react-haste, fbjs-haste, or react-native or with non-dependency,
     // project-specific code that is using @providesModule.
     const moduleDocBlock = docblock.parseAsObject(docBlock);
-    const provides = moduleDocBlock.providesModule || moduleDocBlock.provides;
+    const providesModule = moduleDocBlock.providesModule;
 
-    const id = provides && !this._depGraphHelpers.isNodeModulesDir(this.path)
-        ? /^\S+/.exec(provides)[0]
+    const id =
+      providesModule && !this._depGraphHelpers.isNodeModulesDir(this.path)
+        ? /^\S+/.exec(providesModule)[0]
         : undefined;
     return {id, moduleDocBlock};
   }
diff --git a/packages/metro-bundler/src/node-haste/__tests__/Module-test.js b/packages/metro-bundler/src/node-haste/__tests__/Module-test.js
index 37af632f..ad583bb7 100644
--- a/packages/metro-bundler/src/node-haste/__tests__/Module-test.js
+++ b/packages/metro-bundler/src/node-haste/__tests__/Module-test.js
@@ -125,34 +125,6 @@ describe('Module', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('@provides annotations', () => {
-      beforeEach(() => {
-        mockIndexFile(source.replace(/@providesModule/, '@provides'));
-      });
-
-      it('extracts the module name from the header if it has a @provides annotation', () =>
-        module.getName().then(name => expect(name).toEqual(moduleId))
-      );
-
-      it('identifies the module as haste module', () =>
-        module.isHaste().then(isHaste => expect(isHaste).toBe(true))
-      );
-
-      it('does not transform the file in order to access the name', () => {
-        const transformCode =
-          jest.genMockFn().mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve());
-        return createModule({transformCode}).getName()
-          .then(() => expect(transformCode).not.toBeCalled());
-      });
-
-      it('does not transform the file in order to access the haste status', () => {
-        const transformCode =
-          jest.genMockFn().mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve());
-        return createModule({transformCode}).isHaste()
-          .then(() => expect(transformCode).not.toBeCalled());
-      });
-    });
-
     describe('no annotation', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         mockIndexFile('arbitrary(code);');