diff --git a/packages/jest-watcher/src/PatternPrompt.ts b/packages/jest-watcher/src/PatternPrompt.ts
index 14fcf5aad611..61593b8615d7 100644
--- a/packages/jest-watcher/src/PatternPrompt.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-watcher/src/PatternPrompt.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import ansiEscapes from 'ansi-escapes';
-// @ts-ignore: Not yet migrated
 import {specialChars} from 'jest-util';
 import Prompt from './lib/Prompt';
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-watcher/tsconfig.json b/packages/jest-watcher/tsconfig.json
index 931ea0e1de53..2bea30d53a40 100644
--- a/packages/jest-watcher/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/jest-watcher/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
     "rootDir": "src",
     "outDir": "build"
   },
-  "references": [{"path":  "../jest-types"}]
+  "references": [{"path":  "../jest-types"}, {"path":  "../jest-util"}]
 }