diff --git a/tsconfig/shared/tsconfig-node.json b/tsconfig/shared/tsconfig-node.json
index 608b89d3..9a12ea9a 100644
--- a/tsconfig/shared/tsconfig-node.json
+++ b/tsconfig/shared/tsconfig-node.json
@@ -16,8 +16,5 @@
       // no DOM
     ],
     "allowImportingTsExtensions": true
-  },
-  "files": [
-    "../../../perennial-alias/js/phet-node-types.d.ts"
-  ]
+  }
 }
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