diff --git a/examples/tuono-app/tsconfig.json b/examples/tuono-app/tsconfig.json
index 8d08b177..39d76807 100644
--- a/examples/tuono-app/tsconfig.json
+++ b/examples/tuono-app/tsconfig.json
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@
     "noUnusedParameters": true,
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
   },
-  "include": ["src", "tuono.config.ts"],
-  "references": [{ "path": "./tsconfig.node.json" }]
+  "include": ["src", "tuono.config.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/examples/tuono-app/tsconfig.node.json b/examples/tuono-app/tsconfig.node.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 97ede7ee..00000000
--- a/examples/tuono-app/tsconfig.node.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "composite": true,
-    "skipLibCheck": true,
-    "module": "ESNext",
-    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
-    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
-    "strict": true
-  },
-  "include": ["vite.config.ts"]
-}
diff --git a/examples/tuono-tutorial/tsconfig.json b/examples/tuono-tutorial/tsconfig.json
index e7ce4768..c56ebf24 100644
--- a/examples/tuono-tutorial/tsconfig.json
+++ b/examples/tuono-tutorial/tsconfig.json
@@ -23,6 +23,5 @@
       "@/*": ["./src/*"]
     }
   },
-  "include": ["src", "tuono.config.ts"],
-  "references": [{ "path": "./tsconfig.node.json" }]
+  "include": ["src", "tuono.config.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/examples/tuono-tutorial/tsconfig.node.json b/examples/tuono-tutorial/tsconfig.node.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 97ede7ee..00000000
--- a/examples/tuono-tutorial/tsconfig.node.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "composite": true,
-    "skipLibCheck": true,
-    "module": "ESNext",
-    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
-    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
-    "strict": true
-  },
-  "include": ["vite.config.ts"]
-}
diff --git a/examples/with-mdx/tsconfig.json b/examples/with-mdx/tsconfig.json
index 8d08b177..39d76807 100644
--- a/examples/with-mdx/tsconfig.json
+++ b/examples/with-mdx/tsconfig.json
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@
     "noUnusedParameters": true,
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
   },
-  "include": ["src", "tuono.config.ts"],
-  "references": [{ "path": "./tsconfig.node.json" }]
+  "include": ["src", "tuono.config.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/examples/with-mdx/tsconfig.node.json b/examples/with-mdx/tsconfig.node.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 97ede7ee..00000000
--- a/examples/with-mdx/tsconfig.node.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "composite": true,
-    "skipLibCheck": true,
-    "module": "ESNext",
-    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
-    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
-    "strict": true
-  },
-  "include": ["vite.config.ts"]
-}