diff --git a/packages/autocertifier-client/tsconfig.jest.json b/packages/autocertifier-client/tsconfig.jest.json
index 71aafe6ad1..1357eb63b0 100644
--- a/packages/autocertifier-client/tsconfig.jest.json
+++ b/packages/autocertifier-client/tsconfig.jest.json
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
         "test/**/*"
     ],
     "references": [
-        { "path": "../utils/tsconfig.node.json" },
-        { "path": "../test-utils/tsconfig.node.json" },
-        { "path": "../proto-rpc/tsconfig.node.json" }
+        { "path": "../utils/tsconfig.node.json" }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/autocertifier-client/tsconfig.node.json b/packages/autocertifier-client/tsconfig.node.json
index 42207a9c98..aebf4dfcac 100644
--- a/packages/autocertifier-client/tsconfig.node.json
+++ b/packages/autocertifier-client/tsconfig.node.json
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
         "generated/**/*"
     ],
     "references": [
-        { "path": "../utils/tsconfig.node.json" },
-        { "path": "../test-utils/tsconfig.node.json" },
-        { "path": "../proto-rpc/tsconfig.node.json" }
+        { "path": "../utils/tsconfig.node.json" }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/proto-rpc/tsconfig.node.json b/packages/proto-rpc/tsconfig.node.json
index b22eb4fca0..aebf4dfcac 100644
--- a/packages/proto-rpc/tsconfig.node.json
+++ b/packages/proto-rpc/tsconfig.node.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
         "generated/**/*"
     ],
     "references": [
-        { "path": "../utils/tsconfig.node.json" },
-        { "path": "../test-utils/tsconfig.node.json" }
+        { "path": "../utils/tsconfig.node.json" }
     ]
 }