diff --git a/packages/repl/src/lib/workers/bundler/index.ts b/packages/repl/src/lib/workers/bundler/index.ts
index 38e7c8ac59..5d5c765fec 100644
--- a/packages/repl/src/lib/workers/bundler/index.ts
+++ b/packages/repl/src/lib/workers/bundler/index.ts
@@ -385,7 +385,15 @@ async function get_bundle(
 			}
 
 			const res = await fetch_if_uncached(resolved, uid);
-			return res?.body;
+
+			let result = res?.body;
+
+			// gross, temporary hack
+			if (resolved.includes('@threlte/core')) {
+				return result?.replace(`import './types.d.ts';`, '');
+			}
+
+			return result;
 		},
 		transform(code, id) {
 			if (uid !== current_id) throw ABORT;