diff --git a/ghost/adapter-manager/package.json b/ghost/adapter-manager/package.json
index d1ec93d412..fd772c9af1 100644
--- a/ghost/adapter-manager/package.json
+++ b/ghost/adapter-manager/package.json
@@ -5,14 +5,11 @@
   "author": "Ghost Foundation",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "index.js",
-  "types": "types/index.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "echo \"Implement me!\"",
     "test": "NODE_ENV=testing c8 mocha './test/**/*.test.js'",
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .js --cache",
-    "posttest": "yarn lint",
-    "pretest": "yarn types",
-    "types": "rm -r types && yarn tsc"
+    "posttest": "yarn lint"
   },
   "files": [
     "index.js",
@@ -22,13 +19,10 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/mocha": "8.2.3",
-    "@types/sinon": "10.0.2",
     "c8": "7.7.3",
     "mocha": "9.0.0",
     "should": "13.2.3",
-    "sinon": "11.0.0",
-    "typescript": "4.3.5"
+    "sinon": "11.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@tryghost/errors": "^0.2.13"
diff --git a/ghost/adapter-manager/tsconfig.json b/ghost/adapter-manager/tsconfig.json
index 03f41e871e..375c68363c 100644
--- a/ghost/adapter-manager/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ghost/adapter-manager/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "declaration": true,
     "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
-    "outDir": "types",
     "allowJs": true,
     "checkJs": true,
     "module": "commonjs",
diff --git a/ghost/moleculer-service-from-class/package.json b/ghost/moleculer-service-from-class/package.json
index f352a93aae..5a8278c6cf 100644
--- a/ghost/moleculer-service-from-class/package.json
+++ b/ghost/moleculer-service-from-class/package.json
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
     "dev": "echo \"Implement me!\"",
     "test": "NODE_ENV=testing c8 mocha './test/**/*.test.js'",
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .js --cache",
-    "types": "rm -rf types && tsc",
-    "pretest": "yarn types",
     "posttest": "yarn lint"
   },
   "files": [
@@ -24,8 +22,7 @@
     "c8": "7.7.3",
     "mocha": "9.0.0",
     "should": "13.2.3",
-    "sinon": "11.0.0",
-    "typescript": "4.3.5"
+    "sinon": "11.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "moleculer": "^0.14.11"
diff --git a/ghost/moleculer-service-from-class/tsconfig.json b/ghost/moleculer-service-from-class/tsconfig.json
index 03f41e871e..375c68363c 100644
--- a/ghost/moleculer-service-from-class/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ghost/moleculer-service-from-class/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "declaration": true,
     "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
-    "outDir": "types",
     "allowJs": true,
     "checkJs": true,
     "module": "commonjs",
diff --git a/ghost/mw-session-from-token/package.json b/ghost/mw-session-from-token/package.json
index bcf0cf81b3..9d4cb83c49 100644
--- a/ghost/mw-session-from-token/package.json
+++ b/ghost/mw-session-from-token/package.json
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
     "dev": "echo \"Implement me!\"",
     "test": "NODE_ENV=testing c8 mocha './test/**/*.test.js'",
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .js --cache",
-    "types": "rm -r types && tsc",
-    "pretest": "yarn types",
     "posttest": "yarn lint"
   },
   "files": [
@@ -21,13 +19,10 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/express": "4.17.13",
-    "@types/mocha": "8.2.3",
     "c8": "7.7.3",
     "express": "4.17.1",
     "mocha": "9.0.0",
     "should": "13.2.3",
-    "sinon": "11.0.0",
-    "typescript": "4.3.5"
+    "sinon": "11.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/ghost/mw-session-from-token/tsconfig.json b/ghost/mw-session-from-token/tsconfig.json
index 03f41e871e..375c68363c 100644
--- a/ghost/mw-session-from-token/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ghost/mw-session-from-token/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "declaration": true,
     "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
-    "outDir": "types",
     "allowJs": true,
     "checkJs": true,
     "module": "commonjs",
diff --git a/ghost/session-service/README.md b/ghost/session-service/README.md
index 47ed2f5ed5..3ce562dc22 100644
--- a/ghost/session-service/README.md
+++ b/ghost/session-service/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ Follow the instructions for the top-level repo.
 
 ## Test
 
-- `yarn types` run just type check
 - `yarn lint` run just eslint
 - `yarn test` run lint and tests and type check
 
diff --git a/ghost/session-service/package.json b/ghost/session-service/package.json
index 0de44bf38a..6ef46b63fa 100644
--- a/ghost/session-service/package.json
+++ b/ghost/session-service/package.json
@@ -5,14 +5,11 @@
   "author": "Ghost Foundation",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "index.js",
-  "types": "./types/index.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "echo \"Implement me!\"",
     "test": "NODE_ENV=testing c8 mocha './test/**/*.test.js'",
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .js --cache",
-    "posttest": "yarn lint",
-    "pretest": "yarn types",
-    "types": "rm -r types && tsc"
+    "posttest": "yarn lint"
   },
   "files": [
     "index.js",
@@ -22,14 +19,11 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/express": "4.17.13",
-    "@types/mocha": "8.2.3",
     "c8": "7.7.3",
     "express": "4.17.1",
     "mocha": "9.0.0",
     "should": "13.2.3",
-    "sinon": "11.0.0",
-    "typescript": "4.3.5"
+    "sinon": "11.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@tryghost/errors": "^0.2.13"
diff --git a/ghost/session-service/tsconfig.json b/ghost/session-service/tsconfig.json
index 03f41e871e..375c68363c 100644
--- a/ghost/session-service/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ghost/session-service/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "declaration": true,
     "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
-    "outDir": "types",
     "allowJs": true,
     "checkJs": true,
     "module": "commonjs",