diff --git a/api/src/reset.d.ts b/api/src/reset.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 12bd3edc94a..00000000000
--- a/api/src/reset.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-import '@total-typescript/ts-reset';
diff --git a/api/src/server.ts b/api/src/server.ts
index a70abe80069..2e334a0561d 100644
--- a/api/src/server.ts
+++ b/api/src/server.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// We import these declaration files here, in the entry point of our application, so
+// that they're available throughout.
+import '@total-typescript/ts-reset';
 import { build } from './app';
 
 import { FREECODECAMP_NODE_ENV, PORT } from './utils/env';
diff --git a/api/tsconfig.json b/api/tsconfig.json
index b4304cd67d3..b4afb3d6ee2 100644
--- a/api/tsconfig.json
+++ b/api/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "noEmit": true,
     "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true
-  },
-  "ts-node": { "files": true }
+  }
 }